Tony Zale
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1913 – 1997
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Who was Tony Zale?
Anthony Florian Zaleski was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel." In addition, he had the reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win, reinforcing that nickname. Zale was known as a strong body puncher, who punished his opponents and steadily wore them down before knocking them out.
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- Born
- May 29, 1913
Gary - Also known as
- Anthony Florian Zaleski
- Man of Steel
- Antoni Florian Zaleski
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Gary
- Died
- Mar 20, 1997
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on July 23, 2013
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