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Aaron Pryor (October 20, 1955 – October 9, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 to 1985.
Record Weight class (boxing) Title(s) held Championship years Title defenses Notes Jimmy Barry [1] 61–0–10, 1NC Bantamweight World: 1894–1899 6 Fought when the bantamweight category was not fully established. The weight limits in the United States shifted during his career. Joe Calzaghe [2] 46–0–0: Super middleweight WBO: 1997–2008 21
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Now that LaRosa's is a $180 million company with 65 locations, it seems like Buddy, who was also a well-known boxing trainer, won the Cincinnati pizza fight by a knock-out.
The National Boxing Association (NBA) was organized in 1921. In 1962, the organization was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA). The WBC was organized in 1963. The IBF, which was founded in 1983 by the members of the United States Boxing Association after the USBA withdrew from membership in the WBA. The WBO, founded in 1988.
Leonard vacated the title because he was unsure whether he would continue his boxing career. [23] 18 Dennis Andries (2) (def. Tony Willis) 21 Feb – 24 Jun 1989 0 19 Jeff Harding: 24 Jun 1989 – 28 Jul 1990 2 20 Dennis Andries (3) 28 Jul 1990 – 11 Sep 1991 2 21 Jeff Harding (2) 11 Sep 1991 – 23 Jul 1994 2 22 Mike McCallum
Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight champion from 1978 until 1985. He is often considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
The legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel, whose charges over a long and distinguished career included Roberto Durán and Larry Holmes, [60] [61] was not a fan of Galento. Tasked with training him by Jack Dempsey in 1933, Arcel believed that "[t]rying to get Galento fit was a farce", that he "was just bone lazy", and that working with him was a ...