January 17, 1942 was a chilly day in Louisville, Kentucky. It was also the day that Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Odessa and Cassius Clay Senior. Cassius Clay was an Afro-American, and he grew up in that city. When he was just twelve years old, an incident happened there that would forever change his ...
Jerry Quarry was the perennial contender of late 1960s and early 1970s, Quarry was a fan favorite and participated in some of the most exciting fights of the heavyweight golden era. If he had fought in the heyday of Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson or Ingomar Johansson, he would have won that world title. Give Quarry ...
There have been some great boxing nicknames over the long history of the sport. Of course, there have also been a lot of terrible boxing nicknames as well. What are the best boxing nicknames, and what makes a good boxing nickname anyway? A lot of different factors work together to form a really great nickname ...
On October 2, 1980, Muhammad Ali, one of the most popular and charismatic athletes the sporting world has ever known, failed miserably in his quest to regain the heavyweight boxing championship for an unprecedented fourth time, taking a one-sided beating in a fight that many believe contributed to Ali’s eventual development of Parkinson’s Syndrome. Showing ...
