Joseph "Joe" Calzaghe (born 23 March, 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England) is a Welsh boxer of Italian origin, particularly from Sardinian and Welsh descent. He currently lives in Cwmbran, Wales, and is one of the pound for pound top 10 boxers in the world according to the Ring Magazine. He is sometimes referred to as the "Italian Dragon" in reference to his mixed heritage (the dragon being both a Welsh emblem and a Sardinian myth), or the "Pride of Wales".

Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) - nicknamed the Golden Boy - is an American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games and is considered one of boxing's all time greats. Oscar De La Hoya became Ring Magazine's "Fighter of the Year" in 1995 and Ring Magazine's best "Pound for Pound" fighter in the world in 1997.

Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko born July 19, 1971). known as "Dr. Iron Fist", is a professional boxer since 1996. In 2005 he retired, but in January 2007 he announced his comeback. He was the WBC heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 2004 and 2005. He is 6' 8" (2.02m) tall, and was born in Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan, in the former Soviet Union. Vitali has the highest knock out percentage (92%) of any heavyweight champion.

Shannon "Brooklyn" Briggs (born December 4, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American heavyweight boxer and actor, whose career peaked by controversially outpointing George Foreman for the linear heavyweight championship but was decelerated by a loss to Lennox Lewis in 1998. On November 4, 2006, Briggs was once again recognized as a heavyweight champion, becoming the WBO Heavyweight Champion by beating Sergei Liakhovich by TKO in the twelfth and final round.

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and former world WBC Super Featherweight champion. Barrera, whose brother Jorge Barrera is also a boxer, had a successful amateur boxing career where he won 55 out of 58 bouts, and then he turned professional. Barrera is a member of an affluent Mexico City family.

Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer, WBC, IBF and WBO division champion. He is a former world champion at WBC / WBO Super Bantamweight (122 lb), WBC Featherweight (126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight, WBC International Super Featherweight (130 lb), and most recently the IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions. Already a legend in the boxing ring and in Mexico, …

Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967, Brooklyn, New York) is an American boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. He is best remembered for his trilogy of fights with Evander Holyfield, and two brutal bouts with Andrew Golota.

Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12 1967) is a boxer who has been a world champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He came out of retirement to fight against Cliff Couser on December 9, 2006 at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida.

"Merciless" Ray Mercer (born April 4, 1961 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American professional boxer and former WBO World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Fernando Montiel (born March 1, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a professional boxer in the Super flyweight (115 lb) division. His record is 32-2-1 (24 KOs). He is the current WBO Super flyweight champion. Fernando Montiel is a hybrid boxer, using accurate punches to slow down his opponent and using swift hand speed and quickness to frustrate his opponents. This was perfectly showcased in his fight with game but relatively unknown Mitchell Samba.

Tommy David Morrison (January 2, 1969, Jay, Oklahoma) is a heavyweight boxer, and the former World Boxing Organization champion. Dubbed "The Duke", he is a grandnephew of Hollywood star John Wayne.

Herbie Hide, born Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu, is a British boxer fighting out of Norwich. He has fought for most of his career at heavyweight but has recently decided to take a step down to cruiserweight. He is known as "The Dancing Destroyer". To date he has had a very successful career rising to domestic success at a very young age for a heavyweight. He is a former two time WBO world heavyweight champion.

Jorge Arce (pronounced "ar-say"; born July 27, 1979 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) was a world champion in the light flyweight (108-pound) division in the sport of boxing for several years, as well as the WBC interim flyweight (112-pound) champion.

Henry Akinwande is a professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world champion. Akinwande was born in Lagos, Nigeria but turned professional in England. He made his professional debut in 1989 against Carlton Headley in London. Akinwande won all of his first 18 bouts before challenging Axel Schulz for the vacant European heavyweight title in Berlin, Germany in 1992. The fight, scored only by the referee was adjudged to be a draw after 12 rounds.

Johnny Lee Tapia (born February 13, 1967), better known as Johnny Tapia, is an American professional boxer. He has won world titles at Super Flyweight, Bantamweight, and Featherweight. Tapia was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Nelson Dieppa (born February 25, 1971 in Vieques, Puerto Rico) is a professional boxer. An awarded amateur he won the bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. A year later he went on to represent Puerto Rico at the 1992 Olympic Games, held in Barcelona, Spain. As a professional, his career has been somewhat hampered, mainly due to contractual problems. Dieppa started professional boxing at about the same time as Alex Sanchez, a future rival of his, did.

Mark Johnson (born August 13, 1971, Washington, DC) is a boxer in the Super Flyweight division. Johnson, nicknamed "Too Sharp", defeated Francisco Tejedor to win the IBF Flyweight title in 1996. Although he never attained significant popularity due to his weight class and lack of defining fights, he went on to defend his title 13 times, becoming one of the top pound for pound fighters in boxing for several years.

Junior Jones (born December 19, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) was a professional boxer. Known as "Poison", Jones was an exciting Bantamweight fighter, who is best remembered for his two victories over Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera.

Ricardo “El Finito” Lopez Nava is a boxer from Mexico, who as an amateur won the silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. As a professional, he defended the WBC Strawweight Championship a record 22 times. He also won the WBA and WBO championship of the same weight class. Lopez also won the IBF Light Flyweight Championship and defended it twice before retiring. Notable fighters he defeated include Hideyuki Ohashi, Saman Sorjaturong, Kyun Yun Li, …

Steve Robinson (born Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional boxer. Despite an average professional record Robinson became WBO World Featherweight champion and successfully defended the title 7 times.

Michael Bentt (born September 4, 1965 in London, United Kingdom) is a retired heavyweight boxer turned actor, who was born in East Dulwich, London, England, but raised in the Cambria Heights section of Queens, New York.

Francesco Damiani (born October 4, 1958 in Bagnacavallo) was an Italian boxer,. At age 25, he won the Super Heavyweight Silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California losing to Tyrell Biggs in the Final. Damiani began his pro career on a tear, with 27 consecutive victories over limited opposition. He won new created WBO Heavyweight title with a 3rd round KO victory over Johnny DuPloyon May 6, 1989.

Ivan Calderón is a boxer from Puerto Rico. Calderón attended the 2000 Olympics in Australia. He is the current WBO Minimumweight world champion. Calderón resides in Guaynabo.

Michael Carbajal is a Phoenix, Arizona, USA native who was a four-time world boxing champion. He is nicknamed "Little Hands Of Stone," after his favorite boxer, the legendary "Hands Of Stone," Panamanian Roberto Durán.

Pedro "El Rockero" Alcazar (16 September 1975 - 23 June 2002) was a Panamanian boxer who won the WBO Super flyweight championship, and then sustained fatal injuries in the ring. He was a protege of the legendary Hall of Famer Roberto Duran, who was a pallbearer at his funeral. Alcazar's death shocked the boxing world. He lost his title to Fernando Montiel in Las Vegas, Nevada on 22 June 2002. Immediately following the bout, Alcazar was declared healthy by ringside doctors, …

Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala (born August 1, 1962 in Meadowlands, Johannesburg) was a South African boxer and junior flyweight champion. In 2004 he was voted #72 in the "100 Greatest South Africans" poll organized by SABC. At the age of ten Matlala started going to the gymnasium with his father who was an aspiring boxer.

Alex "El Nene" Sánchez is a Puerto Rican former boxer who is a native of Ponce. His teen-idol looks also made Sánchez a popular television figure in Puerto Rico, and his small frame (he fights at the 108 pound division) gave him the nickname of "Nene" ("Kid"). Sánchez began his professional boxing career on October 4, 1991, knocking out Carlos Figueroa in round one at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. After one more win that year, he took 1992 off, …

Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha was a Colombian boxer. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Bantamweight category, together with Phajol Moolsan of Thailand. Julio turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-six fights, culminating on 9 October 1992 with a win over Eddie Cook for the WBA Bantamweight title.

José ("Cheito") Ruiz Matos was a Puerto Rican boxer in the Super Flyweight division. He won the WBO Super flyweight Championship on 29 April 1989, holding it until he was murdered during a robbery. He beat Juan Carazo by knockout in the first round in defence of his world title.