Infobox boxer

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Template:Infobox boxer provides a quick overview of the most sought after information of a boxer in an easy to view sideframe to the article proper. The infobox is intended for all current, retired and dead boxers.

Usage

(({name))}

[[File:(({image))}|(({image_size))}|alt=(({alt))}|upright=1]]

(({caption))}

Born

(({real_name))}

(({birth_date))}

(({birth_place))}

Died

(({death_date))}

(({death_place))}

Nationality

(({nationality))}

Other names

(({nickname))}

Statistics

Weight(s)

(({weight))}

Height

(({height))}

Reach

(({reach))}

Stance

(({style))}

Boxing record^[1]

Total fights

(({total))}

Wins

(({wins))}

Wins by KO

(({KO))}

Losses

(({losses))}

Draws

(({draws))}

No contests

(({no contests))}

Medal record

(({medaltemplates))}

Website

(({website))}

((Infobox boxer
| name           = 
| image          = 
| image_size     = 
| image_border   = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| real_name      = 
| nickname       = 
| weight         = 
| height         = <!-- "X ft Y in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) -->
| reach          = <!-- "X in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) -->
| nationality    = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = <!-- ((Birth date and age|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth)) -->
| birth_place    = 
| death_date     = <!-- ((death date and age|year of death|month of death|day of death|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth)) -->
| death_place    = 
| style          = 
| boxrec         = 
| total          = 
| wins           = 
| KO             = 
| losses         = 
| draws          = 
| no contests    = 
| website        = 
| medaltemplates = 
| show-medals    = 
| embed          = <!-- "yes" allows infobox embedding -->
))

References

^ "Boxing record for (({name))}". BoxRec.

Parameters

This template implements all parameters accepted by ((Infobox person)). See here for a complete list. Common parameters include:

name — Common name
image — Image name, if available. Examples: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc.
image_size — Size to display image, in px. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
image_border — set to 1 to add an image border
alt — Alt text for image. See WP:ALT.
caption — Caption for image, if needed. Include date of photo, if known.
real_name — Full name; only use if different from name listed above.
nickname — Most common nicknames
nationality — Nationality, unlinked if the boxer is from a well-known country; do not include a flag icon
birth_name — Name given at birth
birth_date — Date of birth, use of ((birth date and age)) (if living) or ((birth date)) (if dead) is encouraged
birth_place — City of birth, with country if different from nationality
death_date — Date of death, use ((death date and age)) (if birth date is known) or ((death date)) (if birth date unknown).
death_place — Place of death
embed — Setting to yes allows infobox embedding.

Parameters specialized to boxers include:

weight — Currently published weight class. For retired and dead boxers, most commonly listed weight class (conversions are automatic but ((convert)) may be used)
height — Listed height (conversions are automatic but ((convert)) may be used)
reach — Published reach (conversions are automatic but ((convert)) may be used)
style — Stance; use either Orthodox or Southpaw
boxrec — id at http://www.boxrec.com/
total — Total number of fights
wins — Total number of wins
KO — Total number of knockouts
losses — Total number of losses; include a 0 if they are undefeated
draws — Total number of draws; leave blank if they have not had a draw
no contests — Total number of no contests; leave blank if they have not had a no-contest
medaltemplates — All templates from the medal record infobox except ((MedalTableTop)) and ((MedalBottom)). Place the medal templates in the order stated in the medal templates documentation, and arrange the competitions alphabetically by name.
show-medals — If show-medals=no, the medal table is collapsed. By default, it is expanded.

Example

Jameel McCline
McCline (left) vs. Samuel Peter, 2007
Born	(1970-05-20) May 20, 1970 (age 53) New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Big Time
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Reach	82 in (208 cm)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record^[1]
Total fights	57
Wins	41
Wins by KO	24
Losses	13
Draws	3

((Infobox boxer
| name        = Jameel McCline
| image       = Jameel McCline vs. Samuel Peter.jpg
| image_size  = 250px
| caption     = McCline (left) vs. [[Samuel Peter]], 2007
| nickname    = Big Time
| weight      = [[Heavyweight]]
| height      = 6 ft 6 in
| reach       = 82 in
| nationality = American
| birth_date  = ((Birth date and age|1970|5|20|mf=y))
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S.
| style       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| boxrec      = 8943
| total       = 57
| wins        = 41
| KO          = 24
| losses      = 13
| draws       = 3
))

References

^ "Boxing record for Jameel McCline". BoxRec.

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

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Classes

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birthplace
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Usage

Parameters

Example

Microformat

Sub-templates

Classes

Tracking category

See also