NAME THAT FIGHTER
Luther Clay, featured in this week’s 60 Seconds, isn’t the first boxer to adopt an eye-catching alter-ego
1. RICHARD IHETU
Dick Tiger was born in Nigeria but spent much of his career in England and America. A regular at Madison Square Garden, he won world titles as a middleweight and light-heavyweight.
2. GUGLIELMO PAPALEO
Also known as ‘Will o’ the Wisp’, Willie Pep is famous for his artistry and incredible defensive skills. He held the world featherweight title twice between the years 1942 and 1950 and is arguably the greatest nine-stone fighter in the sport’s history.
3. ALMAZBEK RAIYMKULOV
Kid Diamond was born in Osh, Kyrgyzstan and was one of the first boxers from that nation to rise to prominence in pro boxing. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, he held Joe Casamayor to a draw in 2005 but then saw his unbeaten record snapped by Nate Campbell.
4. ADNAN CATIC
A world champion at middleweight and supermiddleweight, Felix Sturm – sturm means storm in German – was born in Leverkusen to Bosnian parents and, in 2004, was on the receiving end of a controversial decision against Oscar De La Hoya.
5. GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BERARDINELLI
Joey Maxim was a former world light-heavyweight champion with a rapid-fire left jab. He was named after the Maxim machine gun, the world’s first selfacting machine gun.
6. DOV-BER ‘BERYL’ DAVID RASOFSKY
World War II veteran Barney Ross became a world champion at lightweight, junior-welterweight and welterweight and boxed 79 times in a nine-year career.
7. STANISŁAW KIECAL
Tragically murdered on a Missouri ranch at just 24 years of age, Stanley Ketchel was a fearsome world middleweight champion and, with 48 knockouts from his 51 career wins, considered one of the hardest punchers of all time.
8. AVETIK ABRAHAMYAN
Arthur Abraham was born in Yerevan, Armenia but moved to Germany at 15. There he became popular, winning world titles at 160lbs and 168lbs.
9. ANTHONY FLORIAN ZALESKI
Known as “Man of Steel” having been born in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, Tony Zale was celebrated for his durability and was middleweight champ in the 1940s.
10. SAVERIO GIANNONE
So tough was thick-skulled Italian Joe Grim, world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson once questioned whether he was human. After fighting Grim in 1905, he said, “I just don’t believe that man is made of flesh and blood.”