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Lennox Lewis was born on September 2, 1965 in London, England. At 12, he moved with his mother to Ontario, Canada where he excelled in football, basketball and soccer. In 1978, he took up boxing, and won numerous amateur titles. He represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where he lost to Tyrell […]

Steve Albert was born Stephen Aufrichtig on April 26, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York. He was one of many brothers who were sportscasters, and all became famous in their roles. He served as a broadcaster for many NBA basketball teams, and also for several NHL hockey franchises as well. Steve became the lead man for

After his loss to Ali in November of 1965, Floyd continued on, and traveled to London to take on Henry Cooper. He knocked him out, which put himself right back in title contention, mostly because Ali was stripped of his belts when he refused induction into the armed service in April of 1967. The WBA

After the crushing defeat to Sonny Liston, Floyd returned to New York, and after a rest, planned a comeback. The rematch with Liston was set for April of 1963, but a knee injury to the new champ postponed the match until July 22 in Las Vegas. The second fight fared no different, and Floyd was

After his trilogy with Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson defended his title on December 4th, 1961 in Toronto, Canada. Floyd easily disposed of Tom McNeeley in four rounds, but pressure was mounting on him to fight the number one contender, Sonny Liston. After a dispute between his managers Jimmy Jacobs and Cus D’Amato, Floyd removed D’Amato

Floyd entered the 1956 heavyweight elimination tournament to find a new champion since Rocky Marciano had retired. Patterson defeated ‘Hurricane Jackson’, setting up a fight with light heavyweight champ Archie Moore on November 30, 1956. Floyd knocked out Moore in five rounds at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, and became the youngest heavyweight champion ever at

Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935 in Waco., North Carolina. His family moved to the Brooklyn, New York neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. He was a thief at a young age, and wound up in reform school, which turned his life around. He returned home afterwards, and excelled in high school in many sports. Floyd

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