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A century at ringside: the Boxing Writers Association of America at 100 | Thomas Hauser • Apr. 16, 2025, 10:55 PM ET (The Guardian)
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Teen boxer won't let visual impairment hold him back from his dreams • Mar. 26, 2025, 3:03 AM ET (CBS)
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Mike Tyson, sports stars and more pay tribute to boxing great George Foreman • Mar. 22, 2025, 7:07 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Pacquiao v. Mayweather
Sonny Liston and Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
Boxer at Rest
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Jack Johnson
Joe Louis and Max Schmeling
Sugar Ray Robinson and Randy Turpin
Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson
Wijan Ponlid
George Bellows: Stag at Sharkey's
Muhammad Ali: One of the greatest boxers of all time
Hear about the first Olympic gold medal winner in women's boxing, Nicola Adams
Weight divisions in boxing explained
View a “white-collar boxing” match, London, form of amateur boxing featuring men and women fighters from white-collar professions
Observe how a hook punch's force is generated mostly from the hips while the elbow remains bent
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Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury
English-born boxer
Rodolfo Gonzales
Rodolfo Gonzales
Mexican American boxer, writer, and civil rights activist
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
American boxer
Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer and politician
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American boxer
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
American boxer
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
American boxer
Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya
Bernard Hopkins
American boxer
Roy Jones, Jr.
American boxer
Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Don King
Don King
American boxing promoter
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
British boxer
Barney Ross
Barney Ross
American boxer
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
American boxer
Bendigo
Bendigo
British boxer
Max Schmeling
German boxer
Pernell Whitaker
American boxer
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
American boxer
Jerry Quarry
Jerry Quarry
American boxer

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