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Virgil Hill

1964 - Today

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Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2015. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title twice, from 1987 to 1997; the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title from 1996 to 1997; and the WBA cruiserweight title twice, between 2000 and 2007. As an amateur, Hill won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2013, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Virgil Hill is the 275th most popular boxer (down from 229th in 2024), the 14,394th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,455th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Virgil Hill ranks 275 out of 496. Before him are Henry Tillman, Tim Witherspoon, Vladimir Kolev, Robert Wells, Oleg Maskayev, and Roberto Cammarelle. After him are Hocine Soltani, Arthur Abraham, Meldrick Taylor, Luan Krasniqi, Sergio Martínez, and Oliver McCall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Virgil Hill ranks 749. Before him are Jessica Fridrich, Ramona Balthasar, Zeki Demirkubuz, Gianandrea Noseda, Erica Gimpel, and Teresa Edwards. After him are Takao Oishi, Jose Canseco, Ayman Nour, Martín Jaite, Allen Covert, and Celso Luis Gomes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virgil Hill ranks 14,398 out of 20,380. Before him are Shawn Pyfrom (1986), Meredith Willson (1902), Angus T. Jones (1993), Mina (1997), Tom C. Clark (1899), and Ryan Newman (1977). After him are Tony Evers (1951), Jad Fair (1954), Jerome Cowan (1897), Meldrick Taylor (1966), Adrienne Shelly (1966), and Lynn Carlin (1938).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Virgil Hill ranks 85. Before him are John Ruiz (1972), Charles Adkins (1932), Victor Ortiz (1987), James Toney (1968), Henry Tillman (1960), and Tim Witherspoon (1957). After him are Meldrick Taylor (1966), Oliver McCall (1965), Joe Gans (1874), Michael Dokes (1958), Diego Corrales (1977), and Antonio Margarito (1978).

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