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- Birth nameGiuseppe Antonio Berardinelli
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Joey Maxim was a handsome and popular boxing champion in the Golden Age of boxing in the 1950s. Maxim was only knocked out once in over 100 fights. The only man to stop the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson. Out-boxed "Irish" Bob Murphy who was 60-5 with 55 knockouts. Lost in bids to capture the Heavyweight crown from Ezzard Charles and to recapture his lost title from Archie Moore. The first fighter to defeat Floyd Patterson.
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- SpouseMichelina Berardinelli(1950 - 1977) (her death, 2 children)
- ParentsHenrietta BerardinelliJohn Berardinelli Sr.
- RelativesEmanuel Berardinelli(Sibling)Lucille Rupp-Pinney(Sibling)Janet Preston(Sibling)John Berardinelli Jr.(Sibling)Richard Berardinelli(Sibling)Christopher Berardinelli(Niece or Nephew)Craig Berardinelli(Niece or Nephew)Lisa McClure(Niece or Nephew)
- World light heaveweight boxing champion, 1950-1952.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1994.
- The name "Maxim" is because his jabs reminded opponents of the Maxim machine gun.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1988.
- He was the only fighter to register a TKO over Sugar Ray Robinson (1952).
- When someone comes up to you and says, 'Hi, Champ,' I like that. I'm a tough old bird.
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