The first black boxing champion didn’t just strike fear into white America with his punishing style in the ring, but with his brash and haughty suits outside the ring, too. Even with the law breathing down his neck during the Jim Crow era, Johnson refused to be viewed as lesser than, refused to stop being himself. If you want to talk about rebel style, you have to start with Jack Johnson.

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Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama

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Not since Prince has there been a man who looked this good in purple velvet. The Japanese MMA legend may not have the name recognition of a McGregor, but Akiyama is easily the swerviest UFC fighter around. Graphic prints, double-breasted suits, Panama hats, scarves on scarves on scarves—you never know what you’re going to get from Akiyama on any given day. But you will know that he’s going to look great in it. Most importantly, the man they call Sexyama proves that sometimes the best accessory for any look is an adorable toddler.

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