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The most controversial heavyweight title fight of all time: The Ali-Liston rematch in Lewiston, Maine; May 25, 1965. Watch Muhammad Ali (who was not known for his power)knock out the fearsome Sonny Liston with the infamous phantom punch. Renowned boxing journalist Red Smith declared, 'I saw the punch. It wouldn't have crushed a grape.'
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Added: 29th November 2007
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The first black boxer to hold the world heavyweight title was Jack Johnson of Galveston, Texas. Johnson held the crown from 1908 through 1915. A superb defensive fighter, he would sometimes go through several rounds without his opponent landing a meaningful punch. When he beat Canada's Tommy Burns for the title in Australia in 1908, correspondent Jack London wrote, 'Not one second of any round could legitimately be scored for Burns.' Johnson so outclassed his opposition that his title reign inspired the Great White Hope movement in America to find someone with the proper pigmentation to beat him. Nat Fleischer, who edited The Ring magazine from 1922 through 1972, rated Johnson as the greatest heavyweight ever.
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Added: 6th February 2008
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Boxing historians generally rate Sugar Ray Robinson's spectacular knockout of middleweight kingpin Gene Fullmer in 1957 as "the perfect punch." Judge for yourself. (The video is out of synch with the commentary.)
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Added: 28th April 2008
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Remember this one from the 1960s? Nothing sells like unprovoked violence!
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Added: 18th August 2008
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the Soviet Union faced Hungary in a memorable water polo match. Earlier that year Soviet tanks had rolled into Budapest to brutally suppress a popular anti-communist uprising. The bitter Hungarians decided to take out their anti-Soviet sentiments in the pool. The abbreviated match featured headbutts, punching, gouging and general mayhem which left several players bloodied. (When the blood started seeping into the water, it looked like some players were bleeding to death!) To avoid further carnage, the Soviets abandoned the match and the Hungarians won by forfeit.
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polo
Olympics
Hungary
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Added: 27th August 2008
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