against Zack Kuhn of Madison on Friday‚ Nov. 13. Marcum‚ a Mingo County native‚ defeated Jason Keen in one of last year’s two professional fights at the Logan Toughman event. The other pro fight has Warren “Hitman” Browning‚ of Lenore‚ taking on Joe Paintiff‚ of Parkersburg‚ in a scheduled 10-round State Cruiserweight title fight on Nov. 14. There will also be plenty of Toughman and Toughwoman bouts both nights.
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Cassius Clay better known as Muhammad Ali is by far the greatest boxer of all time. "King of the World" by David Reminick is a very detailed biography of Muhammad and good documentation how boxing used to be. The book takes you on a journey behind the scenes of Alli’s rise to the top and boxing run in with La Costra Nostra. On an October afternoon in 1954 when Cassius was 12 he left his 60 dollar red Schwinn outside the Columbia Auditorium to visit a bazaar. When he and his friends left he realizes
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Who is the most memorable boxer to you? certain names always come up‚ and always will come up.When boxing fans discuss the question of who was the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Mahammad Ali‚ Joe Louis‚ ack Dempsey are all names which have there supporters. So is Rocky Marciano‚ who held the title for four years in the 1950s and who has one accomplishment no other heavyweight champ can claim: he is only one ever to retire undefeated. Early Life Rocky Marciano was Born Semptember 1
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Amateur career and Olympic gold Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. was born on January 17‚ 1942‚ in Louisville‚ Kentucky.[6] The elder of two boys‚ he was named after his father‚ Cassius Marcellus Clay‚ Sr.‚ who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician of the same name. His father painted billboards and signs‚[6] and his mother‚ Odessa Grady Clay‚ was a household domestic. Although Cassius Sr. was a Methodist‚ he allowed Odessa to bring up both Cassius and his younger brother Rudolph
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Floyd “Money” Mayweather‚ the greatest boxer of our generation. A Highly skilled‚ talented and experienced fighter. With a record of 49-0 as a professional fighter‚ and a five- division world champion. Through statics‚ self-confidence and unorthodox training techniques. Floyd Mayweather is the greatest boxer of our generation. Born in Grand Rapids Michigan February 24‚ 1977. Floyd “Money” Mayweather‚ won his first Golden Gloves championship in 1993 at the age of 16 and he represented the United States
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‘When We Were Kings’ is an academy award-winning documentary about the heavyweight boxing championship fight in 1974 between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Famously called the “Rumble in the Jungle‚” the highly-publicised fight took place in Zaire‚ which is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rumble in the Jungle was the title match between world Heavyweight champion George Foreman and his challenger the former champion Muhammad Ali. The fight took place in Zaire; where it was promoted
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Lionel Rose The boxer Lionel Rose‚ who has passed at the age of 62 after a long ailment‚ was the primary Aboriginal Australian to win a world title. He always remembered the appreciation he got when he came back to Melbourne in the wake of overcoming the Japanese champion Fighting Harada in Tokyo to win the undisputed world bantamweight title in February 1968. An unexpected 250‚000 individuals covered the entry lanes to respect their new 19-year-old champion. Raised in Jacksons track‚ Lionel experienced
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The trainer of current light heavyweight unified champion Sergey Kovalev‚ John David Jackson‚ said that reigning super middleweight titlist Andre Ward would be too weak to fight his fighter at 175 pounds. Boxing News 24’s Dan Ambrose indicated that Jackson pointed out the 31-year-old American’s lack of punching power and flawed technique as his possible downfall when he eventually faces the undefeated Russian late this year or early in 2016. Ambrose said that Jackson had been studying Ward’s fights
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Randall Keith Orton was born April 1980 in Knoxville‚Tennessee United States.His spouse is Samantha Speno and he has 1 child.Orton is a famouse wrestler with the names of The legend killer or the viper with his signature move the R.K.O(Randall Keith Orton).He is a 12 world time champion with defeating opponets like John Cena and Shawn Michaels.Orton is a third generation proffesional wrestler with his father and his uncle both having fun in the ring.At the age of 24 he is the youngest person to wold
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The History Of Boxing The origin of boxing dates back to early 4000 B.C‚ and it only got bigger from there. From fighting for freedom to fighting for sport‚ “the manly art of self defence‚”(Whitecollarboxing.com)‚ boxing has become one of the biggest sports in the world. It has evolved over time like any sport from rules to equipment‚ but it kept the structure of the original flatline. Every fight was balanced by weight and size‚ that way no one was at a disadvantage. The winner was decided
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