Joe Ngidi
South African boxer
- Born
- 1934
- Died
- 1990
- Occupation
- boxer
Joe "Axe Killer" Ngidi (19 March 1934 – 1 April 1990) was a South African professional boxer and trainer who rose to prominence during the 1950s and 1960s. Ngidi held the South African Black middleweight and welterweight titles during the era of apartheid-sanctioned sports segregation. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest "pound-for-pound" fighters the country has ever produced, despite being denied the opportunity to compete for a world title due to the political climate of his time.
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