Claressa Shields and the 13 best multiple-time Olympic gold medalists as pros
Of those 25 people to stand atop the Olympic podium multiple times, 13 have fought professionally. Dustin Wiens ranks how their pro careers fared.
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Andy Cruz could join rare company among Cuban Olympic champs
While 29 Cuban boxers have won 42 Olympic gold medals, only four of them have won professional world titles. Dustin Wiens explores the careers of the 14 gold medalists who did turn pro.
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Gutting Through It: 11 Boxers Who Fought Through Significant Injuries
Every boxer who enters the ring puts their health, if not their life, on the line — though boxing fans often reserve the title of “warrior” for only a select few prizefighters. “I’m a warrior,” Andre Ward once said, offering a logical alternative perspective. “But people only give the ‘warrior’ tag if you get cut every other fight or you’re in a Fight of the Year candidate every other fight.” He has a point. “Warrior” is a badge of courage that all boxers proudly wear to commemorate them risking their health and safety to entertain fans of the sport. But not all badges are the same size. Ward earned his badge by consistently fighting quality opposition. Other fighters earn their badge by fighting through injury.
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