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November 5, 1994

George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ

On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th... MORE >

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ALI, Muhammad,. originally named Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., (1942– ), American boxer, the first in the history of boxing to win the world heavyweight championship three times. Between 1955 and 1960, when he graduated from high school, he fought more than 100 amateur bouts and won two national Golden Gloves . . .

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