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Bert Sugar's All-Time Greatest Fighters

Gene Tunney
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Gene Tunney

(1915-28)

Iconic boxing writer and historian Bert Sugar, who died on March 25 of cardiac arrest, was a living, breathing encyclopedia of the sweet science. Here's a look at Sugar's 13 greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time, as appearing in his 2011 volume, The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists.

Heavyweight champion from 1926-28. Pro record: 61 wins, 40 KOs, one loss, one draw, one no contest.


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