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Rocky Marciano. At the time of his retirement, Marciano's record stood at 49-0.
The Louisville Lip. Ali took up boxing as a 12 year old to "beat the kid who stole my bike" as he put it. His confident persona quickly earned him the nickname of the Louisville lip.
Jack Dempsey. July 4th, 1919 in Toledo, Ohio. Before the fight, Willard had a document drawn up by the local sheriff to say that he would not be responsible for murder, should he actually kill Dempsey. Willard finished up with a smashed cheekbone and several broken ribs.
John L. Sullivan. John L. Sullivan (1858-1918) was hailed as the first American Sporting icon. He was every mans' idol in the late 19th century, and the night that he lost his title, strong men wept all over the country.
| On June 22nd 1938 at New York's Yankee Stadium, and with World War II looming, American Champ Joe Louis defended his title against German born Max Schmeling in an fight that was just as political as it was a sporting event. What significantly happened in Germany when Louis floored Schmeling in the first round? | Heavyweight Division - Past Champions
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Hitler ordered the radio broadcast to be stopped in Germany. In the first minute of the fight, Louis Knocked Schmeling down. At this point, Hitler ordered that the radio broadcast be stopped immediately across Germany. The German public did not know the outcome of the fight until they read the papers the next morning. Louis won by knockout in the first round.
5. Ali Lost 5 times in his career. Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick and Leon Spinks all beat 'The Greatest'. Amongst these loses, Ali became the first man to regain the title twice, then later also became the first man to regain it 3 times.
Primo Carnera. Carnera was dropped 12 times en route to an 11th round knockout defeat at the hands of Maxie.
Plane crash. The Rock died as the result of a light plane crash on 31st August 1969. Hailing from Brockton, Mass. Rocky is buried in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1959. Johansson knocked out Patterson in June 1959, only for Patterson to win back the title less than a year later, also becoming the first man ever to regain the heavyweight crown.
James 'Bonecrusher' Smith. 'Iron' Mike's first defence was against 'Bonecrusher' Smith in March 1987. He won by a points decision to unify the WBC & WBA versions of the heavyweight crown.
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