Boxing History

On This Day: Lennox Lewis suffered a stunning upset
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On This Day: Lennox Lewis suffered a stunning upset

ON this day in 2001, Lennox Lewis suffered a huge knockout loss.ย The Briton was the unified WBC and IBF heavyweight champion, and 28-year-oldย Hasim Rahman was near-universally expected to be a run-of-the-mill victory for him. Perhaps 20-1...

When Malcolm X boxed in prison
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When Malcolm X boxed in prison

Taken from the works of Patrick Parr, the author of three books, most recently Malcolm Before X. ON FEBRUARY 25, 1964, Malcolm X, 38, suspended from the Nation of Islam, sat in row 7, seat 7,...