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Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comEvander Holyfield is the only boxer to win the heavyweight title four times. Don't miss SportsCentury: Evander Holyfield on Wednesday at 4 pm ET.
Story | Conversation | August 10, 2006Mel Allen, legendary Yankees voice, dies at 83
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...became a broadcaster. He did it all, from the World Series (20 times) to college football and boxing. He was best known for his work with the Yankees. Early in the 1939 season, he was...
Page | ConversationSugar Ray was ring artist
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Some thought he was arrogant when he usurped the nickname Sugar Ray, after the man many consider boxing's best fighter, pound-for-pound. But not the one person who counted. "I'm gratified he...
Page | ConversationMarciano right to the chin KOs champion Walcott
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Early in the 13th Marciano, though battered and bloodied, delivers one of the most devastating punches in boxing history, a short right to the side of Walcott's chin. Walcott sinks to one knee, his...
Page | ConversationDempsey wins punishing bout with Firpo
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comSept. 14, 1923 Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo engage in one of the most exciting bouts in boxing history. Dempsey survives two knockdowns, including one in which he is knocked clear out of the ring...
Page | ConversationTyson KO's Spinks in just 1:31 of first round
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...for this," Tyson says. "Not just physically, but intellectually, too. To handle the pressure that comes with boxing." While Spinks can't handle Tyson, he has no trouble dealing with his $13 million payday -- or...
Page | ConversationThe Rock retires with a perfect record (49-0)
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...1956 The Brockton Blockbuster is through busting heads -- and ribs. Rocky Marciano, 32, announces his retirement from boxing. At 49-0 (with 43 knockouts), he is the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated...
Page | ConversationBoxing loses two of greatest eight years apart
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...Yes, Louis is a credit to his race -- the human race." He also was a credit to boxing. His championship reign, from 1937 until he retired in 1949, is the longest of any title-holder...
Page | ConversationBoxing's new 21-point safety program
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...including Jimmy Doyle's at the hands of welterweight champ Sugar Ray Robinson, lead to the National Boxing Association adopting a 21-point safety program designed for the protection of all fighters under its jurisdiction...
Page | ConversationLeonard takes mom's advice, retires
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...tears of his mother. For a while she has tried to convince her son to give up boxing. Finally, he throws in the towel. "I am retiring from boxing for the love of my mother...
Page | ConversationUnderdog Holyfield dominates Iron Mike Tyson
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...t - the 34-year-old Holyfield (33-3) has his career reborn in winning Tyson's World Boxing Association title. Tyson's consolation is a purse of $30 million, $19 million more than Holyfield receives...
Page | ConversationAt 45, Foreman wins title one Moorer time
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...and 250 pounds, Foreman is 19 years older and 28 pounds heavier than Michael Moorer, the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation champion. For nine rounds in Las Vegas, it appears Foreman is more...
Page | ConversationBowe, paraglider can't stop Holyfield
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comNov. 6, 1993 Boxing has had many bizarre scenes in its history, but perhaps none has been as weird as what...
Page | ConversationNo fix - Saddler shows a lot of Pep
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.com...he has heard rumors about a fix, but expects both men "to uphold the good name of boxing." Pep, the champion, tells reporters, "Don't worry about me. I'll be in there to win...
Page | ConversationOct. 16, 1909: Packing a powerful punch
Larry Schwartz, Special to ESPN.comMiddleweight champ Stanley Ketchel goes for the big prize, challenging for Jack Johnson's heavyweight title. Boxing legend has it that Johnson agreed to carry Ketchel and extend the fight for the sake of...
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