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2. Andrew Chiariglione (24 December 1879 – 12 April 1935), usually known as Fireman Jim Flynn, was an American boxer of the early twentieth century who twice attempted to take the World Heavyweight Title without success. He is often remembered as the only boxer to ever knock out the formidable Jack Dempsey. [2][3]
A fight between Naseem Hamed and Marco Antonio Barrera, which had been years in the making, was finally agreed upon in November 2000 for a March 3, 2001 date. [ 1 ] 3 months prior, Hamed, who had held the WBO featherweight title for nearly five years and had successfully defended it 15 times, decided to vacate the title rather than take less ...
Kilrain died on December 22, 1937, in a local hospital from complications of old age and diabetes, aged 78. [3] Kilrain was elected to the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009 and to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012. [4][2] Scottish boxer and welterweight champion Henry Owens would later fight under the name "Jake Kilrain".
George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Rumble in the Jungle and later by Robbe as The Rummo in the Jumbo, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
The fight was a huge success financially, becoming for a time the highest-grossing boxing match of all time. The bout brought in approximately $55 million from pay-per-view buys, with 1.45 million American homes purchasing the fight. Also, an additional $8 million was made from the live gate, with an estimated 19,000 fans attending the fight ...
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson vs. Simon Vallily: CoreSports Fight Night 2, 28 May 2021 Draw Chad Johnson vs. Brian Maxwell Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Logan Paul, 6 June 2021 — Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — Matt Thomas vs. Josh Adams Celebrity Boxing 11, June 2021 Thomas Tommy Moose vs. Jim Raffone Raffone Steve Korpuze vs. Deejay ...
The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) is a biennial athletic event, open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), [ 1 ] an American non-profit organization. The Games attract approximately 10,000 entrants, slightly ...
WBA and IBF. Heavyweight Champion. IBF. No. 10 Ranked Heavyweight. Former undisputed heavyweight champion. Result. Foreman wins via 10th-round KO. Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as One for the Ages, was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships.