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Riddick Bowe

1967 - Today

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Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is an American former professional boxer and professional kickboxer who competed between 1989 and 2008 in boxing, and from 2013 to 2016 in kickboxing (Muay Thai). He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1992, and won the super heavyweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After turning professional in 1989, Bowe went on to become a two-time world heavyweight champion. In 1992 he became the undisputed heavyweight champion by winning the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles by defeating then-unbeaten former undisputed cruiserweight champion Evander Holyfield. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Riddick Bowe is the 36th most popular boxer (up from 124th in 2019), the 3,238th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,302nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Riddick Bowe ranks 36 out of 496. Before him are James J. Braddock, Mate Parlov, Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Lennox Lewis. After him are Manny Pacquiao, Jack Johnson, Trevor Berbick, Roy Jones Jr., Max Baer, and Oscar Bonavena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Riddick Bowe ranks 72. Before him are Maria Bello, Liev Schreiber, Željka Cvijanović, Marcel Ciolacu, Lisa Bonet, and Gheorghe Popescu. After him are Paul Giamatti, Will Ferrell, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Suman Pokhrel, Mino Raiola, and Thomas Muster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Riddick Bowe ranks 3,238 out of 20,380. Before him are Garrett Morgan (1877), Abe Vigoda (1921), Jack Daniel (1850), Mickey Cohen (1913), Linda Blair (1959), and Fernando J. Corbató (1926). After him are John C. Breckinridge (1821), Larry David (1947), Fife Symington (1945), Nikki Sixx (1958), Debra Paget (1933), and Aldrich Ames (1941).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Riddick Bowe ranks 22. Before him are Larry Holmes (1949), Archie Moore (1916), James J. Braddock (1905), Ken Norton (1943), Jimmy Ellis (1940), and Sugar Ray Leonard (1956). After him are Jack Johnson (1878), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), Leon Spinks (1953), and Earnie Shavers (1944).

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