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Oscar De La Hoya looks back on his Olympic gold: 'It was destiny ...  Aug 11, 2016 ... Before the last Olympics, the U.S. boxing program turned away ... for the lightweight division gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. .... as he won belts in six divisions as a pro and now leads Golden Boy Promotions.
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Oscar De La Hoya facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  Called the "Golden Boy" since he became the only American boxer to win a gold medal at the .... 1992, Gold medal, Barcelona Olympics, lightweight boxing.
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Oscar De La Hoya - Boxer - Biography.com  Dec 22, 2014 ... Boxer Oscar De La Hoya, also known as "The Golden Boy," was born in ... De La Hoya won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics at the age of 19, and ... the first boxer to win titles in five divisions, from welter to light heavyweight.
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Oscar De La Hoya - Wikipedia  Oscar De La Hoya (born February 4, 1973) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the lightweight division...
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Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  Boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the old Pavell Club Joventut de Badalona ... 1.6 Light Welterweight ( 63.5 kg). 1.6.1 First round; 1.6.2...
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Boxing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mxico Summer Games: Men's ...  Medal Winners: Gold: George Foreman, Silver: Jonas epulis, Bronze: Giorgio BambiniJoaqun Rocha, Summary With the heavyweight final the last bout of the...
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Laszlo Papp | Hungarian boxer | Britannica.com  Sep 2, 2016 ... Hungarian boxer who became the first three-time Olympic boxing ... as a middleweight (161 pounds [73 kg]) at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. ... to fight professionally, becoming the first boxer from a communist country to do so. ... Lszl Papp of Hungary won the first of his three gold medals in boxing,...
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Down goes Frazier: Foreman recalls stunning victory - Houston ...  Jan 21, 2013 ... the memories of his claiming Smokin' Joe Frazier's belt with a ... In 1973, being the undisputed world heavyweight champion still meant ... Foreman's first professional fight had been in 1969, not long after he'd won the Olympic gold medal. ... "down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier" call.
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Muhammad Ali wins 1960 Olympic gold medal | NBC Olympics  Jun 3, 2016 ... Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, defeats Poland's Zbigniew Pietrzykowski to win the gold medal in the light heavyweight division...
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George Foreman | American boxer | Britannica.com  When Foreman regained the heavyweight title at age 45, he was the oldest world ... go to homepage ... boxer who twice was the world heavyweight champion (197374, 199495). ... He retired from the ring in 1977 and became an evangelist. ... On October 30, 1974, Ali challenged George Foreman, who had dethroned...
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The Life Story of Heavyweight Boxing Great Riddick Big Daddy ...  Oct 7, 2016 ... He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion for eleven months in ... After turning professional in 1989, Bowe went on to become a two-time ... In 1992 he won the undisputed WBA, WBC, and IBF titles by defeating...
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Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia  Italy and the United States dominated boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning three gold ... 4.5 Light welterweight (-63.5kg); 4.6 Welterweight (-67kg); 4.7 Light middleweight (-71kg); 4.8 Middleweight (-75kg); 4.9 Light ..... Muhammad Ali.
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This question originally aired on March 24, 2005... | Jeopardy ...  Mar 24, 2005 ... ... 2005 Category: OLYMPIC BOXERS Question: You'd be chillin' & grillin' if you knew that he won the heavyweight gold medal in 1968 Answer:...
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Lennox Lewis Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports ...  Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total); Sport: Boxing; Country: Canada; Years: 1984, 1988; See ... heavyweight title holder, the first of five consecutive ones that he would earn in ... Lewis slowly rose through the professional ranks, earning title after title, until...
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George Foreman - Wikipedia  George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1969 to 1977, and from 1987 to 1997. Nicknamed "Big George", he is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. Outside the sport he went on to become an ordained minister, author and ... Having turned professional the next year, he won the world heavyweight title...
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Lennox Lewis - WBC | Hall of Fame  Oct 27, 2015 ... Boxer Division Country Year Inducted Born Height Weight Heavyweight ... British Boxing Board of Control Heavyweight Champion (1991-1992) ... Lewis won the Lonsdale Belt outright after successfully defending his British...
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Who was the first world heavyweight boxing champ?  The first modern heavyweight-boxing champion was John L. Sullivan, whose career spanned the sports two eras. ... Nicknamed the Boston Strong Boy, he won his first championship in 1882, defeating Paddy ... In 1892 Sullivan lost his title to James J. Gentleman Jim Corbett, a former bank teller from San Francisco, who...
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WATCH: Muhammad Ali Wins 1960 Olympics Gold Medal | Heavy.com  Jun 4, 2016 ... In 1960, Muhammad Ali fought his first major fight, winning the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing at the 1960 Olympics. ... had already made a name for himself within the American boxing world in amateur matches.
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Chris Byrd - Wikipedia  As an amateur, Byrd represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the middleweight division. He is also a three-time...
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Teofilo Stevenson | Cuban boxer | Britannica.com  Cuban heavyweight boxer who became the first fighter to win three Olympic gold ... The Cuban heavyweight Tefilo Stevenson won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976, and 1980, a feat that was ... African countries advanced in boxing.
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'Pocket Hercules' A Mighty Success Olympic Weightlifter On A Visit ...  Dec 10, 1988 ... Naim Suleymanoglu, all 4 feet, 11 inches and 131 pounds of him, is a Genuine ... has picked up one of the truly distinctive sports nicknames of all time. ... in Seoul, and he captured Turkey's first Olympic gold medal in 20 years.