The careers of Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong and most of all, Sugar Ray Robinson, attest that defeats don't always debunk.

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In 1954, 24 boxers became the first inductees into the Boxing Hall of Fame, including Henry Armstrong, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and John L. Sullivan.

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