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Foreman was the reigning heavyweight champion, having defended his titles against Jose Roman and Ken Norton. As for Ali, he ...
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face,” once said the legendary boxer Mike Tyson in August 1987 during an ...
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Frazier had been a heavy favourite going into the bout, having already picked up impressive victories over the likes of Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry in the years prior. It took B ...
George Foreman had the power to knock out any heavyweight that ever lived and I’ve come to think of that as the best way to ...
Holyfield also missed out on the challenge of Frazier, but did beat Tyson twice, the second time via disqualification in the infamous ‘bite fight.’ Despite the bad blood back then, the pair have since ...
Ahead of the Berbick fight, Ali sparred with Thomas Hearns, the only man to KO Roberto Duran, and a man 50% responsible for one of the greatest moments in boxing against Marvin Hagler, who legally ...
Larry Holmes has talked down the boxing ability of fellow heavyweight legend ’Iron’ Mike Tyson. ‘The Easton Assassin’ enjoyed ...
Foreman, too, was undefeated by the time he faced Frazier in the “Sunshine Showdown” in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1973. But Frazier was so heavily favored that announcer Howard Cosell was genuinely ...
George Foreman’s career is remarkable for many things. But the most unique aspect of his career is that he had two, writes ...
Not since the days of Tyson and Holyfield has heavyweight boxing belonged to the United States. Olympian Richard Torrez Jr.
Ali made nine successful defences of his crown before he was stripped of it in 1967 after he refused to participate in the ...