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A Boxer's Biography

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[A/N: I am not a professional writer. Hell, I just got out of high school. So if there are edits that should be made, please~~ tell me!]

After spending time reading through threads, pointlessly wasting time as this was summer break one particular thread grabbed my attention.

In this thread, a lot of people talked about who they wanted to win at MLG Anaheim.
The hype was to be expected. After all, this MLG was definitely going to be one of the biggest in terms of stardom with players old and new entertaining the stage: BoxeR, White-Ra, MMA, IdrA, HuK to name a few.


Must be a Nerd Sauna in there....

And as I saw the lists of players that everyone mentioned, I noticed that a lot of people would mention BoxeR and state their reasons as: "He's the emperor, he's God, etc...." Then someone mentioned in the thread how that everyone that would post these were simply little SC2 nerds that truly never understood just how important BoxeR truly was and is to the community

BoxeR

Romanized Name:

Lim Yo Hwan

Born:

September 4, 1980 (age 44)

Alternate IDs:

SlayerS_`BoxeR`, gonia119, Manofoneway, SlayerSBoxeR

Nickname(s):

The Emperor, Emperor of Terran(人皇), HE/HIM, Hwangjae Terran, 包哥

Approx. Total Winnings:

$152,134

          

Overview

Lim "BoxeR" Yo Hwan is a StarCraft progamer from South Korea who played Terran for SK Telecom T1. BoxeR is famous for his micro control and innovation, and is one of the most recognizable progamers in the history of progaming.
He played Terran and was the head coach for SK Telecom T1 in StarCraft II.
He was inducted into the Korean esports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Biography

As the most popular StarCraft player with a fan club of more than 600,000 members and a DVD compilation of his greatest games released in South Korea, he is widely regarded in e-Sports as an iconic figure. Because of his long dominance during the rise of StarCraft’s popularity in South Korea Lim earned the title of The Emperor within the StarCra

Lim Yo-hwan

South Korean esports player (born 1980)

"boxeR" redirects here. For other uses, see Boxer.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.

BoxeR

Lim Yo-hwan in 2021

Name임요환
(Lim Yo-hwan)
Nickname(s)The Terran Emperor
Born (1980-09-04) September 4, 1980 (age 44)
NationalitySouth Korean
Signature
GamesStarCraft
StarCraft II
Playing career1999–2013
RoleTerran
Coaching career2012–2013
2000–2002IS
2002–2003Orion
2003–20044U
2004–2006SK Telecom T1
2006–2008Air Force ACE
2008–2010SK Telecom T1
2010–2012SlayerS
2012–2013SK Telecom T1

Lim Yo-hwan (Korean: 임요환; Hanja: 林遙煥, born September 4, 1980), known online as SlayerS_'BoxeR' (usually shortened to BoxeR), is a former professional player of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft. He is often referred to as "The Terran Emperor", or simply "The Emperor", and is widely considered to be one of the most successful players of the genre as well as a pop culture icon.

Lim won his fi

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