Richard Ihetu lost his first four fights in Liverpool, then won world titles at middleweight and light heavyweight before backing Biafra in Nigeria's...
Bob Foster's life, from his Texas birth and Albuquerque youth to his 1968 knockout of Dick Tiger, 14 title defenses, losses to Frazier and Ali, and hi...
Leon Spinks took the heavyweight title from Muhammad Ali in only his eighth pro fight, lost the WBC belt a month later, and surrendered the WBA crown...
Unbeaten at 48-0, Larry Holmes lost his heavyweight title to light heavyweight king Michael Spinks on three close cards at the Riviera in Las Vegas, t...
Leon Spinks went from a St. Louis housing project and the Marine Corps to Olympic gold in 1976, then took the heavyweight title from Muhammad Ali in o...
Michael Spinks won Olympic gold with his brother Leon in 1976, ruled the light heavyweight division unbeaten and became the first reigning light heavy...
In July 1980 at the Great Gorge Playboy Club in McAfee, New Jersey, Yaqui López battered Matthew Saad Muhammad in the eighth round, only for the WBC c...
Abandoned in Philadelphia at five and named by nuns, Matthew Saad Muhammad came back from the brink against Marvin Johnson and Yaqui López to hold the...
In his twelfth pro fight, 23-year-old Evander Holyfield outlasted Dwight Muhammad Qawi over 15 brutal rounds at the Omni to win the WBA cruiserweight...
Dwight Braxton took up boxing while serving time in Rahway State Prison and became Dwight Muhammad Qawi, WBC light heavyweight champion, WBA cruiserwe...
Thomas Hearns won the first two rounds and left Iran Barkley cut over both eyes, but two right hands in the third round at the Las Vegas Hilton took t...
Steered into boxing by his pioneering sister Yvonne, Iran Barkley beat Thomas Hearns twice, lost a classic to Roberto Durán and won titles in three di...
