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Showing posts with label Heavyweight Champion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heavyweight Champion. Show all posts
03 August, 2017
Former Champion Klitschko Announces Retirement
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Wladimir Klitschko, one of the longest reigning heavyweight champions in boxing history, announced his retirement on Thursday. Klitschko ended his 21-year professional career over three months after his final bout on April 29, which marked his 29th heavyweight title fight. The 41-year-old Ukrainian sustained his second consecutive defeat as his bout against England's Anthony Joshua was…
14 May, 2017
Miocic Retains UFC Heavyweight Title
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Stipe Miocic didn't waste much time avenging his most recent loss. The UFC heavyweight champion, who dropped a December 2014 decision to Brazil's Junior dos Santos, needed only 2:22 to knock out the former champion Saturday night in the main event of UFC 211 at Dallas' American Airlines Center. "I'm the best," Miocic (17-2) said. "I'm…
01 May, 2017
Georgia RB Holyfield Arrested on Drug Charges
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Georgia sophomore running back Elijah Holyfield was arrested Monday on multiple misdemeanor drug charges. Campus police arrested Holyfield with less than one ounce of marijuana and paraphernalia. Per the University of Georgia code of conduct, a one-game suspension is mandated for athletes following any marijuana-related arrest. The 20-year-old is the son of former boxing heavyweight champion…
04 June, 2016
Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
June 4, 2016
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Please enjoy this tribute to Muhammad Ali, the greatest of all time. It consists of a number of videos, so please allow them time to load. It should take under a minute.
Cassius Clay, the Early Years
Cassius Clay VS Sonny Liston I, February 25, 1964
Cassius Clay Converts to Islam, Changes his Name to Muhammad Ali
1967: Muhammad Ali Refuses Induction into the United States Army, Suspended from Boxing for Three Years
October 26, 1970: Muhammad Ali Returns to Boxing. He faces Jerry Quarry in his First Fight Back
1971: Fight of the Century, Muhammad Ali VS Joe Frazier I
January 28, 1974: Muhammad Ali VS Joe Frazier II
October 30, 1974: Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali VS George Foreman for the Heavyweight Championship
October 1, 1975: Thrilla in Manilla, Ali VS Frazier III
September 28, 1976: Muhammad Ali VS Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium
February 15, 1978: Muhammad Ali Loses his Title to Leon Spinks
October 15, 1978: Muhammad Ali Beats Leon Spinks to Regain his Title
October 2, 1980: Muhammed Ali Comes Out of Retirement to Take on Heavyweight Champ, Larry Holmes
July 19, 1996: Muhammad Ali Lights the Olympic Flame in Atlanta
November 9, 2005: President George W. Bush Awards Muhammad Ali with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at The White House
03 June, 2016
Muhammad Ali In Grave Condition
June 3, 2016
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Muhammed Ali, who was hospitalized with respiratory problems in Phoenix on Thursday, has been placed on life support, according to reports. Loved ones have become growingly concerned with his worsening conditioning and are now rushing to be by his side.
Sources familiar with the situation told Radar Online, “Doctors are telling the family that it likely won’t be long until he passes away,” adding, “He needs every bit of fight he’s got left to survive.”
Another source told The Daily Mirror, “His children are all extremely concerned and dropped everything to be with him. They fear the worst."
Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in the early 1980's, attributed to the many blows he took the head in his career, and his condition is complicating his current respiratory issue.
Prior to that, the loud and boisterous Ali was one of the, if not the, greatest boxer to ever step in the ring, and one of the most polarizing figures in sports history.
The former Cassius Clay made a name for himself by winning a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy and started his professional career later that year. Clay, who was known to belittle and taunt his opponents, first won the Heavyweight title in 1964, at age 22, with a stunning upset of Sonny Liston.
After converting to Islam and changing his name, Ali was stripped of his title and convicted of draft evasion for refusing to serve in Vietnam, in 1967. His boxing license was suspended in every state and he was made to surrender his passport, rendering him unable to fight between 1967 and 1970, while he appealed his conviction. It was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court, and Ali would go on to regain his heavyweight title with a win over George Foreman in 1974.
Over a career that spanned 61 fights, Ali was 56-5 with an incredible 37 wins by knockout. He remains, to this day, one of the most revered athletes and figures in American history. Our thoughts and prayers are with he and his family.
