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Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, billed as The Sunshine Showdown, was a professional boxing match in Kingston, Jamaica contested on January 22, 1973, for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight championships.
Foreman beat Frazier by a TKO in the second round to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Cosell provided blow-by-blow commentary for ABC of some of boxing's biggest matches during the 1970s and the early 1980s, including Ken Norton 's upset win over Ali in 1973 and Ali's defeat of Leon Spinks in 1978 recapturing the Heavyweight title for ...
On March 18, 1976, former undisputed heavyweight champions George Foreman and Joe Frazier agreed to face one another in a rematch of their 1973 heavyweight title bout. [2] In their previous encounter, Foreman had brutalized the then-champion Frazier, scoring six knockdowns in less than two rounds to capture the WBA and WBC heavyweight championships.
In January 2014, Monk co-founded the boxing gym EverybodyFights, offering classes, personal training and a fight school in several cities across the country. Freeda Foreman also strapped on the ...
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (or simply Big George Foreman) [4] [a] is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film on the life of world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, played by Khris Davis.
Two men faced arraignment Monday in Boston, accused of conducting a "hazardous drone operation" too close to Logan International Airport as concerns over airspace safety and national security ...
Donald Bitzer, co-inventor of the plasma screen, died on Dec. 10, 2024, in Cary, NC. He was 90 years old. North Carolina State University.
Howard William Cosell (/ k oʊ ˈ s ɛ l /; né Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist, broadcaster and author.Cosell became prominent and influential during his tenure with ABC Sports from 1953 until 1985.