1966: The Year The World Witnessed The Greatest At His Greatest

08/01/2021 James Slater

You might not be able to believe it, much less remember it, but there was a time when the heavyweight champion of the world fought way more than once, twice, even three times a year.

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Deontay Wilder wants his retribution in Tyson Fury’s blood

05/30/2021 Jeepers Isaac

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder said earlier today that he wants his retaliation of Tyson Fury with his blood on July 24th.

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Ali-Liston II And The “Phantom Punch” – 56 Years Old And Still Dividing Opinions

05/25/2021 James Slater

Was it a punch nobody saw, or was it a punch Sonny Liston never saw? It was 56 years ago today, May 25th, 1965, when Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston met in their rematch.

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On This Day: Cassius Clay Defeats Doug Jones

03/14/202103/13/2021 James Slater

Even before he was Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay was big news. And he was a big mouth. Fond of making startlingly accurate predictions in which he would call the round ” in which the clown would go down,” the 20-something who had captured Olympic gold in 1960, this as a light-heavyweight, had generated massive fan attention.

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Muhammad Ali’s Five Greatest Fights, Joe Frazier’s Five Greatest Fights

03/08/2021 James Slater

Individually, heavyweight legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier gave the boxing world some of the greatest fights ever seen.

Together, these two men, who dueled over the right to call themselves the best fighter in the world three times, might have given us THE two greatest heavyweight fights ever.

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Bob Arum On Ali-Frazier: The Rumble In The Jungle Doesn’t Compare, Nothing Compares With That Fight

03/08/2021 James Slater

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50 Years On: The Ali-Frazier “Fight Of The Century” Still Delivers

03/06/2021 James Slater

There are certain fights, certain great fights, that never get old. In terms of retaining the ability to thrill, to make a fight fan feel like giving thanks for being a fight fan – for making us feel special, these fights deliver like no others can.

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Conspiracy Theory: Ali Lost To Spinks On Purpose

02/15/202102/15/2021 James Slater

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George Foreman On Why His Older Self Would Have Beaten His Younger Self; Decisioned Muhammad Ali

02/06/2021 James Slater

It’s a fascinating Dream Fight with a most dreamlike quality: George Foreman Vs. George Foreman! Foreman, as we know had two incredible ring careers, from 1969 to 1977, and then, as an “old man,” from 1987 to 1997.

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Both Fights Stopped The World – But Which Was Greater: Ali-Frazier I, Or Ali-Frazier III?

02/01/2021 James Slater

As Muhammad Ali fans know, as Joe Frazier fans know, and as fight historians everywhere know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of “The Fight Of The Century,” the epic first meeting between Ali and Frazier.

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