Joey Maxim
American boxer (1922–2001)
ジョーイ・マキシム
- Born
- 28 March 1922, Cleveland
- Died
- 2 June 2001, West Palm Beach
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 82 wins, 29 losses
Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli (March 28, 1922 – June 2, 2001) was an American professional boxer. He was the World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1950 to 1952. He took the ring name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the first fully automatic machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1994
- The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.