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On this Day: Mike Tyson knocks Frans Botha cold after trying and failing to break his arm
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On this Day: James Toney in exquisite form as he outclasses the plucky Anthony Hembrick
In one of eight non-title fights while super-middleweight champ, James Toney halts Anthony Hembrick in seven rounds
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On this Day: The comeback of George Foreman gathers pace as he knocks out Gerry Cooney in two rounds
George Foreman’s comeback record moves to 20-0 as he ends the career of Gerry Cooney
On This Day: The brilliant 20-year-old Wilfred Benitez bewitches Carlos Palomino
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On This Day: Joe Frazier was born in 1944
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There is meant to be a barrier separating boxers from killers, writes Steve Bunce as he looks back on Rocky Marciano's fight with Britain's Don Cockell
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