One, two, three! Hurricane gets the KO. Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was an African-American boxer whose name was mentioned on well-known media programs across the country. Rubin Carter earned the nickname "The Hurricane" because of his fierce left hook. A New Jersey promoter named Jimmy Colotto gave him that nickname when he saw him boxing and it has stuck with him ever since (Company). He won 21 matches in his career and overcame immense racial prejudice to achieve his lifelong dreams and goals. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was a very powerful man and one of the African American athletes who faced major prejudice and was accused of being a murderer. Rubin was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. At a young age, Rubin had problems with certain people at school and had a bad life on the streets. He was always involved in petty theft and street fights. Rubin's life was good with four brothers and three sisters until he was 14. When Rubin was 14, he was sent to a New Jersey juvenile reformatory because he beat a man with a glass bottle to steal his watch (Business). After Rubin had been in the reformatory for a while, he decided to escape, run away and join the army. He joined the army at the age of 17. Rubin was first stationed in Germany in the United States Army and it was there that Rubin Carter first discovered boxing. When he boxed in Germany, he had a record of 51 wins out of 56 fights! 31 of these fights were decided by knockout. When Rubin returned to the United States, he began boxing professionally on September 22, 1961 (Company). Rubin Carter was always hanging around the ring training or just fighting and performing in exhibition matches. Rubin had made the middle of paper......r of Rubin was well cast and played by Denzel Washington. Until the day Rubin "Hurricane" Carter died, he believed he was an innocent man. Works Cited “Carter, Rubin.” Current Biography (Bio Ref Bank) (2000): Biographical Reference Bank (HW Wilson). Internet. April 16, 2014 Corbett, Ben. “The song “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan and Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.” About.com Folk music. Np, and Web. May 15, 2014. Flatter, Ron. “Hurricane History.” ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, and Web. April 28, 2014. Kelly, Mike. “What happened that night?.” The Record (Hackensack, NJ). March 26, 2000: A1+. Researcher on SIRS issues. Internet. April 28, 2014. Raab, Selwyn. "Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Boxer Found Wrongly Convicted, Dies at 76." The New York Times. The New York Times, April 20, 2014. Web. April 28, 2014. “Rubin Carter.” Biography. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. May 13 2014.