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Tony Zale

1913 - 1997

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Anthony Florian Zaleski (May 29, 1913 – March 20, 1997), known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel", reinforced by his reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win. Zale, who held the world middleweight title multiple times, was known as a crafty boxer and punishing body puncher who wore his opponents down before knocking them out. In 1990, Zale was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Zale is the 127th most popular boxer (down from 100th in 2019), the 8,080th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,376th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Tony Zale ranks 127 out of 496. Before him are Bert Schneider, Howard Davis Jr., Ernie Terrell, Carmen Basilio, Artur Beterbiev, and David Carstens. After him are Bernard Hopkins, Harry Spanjer, Zhang Zhilei, Spartaco Bandinelli, Samuel Berger, and Boris Lagutin.

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Among people born in 1913, Tony Zale ranks 288. Before him are Joe Kelly, Masaji Kiyokawa, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Oswald Teichmüller, Cordwainer Smith, and Mary Martin. After him are Hans-Peter Tschudi, Ted Grant, Severino Varela, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Qiao Guanhua, and Betty Field. Among people deceased in 1997, Tony Zale ranks 239. Before him are Jean Dréville, Albín Brunovský, Walter Behrendt, Luther Allison, Helene Hanff, and Qin Jiwei. After him are Charles Hallahan, Tamara Makarova, Matti Sippala, Spartaco Bandinelli, Michael Manley, and Abdelkader Ben Bouali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Zale ranks 8,082 out of 20,380. Before him are Memphis Slim (1915), Mikey Madison (1999), Jim Siedow (1920), Beah Richards (1920), Parker Posey (1968), and Leo Kadanoff (1937). After him are Cailee Spaeny (1997), Roy Cochran (1919), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), Bernard Edwards (1952), Patricia Heaton (1958), and Frankie Manning (1914).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Tony Zale ranks 47. Before him are Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Bert Schneider (1897), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Ernie Terrell (1939), and Carmen Basilio (1927). After him are Bernard Hopkins (1965), Harry Spanjer (1873), Samuel Berger (1884), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Emanuel Steward (1944), and James J. Jeffries (1875).

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