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🗣️ Harold Johnson

"Of course, I got nervous before a fight. Going into the ring is like walking in a cemetery at night."

One of boxing's most underrated greats, Harold Johnson built his reputation on skill, composure and consistency rather than raw power.

Over a remarkable career, he shared the ring with legends including Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Jimmy Bivins and Nino Valdés, finally capturing the world light heavyweight title in 1961 after years of perseverance.

A true craftsman of the sport and a deserving International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.

📸 Marvin Hagler in London 🇬🇧

24th September 1980.

Marvin Hagler arrived in London determined to do what many believed he couldn't—take the world middleweight title from Britain's Alan Minter on home soil.

This photo captures Hagler in training just days before the fight.

On September 27, 1980, Hagler delivered a dominant performance, stopping Minter in the third round to become the undisputed WBA and WBC middleweight champion and begin one of the greatest title reigns in boxing history.

The rest, as they say, is history. 👑🥊

"The higher you get, the tougher it's going to get. But you can never Iose faith and you can never quit. You Iose when you quit."

🗣 - Evander HoIyfieId

"It was right after I got the strap in the prinicpal's office for the third time for fighting at school that I decided to take up boxing. I got to really like it.

I enjoyed it because you got a trophy whether you won or lost. My friends and I had a real competition going to see who could get the most trophies. The best thing about it was that you had to rely on yourself."

🗣 - Lennox Lewis

👑 Boxing royalty under one roof.

Azumah Nelson, Erik Morales, Julio César Chávez, Marlon Starling, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Jesse James Leija together at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.

Six remarkable champions. Multiple weight classes. Countless unforgettable nights.

🎉 Happy 44th Birthday to "Bad" Chad Dawson! 🥊

A national amateur champion and multiple-time light heavyweight world champion, Chad Dawson was one of boxing's most gifted technicians of the 2000s and early 2010s.

With slick southpaw skills, exceptional movement and victories over the likes of Tomasz Adamek, Antonio Tarver, Glen Johnson and Bernard Hopkins, Dawson established himself as one of the best 175-pound fighters of his generation.

Happy Birthday to a hugely underrated champion! 👏🎂