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Shannon Briggs, the judges, and George Foreman's last fight. By Thomas Hauser ON November 22, 1997, 48-year-old George Foreman fought 25-year-old Shannon Briggs at the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City for what was styled as the lineal heavyweight championship of the world. Foreman, at age 45, had claimed the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation heavyweight titles on November 5, 1994, with a stunning tenth round knockout of Michael Moorer. Four months later, he was stripped of the WBA belt for refusing to make a mandatory defence against Tony Tucker. Th...

Fifteen Years After Hanging Up His Gloves, Mark Johnson Still Fighting For Respect Fifteen Years After Hanging Up His Gloves, Mark Johnson Still Fighting For Respect Comments Off on Fifteen Years After Hanging Up His Gloves, Mark Johnson Still Fighting For Respect Washington, D.C. native Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson epitomizes Black history during a month when we remember historic African-American figures and their accomplishments. Johnson achieved greatness inside the boxing ring. He became the first African-American fighter to win a world title at both flyweight (112 pounds) and super flyw...

Lennox Lewis heard talk in 2000 that Michael Grant was boxing’s next great heavyweight. By Thomas Hauser THE mid-20th century gave birth to a new breed of athlete; men who were big, well-coordinated, and faster than men their size had been before. By the start of the new millennium, athletes had further honed their natural gifts and were even bigger than their predecessors. Two heavyweights personified this trend: Lennox Lewis and Michael Grant. When they met in the ring at Madison Square Garden on April 29, 2000, Lewis was the reigning heavyweight champion. But Grant was seen in some circl...

Olympic, Brazilian World Judo Champion Rafaela Silva Moves to MMA Kayla Harrison will not be the only female Olympic judo champ that decided to move to MMA. Brazilian Rafaela Silva, the 2013 world judo champion and former 2016 Olympic gold medalist below 57 kgs (125 pounds), has officially started her MMA training. Joining the new MMA academy led by Professional Fighters League lightweight fighter Joilton Lutterbach, she has already begun picking up striking fundamentals. According to Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Claudio Silva, who held mitts for her for the first time, the judoka's...

Started talking to a women who hit him. he was members of the army rugby team who was visiting new york city for a match. they could be discharged from the army if they were found preached of code of conduct. he played rocky ball -- played in rocky balboa in 95. >> this morning boxer tommy morrison is being remembered. the former heavy weight champion passed away sunday night. they didn't state the cause of the death. morrison was tested with hiv he later said the test was false. evidences on a ventilator the last day of his life. some of his biggest fights were against ray mercer lennox lew...