Articles for tag: Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Joe Louis

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George Foreman’s Record-Setting Heavyweight Championship Win

In the world of professional boxing, there are many records that have been set and many records that have been broken over the years. That’s part of what makes certain fighters great – the ability to set and/or break records! And that’s also what makes the sport of boxing so fascinating to watch. As long-time ...

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Mike Tyson’s Top 5 Most Memorable Fights

Long before the movie cameos and pigeon races, Mike Tyson earned his reputation as the “baddest man on the planet” by bulldozing through his opponents with equal parts intimidation and boxing prowess. On Sunday, the boxing world recognized the former heavyweight champion for his accomplishments by inducting him into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. ...

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Professional Boxing: The State of the Heavyweight Division

With ten or twenty years of significant heavyweight boxing almost lost due to the inconsistency of the sports four existing champions, heavyweight fighting ‘ain’t what it used to be.’ Boxing fans cry out in desperation as the sport thirsts for a star to emerge on the scene. World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Hasim Rahman (41-5-2), ...

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Heavyweight Overachiever: Chris Byrd

Chris Byrd was born as the youngest of eight on August 15, 1970 into a Flint, Michigan boxing family. He started learning to box at the tender age of 5 at his Dad’s school, the Joe Byrd Boxing Academy. He started boxing competitively in at the age of 10, and won more than 275 fights ...