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1983 Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title

1983 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault

1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze

1973 David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics

1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes

1972 Liliko Ogasawara, Englewood, New Jersey, middleweight judoka 1996 Olympics

1970 Shay-Oren Smadja, born in Israel, men's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics

1967 Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics

1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver

1960 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title

1958 Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's

1956 Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold

1952 "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, New Jersey, middleweight boxing champ, 1982-83

1951 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title

1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title

1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze

1948 John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold

1946 Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze

1944 Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1944 Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo 1964 Olympic gold

1939 Carmelo Bossi, Italy, light middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics silver

1936 Middleweight Staff Roth KOs Heinz Lazek

1936 Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ, 1961-62

1929 Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold

1921 Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull

1905 Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics


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