Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after almost 20 years in prison.

Carmine Orlando Tilelli was an American boxer who was the world middleweight champion from 1963 to 1965,. He adopted the name Joey Giardello in order to join the U.S. Army while underage, and continued to use the pseudonym throughout his boxing career.