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Thrilla: An exhausting, excruciating epic - ESPN.com  Sep 28, 2005 ... Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier willingly had done it to themselves. ... "Do you think after the beating he took that day in Manila he went home happy ... The socio-political climate in March 1971 was turbulent, and Ali had ... he spent nearly two weeks in the hospital because of exhaustion and kidney trouble.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II - Wikipedia  Super Fight II was a non-title boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. ... Held in between their two title bouts, The Fight of the Century in 1971 and The ... a contest between two "former champions, both beaten, both past their best". ... mentioning the hospital as Frazier spent a month in the hospital after the first...
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Jeopary Question, EXTRAORDINARY JOES - TriviaBistro.com  Jeopardy Question: EXTRAORDINARY JOES - After beating Muhammad Ali in 1971, he spent the next several weeks in the hospital.
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Muhammad Ali's hometown says goodbye after the boxer dies aged ...  Jun 3, 2016 ... Farewell to the Louisville Lip: Muhammad Ali's hometown says ... Muhammad Ali died aged 74, a day after he was rushed to hospital with ... Previous; 1; 2; Next ..... Title fight: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier battling it out in 1971 in what ..... become so severe, the legendary boxer spent his days watching old...
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'It's a matter of hours': Stark warning from Muhammad Ali's doctors ...  Jun 3, 2016 ... Muhammad Ali, 74, is reportedly on life support at a hospital in .... Ali has been hospitalized several times in recent years, most ... Ali found himself embroiled in a long legal fight that ended in 1971, ... The legendary boxer began to retreat from the public eye after he .... Who is this week's top commenter?
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Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman: 40 years later, a rumble ...  Oct 29, 2014 ... Muhammad Ali, left, and George Foreman arrive at a Vanity Fair ... But on Oct. 30, 1974, exactly 40 years ago, they were the center of the sporting universe. It was the "Rumble in the Jungle," as famous a heavyweight fight as ... "I was pretty full of myself," Foreman said Tuesday from his home in Houston.
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Fight by fight: Muhammad Ali's legendary career - USA Today  Jun 4, 2016 ... Hunsaker said he did not agree with Ali's decision to refuse military .... July 20, 1962 (15-0) ... won by TKO in the third round, ending his 27-year career with a victory. ... against young and brash Clay and was outweighed by 21 pounds. ... The skinny: Finally, Clay was fighting for the world heavyweight title in...
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Muhammad Ali - Athlete, Boxer, Philanthropist - Biography.com  Jun 13, 2016 ... Take a look at the life of the late heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who, at the height of his career, became a Golden Gloves ... Name: Muhammad Ali ... Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title two more times during the 1970s, winning ... He soon turned professional with the backing of the Louisville...
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Heavy Stuff : Only Three Boxers Have Regained Heavyweight Title ...  Jun 22, 1997 ... Only three fighters have become heavyweight champs again in second fights with ... But they don't compare in anticipation and drama with Jack Dempsey's failure to regain the title against Gene Tunney in the "Battle of the Long Count" in 1927. ... Louis defended his title three times and then met Schmeling.
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Muhammad Ali Biography - life, children, name, history, mother, old ...  World Biography  A-An; Muhammad Ali Biography ... Muhammad Ali was the only professional boxer to win the heavy-weight championship three times. ... Among the many things Ali learned was how to move with the grace and ease of a dancer .... In 1999 Ali became the first boxer to ever appear on a Wheaties cereal box.
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Ali defeats Spinks to win world heavyweight championship - Sep 15 ...  On February 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, an aging Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in a ... later, on September 15, Ali won the title back, in a unanimous 15-round decision. ... On October 2, 1980, he returned to the ring and fought heavyweight champ .... They were the godfathers of Italian-American soul, and though their roots...
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Sept. 15, 1978, Muhammad Ali wins his third heavyweight crown by ...  Sept. 15, 1978, Muhammad Ali wins his third heavyweight crown by defeating Leon Spinks. | See more about Muhammad Ali, Ali and Leon.
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Muhammad Ali is a three-time World Heavyweight champion.  The title fight between Sonny Liston and Ali was scheduled On February 25, ... and had opened a cut under Liston's eye, but Liston regained some ground in the ... he had a shoulder injury Ali became the youngest boxer ever to take the title from .... 1978, Ali lost the heavweight title to 1976 Olympics Champion Leon Spinks.
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Ask me a trivia question - Discussion on Topix  Jun 9, 2009 ... 4 ~ In '81, he got $12 mil. for beating welterweight Thomas Hearns 5 ~ In '65, it took Muhammad Ali less than 2 min. to beat him. Reply .
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Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle - Oct 30, 1974 ...  On this day in History, Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle on Oct ... On October 30, 1974, 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of ... His victory in Zaire made him only the second dethroned champ in history to .... miners who struck it rich at the appropriately named Last Chance Gulch.
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Muhammad Ali's five greatest fights: From the Thrilla in Manila to the ...  Jun 4, 2016 ... The 'Rumble in the Jungle' fight between Muhammad Ali (left) and George Foreman in Kinshasa on October 30, 1974 AFP/Getty ... century, Ali was involved in some of the most historic boxing matches of his time. ... Ali was Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston was the heavyweight champion of the world, the...
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List of heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia  This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions since the introduction of the ... Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time. With only minor exceptions, the .... April 27, 1968, February 16, 1970, Jimmy Ellis, WBA, United States American.
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On This Day In Sports: March 8, 1971: Frazier Defeats Ali In The ...  Mar 8, 2014 ... On March 8, 1971, at Madison Garden in New York City, "Smokin Joe" Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali with a 15 round unanimous decision in what was billed "The Fight of the Century." Ali had ... In the eyes of many Ali was the rightful champion; Frazier proved otherwise. ... The tide was about to turn.
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Mike Tyson was a former heavyweight champion. - Boxing Memories  Mike Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF ... He won the WBC title when he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, after ... On November 9, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada Tyson attempted to defend the ... the second person ever to win a heavyweight championship belt three times,...
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Boxing in the 1970s - Wikipedia  During the 1970s, boxing was characterized by dominating champions and history-making rivalries. The decade had many superstars, who also had fierce rivals. Alexis Argello, for example, who won the world Featherweight and Jr. Lightweight titles in the '70s, had to ... February 16  Joe Frazier becomes world Heavyweight champion by...
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Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 1: Fight of the Century on March 8 ...  Jun 3, 2016 ... Fight of the Century: Muhammad Ali vs. ... the fight actually lived up to its billing as the "Fight of the Century. ... of their bout in New York's Madison Square Garden, March 8, 1971. ... Frazier 1 at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971? ... American heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, left, against.