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Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston. The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for boxing's World Heavyweight Championship were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in the sport's history.
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- This was the fight that signaled that Californian bad boy Nick Diaz truly was one of the greatest talents in the world. “The Fireball Kid” Gomi was the reigning Pride lightweight champion and widely considered one of the top three or four fighters in the world, pound-for-pound. Gomi had lost just once in his last 14 fights, while Diaz entered the ring determined to prove his worth. You May Also Like.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Defeats Manny Pacquiao in Boxingâs Big Matchup Floyd Mayweather Jr. Defeats Manny Pacquiao in Boxing’s Big Matchup. For nearly 20 years, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has frustrated opponents in the ring with his cool calculation. He has been criticized out of the ring for his lavish lifestyle and outbursts of domestic violence. And he has navigated it all by winning habitually and becoming unapologetically rich.
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Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson. Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, billed as Lewis–Tyson: Is On, was a professional boxing match that took place on June 8, 2002 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, between IBF, IBO and WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and former IBF, WBA and WBC heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Negotiations for a proposed match between Mayweather and The Ring #3 pound-for-pound Shane Mosley began right after Andre Berto pulled out of his scheduled January 30 unification bout with Mosley due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.n the 12th round Mayweather's uppercut stunned and hurt Cotto, but Cotto was able to fight until the end. The judges scored the fight a unanimous decision for Mayweather by scores of 118–110, 117–111, and 117–111. After the fight, Mayweather said Cotto was the toughest fighter he ever faced.
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End of a boxing era: The tale of Jake Kilrain vs. John L. Sullivan, the final bare-knuckle heavyweight title fight And no boxing match like it would ever be seen again. For on July 8, 1889, John L. Sullivan faced Jake Kilrain for the world heavyweight title in what would be the last heavyweight championship held under London Prize Ring Rules — bare knuckles.
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Ronda Rousey Rousey won in 14 seconds of the first round. Ronda Rousey, right, grapples with Cat Zingano during a UFC 184 mixed martial arts bantamweight title bout, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Los Angeles. Rousey won after Zingano tapped out 14 seconds into the first round.
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The Greatest Boxing Matches of All Time The Greatest Boxing Matches of All-Time. “The War.” “The Showdown.” “The Rumble in the Jungle.” These are the fights that lived up to the hype. by by Ryan Murphy. It’s been aptly dubbed the “sweet science,” but professional boxing’s greatest bouts aren’t always defined by strategical brilliance. From blistering slugfests to unforgettable triumphs of will, the matches on this list encompass all the qualities that make the ring game great.
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Greatest Boxers of All Time Was Most fearsome boxer in the world he should be no 1. Ali has fought and beaten the most fearsome opponents, some of them are regarded as the hardest hitters of all time, Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Earnie Shavers. Joe Frazier... enough to make him the greatest boxer of all time.
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley In the end, Bradley won a highly controversial split decision over Pacquiao. Judges Duane Ford and C. J. Ross scored the fight 115–113 in favor of Bradley, while Jerry Roth scored the fight 115–113 in favor of Pacquiao. It was Pacquiao's first defeat in seven years.radley came into the fight with a somewhat lower profile than a typical Pacquiao opponent. In January 2011, he won a 10th-round technical decision in a junior welterweight title unification bout against Devon Alexander.
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Top 10 All-Time Shocking Moments In Sports As bedlam raged in the ring, it was finally announced that the fight was over, Tyson was disqualified (for the first time in a Heavyweight title fight in over 50 years) and Holyfield declared the winner, thus bringing to an end the most shocking sporting moment of all time.
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- foxsports May 3, 2014 at 8:23a ET. Floyd Mayweather’s handlers had threatened to cancel their boxer’s Saturday fight vs. Marcos Maidana because of what they claimed was insufficient padding in Maidana’s gloves, but that dispute has been resolved, Yahoo Sports reported Saturday.
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General Astronomy/Print version Uranus takes 84.3 years to complete its orbit around the Sun. Uranus was only discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel. Since a year takes just over 83 Earth years, it completed its first orbit since discovery in 1865, and then its second in 1949. It’ll only complete its 3rd orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 2033. Uranus, seen by Voyager 2. Image credit: NASA/JPL.
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- Floyd Mayweather Stripped of WBO 147-Pound Title Belt. Floyd Money Mayweather Jr. was awarded the WBO welterweight title when he defeated Manny Pac-Man Pacquiao on May 2, but it was announced Friday that the 38-year-old megastar was stripped of the championship because of a lack of compliance.
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Michael Bisping beats Dan Henderson by unanimous decision at UFC 204 to retain his middleweight title and exact revenge in Manchester Michael Bisping retained his title at UFC 204 with a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson. The middleweight champion had to pick himself up off the canvas after two early knockdowns. Victory at UFC 204 means Bisping has the most victories in the history of the organisation, with 20.
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Top 10 Longest-Reigning Heavyweight Champions in Boxing History John L. Sullivan is one of the most important figures in the history of combat sports, as he is generally regarded as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing and the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing. He was active in the late 19 th century, when boxing was illegal and underground across much of the world.
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UFC 190 results: Ronda Rousey beats Bethe Correia; 'Shogun' Rua gets past Nogueira UFC 190 took place Saturday night from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was headlined by a UFC women's bantamweight title fight between champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Bethe Correia. Rousey is one of the sport's biggest stars and sought to settle a personal grudge against the massive underdog in Correia's home country.
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Manny Pacquiao's dominant win over Timothy Bradley in one stunning photo Manny Pacquaio got his revenge on Timothy Bradley. Nearly two years after Bradley stunned the world with a controversial split-decision victory, Pacquiao took Bradley’s WBO Welterweight title in dominant fashion Saturday night.
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- Canelo Alvarez TKO 6 James Kirkland: The last time Canelo Alvarez was seen in a boxing ring was when he faced the very clever Erislandy Lara. Alvarez chased Lara for 12 rounds–winning the fight by a split decision. James Kirkland, who faces Alvarez on May 9, is no Erislandy Lara. Kirkland’s game is all about power.
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- Joe Louis: Joe Louis, aka the Brown Bomber, was the World Heavyweight Champion for a period of straight 140 months. Out of his 61 wins from a total of 65 bouts, 51 were impressive knockouts. In 2005, he was honored as the Greatest Heavyweight Boxer of All Time by the International Boxing Research Organization.
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The Hit List: Quickest Knockouts in UFC History Quickest Knockouts in UFC History. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno | UFC 34 | 11 Seconds. Penn’s initial three-fight run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship was marked by a series of savage beatdowns that culminated with his 11-second thrashing of Uno at UFC 34 on Nov. 2, 2001 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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50 years on from one of the most famous photos in sport... was Muhammad Ali's win over Sonny Liston all that it seemed? 'Get up and fight, sucker!' screams Ali at the man who, just 15 months earlier, he beat to shock the world and win the greatest prize in sport. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston on May 25, 1965.
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Top 20 shortest UFC fights Aurelio made a name for himself fighting in the Pride Bushido. series, most notably earning a first-round submission win over. Takanori Gomi in April 2006, before making his Octagon debut. against Clay Guida at UFC 74.
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- Garcia vs. HerreraMarch 15, 2014. Canelo vs. AnguloMarch 8, 2014 Canelo Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo. Classic fight.In anticipation of the four-fight pay per view event headlined by boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara on July 12, 2014, relieve this classic match between Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo.