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Tony Zale
Tony Zale (Boxing. Born, Gary, IN, May 29, 1913; died, Portage, IN, Mar. 20, 1997.) “The Man of Steel” was one of the most appropriate names in boxing. Anthony Florian Zaleski was born in a town literally founded by the U.S. Steel Company (Gary was named after a president of U.S. Steel) and in a […]
Marcel Cerdan
Marcel Cerdan (Boxing. Born, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, July 22, 1916; died, near Ponta Delgada, Azores, Oct. 28, 1949.) Born in what was then considered metropolitan France, Marcel Cerdan began his pro boxing career in 1935. Cerdan ultimately fought 100 times as a pro and held the world middleweight title for nine months. He won […]