Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Born on May 3, 1867, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bowen's first fight was in 1887.He was undefeated in his first 14 fights, with 12 wins and two draws. In September 1890, he successfully defended his title against Jimmy Carroll at the Olympic Club in New Orleans (the same club where James J. Corbett would defeat John L. Sullivan for the World Heavyweight Championship two years later).
Richard Kenneth Gunn (16 February 1871 – 23 June 1961) was a British boxer, and is the oldest man to win an Olympic boxing crown ever. He achieved this feat at the age of 37 years and 254 days. He achieved this feat at the age of 37 years and 254 days.
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
Win 5–1 Fred Hammer KO 3 31 Oct 1924 Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany: 5 Loss 4–1 Max Diekmann RTD: 4 (6) 10 Oct 1924 Berlin Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany: 4 Win 4–0 Rocky Knight PTS: 8 4 Oct 1924 Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Germany: 3 Win 3–0 Willy Louis KO 1 20 Sep 1924 Duisburg, Germany: 2 Win 2–0 Henri van der Vyver KO ...
Marciano remains the only fighter to have stopped every opponent he ever faced for the world heavyweight title, and shares, with Joe Louis, the highest knockout-to-win percentage in world heavyweight title fights at 85.71%. [6] His career knockout-to-win percentage of 87.8% remains one of the highest in heavyweight boxing history.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online ...
László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest.He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia.
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.