George Foreman is a renowned Gold Olympic medalist in the 1968 Summer Olympics and World Boxing Hall of Fame. He is also a successful entrepreneur and known for promoting the George Foreman Grill. But did you ever wonder how much he made with his George Foreman Grill? George Foreman Grill sold over 100 million units. […]
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Scott Charles Bigelow, better known as Bam Bam Bigelow, was an American professional wrestler who was born on September 1, 1961 and died on January 19, 2007. Bigelow was hailed by Ryan Murphy, a writer for Bigelow’s former employer WWE, as the most natural, agile, and physically remarkable big man of the past quarter-century, while
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As a child, Jack Dempsey worked as a farmhand, miner, and cowboy before learning to box from his older brother. His early prize fights took place in mining towns near Salt Lake City, but on July 4, 1919, he defeated Jess Willard The Great White Hope to become the world heavyweight champion. But did you
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Boxing has been one of the most popular sports in the world. Most title matches are televised, expecting millions of viewers to watch them. But did you know that Ali’s bout with Foreman was actually watched by approximately 25% of the world’s population? The “Rumble in the Jungle” in 1974 was a commercial success. It
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Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson would be forever known to be the two greatest heavyweight champions in boxing history. But did you know that the two met, and Tyson promised to avenge his hero? When Muhammad Ali lost to Larry Holmes in 1980, Mike Tyson spoke to Ali and said he would avenge his loss.
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Jack Dempsey This article is about the 20th-century boxing champion. For the 19th-century boxing champion, see Jack “Nonpareil” Dempsey. For other uses, see Jack Dempsey (disambiguation). William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie, and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927,
Bam Bam Runs Through Fire To Save Children By Chris Sabga Editor, IGN Wrestling On last night’s WCW Reload Post Nitro show, news broke that Bam Bam Bigelow was seriously injured after attempting to rescue children from a brush fire. Over 40 percent of his body was burned. Not much else is known about the
George Foreman For other people named George Foreman, see George Foreman (disambiguation). George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. As a professional boxer, he was nicknamed “Big George” and competed between 1969 and 1997. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is a retired American boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. As a professional, he became the first person to win the lineal heavyweight championship three times. In 1964, Ali changed his
Mike Tyson’s Training Routine Mike Tyson was once the most feared boxer on the planet. Shorter than almost anyone in his weightclass – his combination of offensive footwork, seamless combination punching and defensive head movement made him both impossible to hit, and devastating to get hit by. In this post, we’ll explore how Mike trained
