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HBO World Championship Boxing (in later years stylized in its title card as HBO Boxing – World Championship) is an American sports television series on premium television network HBO. It premiered on January 22, 1973, with a fight that saw George Foreman defeat Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica. HBO's pay-per-view distribution arm, TVKO was ...
Deontay Leshun Wilder (/ ˈ w aɪ l d ər /; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer.He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion.
Though both fighters were regarded for their impressive knockout power, the fight was a largely tactical affair until the 11th round. Witherspoon had a slight lead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage (a 2-point lead on one and 3-point lead on the other two) with five rounds being declared a draw on one scorecard, four rounds being declared a draw on another and one round on the ...
After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled a third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, a sellout crowd of 20,895 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog ...
Jersey Joe Walcott on March 7, 1951def. Joey Maxim on May 30, 1951. def. Jersey Joe Walcott on March 15, 1953 def. Roland LaStarza on September 24, 1953def. Ezzard Charles on June 17, 1954 def. Ezzard Charles on September 17, 1954 def. Don Cockell on May 16, 1955def. Archie Moore on September 21, 1955.
Daniel Dubois (born 6 September 1997) is a British professional boxer. He has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight title since June 2024. [3] Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title (Regular version) from 2022 to 2023. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships ...
George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) [ 2 ][ 3 ] is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister, and author. In boxing, he competed between 1967 and 1997 and was nicknamed " Big George ". He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist. As an entrepreneur, he is known for the George Foreman Grill.
Light Heavyweight Champion. 2-division world champion. WBC. No. 1 Ranked Light Heavyweight. The Ring. No. 2 Ranked Light Heavyweight. Result. Dawson wins via majority decision (117–111, 117–111, 114–114) Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson II, billed as Once and For All, was a professional boxing match contested on April 28, 2012, for the WBC ...