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Also Known As Tyson Luke Fury • the Gypsy King
Born August 12, 1988 (age 38) • Manchester • England

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Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk
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Ken Norton
American boxer
Muhammad Ali, shirtless and sweating, trains with a speed bag in a wood-paneled gym at his Pennsylvania training camp, circa 1974.
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
American boxer
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Ukrainian boxer
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
American boxer
Joe Louis posing shirtless in boxing gloves and shorts, arms raised in a fighting stance, photographed in 1946.
Joe Louis
American boxer
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Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Lennox Lewis, wearing white trunks, lands a left jab to Evander Holyfield's face during their World Heavyweight Championship boxing match in a Las Vegas ring.
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British boxer
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
American boxer
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Max Schmeling
German boxer
Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier
American boxer
George Foreman
George Foreman
American boxer
Boxer Larry Holmes sits on a stool in his corner of the boxing ring between rounds, wearing red gloves and white trunks, with his trainer standing behind him.
Larry Holmes
American boxer
Jack Dempsey, shirtless and wearing boxing gloves, shorts, and boots, poses in a boxing stance outdoors in front of a brick wall.
Jack Dempsey
American boxer
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Primo Carnera
Italian boxer
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson
American boxer
Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer
Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney
American boxer
Johansson, Ingemar
Ingemar Johansson
Swedish boxer
Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savón
Felix Savón
Cuban boxer