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Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson (Boxing. Born, Brooklyn, NY, June 30, 1966.) Fury unleashed burst into the ring on Mar. 6, 1985 when heavyweight Mike Tyson made his professional debut against Hector Mercedes in Albany, N.Y. At the opening bell, Tyson raced from his corner to launch an attack so vicious that the older, more experienced Mercedes had […]
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis (Born, West Ham, England, Sept. 2, 1965.) Lennox Lewis may be the precursor of the prototypical 21st Century super heavyweight. At 6’5, 250 pounds and as solid as Stonehenge granite, he is one of the largest men ever to rule boxing’s top division. Lewis’s professional career began auspiciously in London, England with a […]
George Foreman
George Foreman (Boxing. Born, Marshall, TX, Jan. 10, 1949.) Heavyweight George Foreman first captured public attention by winning an Olympic gold medal in 1968. He made his professional debut in Madison Square Garden on June 23, 1969 with a third round knockout over journeyman Don Waldheim. After that victory, Foreman turned New York City into […]
