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During the 1970s, boxing was characterized by dominating champions and history-making rivalries. The decade had many superstars, who also had fierce rivals. Alexis Argüello, for example, who won the world Featherweight and Jr. Lightweight titles in the '70s, had to overcome Alfredo Escalera twice before the decade was over.
Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry, billed as The Return of the Champion, was a professional boxing match contested on October 26, 1970, for the Lineal heavyweight championship. [1] This was Ali's first fight since his suspension from boxing in 1967.
4 Mar 1968 – 7 Nov 1970 4 6 Carlos Monzón: 7 Nov 1970 – 23 Apr 1974 9 Monzón is stripped of his title for not fighting his mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdéz. [37] 7 Rodrigo Valdéz (def. Bennie Briscoe) 25 May 1974 – 26 Jun 1976 4 8 Carlos Monzón (2) 26 Jun 1976 – 29 Aug 1977 1 Monzón retires. [38] 9 Rodrigo Valdéz (2)
Earnie Shavers, who earned a reputation as the hardest puncher in the game during a golden era of heavyweight boxing in the 1970s, died Thursday, a day after he turned 78. The cause of death is ...
Boxing used to be a popular staple viewing on American television due to its low costs and production values and was broadcast on all the major networks. Since the 1970s, it is mostly broadcast on pay-per-view and pay television channels, like HBO and Showtime. [48]
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
“Earnie hit me so hard, it shook my kinfolk in Africa,” Muhammad Ali said after their fight.
Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena was a professional boxing match contested on December 7, 1970, for the NABF and Lineal heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 7, 1970. [1]