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This my List of the Top 10 Boxing Venues of all Time Caesar’s Palace. Las Vegas, Nevada Madison Square Garden. New York, New York. Convention Hall. Atlantic City, New Jersey. MGM Grand Garden Arena. Las Vegas, Nevada Yankee Stadium. Bronx, New York.  Thomas and Mack Center. Las Vegas, Nevada. Polo Grounds. Upper Manhattan, New York. […]

Here is my list of the Top 10 Boxing Chins I’ve ever seen.

After his pathetic performance against Larry Holmes in October of 1980, Muhammad Ali took a much needed rest. He turned 39 years old on January 17, 1981, and later in the year made a decision to fight again. Since no state in the country would sanction a bout with him involved, he searched for an

After officially announcing his retirement from boxing in June of 1979, Muhammad Ali started to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He did TV commercials, and was relishing in his role as a celebrity and 3-time champion. Other than training lightly for an exhibition with Denver Bronco Lyle Alzado in July that summer, Ali had

After his win over Earnie Shavers in September of 1977, Ali was told by the WBC that he would have to face Ken Norton for the fourth time, or lose his belt. Ali agreed to give it up, but still held the WBA version of the title, and was recognized by the public as the

After the narrow win over Ken Norton on September 30, 1976, Ali took a long break from the ring. You could not help but notice how much the champion had slowed, and when he turned 35 on January 17, 1977, you had to wonder how much he had left in the tank. On May 16,

After his easy defeat of Jean Pierre Coopman in February of 1976, Ali returned to action two months later. This time his opponent was slick boxer Jimmy Young at the Capitol Center in Landover, Maryland on April 30. I watched it live on ABC television that Friday night with Howard Cosell doing the play by

After defeating Ron Lyle on May 16, 1975 in Las Vegas, Muhammad Ali traveled to Malaysia for a rematch with Joe Bugner. The June 30th bout in Kuala Lumpur went the distance, with Ali winning a unanimous decision. It set up the third fight with Joe Frazier in the fall, signed for September 30 in

Following his colossal upset of George Foreman on October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali was a hero worldwide, and came home to national acclaim. The win over Foreman was not shown on live TV for months, unlike today’s world, where you can watch a fight on YouTube a few hours after it’s over. Ali was the

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had their long-awaited rematch on January 28, 1974, at Madison Square Garden in New York. A week before the bout, both men met at the ABC studios in New York to discuss their upcoming fight. Howard Cosell hosted the show, which featured both fighters watching a replay of their historic