BOXER

George Hunter

1927 - 2004

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George Hunter (22 July 1927 – 12 December 2004) was a professional boxer from South Africa, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. He was born in Brakpan. His father was born in Durban and his mother was born in Pretoria. All four of his grandparents were from England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Hunter is the 135th most popular boxer (up from 176th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 178th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, George Hunter ranks 135 out of 496. Before him are Harry Spanjer, Zhang Zhilei, Spartaco Bandinelli, Samuel Berger, Boris Lagutin, and Alfredo Porzio. After him are Henry Cooper, Antonio Roldán, Antal Kocsis, Wolfgang Behrendt, Anthony Joshua, and Gerald Dreyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, George Hunter ranks 369. Before him are Rita Gam, Yrjö Hietanen, Eva Pawlik, Robert Boutigny, Werner Haas, and Jacques Dupin. After him are Liselott Linsenhoff, Holger Hansson, Henri Dirickx, Sirkka Polkunen, Bill Daily, and Ermes Muccinelli. Among people deceased in 2004, George Hunter ranks 259. Before him are Mykola Rudenko, Thea Beckman, Carl Anderson, Velimir Valenta, Inge Meysel, and Volodymyr Kaplychnyi. After him are Laurance Rockefeller, Alan Brown, Lennart Strand, Yordan Radichkov, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and Germano de Figueiredo.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, George Hunter ranks 145 out of 454. Before him are William Kentridge (1955), Harold Kitson (1874), Elsa Joubert (1922), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Andrew Murray (1828), and Phil Ramone (1934). After him are Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Gerald Dreyer (1929), Belle Delphine (1999), Pik Botha (1932), Peter de Klerk (1935), and Johnny Flynn (1983).

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Among BOXERS In South Africa

Among boxers born in South Africa, George Hunter ranks 2. Before him are David Carstens (1914). After him are Gerald Dreyer (1929), Corrie Sanders (1966), and Willie Toweel (1934).

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