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'Prophet, Towering Social, Political Figure' Muhammad Ali Turns 69

Former world heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, turns 69 this Monday, two days after what would have been the 81st birthday of famous civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A national holiday honoring King Jr. is also being observed Monday. Nicknamed, "The Greatest," Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay in 1942,...

Lamon Brewster, The Last Man to Beat Wladimir Klitschko

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Nicknamed, "Steelhammer," WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titlist Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 knockouts), of the Ukraine will be after his 14th straight win and his 11th knockout during that...

Trainer Talks Angelo Dundee, Eddie Futch, Tim Bradley, Devon Alexander

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. The late Eddie Futch is the predecessor of tour-time Trainer of the Year, Freddie Roach and worked with Joe Frazier opposite Angelo Dundee who handled Muhammad Ali. Also, who is going to...

Trainers: Margarito 'Attempted Murder,' Pacquiao's 'Worried'

Antonio Margarito has claimed no knowledge of the illegal hand wrappings in his gloves that led to a scandal that cost him his American boxing license for more than a year But Freddie Roach, the trainer of Margarito's next opponent, Manny Pacquiao, does not mince words when expressing his belief that Margarito is...

Miguel Cotto's Trainer Talks Pacquiao, Margarito Rematches

Trainer Emanuel "Manny" Steward works with WBO and IBF heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko, as well as newly-crowned WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) titlist Miguel Cotto (pictured above, at left), whose ninth-round knockout victory dethroned Yuri Foreman (pictured above, at right) on June 5 during their first bout...

Background on eddie futch

Eddie Futch (August 9, 1911 – October 10, 2001) was a boxing trainer. Among the fighters he trained are Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, and Trevor Berbick, four of the five men to defeat Muhammad Ali.

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