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Stevenson, Teófilo

(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Teófilo, 1952–2012, Cuban heavyweight boxer, b. Puerto Padre. One of the greatest amateur boxers ever to enter the ring, he won gold medals at the Munich (1972), Montreal (…

Louis, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Louis, Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow)Louis, Joel&oomacr;ˈĭs [key], 1914–81, American boxer, b. Lafayette, Ala. His father, a sharecropper, died when Louis was four years old, and in…

Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a Mexican-American boxing champion whose good looks and charisma made him one of the few non-heavyweights to become a pop culture celebrity. After years as a successful amateur…

Tonya Harding

Name at birth: Tonya Maxine HardingTonya Harding is the notorious figure skater who conspired in an attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan during the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tonya…

Mickey Rourke

Name at birth: Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.Mickey Rourke's up-and-down acting career has seen him play pretty boys, bikers, drunks, romantics, hit men, and for a few long stretches, nothing at all.…

Mike Tyson: Back in Bit-ness, Part 1

Back in Bit-ness by Gerry Brown This article was posted on January 14, 1999. To the apparent delight of onlookers, Mike Tyson consigns this young boxing fan to a lifetime of intensive…

Holyfield-Lewis Fight

Related Links World Heavyweight Championship Fights Since 1892Major TitleholdersRing Magazine Fight of the Year Award Winners 1945-1997International Boxing Hall of FameIt's a question…