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๐Ÿ”ฅ "The Greatest" fought Patterson, Liston, Frazier, Norton and Spinks more than once. Why was there no Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman rematch? @MuhammadAli @GeorgeForeman #boxing #AliForeman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Why was there no Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman rematch?

With the exception of George Foreman, Muhammad Ali fought all of his big-fight rivals more than once. The Sporting News takes a deep dive into the reasons why a sequel to The Rumble in the Jungle was...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman round-by-round scoring: Who was winning the Rumble in the Jungle before KO? @MuhammadAli @GeorgeForeman #boxing #AliForeman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman round-by-round scoring: Who was winning the Rumble in the Jungle...

Even though 'The Rumble in the Jungle' ended in a knockout, opinions vary on what happened before the decisive eighth round. The Sporting News goes back in time to re-score Ali vs. Foreman.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ What is rope-a-dope? How Muhammad Ali KOd George Foreman in โ€˜The Rumble in the Jungleโ€™ @MuhammadAli @GeorgeForeman #boxing #AliForeman ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

What is rope-a-dope? How Muhammad Ali KOd George Foreman in โ€˜The Rumble in the Jungleโ€™

Muhammad Ali achieved a string of fistic miracles throughout his 21-year professional boxing career. However, nothing could ever equal his 'rope-a-dope' triumph over George Foreman on October 30,...

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๐Ÿ“† ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—š๐—ข ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ, @MuhammadAli KO 8 @GeorgeForeman "OH MY GOD, HE'S WON THE TITLE BACK AT 32!!!!"
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๐Ÿ‘€ ๐…๐€๐๐ˆ๐Ž ๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐‹๐„๐˜ ๐„๐๐“๐„๐‘๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐„๐€๐•๐˜๐–๐„๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ ๐“๐Ž๐-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐…๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐Ž๐–๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€ ๐๐‘๐”๐“๐€๐‹ ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“-๐‘๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐Ž๐”๐“ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐”๐Œ๐๐‡ ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐…๐‘๐€๐™๐„๐‘ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐‘๐Š๐„ @FabioWardley @FrankWarren #boxing ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Top 12 best heavyweights in boxing: Rankings for weight class starring Usyk, Fury, Dubois

The heavyweight division is replete with great and potentially great fighters. The Sporting News breaks down the glamour division's top 12.

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โš–๏ธ ๐๐Ž๐—๐ˆ๐๐†'๐’ ๐ƒ๐˜๐๐€๐Œ๐ˆ๐“๐„ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐™๐„๐. ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ-๐…๐Ž๐‘-๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐…๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐„๐‘๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ @ABeterbiev @bivol_d @Canelo #boxing #BeterbievBivol ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ sportingnews.com/uk/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Top 12 pound-for-pound fighters in boxing: Mythical rankings starring Crawford, Inoue, Usyk

Boxing is replete with elite-level fighters in every division, so the pound-for-pound ratings are bursting at the seams. The Sporting News Global Boxing Panel presents boxing's dynamite dozen.

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๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐-๐Ÿ– ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ-๐…๐Ž๐‘-๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐Ž๐”๐“ ๐๐”๐๐‚๐‡๐„๐‘๐’ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐‚๐„๐๐“๐”๐‘๐˜ ๐‘๐€๐๐Š๐„๐ƒ @Tom_Gray_Boxing #boxing #BeterbievBivol ๐ŸฅŠ ๐–๐‡๐„๐‘๐„ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐๐„๐“๐„๐‘๐๐ˆ๐„๐• ๐‹๐€๐๐ƒ? ๐‚๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐Š ๐๐„๐‹๐Ž๐–! ๐Ÿ‘‡ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Artur Beterbiev and the biggest pound-for-pound punchers this century ranked: Who is the No.1...

Undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev has a formidable reputation as a knockout artist. The Sporting News ranks the Russian destroyer against the best punchers this century ahead of...

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๐Ÿ‘€ ๐–๐‡๐Ž ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐…๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐„๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ-๐…๐Ž๐‘-๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ ๐–๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐'๐’ ๐๐Ž๐—๐ˆ๐๐†? @Claressashields @Serranosisters @KatieTaylor @MikaelaMayer1 @sandyryan93 #boxing ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Top 12 best pound-for-pound fighters in women's boxing: Mythical rankings after Price dethrones...

Women's boxing is replete with pound-for-pound stars who are paving the way for future generations. The Sporting News Global Boxing Panel presents its top-12.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Will AJ ever fight in Nigeria or anywhere else on the African continent... and who would it be against? @anthonyjoshua @Tom_Gray_Boxing #boxing #JoshuaDubois ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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๐Ÿ”ฅ AJ's thoughts on Daniel Dubois' win over Filip Hrgovic in June @anthonyjoshua @Tom_Gray_Boxing #boxing #JoshuaDubois ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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๐Ÿ“†๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘๐’ ๐€๐†๐Ž ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜, @OscarDeLaHoya lost "The Fight of the Millenium" to Felix "Tito" Trinidad. But was he ROBBED? @Tom_Gray_Boxing does some number crunching on the 1999 superfight #boxing #DeLaHoyaTrinidad ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Was Oscar De La Hoya robbed vs. Felix Trinidad? Round-by-round scoring for The Golden Boy vs. Tito...

Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad collided in a multi-million-dollar battle of champions in Las Vegas back in 1999. Still, the controversy surrounding the result has never aged.

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๐Ÿ“† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—š๐—ข, Felix Trinidad MD 12 @OscarDeLaHoya. Was "The Fight of the Millenium" a robbery? Round-by-round scoring and conclusion below @sn_fights #boxing #DeLaHoyaTrinidad ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Was Oscar De La Hoya robbed vs. Felix Trinidad? Round-by-round scoring for The Golden Boy vs. Tito...

Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad collided in a multi-million-dollar battle of champions in Las Vegas back in 1999. Still, the controversy surrounding the result has never aged.

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@Tom_Gray_Boxing10 Sep 2024
๐Ÿ“† ๐Ž๐ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐ˆ๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ‘: If you label Pernell Whitaker a "runner" or "boring", then you know absolutely ๐๐Ž๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐† about #boxing Here's Sweet Pea at his best, taking the LEGENDARY Julio Cesar Chavez to school @Main_Events #WhitakerChavez ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ
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๐Ÿ“† ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด, @SugarRayLeonard dropped and stopped Floyd Mayweather. That first left hook by Leonard is ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐Ÿ”ฅ #boxing #LeonardMayweather ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Naoya Inoue's Top 5 ๐Š๐๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐Ž๐”๐“๐’! ๐Ÿ’ฅ @naoyainoue_410 #InoueDoheny ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช "Both men were positioning themselves for an attack at center ring. Inoue went first, knocking Payano out cold with a brutal one-two combination." sportingnews.com/uk/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Naoya Inoue Monster Moments: Undisputed boxing championโ€™s 5 greatest KOs as Nakatani looms

With 27 KOs in 32 wins, Naoya Inoue has scored some devastating finishes across more than a decade as a world champion. The Sporting News made an earnest attempt at selecting The Monster's Top 5...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ As @naoyainoue_410 vs. @TjDoheny approaches, here's a look at some early Inoue KOs. Now arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and unquestionably the best offensive force at elite level. He's just amazing! #NaoyaInoue #InoueDoheny ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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@Tom_Gray_Boxing29 Aug 2024
๐Ÿ‘€ Here are the Top 5 fighters from boxing's ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ list at The Sporting News. Anything you'd change? @sn_fights #boxing ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐…๐”๐‹๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“: ๐Ÿ”— sportingnews.com/uk/boxing/nโ€ฆ
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This is a very nice collection of fighters. And I like that Tom didnโ€™t disqualify a fighter even if he already has a loss.
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๐Ÿ“† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ - ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐—๐„๐‘๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜. Big changes in the past year as Haney, Garcia and Keyshawn drop off while we welcome some new entries #boxing ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

25 Under 25: Ranking the best boxing prospects and champions in 2024, from Bam Rodriguez to...

A lot has happened in boxing over the past year and our 25 Under 25 list looks vastly different. The Sporting News assesses a new landscape of fistic talents and predicts their futures in the sport.

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๐Ÿ“† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ - ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐„๐’๐“ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐—๐„๐‘๐’ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜. Big changes in the past year as Haney, Garcia and Keyshawn drop off while we welcome some new entries #boxing ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ”ฅ sportingnews.com/us/boxing/nโ€ฆ

25 Under 25: Ranking the best boxing prospects and champions in 2024, from Bam Rodriguez to...

A lot has happened in boxing over the past year and our 25 Under 25 list looks vastly different. The Sporting News assesses a new landscape of fistic talents and predicts their futures in the sport.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Diego Pacheco ready for anyone, picks Canelo to KO Berlanga, insists Benavidez being avoided is โ€˜unfairโ€™ @realdpacheco @MatchroomBoxing #boxing #PachecoSulecki ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ sportingnews.com/uk/boxing/nโ€ฆ

Diego Pacheco ready for anyone, picks Canelo to KO Berlanga, insists Benavidez being avoided is...

Patience is a big part of boxing inside and outside the ring. Undefeated super middleweight star Diego Pacheco returns to action for a showdown with former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki as he...

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