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Micky Ward

1965 - Today

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George Michael Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname, "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti, two of which received Fight of the Year awards by The Ring magazine, as well as his devastating left hook to the body and his relentless pressure fighting style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Micky Ward is the 220th most popular boxer (down from 193rd in 2019), the 12,380th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,940th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Micky Ward ranks 220 out of 496. Before him are Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, Sam Langford, Edwin Valero, Clemente Rojas, and Marco Antonio Barrera. After him are Alfonso Pérez, Kubrat Pulev, Antonio Tarver, Armando Martínez, Joseph Parker, and Imane Khelif.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Micky Ward ranks 512. Before him are Lou Ye, Denis Irwin, Jaime Bayly, Tyler Bates, Thomas Stangassinger, and Henrik Andersen. After him are Joe Arlauckas, František Mysliveček, Rodrigo Prieto, Trine Haltvik, Terry Richardson, and Yury Lonchakov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Micky Ward ranks 12,384 out of 20,380. Before him are Louie Bellson (1924), Rick Santorum (1958), Frank Perry (1930), Aimee Mullins (1975), Esther M. Conwell (1922), and Ivan Sergei (1971). After him are Ted Tally (1952), Nichkhun (1988), Michael Landes (1972), L'Wren Scott (1964), Omari Hardwick (1974), and James Grogan (1931).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Micky Ward ranks 68. Before him are Hasim Rahman (1972), Miguel Cotto (1980), Tyrell Biggs (1960), Wilfred Benítez (1958), Terence Crawford (1987), and Fidel LaBarba (1905). After him are Antonio Tarver (1968), Jackie Fields (1908), Shannon Briggs (1971), Chris Byrd (1970), Laila Ali (1977), and Ryan Garcia (1998).

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