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Hasim Rahman

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Hasim Sharif Rahman (born November 7, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2014. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBC, IBF, IBO and lineal titles in 2001; and the WBC title again from 2005 to 2006. He was ranked as a top 10 heavyweight by BoxRec from 2000 to 2007, and reached his highest ranking of world No.6 in 2000. Rahman first became known on the world stage in 2001 when he scored an upset knockout victory against Lennox Lewis to win the unified heavyweight championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Hasim Rahman is the 204th most popular boxer (down from 183rd in 2024), the 11,575th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,562nd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Hasim Rahman ranks 204 out of 496. Before him are Guillermo Lovell, Gennadiy Shatkov, Ion Alexe, Michael Moorer, Sverre Sørsdal, and Aziz Salihu. After him are Horace Gwynne, Miguel Cotto, Albert Ireton, Roberto Balado, Mike McCallum, and Tyrell Biggs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Hasim Rahman ranks 397. Before him are Léa Drucker, Oh! great, Eli Cohen, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Arcadi Volodos, and Andrey Melnichenko. After him are Manny Ramirez, Anna Falchi, Gwendal Peizerat, Haim Revivo, Adam Elliot, and Roland Møller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hasim Rahman ranks 11,577 out of 20,380. Before him are Shawn Johnson East (1992), Stephen Dunham (1964), Ryan Eggold (1984), Gangrel (1969), Joan Copeland (1922), and Dorothy Thompson (1893). After him are Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (1991), John Russell Pope (1874), Patricia Barber (1955), Mark Sandrich (1900), Virginia Gregg (1916), and Tom McGrath (1964).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Hasim Rahman ranks 62. Before him are Ray Mercer (1961), James Smith (1953), Bob Foster (1942), Deontay Wilder (1985), Frankie Genaro (1901), and Michael Moorer (1967). After him are Miguel Cotto (1980), Tyrell Biggs (1960), Wilfred Benítez (1958), Terence Crawford (1987), Fidel LaBarba (1905), and Bruce Seldon (1967).

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