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ESPN.com - BOXING - Lennox Lewis bio: Unheralded?  On Nov. 13, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nev., World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champion and Linear Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis tattoed ... to earn a unanimous decision victory and capture the undisputed heavyweight ... a vicious right uppercut that buckled Holyfield's knees and sent him back to his corner at...
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Lennox Lewis - Wikipedia  Two fights against Evander Holyfield in 1999 (the first of which ended in a controversial draw) saw Lewis become undisputed heavyweight champion by unifying...
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Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Lennox Lewis, billed as "Undisputed", was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 1999 for the WBA, WBC, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight Championships. ... Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield to become the Undisputed Heavyweight ... first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since 1992 via unanimous decision...
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Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis - Wikipedia  Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis, billed as "Undisputed", was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 1999 for the WBA, WBC, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight Championships. ... After Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield to become the undisputed .... Lewis was not the undisputed champion for long.
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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, WBC, IBF, IBO and Lineal Heavyweight ... Holyfield defeated Ruiz by unanimous decision to regain the title, becoming the first four-time heavyweight champion in boxing...
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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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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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Douglas' knockout of Tyson still one of biggest upsets in sports history  Feb 7, 2015 ... Mike Tyson, then the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the ... run in Columbus, Ohio, for a couple of hours, so Buster Douglas has time to reminisce. ... There had been speculation Douglas would pull out of the fight. .... 11, 1990, was the most important date of his boxing broadcasting career.
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George Foreman - Fact Monster  Olympic heavyweight champ (1968); world heavyweight champ (1973-74 and 94-95); lost title to Muhammad Ali (KO-8th) in '74; recaptured it on Nov. 5, 1994 at age 45 with a 10-round KO of WBA/IBF champ Michael Moorer, becoming the ... named AP Male Athlete of Year 20 years after losing title to Ali; stripped of WBA title...
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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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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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Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I & II - Highlights - YouTube  Dec 16, 2013 - 15 min - Uploaded by Jeff Jackson13th March 1999, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis finally ... In 1994, Lewis  was ...
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SPORTS - Former light heavyweight champion Moore dead at 84  Dec 11, 1998 ... Archie Moore, the light heavyweight champion who set the record for ... a career considered one of the most amazing examples of longevity in sports. He held the light heavyweight title for 11 of the 27 years he was in the ring, knocking out 141 opponents in 228 ... Moore won that bout in New York on Aug.
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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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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero ...  Oct 5, 1999 ... King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero ... Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He ... imbues King of the World with all the freshness and vitality this legendary ... fighter and minister of Islam, a man who talked almost as well as he fought.
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George Foreman Vs Michael Moorer Signed By Big George ...  In an instant, Foreman had regained the title he had lost to Muhammad Ali two ... heavyweight crown; and, 20 years after losing his title for the first time, he ... Once a rebellious teen, "Big George" found boxing as an outlet while in the Job Corps. ... However, on November 5, 1994, the 45-year old Foreman defeated Michael...
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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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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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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.
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Mike Tyson - Wikipedia  Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson also known as Malik Abdul Aziz, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He held the undisputed heavyweight championship and holds the record as ..... On November 9, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tyson faced Holyfield in a title bout dubbed "Finally.
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Buster Douglas - Wikipedia  James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990, and 1996 to 1999. He is best known for his stunning upset of Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo to win the undisputed heavyweight title ... Bey knocked Douglas out in the second round to hand him his first defeat.