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Boxing in America
By
Gary Williams
The Early Years
Bare Knuckles
First style of fighting
No Gloves were used
Very Bloody
Early Champions
John Sullivan (1858-1918)
First World Heavyweight Champion
1882-1892
Defeated by James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett
James “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (18661933)
Second World Heavyweight Champion
1892-1897
Defeated by Bob Fitzsimmons
20th Century
Legends
Jack Dempsey
1895-1983
Heavyweight Champion 1919-1926
Rocky Marciano
1923-1969
Heavyweight Champion 1952-1956
Only undefeated champion in the history of gloved boxing 49-0
Muhammad Ali
1942-present
Heavyweight Champion 1964-1967,1974-1978
Most charismatic Heavyweight in boxing history
Historical Fight
Ali Vs Frazier
Both fighters were undefeated at the time
Ali 31-0 (25 KO’s)
Frazier 26-0 (23 KO’s)
Fight took place on March 8th, 1971 At
Madison Square Garden
Frazier Defeated Ali
By Decision
Rivalries
Emile Griffith Vs Benny Paret
Fought three times.
First fight Griffith won the Welterweight title by K.O.
Second fight Paret won the title back by split decision.
Third fight became tragic.
Paret was beaten badly in the corner, 10 days after the fight he
lapsed into a coma and died.
Jack Britton Vs Ted “Kid” Lewis
Fought 20 times.
Traded the Welterweight title back and forth four times.
Most of their fights were No Decision bouts.
In bouts where a verdict was rendered Britton won four,
Lewis won three and there was one draw.
Championship Belts
3 Main Organizations in Boxing
Each has it’s own belt for each weight class
Most well known are the Heavyweight belts
3 organizations are:
WBC (World Boxing Council)
WBA (World Boxing Association)
IBF (International Boxing Federation)
WBC
IBF
Current Champions
WBA
WBC
IBF
Heavyweight
Roy Jones Jr.
48-1 (38 KO)
Heavyweight
Lennox Lewis
40-2-1 (31 KO)
Heavyweight
Chris Byrd
36-2 (20 KO)
WBA
WBC
IBF
Middleweight
William Joppy
34-2-1 (25 KO)
Middleweight
Bernard Hopkins
41-2-1-1 (30 KO)
Middleweight
Bernard Hopkins
41-2-1-1 (30 KO)
WBA
WBC
IBF
Lightweight
Leonard Dorin
21-0 (7 KO)
Lightweight
Floyd Mayweather
30-0 (20 KO)
Lightweight
Paul Spadafora
36-0 (14 KO)
Don King
Most famous Boxing
promoter of all time
Also the most infamous
Aligned himself with
many Boxing champions
Mike Tyson, Evander
Holyfield, Roberto Duran,
and Julio Cesar Chavez
Coined the phrase “Only
In America”
Fight Purses
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
UnderCard Purses
Main Event Purses
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
1999
2000
2001
2002
Summary
Boxing was once uncivilized and barbaric
Over the years it has become regulated but still
maintains a violent reputation
Has gone from just a sport and involved into a business
Don King was and still is a big reason for the sport’s
progression
Was once considered by many to be the American
pastime
Is still as mainstream today as it was in the past
Has become very diverse
Many different fighters from many different countries
have become professionals in the U.S.