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  1. International Boxing Hall of Fame (Wikipedia.org)
      Lists inductees by era." 6-05

  2. Boxing News (BBC News)
      Provides news.

  3. Guide to Boxing Weights (BBC News)
      "True top-weight champions like Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson traditionally take centre stage and command the biggest fight purses."

      "But the epic contests often take place at the lower weights, where speed rather than brute power is often the key." 05-06

  4. 10 Top Boxing Matches (Time.com)
      Provides Time's top picks. 11-12

  5. Johnson, Jack - Unforgivable Blackness (CBS News)
      The film "Unforgivable Blackness" focuses on "the first black heavyweight boxing champion, whose dominance over white opponents in the early 20th century sparked furious debates and even ignited race riots."

      "Extreme racism was a foe of Johnson's as sure as any opponent in the ring."

      "Johnson was an in-your-face fighter of the white establishment at a time when racism was insidious in America, Burns tells The Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith." 1-05

  6. Louis, Joe (InfoPlease.com)
      Provides a biography of the boxing champion. 1-05

  7. Louis, Joe (Biography.com)
      Provides a biography of the boxing champion. 1-05

  8. Joe Louis

  9. Braddock, James J. (JamesJBraddock.com)
      "James J Braddock earned his nickname, Cinderella Man, from his seemingly fairytale like rise from a poor local fighter to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world."

      Editor's Note - The depiction of Braddock's opponent, Max Baer, in the movie Cinderella Man was partly fictional. 6-05

  10. Braddock, James J. (CyberBoxingZone.com)
      "Braddock was an outstanding amateur and power-punching middleweight whose fragile hands derailed his career."

      Editor's Note - The depiction of Braddock's opponent, Max Baer, in the movie Cinderella Man was partly fictional." 6-05

  11. Muhammad Ali

  12. Dempsey, Jack (Wikipedia.org)
      "One more defense followed, versus Bill Brennan, before he had to face world Light Heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier of France, in what became boxing's first million dollar gate ever. Carpentier had served in the war and was a decorated veteran of the French Army. Ironically, Dempsey's promoter used this angle to promote the fight, since many Americans still regarded Dempsey as a slacker during the war. In a farm that had to be rented to accommodate all the public in New Jersey, Dempsey beat Carpentier by a knockout in four rounds in front of 80,183 fans."

      "After this fight, Dempsey's fame reached unexpected heights, becoming one of the top five sports stars in the United States in 1920s, along with baseball's Babe Ruth, tennis' Bill Tilden, American football's Red Grange and golf's Bobby Jones. They were known in America as the big 5 of sports." 6-05

  13. Best Heavyweight Fighters (TheSlot.com)
      Rates heavyweight fighters. Others, of course, will disagree with these ratings. 6-05

  14. Best Fighters (About.com)
      Associated Press's panel rates fighters. Others, of course, will disagree with these ratings. 6-05

  15. Best Heavyweight Fighters (About.com)
      Associated Press's panel rates fighters. Others, of course, will disagree with these ratings. 6-05

  16. Holmes, Larry (About.com)
      Provides statistics for the fighter. 6-05

  17. Foreman, George (Wikipedia.org)
      "In 1972, his string of wins continued, winning five bouts in a row, all within three rounds."

      "With that, Foreman was set to challenge for the world's Heavyweight championship, and so, in January 22, 1973, Foreman faced world Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, knocking him out in the second round to become the world's champion. In what was HBO Boxing's first transmission ever, the call made by Howard Cosell, the broadcaster that night (Down goes Frazier!!, Down goes Frazier!!, Down goes Frazier!) became one of the most memorable sports calls of all time." 6-05

  18. Ali vs. Frazier (ESPN.com)
      "In the ring, Joe Frazier was a bull who didn't need a red cape. Provocation or prodding wasn't necessary for him to come charging after the man in front of him, his head down, his fists acting as sharp horns and inflicting similar damage."

      "It was that relentlessness -- the near-total abandonment of duck-and-cover, the philosophy that one must absorb punishment before one can properly distribute it -- that defined Frazier's boxing career and has defined his life. It carried him to an Olympic gold medal and to the heavyweight championship of the world."

      "And it was that relentlessness that made him the perfect foil for his nemesis, Muhammad Ali. Discussing Frazier's boxing career without bringing up Ali is like talking about Neil Armstrong without mentioning the moon. The two are forever linked, thanks to their three timeless bouts -- Frazier won only the first, and the third was a near-death experience for both of them -- the contrasting styles with which they fought, and the vitriol they hurled at each other for so long." 6-05

  19. Ali vs. Foreman (BBC.com)
      "If there was any doubt as to the scale of Muhammad Ali's greatness, they were erased by his dramatic and stirring eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in Zaire." 6-05

  20. Holmes, Larry (Britannica.com)
      " Holmes won 19 of 23 amateur bouts before turning professional. From 1973 to 1978 Holmes won 28 consecutive bouts, culminating in a victory over the reigning champion, Ken Norton. He defended the title 17 times between 1978 and 1983, once (1980) against Muhammad Ali. He lost the title to Michael Spinks in 1985. Only Joe Louis held the heavyweight crown longer than Holmes." 6-05

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