We believe there’s a superhero in each of us. True Superheroes celebrates people who’ve overcome adversity, made amazing contributions to society, and inspired others to do the same. Each week we nominate people in different fields. This week we focus on boxing.
The Klitschko brothers
Unlike most brothers, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have never fought each other. Instead they’ve fought everybody else, becoming the most successful heavyweight boxers in history. From a childhood in the shadow of the Chernobyl disaster, to Olympic gold and complete domination of their sport, the Klitschkos have never backed down from an opponent. Now they face a new challenge, battling an invasion not just as soldiers, but as figureheads of a daring resistance against the odds.
As a child all Katie wanted to do was box, but women’s boxing was illegal in Ireland. She pinned her hair up, pretended to be a boy, and boxed her way through every glass ceiling in sight. She’s now the number one female boxer on earth, and Ireland’s biggest sporting hero in a generation, standing out as a beacon of inspiration against the troubled and controversial backdrop of Irish boxing.
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When George Foreman had a near-death experience in his dressing room following a narrow defeat in a 1977 boxing bout, the former World Champion found god, rejected boxing, and seemed to draw a veil over a storied career. Ten years later he was running a youth center to help his community, but he ran out of money to keep the project afloat. The 38 year old Foreman decided he would simply become world champion again, and what happened next is one of the most incredible comebacks in sporting history.
