Tony Zale
American boxer (1913-1997)
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Anthony Florian Zaleski, 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. H. W. Bush.
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- International Boxing Hall of Fame
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
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