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The company handled Ali's boxing promotions and pay-per-view closed-circuit television broadcasts; its stockholders were mainly fellow Nation of Islam members, such as Jabir Herbert Muhammad and the chief aide to Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, John Ali, [27] along with several others, including Bob Arum, who later founded Top Rank.
Muhammad Ali: 25 Feb – 14 Sep 1964 0 Ali's undisputed status ended when he got stripped of his WBA title for agreeing to a rematch against Sonny Liston. [8] 3 Muhammad Ali (2) (def. Ernie Terrell) 6 Feb – 28 Apr 1967 1 Ali got stripped of his titles for refusing to be drafted to military service. [9] 4 Joe Frazier (def. Jimmy Ellis)
Frazier defeated Ellis to unify the heavyweight championship, but did not gain World public acclaim as champion until defeating Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971. In an unprecedented move, upon withdrawing its recognition of Leon Spinks as champion, the World Boxing Council immediately recognized Ken Norton as champion, based on an earlier victory ...
American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) training with a speed bag ahead of his fight against Britain’s Brian London, in London, England, 3rd August 1966.
He was also the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics as an amateur, held the NYSAC heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973. Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970.
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Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as The Fight of the Century or simply The Fight, [2] was an undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and Lineal champion Muhammad Ali, on Monday, March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [3] [4] [5]
Boxer Record Weight class Title(s) Championship years Title defenses Notes Michele Aboro [12] 21–0–0 Super bantamweight WIBF: 2000–2001 3 Nicola Adams [13] 5–0–1 Flyweight WBO: 2019 1 Retired due to medical concerns. Laila Ali: 24–0–0 Super middleweight IBA, WIBF 2002–2004 4 (IBA), 2 (WIBF) Inaugural IBA women's super ...