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Boxing, Detroit Needs Alexander-Bradley Without Question

DETROIT -- When Frank Garza steps into the ring for Saturday night's HBO televised, junior welterweight (140 pounds) title clash between southpaw WBC king Devon Alexander and WBO counter part Tim Bradley, the 58-year-old referee said that he will treat the situation as if it is the fighters' first professional...

Evander Holyfield Fights Sherman Williams, Then Brian Nielsen

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.(AP) -- The Evander Holyfield fight against Sherman "Tank" Williams will be held at the Greenbrier Resort next month. The fight will be held at the resort in southeastern West Virginia on Jan. 22. The event will include six other fights. Holyfield is a four-time heavyweight champion. The...

Stars Aligned: Alexander-Bradley, Khan-Maidana, Ortiz-Peterson

The stars are literally aligning in the junior welterweight (140 pounds) division, where the bulk of the prospects in boxing's deepest and most youthful and talent-filled weight class have ties with HBO. On Wednesday, it was announced that the Jan. 29 HBO televised clash between 23-year-old southpaw WBC junior...

Former Top Rank Promotions Publicist Joins Rival Golden Boy

Hall of Fame publicist Bill Caplan, who has spent more than half of his 40 years in the sport of boxing working for Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum, has been hired by rival promoter Golden Boy Promotions, headed by president Oscar de la Hoya, a fighter Caplan once helped to promote under Arum. "Working with Bob for...

Evander Holyfield-Sherman Williams Move to Nov. 12

Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, who will turn 48 on Oct 19, will participate in the 56th fight of a career that began on Nov. 15 of 1984 when he meets 38-year-old Sherman Williams of Vero Beach, Calif., at the Joe Louis Arena on Nov. 12 in Detroit. Holyfield's manager, Ken Sanders, said that the fight...

Joe Louis News From the Web

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Background on Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), better known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

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