His grandfather had fought as an amateur and his father had boxed professionally. His first boxing match was when he was 6 years old, and he won the match. As he kept working out in the Resurrection Boy 's Club Gym, he started winning a lot of matches. By the end of his high school career he had an astonishing 225 wins, and only five losses. He had become a national Junior Olympic
His early career was a period of hard work and determination. Ten years after his arrival in Detroit, Louis won the Golden Gloves as a light heavyweight. Following this win, Louis turned professional and won twelve matches within the first year. The first few years of Louis' pro career involved a steady ascension up the pyramid of the Heavyweight class. His boxing prowess, as well as his reputation, was growing at an incredible rate.
Muhammad Ali is a retire heavyweight boxing champion and claimed the title 3 times in his 21 year career. Muhammad Ali won fifty six boxing matches during his boxing career and has only lost five matches and knocked out his opponents thirty seven times. Muhammad Ali has appeared on the cover of sports illustrated thirty eight times just behind retire basketball player Michael Jordan. In 1964 he joined the islamic religion and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
The Australian flyweight title was his first title fight, and he won it quite convincingly. Sadly Lionel passed away 4 years ago, on the 18th of June, 2011. He passed of a heart disease he had been battling for a few year. In 2007 he had a stroke, leaving him partially paralysed and with speech disabilities. He was rewarded a state funeral for all his boxing achievements and all of the fighting he put in for aboriginal rights.
Ten years later, he announced a comeback and, in November 1994, at age 45, he regained the Heavyweight Championship by knocking out 27-year-old Michael Moorer. Foreman is the oldest Heavyweight Champion in history, and second
Black America pageant, in an Indianapolis, Indiana, hotel room. At a time when the issue of date rape was entering the country’s consciousness, Tyson’s attack became a national sensation. Tyson, who had lost his heavyweight title in February 1990 to James “Buster” Douglas, was preparing for a chance to win it back later in the year. However, Tyson’s behavior had become increasingly erratic. His marriage to Robin Givens had fallen apart amid accusations of domestic violence.
Louis fought over 50 times as an amateur and won the golden glove title and found out that he had a lot of confidence in boxing. (film) Later in the film Louis signed a contract and Jack Johnson was hired to nurture Louis as a boxer. Jack was described as a rich
After Louis lost back to back fights, he finally retired. He had an astonishing record of 71 fights, 68 wins, and 54 knockouts. He defeated most of the other people from his time that are now considered Legends. Not many years after retirement, Joe went into debt because of drug issues and poor financial judgments.
Soon after the newly crowned champion was challenged for his title. This new challenger was retired boxer JIm Jefferies. The retired ex- champion was no match for Johnson. Jack controlled the action in the ring, toying with his opponent and delivering a savage beating for fifteen rounds, until Jeffries's corner men stopped the fight. ”(Jack Johnson Biography).
One of Floyd Mayweather's most important critical choices was his desire to live on his dad’s legacy and become the best boxer ever. As stated in the article Contemporary Black Biography “Mayweather Jr. began boxing at the age of seven and won his first national Golden Gloves championship in 1993 at a weight of 106 pounds. ”(Contemporary Black Biography). Mayweather started boxing at a young age and this choice would lead on to becoming the best decision of his career.
To cope with his pain, he retired from basketball and decided to play professional baseball, the sport that his father loved (Flores, Gerald). Realizing he was not very good at the sport, he quit after his first season and decided to return to basketball. Once he
His was led to a boxing career at the age
After that it just seemed that Cassius Clay had found the one thing he was really good at was boxing. Cassius Clay went on to win the 1956 Golden Gloves tournament at age fourteen. Cassius Clay was eighteen in 1960 when he won the Olympic heavyweight gold medal. Sadly when Cassius Clay went home an Olympic champion racism was still raising its ugly head. He went to a restaurant to eat and was denied service because he was African American.
Mike Tyson was born on June, 30th 1966, which is the last
In the final he defeated three-time European champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski to win the gold medal.” He quickly rose through the ranks of professional boxing, capturing the world heavyweight championship at the young age of 22 by defeating Sonny Liston in 1964. “Ali's unique fighting style, lightning-fast footwork, and powerful punches earned him the nickname "The Greatest" and solidified his status as one of the most talented boxers in history. His thrilling matches, such as the "Fight of the Century" against Joe Frazier and the "Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman, captivated audiences worldwide and cemented his legacy as a boxing legend.
