By Jim Amato Amato Boxing Who was the second best heavyweight around during the first title reign of Muhammad Ali ? A strong argument could be made for Chicago’s Ernie Terrell. Why ? Because he earned it. He was even good enough to hold the WBA version of the heavyweight title but everyone knew who [...]
WHAT IF…Sonny vs Ingo By Jim Amato Amato Boxing Champion Ingemar Johansson vs Sonny Liston was a fight that very well could have happened. After Ingo shocked Floyd Patterson to win the title in 1959, he was the ” man “. At this time Sonny was just beginning to establish himself as a heavyweight to [...]
Where Are They Now? George Chuvalo By Shawn M. Murphy Editor’s Note: Feel free to visit Murphy’s favorite organization to learn more about it: Retired Boxers Foundation George Chuvalo was the Canadian Heavyweight Champion for twenty-one years. He fought the hardest punching heavyweights of his day including George Foreman and Joe Frazier. He was known [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing As Muhammad Ali ruled the heavyweight division in the mid 60′s, white hope contenders came and went. Henry Cooper, George Chuvalo and Karl Mildenberger all were vanquished by the “Greatest”. When Ali was forced to relinquish his crown in 1967, the best of the white contenders was probably Jerry Quarry. [...]
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