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After his defeat of Dwight Muhammad Qawi on July 12th of 1986, Evander Holyfield became his reign as the best cruiserweight in boxing history. His frame filled out the 190 limit perfectly,, with his broad back and shoulders, and slim waist. He returned to the ring after winning the title,five months later with an easy […]

  Evander Holyfield had turned professional in November of 1984 after the summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and quickly moved into the cruiserweight division. Two years laterf, he challenged Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA crown, in only his twelfth professional bout. The fight was held in his hometown of Atlanta at the Omni, and

After both George Foreman and Tommy Morrison won their fights on January 16th, they agreed to fight each other. The bout was set for June 7th, 1993 and would be at the Thomas and Mack Center. I was certainly rooting for George to win, but I knew it wouldn’t be easy against the younger Morrison.

After his close call with Alex Stewart in April of 1992, many called for George Foreman to pack it in. But after a good rest and a chance to heal, he signed to fight Pierre Coetzer of South Africa. Coetzer was coming off two consecutive knockout losses, to Riddick Bowe in July, and to Frank

   After his easy win over Jimmy Ellis in December of 1991, George Foreman agreed to fight Alex Stewart on April 11th in Las Vegas. Stewart had been knocked out by Mike Tyson in December of 1990, and by Michael Moorer in the following July, so George figured he would be easy pickings. The night

After his loss to Evander Holyfield in April in Atlantic City, George Foreman had gained a new found respect from much of the public. He agreed to fight Jimmy Ellis on HBO on December 7, 1991 in Reno, Nevada. I wouldn’t have missed his return bout for anything, and went over my sister’s house to

After his knockout of Buster Douglas in October of 1990, Evander Holyfield agreed to fight George Foreman in his first title defense. That decision was met with much criticism, many calling George an old man, and the whole thing a joke. I didn’t care what the critics said, and I was excited about the bout.

After his knockout of Gerry Cooney on January 15, 1990, George Foreman returned to the ring on April 17th against Mike Jameson in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on the USA network. Jameson was a limited fighter at best, who had not fought in three years. ‘Big’ George toyed with him, before knocking him out in the

After his victory over Bert Cooper in June of 1989, George Foreman fought Everett ‘Big Foot’ Martin on July 20th in Tucson, Arizona. It would be the first time George didn’t stop his opponent, and he settled on a ten round decision win. Critics were all over his performance, saying he never fought anyone worth

After his knockout of Dwight Qawi in March of 1998, George Foreman fought six more times in 1988. Most of the competition was limited, but that was his idea, to fight often and build up an impressive record, before stepping up the level of the fighters he faced. He fought three more times in early