Mickey Walker (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American boxer
Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1901
Place of Birth: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 28-Apr-1981
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Mickey Walker (boxer)
- Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walker (July 13, 1903 (some sources indicate 1901) – April 28, 1981) was an American professional boxer who held both the World Welterweight and World Middleweight Championships at different points in his career.
- Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was also an avid golfer and would later be recognized as a renowned artist.
- Walker is widely considered one of the greatest fighters ever, with ESPN ranking him 17th on their list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time and boxing historian Bert Sugar placing him 11th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.
- Statistical website BoxRec rates Walker as the 6th best middleweight ever, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No.
- 4.
- The International Boxing Research Organization ranked Walker as the No.
- 4 middleweight and the No.
- 16 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time.
- Walker was inducted into the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1957 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990.
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