Boxers Remembered

A hero to the Jewish people, Barney Ross was a world boxing champion and a war hero, only to face his toughest battle against drug addiction.

A feared left hooking knockout artist that became a local legend in his native Philadelphia.

Before there was George Foreman and Mike Tyson, there was Sonny Liston. Arguably the most feared fighter in ring history, he became an unpopular heavyweight champion only to lose both his title and life under mysterious circumstances.

Roberto Duran's number one nemesis in the lightweight division, Viruet became a forgotten figure in the ring as he labored under shadow of "Manos De Piedra" for his whole career.

Called the next Muhammad Ali, Boudreaux was en route to heavyweight stardom before an untimely loss derailed his career.

Seen as a perpetual underdog, Renaldo Snipes shocked the boxing world with his 'out of nowhere' right cross that dropped Larry Holmes in their title fight.