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John L. Sullivan - Malta Boxing News  Mar 13, 2011 ... He had won the Heavyweight Championship title in 1882 and had successfully ... Sullivan is considered the last bare-knuckle champion because no ... out Jake Kilrain in round 75 of a scheduled 80-round bout (Bare Knuckled). .... champion, best known as the man who defeated the great John L. Sullivan.
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Unique Bronze Sculpture Of The Great John L Sullivan First Ever ...  ... Heavyweight World Champion 1882 to 1892 And A Symbol Of The Bare Knuckle Era ... He is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the ... Sullivan won more than 450 fights in his career. ... in 1889 when he knocked out Jake Kilrain in round 75 of a scheduled 80-round bout.
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Post-Gazette July 23, 2010 Page 16  Jul 23, 2010 ... Contestants, in the last Bare Knuckle World Heavyweight Title Bout. ... CES Promoter, and CES Fight Team provided fight fans, with a great ... Joe Chetwynd, shook the hand of the man that shook the hand of the Great John L. Sullivan. ... 1889 John L. Sullivan fought Jake Kilrain in an historic 75 rounder.
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Kimbo Slice inducted into Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame  Jan 13, 2016 ... The Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame has announced their 2016 class ... It is housed in the original barns the Great John L. Sullivan trained in ... our barns for the World's last-ever Bare Knuckle Championship fight. ... It is Muldoon's name, with Gene Tunney's, that is on the men's Heavyweight Champions...
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John L. Sullivan - Wikipedia  John Lawrence Sullivan (October 12, 1858  February 2, 1918), also known as the "Boston ... The Kilrain fight is considered to be a turning point in boxing history because it ... after that, and Kilrain's manager finally threw in the towel after the 75th round. ... Sullivan is considered the last bare-knuckle champion because no...
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Rocky Marciano: Is He a Top 5 All Time Heavyweight? - Cox's Corner  Rocky Marciano is the only unbeaten and untied boxing champion in history. 49-0 is his legacy. Of his 49 wins 43 came by way of knockout. ... He had to get inside and let his hands go, and that is what he did. ... In the New York Herald Tribune, Mar 25, 1950, LaStarza said, The fact is his manager Al Weill was matchmaker...
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Leon Spinks Finds His Way - Page 2 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune  Mar 31, 1985 ... Even though he was outweighed by some 25 pounds--as he often ... size for a heavyweight--Spinks won a 15-round decision over Ali, ... Spinks held the title only until September, 1978, when he lost a .... February 27, 1992.
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After 11 days, Marine life too much for boxer Bowe Former champion ...  Feb 22, 1997 ... The former heavyweight boxing champion was granted permission ... After 11 days, Marine life too much for boxer Bowe Former ... There was a time when Bowe, 29, was considered the world's toughest man. ... Bowe, who had enlisted to serve three years in the Marine Corps Reserves ... January 31, 1997.
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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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Louis becomes champ - Jun 22, 1937 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Louis becomes champ on Jun 22, 1937. ... Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing title when he defeats American ... division, Louis successfully defended his title 25 times, scoring 21 knockouts. ... After the war, he defended his title a few more times and in March 1947 announced his retirement.
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Tom Johnson (bareknuckle boxer) - Wikipedia  Tom Johnson was a bare-knuckle fighter who was referred to as the Champion of England ... Johnson's success encouraged him to take up the sport professionally. ... Prizefighting in early 18th-century England took many forms rather than just ... work by Figg, but by Johnson's time the rules were still interpreted very loosely.
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Muhammad Ali: all of his 61 fights as a professional | Sport | The ...  Jun 5, 2016 ... The infamous Miami Beach heavyweight Esperti had not fought in six ... Muhammad Ali: the man behind the icon ... He regained the World Boxing Association title, which had been taken .... 15 February 1978 v Leon Spinks: L-15 ... Holmes battered the 38-year-old Ali and he lost the match by knock out in...
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SEMPER BYE: BOXER BOWE QUITS THE MARINE CORPS - The ...  By Mark Asher February 22, 1997. Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe, who stunned the ... in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, quit yesterday after only 11 days of boot ... He entered boot camp planning to resume his boxing career later this year. ... The former world champion was prophetic a few days before...
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Gene Tunney - First North America, Then The World - Title, Greb ...  He continued his civilian boxing career on his return from Europe, moving up the ranks ... in twelve rounds to take the title of light heavyweight boxing champion of North America. ... 1922, Loses title in a 15-round decision to Harry Greb ... This title was held by Jack Dempsey, and the two squared off on September 23, 1926.
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George Chuvalo - Wikipedia  George Chuvalo, CM (born September 12, 1937) is a retired Canadian professional boxer who was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion, and two-time world heavyweight title challenger. Chuvalo, who is considered by many to have one of, if not the best chin in boxing history, was never knocked down in his amateur ... Chuvalo lost a close decision to former champion and sentimental favourite...
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Joe Frazier - Boxer - Biography.com  Jun 6, 2016 ... Joe Frazier was a heavyweight champion boxer who fought George ... 1970, until January 22, 1973, when boxing great George Foreman beat ... While the two fighters have may have respected each other, the two men were clearly not friends. ... In 1974, Frazier, who'd lost his title the year before to George...
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Honoring the greatest boxing upsets of all time - ESPN.com  Feb 11, 2010 ... And in the first round, he was dominant, seemingly cruising to ... he outweighed his challenger by 25 pounds and he advanced out of his ... The heavyweight championship had changed hands for the first ... as the bell rang to end the fight, winning a unanimous decision. ... Leon Spinks W15 Muhammad Ali
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Jake LaMotta - Wikipedia  Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (born July 10, 1921) is an American retired professional boxer, former ... LaMotta went 1401 (3 KOs) as a middleweight in his first fifteen bouts ... won via unanimous decision, giving Robinson the first defeat of his career. ... LaMotta damaged his left hand in the fifth round, but still landed 104...
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Rocky Marciano Dies in Light Plane Crash 1969 Boxing Newspaper  NEWTON, Iowa (UPI) - Rocky Marciano of Brockton, Mass., first and only heavyweight boxing champion to complete his career undefeated, was killed last night
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Joe Louis (Barrow), Sergeant, United States Army  They fought in Chicago and Louis knocked out Braddock in the eighth round to win the ... In 1938 the new champion had only three bouts, but one of those was his second ... Louis came close to losing his crown in the first fight with Billy Conn of ... came to an end when Rocky Marciano knocked him out in the eighth round of...
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Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion - Apr 27 ...  On April 27, 1956, world heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano retires from boxing at age 31, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. Marciano ended his career as the only heavyweight champion with a perfect record49 wins in 49 professional bouts, with 43 knockouts.