On this day: Muhammad Ali avenges Leon Spinks defeat, claims third heavyweight championship
It was “The Battle of New Orleans.” On September 15, 1978, Muhammad Ali scored a convincing 15-round unanimous decision over Leon...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali avenges jaw-break defeat, outpoints Ken Norton in LA
On Sept. 10, 1973, Muhammad Ali won a hard-fought, razor-close 12-round split decision over Ken Norton at the Forum in...
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Legendary Larry Holmes remembers friend and former foe Earnie Shavers
One by one we’re losing the greats from that sparkling heavyweight golden era of the 1970s. Ali, Frazier, Norton, Quarry...
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Earnie Shavers, feared heavyweight puncher of the 70s, dies at age 78
Earnie Shavers, considered by many to be the heaviest punching heavyweight boxer in history, has died. The news was announced Thursday,...
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Born on this day: Angelo Dundee
It takes a legend to train a legend. And in the case of Muhammad Ali, it took someone of his...
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Larry Holmes: Overworked and underpaid assassin
Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the Larry Holmes Special Issue, which is available for purchase at The Ring...
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On this day: Prime Muhammad Ali scores highlight reel knockout of Brian London
"The Greatest" at his greatest. On Aug. 6, 1966, Muhammad Ali successfully defended the heavyweight championship of the world for the...
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Muhammad Ali’s WBC title belt from 1974 was sold for $6.18 million
The “Rumble in the Jungle” is the gift that keeps on rumbling. Almost 50 years after that legendary fight at dawn...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali stops childhood friend Jimmy Ellis in The Inevitable Fight
Finally these guys got paid for punching each other. On July 26, 1971, Muhammad Ali, who was then the former heavyweight...
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On this day: Muhammad Ali debuts in Ireland, stops Al ‘Blue’ Lewis in 11
A largely uneventful fight with interesting events surrounding it. On July 19, 1972, Muhammad Ali scored a dominant 11th-round stoppage over...
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