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George Edward Foreman was born on January 10, 1948 in Marshall, Texas. Growing up in the poorest part of Houston, Texas, George joined the Job Corps, where he learned to box. In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won the gold medal, then returned home to embark on his professional career. His first […]

After losing to Larry Holmes on October 20, 1980 in humiliating fashion, most figured Muhammad Ali would retire for good. However, a month later while narrating the replay on ABC with Howard Cosell, he hinted that he might return to show that he could have done better. It was later learned that a quack doctor

After struggling in his third fight with Ken Norton on September 28, 1976, Ali was forced to deal with a critical press and much of the public who felt he lost. His next fight in May with Alfredo Evangelista didn’t do anything to restore his fading image, since he didn’t show much in a distance,

When Muhammad Ali lost to Joe Frazier on March 8, 1971, his mission was to recapture the heavyweight title he lost when he was stripped for refusing induction into the army in April of 1967. After 3 1/2 years in exile, he returned in October 1970, but lost to Joe Frazier five months later. That

After their first meeting on March 8. 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought for a second time three years later on January 28, 1974 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ali won a unanimous decision, and nine months later shocked the world with his 8th round knockout of George Foreman to regain

Muhammad Ali made his return to boxing on October 26, 1970, and stopped Jerry Quarry in 3 rounds in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the ex-champ’s first bout in 3 1/2 years and he followed that up with a 15th round stoppage of Oscar Bonavena two months later at Madison Square Garden. Those two wins set

This is My List of the 5 Biggest Wins of Lennox Lewis Mike Tyson. June 8, 2002. The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee. Lennox knocks out Mike Tyson in 8 rounds to put a cap on his hall of fame career. His destruction of Tyson leaves no doubt that Lennox is the best heavyweight of his era.

After Cassius Clay shocked the world on February 25, 1964 by forcing the champion Sonny Liston to quit on his stool after the sixth round, he became the new champion which ushered a new era in the heavyweight division. Not longer after defeating Liston, Cassius announced he was now Cassius X, and had converted to

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