Category: Legends of Boxing

Larry Holmes set up a rematch with Muhammad Ali in the championship of the tournament after narrowly defeating Joe Louis in an exciting losers’ bracket final. Unfortunately, the tournament had a bit of a lackluster finish as for the second straight matchup, Ali and Holmes took defensive postures, didn’t land any big blows, and left…

Three boxers are left in the tournament, with Muhammad Ali booking his ticket to the championship round as the lone unbeaten fighter. Joe Louis has won four consecutive matches in the losers’ bracket, including three in this segment, besting a murderer’s row of Jack Dempsey, George Foreman and Mike Tyson. Louis will face Larry Holmes,…

The winners’ bracket final is set, as Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes will fight for the right to advance to the championship round. Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Evander Holyfield, Rocky Marciano are still alive and will battle in the third round in the losers’ bracket. George Foreman and Mike Tyson will await them in the…

Halfway through the competition, four boxers remain undefeated, and the first four have been sent home. George Foreman will face Muhammad Ali in one winners’ bracket semifinal, while Larry Holmes will battle Mike Tyson in the other. Foreman enjoyed an incredibly close victory over Rocky Marciano, which came on the heels of another match just…

The first round of the Legends of Boxing Heavyweight Tournament went mostly as expected, as the favored fighters won seven of the eight matches. The other saw Evander Holyfield defeat Joe Frazier in a controversial split decision by the judges. Two matches were decided by knockouts, two were by technical knockouts, and four went to…