In any decade in boxing history, you'll find great fighters. The 1920s had Dempsey, and the 1950s had Marciano. But the 1970s had an ecosystem of heavyweight champions and top contenders who could ...

Roy Jones Jnr, one of the all-time greats, has paid homage to the light-heavyweight legends who came before him. Jones, who did some of his best work at 175lbs, said the super-competitive division of ...

A lineal champion in boxing is the fighter who beat the previous reigning champion, or top fighter, in a division. There is no set criteria for when a lineal champion is first named, but it is a title ...

Boxing legend George Foreman dies; had memorable Las Vegas fights — PHOTOS George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the ...

Former heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Ellis, who trained with fellow Louisville fighter Muhammad Ali and squared off against some of his era's best fighters, has died in his hometown. He was 74.

Fearsome in the ring, George Foreman was so charming outside it he became America’s favorite pitchman. The Olympic gold medalist and two-time world heavyweight boxing champion fought the sport’s ...

Joe Bugner, the former British heavyweight boxer who stood toe to toe with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the 1970s, has died at the age of 75. His death was confirmed on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at ...

(CNN) — George Foreman, the two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist whose legendary rivalry with Muhammad Ali culminated in the famous ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ title bout, ...

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get ...

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