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After his easy knockout of Charlie Hostetter in August, George Foreman continued on his comeback journey. He knocked out Tim Anderson in four rounds on November 21st, 1987, Rocky Sekorski in three rounds on December 18th, and Tom Trimm in one round on January 23, 1988. He returned to Vegas on February 5th to finish […]

After his initial return to the ring in March against Steve Zouski, George Foreman trained for four more months, and fought again in July. He stayed in the bay area of northern California, choosing to fight at the Oakland Coliseum. George had spent his time in the job corps in the 1960’s in this area,

After his loss to Jimmy Young on March 17, 1977, George Foreman was converted to Christ, and returned to Texas a different person. He retired from boxing, became an ordained minister and an evangelist, with his mission in life to the preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. He founded his own church, and started the

After Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield on November 13, 1992, the WBC stripped him of their championship belt when Bowe refused to commit to fight top contender Lennox Lewis. Lewis was set to fight Razor Ruddock on October 31st in London for the vacant WBC belt. To see this HBO bout, I went over my

After his upset win over Ray Mercer on February 7, 1992, ex champ Larry Holmes signed to fight Evander Holyfield for the heavyweight title. After his tougher than expected bout with Bert Cooper in November of 1991, many were calling Evander a fraud, and said he hadn’t beaten anyone of note since knocking out Buster

After his knockout of Tommy Morrison, the only thing standing between Ray Mercer and a shot at the champion Evander Holyfield, was ancient Larry Holmes. The ex champ had racked up five wins against mediocre opponents in 1991, and put himself in line for the fight with Mercer. The February 7th bout at Atlantic City

The fight between Tommy Morrison and Ray Mercer was rescheduled for October 18th, 1991 in Atlantic City, following the August 9th postponement. I went over my brother’s house to watch it on pay-per-view, and remember the announcement that opened the TVKO broadcast. The Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson bout for November 8th in Las Vegas

Tommy Morrison was born on January 2, 1969 in Gravette, Arkansas. He was raised in Jay, Oklahoma and entered tough man competitions at only fifteen. He also fought in Golden Gloves tournaments, before turning professional in November of 1988. After recording 15 knockouts in the year 1989, Tommy caught the eye of Sylvester Stallone, and

Here is my list of the top 10 Junior Welterweight Fighters of all Time.

After his comeback win over Ron Lyle in January of 1976, George followed that up with wins over Joe Frazier, Scott LeDoux, Dino Denis and Pedro Agosto. By the spring of 1977, there were rumors of a second fight with Ali if he defeated Jimmy Young on March 17th in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jimmy