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My Take
What grabs me about Virgil Hill is not just the two-division world titles but the sheer length of the journey: competing from 1984 all the way to 2015 is borderline absurd in a sport that chews men up. Anyone can win a belt; almost nobody keeps clawing back, which is why his 2000 Comeback of the Year award means more to me than the championships themselves. From small-town Missouri to the Hall of Fame, he won on stubbornness rather than flash. I have a soft spot for fighters who refuse to read the script that says they are finished.
Overview
Virgil Eugene Hill (born January 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2015. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title twice, from 1987 to 1997; the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight title from 1996 to 1997; and the WBA cruiserweight title between 2000 and 2002.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Virgil Hill
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァージル・ヒル
- Reading
- ゔぁーじる・ひる
- Born
- January 18, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Clinton, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Williston High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2000 The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year
- 2013 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Cruiserweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Cruiserweight Champion (secondary)
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.