7. Freddie Steele

Not a household name, but a brilliant fighter in a brilliant era – the 1930s.

Steele, from Tacoma, turned pro at 13 and took the title with a 1935 hammering of Vince Dundee.

Never stopped before, Dundee was demolished in three rounds, hospitalised for a week and ordered not to box for three months.

Steele also beat Gorilla Jones, Babe Risko, Gus Lesnevich, Ken Overlin and Fred Apostoli.

The Dundee fight is on YouTube. Watch it and see why Steele remains boxing’s best kept secret. He won 123 of 140 bouts (11 of them draws).

Freddie Steele

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