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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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Lennox Lewis facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  After not posting a loss in his 109 amateur bouts, Lewis had a professional record of ... In 1983, he won gold medals at both the Canada Winter Games and the ... He was the Canadian Super Heavyweight champion every year from 1984 to 1988. ... John Davenport, who emphasized the athleticism of the 6'5", 230 lbs boxer.
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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 ... his favourite sport was boxing. He became a dominant amateur boxer and won the world amateur junior title in 1983.
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Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks - Wikipedia  Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks was a boxing match which took place on Monday June 27, 1988 ... Tyson won the fight, knocking out Spinks in 91 seconds. ... a professional boxer shortly after he won the gold medal at middleweight in the 1976 ... knocked out Trevor Berbick to win the WBC heavyweight title; at 20 years old,...
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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. ... Having turned professional the next year, he won the world heavyweight title...
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Michael Johnson: 'For eight years I was a five-time gold medallist ...  Jul 9, 2012 ... Not only does he hold the world record for the 400m, he is the only male athlete in history to win the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics. I was the ... But Johnson was more than just an extraordinarily fast runner: he was the sport's first ... He sits down on a gold-print sofa adorned with pale gold cushions.
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Andre Agassi - Wikipedia  Andre Kirk Agassi is an American retired professional tennis player and former World No. ... In singles tennis, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and a 1996 .... later became his best Grand Slam event) for the first eight years of his career, ... He then became the first man to capture the US Open as an unseeded...
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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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List of heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia  This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions since the introduction of the ... For an early example, see the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship. .... Louis holds the record for longest title reign (11 years, 8 months and 8 days) as well ... He would defend the title twice before losing to Muhammad Ali.
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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 ... A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another ... It organised world title bouts until the early 1970s when it became a member of .... He would defend the title twice before losing to Muhammad Ali.
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List of Olympic medalists in boxing - Wikipedia  2.1 Men's. 2.1.1 Featherweight; 2.1.2 Light middleweight. 3 References ... to 112 lb (50.8 kg); 19481964: up to 51 kg; 19682008 : 4851 kg; 2012 - : 4952 kg...
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25 Years On--Leonard Beat Hagler in Clear But Close Decision ...  Apr 6, 2012 ... Well, it's been 25 years--April 6th 1987--since Leonard came out of a three year ... For the next five years Leonard did commentary for Hagler's title ... He knew boxing was still in his blood and that he might fight again. ..... that had fought only once in five years and had never before fought as a middleweight.
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Ben Johnson (sprinter) - Wikipedia  Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson, CM OOnt (born December 30, 1961) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, .... On September 24, 1988, Johnson became the first sprinter from Canada since Percy Williams in 1928 to win the 100m final at the...
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Rocky Marciano Biography - life, family, children, name, story, wife ...  Boxer Rocky Marciano held the heavyweight boxing title for four years during the 1950s. He is the only boxing champion to ever retire undefeated.
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Michael Spinks Biography - Fighting For Survival, Glory Days ...  both winning gold medals in boxing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. With his "Spinks Jinx," a mean cross-over right-handed punch, Spinks was unbeatable ... Spinks's older brother Leon was often attacked on the streets, and in 1969 he started learning to ... Both won gold, Michael by defeating Riskiev in only three rounds.
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Carl Lewis - Wikipedia  Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals, including nine gold, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title ... He is one of 3 Olympic athletes who won 4 gold medals in a single event (the...
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Aleksandr Karelin - Wikipedia  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and ... Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for ... He had his first loss (01) at the USSR championships in 1987, to the ... and six years without giving up a point, he lost 01 to Rulon Gardner of the...
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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 ..... return to the ring. At his retirement, Lewis's record was 41 wins, two losses and one draw, with 32 wins by knockout.
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Ivan Lendl - Wikipedia  Wimbledon 2013, 2016 (Murray) US Open 2012 (Murray) Olympic Gold Medal 2012, 2016 (Murray). Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [van lndl]; born March 7, 1960) is a former world no.1 professional tennis player and is ... He won two WCT Finals titles and five Masters Grand Prix titles, with the record of nine...
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Bernard Hopkins - Wikipedia  Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American professional boxer who has held multiple world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight. He reigned as middleweight champion from 1994 to 2005, successfully compiling a record 20 title ... Hopkins later broke his own record by winning the IBF light heavyweight title...
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Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo recalls ... - CTV News  Jun 10, 2016 ... Canadian heavyweight boxing champion George Chuvalo reflects on ... I wasn't afraid to fight anybody, the 78-year-old Toronto native told ... the head of Muhammad Ali during their boxing match in Toronto in 1966. ... After an epic 15 rounds, the five-time Canadian heavyweight champion lost by decision.