boxing summary

Joe Louis was an American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired. During his reign, the longest in the history of any weight division, he successfully defended his

Evander Holyfield is an American boxer, the only professional fighter to win the heavyweight championship four separate times and thereby surpass the record of Muhammad Ali, who won it three times. As an amateur boxer, Holyfield compiled a record of 160–14 and won the national Golden Gloves

Mike Tyson is an American boxer who, at age 20, became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. His achievements in the ring, however, were often overshadowed by his turbulent personal life. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) A member of various street gangs at an early age,

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and social activist. Considered one of the greatest boxers in history, Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica