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Step into the ring of history, where iconic figures like Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson and Rocky Marciano left an huge mark on the sport’s legacy.
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Born in Wasco, North Carolina, on January 4th, 1935, Floyd Patterson (55-8, 40 KO’s) was a light heavyweight-cruiserweight who competed with the Heavyweight division winning the Championship of the World on two occasions. The former Olympic middleweight king who won his crown at the Helsinki Games in 1952 became the youngest professional ever to gain …
Muhammad Ali fought 548 Professional Rounds against 50 different men across a span of 61 fights, 13 countries, four continents and 21 years. 27 of Muhammad’s fights were scheduled for the 15 round Championship distance, so in this blog, I will cover the 15 defining rounds of The Greatest’s career. Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis …
Rocky Marciano seems to have as many naysayers as he does fans. “He was too small”, “He never fought anybody in their prime”, “He’d get killed today”; etc. These, and many other like comments, are a part of this great boxer’s legacy – and it’s as unfair, as it is incorrect. What is especially galling, …
Joe Frazier was born in Laurel Bay, South Carolina, on January 12, 1944. “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier never set out to set the boxing world alight. Began going to the gym to get himself into shape. However, one thing led to another, and he began competing. He was the youngest of thirteen children. Started his boxing career at age …
In the era of the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis was one of the greatest and most colourful boxers to grace the sport. Only Jack Dempsey since the gloves era got underway compared to him in popularity and ability. This Alabama-born boxer who first saw the light of day on May 13th, 1914 and whose father, …
Legendary boxing trainer, Ray Arcel, once said “Ring sense is an art, a gift from God that flows out of a fighter like a great painting flows out of an artist, or a great book flows out of an author.” When audiences watched Roberto Durán box, they understood they were witnessing an aficionado putting his …
During its heyday, Carthage was one of the most important empires in the Mediterranean world. Not only was it economically powerful and heavily involved in trade, but its military prowess was the stuff of legend. Embed from Getty Images The renowned general Hannibal Barca hailed from the Carthaginian Empire. Unfortunately, most high school students will …
In every sports star, there emerges one person who stands out so prominently that he is referred to as “The Idol.” Such as a man was Jack Dempsey in boxing. While in there tossing punches, he was one of the most spectacular heavyweights since John L Sullivan. Jack Dempsey was one of the toughest heavyweights …
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George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas on January 22 in 1948 to a railroad construction worker and his wife, George Foreman (76-5, 68 KO’s) was the fifth of seven children and grew up in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas. Foreman had six siblings and spent most of his early youth in trouble. Although his …
Mike Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1966. He became would of most formidable fighter of his era, blowing away his opponents at will, blasting his way to the top of the heavyweight rankings. Some might say, in his prime no boxer in the world could compete with Iron Mike with. In early …