Marcel Cerdan

Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan (22 July 1916 – 28 October 1949) was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion in 1948–1949. He is considered by many to be France's greatest boxer ever, and one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. Nicknamed "The Moroccan Bomber," "Marcel the Merciless," "The Man with Clay Hands" and "The Casablanca Clouter," his talent led him to France in 1938, where he became French champion three times, and then European champion in the welterweight category in 1939. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle, and ultimately tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash.