The Most Famous
BOXERS from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Boxers. The pantheon dataset contains 496 Boxers, 4 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 25th most number of Boxers behind Netherlands, and Puerto Rico.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Korean Boxers of all time. This list of famous South Korean Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jee Yong-ju (1948 - 1985)
With an HPI of 45.24, Jee Yong-ju is the most famous South Korean Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Jee Yong-Ju (Korean: 지용주; Hanja: 地龍珠; December 19, 1948 – August 25, 1985) was an amateur boxer from South Korea. He was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do, South Korea. He competed for South Korea in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light flyweight event where he finished in second place. On August 20, 1985, Jee was stabbed in the stomach by his neighbor after an altercation in his home town, Wonju, and died due to excessive bleeding five days later.
2. Kim Duk-koo (1959 - 1982)
With an HPI of 43.85, Kim Duk-koo is the 2nd most famous South Korean Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Kim Duk-koo (Korean: 김득구; born Lee Deok-gu, 이덕구; July 29, 1955 – November 18, 1982) was a South Korean boxer who died after fighting in a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini. His death sparked reforms aimed at better protecting the health of boxers, including reducing the number of rounds in championship bouts from 15 to 12.
3. Kim Kwang-sun (b. 1964)
With an HPI of 39.54, Kim Kwang-sun is the 3rd most famous South Korean Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Kim Kwang-sun (born June 8, 1964) is a retired South Korean boxer.
4. Kim Jung-joo (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 31.13, Kim Jung-joo is the 4th most famous South Korean Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Kim Jung-joo (Korean: 김정주; Hanja: 金貞柱; born November 11, 1981, in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea) is a South Korean amateur boxer who won welterweight bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Kim received a Master's degree in physical education from Sangji University in South Korea.
5. Han Soon-chul (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 27.35, Han Soon-chul is the 5th most famous South Korean Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Han Soon-Chul (Korean pronunciation: [han.sun.tɕʰʌl]; born December 30, 1984) is an amateur boxer from South Korea who won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Bantamweight (-54 kg) division, winning the silver medal. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight (-60 kg) division.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as South Korean boxers born between 1948 and 1984. Of these 5, 3 (60.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living South Korean boxers include Kim Kwang-sun, Kim Jung-joo, and Han Soon-chul. The most famous deceased South Korean boxers include Jee Yong-ju, and Kim Duk-koo. As of April 2024, 1 new South Korean boxers have been added to Pantheon including Kim Jung-joo.
Living South Korean Boxers
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Kim Kwang-sun
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Kim Jung-joo
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.13
Han Soon-chul
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.35
