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My Take
Nunn is one of those fighters who fascinates me precisely because his story refuses to be tidy. At his peak he was a slick, towering southpaw who made middleweight craft look effortless, and that 1989 Knockout of the Year still stands as a snapshot of pure talent. Yet his later conviction for drug trafficking casts a long shadow over the legacy. I find myself unwilling to flatten him into either hero or cautionary tale. What I keep is the footwork and the timing of his prime, brilliance that deserves to be remembered alongside, not erased by, the fall.
Overview
Michael John Nunn (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF middleweight title from 1988 to 1991, and the WBA super middleweight title from 1992 to 1994. During both those reigns, he also held the lineal championship.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Nunn
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ナン
- Reading
- まいける・なん
- Born
- April 14, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Davenport, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / drug trafficker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Davenport Central High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- IBF World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Super Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
- 1989 The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year
- 1988 The Ring magazine Progress of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.