“January 17th people are not to be messed with,” the famed boxer Mike Tyson said in an interview. Muhammad Ali and Tyson’s mentor Cus D’Amato, two boxers who had an enduring effect on the sport, share the same birthday. The YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul’s birthday is also on January 17, the same day as Ali and Cus’. Boxing greats Oleksandr Usyk, Muhammad Ali, Jake Paul, and Cus D’Amato were all born on the same day. Follow the latest Boxing News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Muhammad Ali, Jake Paul, and Cus D’Amato share birthday
And Jake Paul. https://t.co/rPCQl9tPYT
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) January 17, 2023
- Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali would have turned 81 on this day. On June 3, 2016, the American boxer, undoubtedly the best to ever represent his sport, passed away. On January 17, 1942, he was born in Kentucky, USA.
Muhammad Ali is a three-time world heavyweight champion. His 56 wins and 5 losses in the professional sphere set a record. He won 19 decisions and 37 knockout fights in his professional boxing career.
- Oleksandr Usyk
Today marks Oleksandr Usyk’s 35th birthday. On September 2013, he made his boxing debut. He was born on January 17, 1987. Oleksandr Usyk has 20 fights in his professional boxing career after 8 years and 11 months, with 20 victories and no defeats. Usyk has a 20-0 boxing record as of January 2023. (13 KO wins).
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- Cus D’Amato
Cus D’Amato was born on January 17, 1908, in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. In 1995, the International Boxing Hall of Fame officially recognized Cus D’Amato after his passing. The careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and José Torres, all of whom went on to be elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, were managed and trained by him, an Italian-American boxing manager.
- Jake Paul
On January 17, 1997, YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Joseph Paul was born in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio. Jake Paul has 6 wins and 0 defeats after 2 years, 8 months into his professional boxing career. Paul has a 6-0 record in boxing as of January 2023. (4 KO wins).
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