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When They Were Kings: Yankee Stadium, Ali Legacies Merged in '76

By David SteeleJun 3rd 2010 – 6:40AM

Nobody knew back on September 28, 1976, that five decades of uninterrupted boxing majesty would suddenly stop and go on hiatus for three decades. What everybody did know on that night was that there was a perfect union of one of the greatest venues in the world and ... well, The Greatest. The last time Yankee Stadium...

'Fast' Eddie Chambers 'Relaxed' For Wladimir Klitschko

By Lem SatterfieldMar 17th 2010 – 12:49AM

It is highly unlikely that Philadelphia heavyweight, "Fast" Eddie Chambers, could be at any more of a perceived disadvantage than he is heading into Saturday night's clash with WBO and IBF champion, Wladimir Klitschko, of Kiev, Ukraine, slated for the Esprit Arena in Duesseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The...

Background on Max Baer

Max Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American boxer of the 1930s (one-time Heavyweight Champion of the World) as well as a professional wrestler and referee, and had an occasional role on film or television.

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