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oxer Larry Holmes attends IWC Flagship Boutique New York City Grand Opening at IWC Boutique on April 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for IWC)

Ex-Heavyweight Champ Larry Holmes hospitalized, released home

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EASTON, Pennsylvania (AP) — Former heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes is recovering at home in eastern Pennsylvania after he was hospitalized for two days because of high blood sugar...
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Boxer Evander Holyfield appears during an undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center April 3, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holyfield will face Francois Botha in a heavyweight fight on April 10, 2010 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Report: Evander Holyfield to retire from boxing

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It's been more than fifteen years since Evander Holyfield's infamous 'bite fight' with fellow heavyweight Mike Tyson. Since then Holyfield's boxing career hasn't had many memorable moments. Monday night, the now almost 50-year-old Holyfield told Sports Illustrated he's finally had enough...
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Rediscovering the first African-American boxing giant

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Recently a Washington Post sportswriter chronicled the reined the first African-American boxing champ, Joe Gans...
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Legendary boxer Joe Frazier dies after fight with cancer

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his rival's shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer...
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Slideshow: theGrio's top 10 greatest heavyweight champions

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SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Jack Johnson, and the ongoing battle to see that he is posthumously pardoned, theGrio has compiled a list of our favorite heavyweight boxers...
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Mike Tyson would have worked with Mel Gibson on 'The Hangover 2'

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Mike Tyson is one 'Hangover 2' cast member who wouldn't have had any problem acting alongside Mel Gibson, according to Page Six...
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Fans fight for pardon of boxer Jack Johnson

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RENO, Nevada (AP) - A century ago, black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson reached the pinnacle of his career when he defeated 'Great White Hope' Jim Jeffries...
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