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Williams vs. Wright on April 11th - Boxing News  Feb 6, 2009 ... By Jim Dower: WBO light middleweight and former welterweight champion ... former light middleweight and middleweight champion Ronald Winky Wright ... Wright completely neutralized Trinidad in May 2005, beating him by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision and sending Trinidad into retirement.
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Winky Wright - Wikipedia  Boxing record. Total fights, 58. Wins, 51. Wins by KO, 25. Losses, 6. Draws, 1. Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2012. He is a two-time light middleweight world champion and remains the last to ... His inexperience showed as Winky lost a unanimous decision, with Vasquez...
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Winky Wright - Revolvy  Wright scored a unanimous decision over Robert Frazier on October 12, 2001 to win ... On May 14, 2005, with Wright once again playing the underdog role, he easily ... His victory would send Trinidad into his second retirement for three years. ... Winky Wright ended a 21-month layoff when he faced former welterweight title...
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Winky Wright to retire after comeback ends in defeat - ESPN.com  Jun 5, 2012 ... Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright isn't ... ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005; Five years at USA Today ... a unanimous decision against former welterweight titlist Ike Quartey in ... What Wright did was put on a clinic in a virtual shutout that sent Trinidad back into retirement for...
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Forgotten Classics: Jermain Taylor vs "Winky" Wright -  Sep 6, 2014 ... Forgotten Classics: Jermain Taylor vs "Winky" Wright. ... That was the case in 2006, when lineal middleweight champion Jermain Bad ... majority decision loss to Fernando Vargas in 1999; a fight that many felt Winky had won. ... Wright would close out 2005 with a unanimous decision victory over Sam...
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World heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano .. April 27, 1956 he ...  April 27, 1956 he announced his retirement from boxing. Marciano, undefeated in 49 professional bouts, said his wife Barbara influenced ... the World Heavyweight Champion from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. ... champion Rocky Marciano beat Jersey Joe Walcott for the title and won an unrivaled 49 straight fights.
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Gym History - Gleason's Gym  Peter Robert Gagliardi, a flyweight turned bantamweight, changed his name to Bobby ... That left Gleason's as the last remnant of boxing's Golden Age in New York City. ... In bold red letters it read: No smoking or spitting on the floor. ... All the punching bags were in motion, and every inch of floor space was used for...
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A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete ...  Buy A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete on Amazon.com  FREE SHIPPING on qualified ... On April 16, 1980, after quadruple bypass surgury, Arthur Ashe retired from professional tennis. ... 5 star  83%. 4 star. 0%. 3 star. 0%. 2 star  17%. 1 star. 0% ... Published on July 26, 2005 by DVDJones.
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Rocky Balboa (film) - Wikipedia  Rocky Balboa is a 2006 American sports drama film written, directed by, and starring Sylvester ... 5 Distribution ... Former Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa has been retired from boxing for 16 years and lives a quiet life as a widower following...
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Michael Spinks - Wikipedia  Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the undisputed light ... As an amateur he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed "Jinx", which spawned the...
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Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II - Wikipedia  Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II, billed as "Unfinished Business", was a professional boxing match contested on November 13, 1999 for the WBA, ... The ruling became one of the most controversial in boxing history, and as such, the ... to the rematch, with the fight's $30 million purse being evenly split between them.
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Lennox Lewis - Wikipedia  Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time heavyweight world champion, having also held the lineal .... In his next fight in March 1991, Lewis won the British title against undefeated, world-ranked Gary Mason, and in April...
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The best year put together by fighters - Boxing - Yahoo Sports  Jan 2, 2008 ... Over the next four months, Gans defended his belt four times ... 8) and Sid Smith (KO 3) in London before successfully retaining his title on April ... On June 26, Wilde passed a stern test  and avenged a 17th round KO .... Few heavyweight champions were ever as active as "The Brown Bomber" was in 1941...
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Marvin Hagler facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a hard-hitting lefty who could switch his stance and ... The world middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, Hagler was a gutsy, ... 1987, Loses World Boxing Council (WBC) middle weight to Sugar Ray Leonard.
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The Takeaway - WNYC  Back in the 1970s, a California tax-cutting initiative was a saving grace for ..... He now works as an advocate against the death penalty, and shares his story today ...... The people of Britain shocked the world after voting to leave the European ...... leaders and champion legislation dubbed the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform...
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Rocky Marciano is the only undefeated Heavyweight champion  Marciano was a heavyweight from September 23, 1952, to April 27, 1956. ... When he retired he became the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated. ... In July 1969, Marciano and Ali participated in the fictional boxing match...
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July 2002 - NewsPro Archive - The Cyber Boxing Zone  Jul 31, 2002 ... He, then, punched the body when Kondile tried to get in close. ..... having knocked out Oleg Maskaev (who has been KO'd 5 times), and .... The Brockton Blockbuster (Rocky Marciano), The Bronx Bull (Jake ... Jersey Joe (Walcott) and Philadelphia Jack (O'Brien) were terrific ...... Derrick Gainer finally exits.
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Boxer Marvin Hagler May 20, 1952 Boxer "Marvelous" Marvin ...  Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954)[1] is a retired American professional ... He defended his title successfully 25 times.
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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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Marvelous Marvin Hagler was the Undisputed World Middleweight ...  In 2005 he became the Undisputed Middleweight champion of the World, claiming The Ring ... US: World Champion bisexual boxer Emile Griffith dies aged 75 ..... Marvin Hagler, WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion 1980-1987 ...... At the age of 21 he became the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion. He was...
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Video: Emil Weber Meek knocks out Rousimar Palhares in Venator ...  May 21, 2016 ... Video: Emil Weber Meek knocks out Rousimar Palhares in Venator ... What a big win for Meek, and a devastating loss for Rousimar, whom I shall remind everyone ... Wanderlei says Conor 'fears Aldo,' wants Jose to fight for his fans ... Dana should STFU about title shots if he's not intending to follow through...