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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman

2023-12-18T01:51:19Z

Nihlus1:

{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''Challenger rankings'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! colspan="2"| As of November 2008
|-
| WBA || NR
|-
| WBC || NR
|-
| IBF || 5
|-
| WBO || 10
|-{{pstable-bg1}}
! colspan="2"| As of August 2008
|-
| WBA || NR
|-
| WBC || 17
|-
| IBF || 4
|-
| WBO || NR
|-
|}
{| {{punchstatstable-r}}
|+ '''CompuBox Punchstats'''
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Klitschko || Rahman
|-
| Landed || 178 || 30
|-
| Thrown || 369 || 207
|-
| Pct. || 48% || 14%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Klitschko || Rahman
|-
| Landed || 134 || 15
|-
| Thrown || 251 || 151
|-
| Pct. || 53% || 10%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Klitschko || Rahman
|-
| Landed || 44 || 15
|-
| Thrown || 118 || 56
|-
| Pct. || 37% || 27%
|}
<fight>1348175</fight>
*'''Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
*'''Weights:''' Klitschko 111 kg, Rahman 115 kg
*'''Aired on:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]] (USA), [[RTL|RTL Television]] (Germany), Inter (Ukraine)
*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Klitschko)
*'''[[World Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Klitschko)
*'''[[International Boxing Organization]] Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Klitschko)

== Notes ==
[[File:Klitschko-Rahman 84028856.jpg|right|310px]]
[[file:5d3dc832-519b-4b66-b819-6fc93171ec5e.jpg|310px|right]]
[[File:Klitschko-Rahman 84026124.jpg|310px|right]]
*With IBF mandatory challenger [[Alexander Povetkin]] injured, fourth-ranked Hasim Rahman was the leading available contender and, therefore, counted as Klitschko's mandatory defense.
*According to the IBF rankings published by several media, Rahman was ranked No.4 contender (Povetkin ranked No.1, No.2 spot vacant, [[Alexander Dimitrenko]] ranked No.3); according to the IBF's official website, however, Rahman was No. 5 in November 2008.<ref>[http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/ratings/IBF/Heavyweight/11-2008 Ratings: IDF: November 2008.]</ref>
*Official on November 3.[https://delo.ua/lifestyle/klichko-vybral-rahmana-92046/]
*The IBF ruled that Povetkin would retain his status as mandatory challenger for the IBF title and would be granted a title shot no later than September 13, 2009.
*The bout averaged 9.67 million viewers in Germany.

<big>'''Klitschko KOs Rahman in seventh, retaining IBF, WBO heavyweight belts'''</big>

Associated Press, December 14, 2007

MANNHEIM, Germany -- Wladimir Klitschko defended his IBF and WBO heavyweight crowns by stopping Hasim Rahman in the seventh round at SAP Arena on Saturday.

Klitschko hit the shorter, older and heavier Rahman at will throughout, and after landing a left-right-left combination against the cornered American, referee Tony Weeks stepped in to end the contest 44 seconds into the round. Rahman didn't appear upset.

"He knew this was his chance," Klitschko said, "I was surprised, but he was much slower."

Klitschko had knocked down Rahman in the previous round with successive left hooks.

The technical knockout in Klitchsko's sixth defense of the IBF belt -- and third this year -- improved the Ukrainian-born fighter to 52-3 with 46 KOs.

"He fought a very smart, intelligent fight," said Klitschko's trainer, Emanuel Steward.

Rahman, the two-time heavyweight champion who stepped in as a replacement opponent last month, struggled to get inside the taller Klitschko's reach, and dropped to 45-7-2.

The fighters started out fast and light on their feet, but it soon became apparent that Rahman was struggling to overcome the 3½-inch height advantage enjoyed by the champion. Rahman had to lean in drastically, and Klitschko easily fended off his punches.

Rahman did little more than lean on the ropes for a time and guard his face as Klitschko sought his opening.

"Wladimir was very smart not to throw too many punches and to be very patient and to work behind his left jab," Steward said.

Rahman looked reinvigorated in the fourth round, using his whole torso to make ambitious attacks, often connecting with Klitschko's body.

But he rarely landed blows above Klitschko's shoulders, and the consequences were clear when Klitschko dropped Rahman early in the sixth with two hard lefts to the side of his head.

Rahman got up but spent the remainder of the round in the corner, taking a sustained beating.

Another flurry at the opening of the seventh ended Rahman's challenge.

Klitschko also retained the minor IBO belt.

He was originally scheduled to face Alexander Povetkin (16-0), but the Russian pulled out with an ankle injury.

Klitschko cited Povetkin along with fellow Russian Nikolai Valuev and American Cristobal Arreola as signs that heavyweight talent is improving.

He also mentioned British boxer David Haye, who monopolized the post-fight press conference with a challenge to Klitschko's older brother, Vitali.

"I want to fight him because he's the big one," Haye said. "He in my opinion is the best fighter."

Vitali Klitschko, who reclaimed the WBC heavyweight title in October by stopping Samuel Peter, said he might fight Haye in 2009.

"We'll see," Klitschko said. "I would gladly fight against him."

On the undercard, former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe made a modest comeback with an eighth-round decision over Germany's Gene Pukall. It was just the third fight in a decade for the 41-year-old American and his first in three years.

Bowe (45-1, 33 KOs) had been training in Germany since September in an effort to get his stamina up and his weight down. The work paid off in the ring, where he kept up with the 33-year-old Pukall (14-13-2, 12KOs) and bested him with a stream of careful head shots. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3767370]

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Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)

2020-03-02T23:51:13Z

Nihlus1: /* Notes */

[[File:Muhammad-Ali-vs-Leon-Spinks-I.jpg|right|500px|thumb|Leon Spinks (left) and Muhammad Ali exchange punches.]]
<fight>365</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (Top Rank)
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (11th defense by Ali) 
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (11th defense by Ali) 
*[[:File:Ali-Spinks 1 U1924866.jpg|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks I-BE056195.jpg|Photo 3]], [[:File:Muhammad-Ali-Leon Spinks I.jpg|Photo 4]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks 02-15-1978.jpg|Photo 5]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks I 48977532.jpg|Photo 6]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks I 8b4b60f.jpg|Photo 7]]
*[[:File:SI4810.jpg|''Sports Illustrated'' Cover]]
*'''See Also:''' [[Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali (2nd meeting)]]
 
==Notes==
*Spinks defeated [[Alfio Righetti]] by a 10-round unanimous decision on November 18, 1977. Before the bout, promoter [[Bob Arum]] said Ali, who was in attendance, had signed to fight the winner in Las Vegas on February 15, 1978.
*On [[Ken Norton vs. Jimmy Young|November 5, 1977]], [[Ken Norton]] (ranked No. 1 by the WBA and WBC) defeated [[Jimmy Young]] (ranked No. 2 by the WBA and WBC) by a 15-round split decision in a bout that was sanctioned by the WBC as a heavyweight title eliminator.
*The WBC sanctioned Ali's fight against Spinks on December 1, 1977, but said the winner had to fight Norton.
*Ali's purse was $3.5 million, and Spinks received $320,000.
*A sellout crowd of 5,298 produced a gate of $756,300.
*The fight aired live on [[CBS]] and drew more than 70 million viewers. CBS paid $3.8 million to televise the bout.
*Spinks was a 10-1 underdog.
*All three official judges and the Associated Press scored the last three rounds for Spinks. The AP had Ali winning 143-142.
*Spinks became the first challenger to win the World Heavyweight Championship on a decision since [[Jim Braddock]] defeated [[Max Baer]] on [[Max Baer vs. Jim Braddock|June 13, 1935]].
*Spinks entered the fight with a record of 6-0-1. With only seven pro fights, he was the most inexperienced boxer ever to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
*On March 18, 1978, the WBC stripped Spinks and awarded the title to Ken Norton. However, Spinks remained the WBA champion.
*Ali vs. Spinks I was named 1978 [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] by [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']], and 15th round was named [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year|Round of the Year]] by the magazine.
*Spinks dominated Ali from beginning to end in terms of aggression, accuracy, and punches landed. Spinks landed 419 punches, more than any other foe Ali fought.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 36:47.]</ref>

== Post-Fight Quotes ==
*Ali: "I gave the best I could. I knew he was a good fighter. It was a close fight. He was the aggressor. It could have gone either way."
*Spinks: "I knew I was always in it, and I knew I had to go all out in the last few rounds."
*Ali: "Next time, I'll have to get on my toes to beat him. My rope-a-dope didn't work. He was too strong. It was more a mistake in strategy."
*Spinks: "I was very serious during the fight, but I also had a lot of fun. He kept saying things to me, trying to make me mad, but all he did was make me laugh. It was like he was telling me jokes. One time he called me a dirty name. I said, 'Oh, Ali, how could you say such a thing?' Can you imagine your idol calling you a dirty name?"
*Ali: "Winning the championship two times is rough. Only me and [[Floyd Patterson]] have done it. If I can win it a third time, I think I'll establish a record that won't be broken in a thousand years."
*Spinks: "I'm the latest, but he's the greatest."
*Ali: "I let him rob my house while I was out to lunch."
*[[Angelo Dundee]], Ali's trainer: "I knew it was too close for comfort. I told him to stop fooling around. He was giving up too many rounds. But I heard the decision and I thought 'Well, what are you going to do; that's it.' I prepared myself for this day for a long time. I conditioned myself for it. I was young with him and now I feel old with him."

==Articles ==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qvhdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5965%2C341193 "Ali-Spinks Winner Must Face Norton" Associated Press, December 2, 1977]
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19780213&id=EmIzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CogDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2873,3669897&hl=en "Ali Talks Norton Fight" by Steve Wilstein, United Press International, February 13, 1978]
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19780214&id=29kwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qeAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=980,4148374&hl=en "Spinks Shocks Ali, Claims Crown" by Steve Wilstein, United Press International, February 16, 1978]
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19780216&id=AOVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366,1974276&hl=en "Spinks' upset sends boxing into turmoil" by Ed Schuyler Jr., Associated Press, February 16, 1978]
*[http://www.si.com/vault/1978/02/27/822414/hes-the-greatest-im-the-best-ali-was-his-man-then-and-ali-is-his-man-now-but-when-24-year-old-leon-spinks-attacked-both-idol-and-the-heavyweight-title-came-tumbling-down "He's The Greatest, I'm The Best" by Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', February 27, 1978]
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19780408&id=TkxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5533,1774632&hl=en "Two Is One Too Many" by Robert Stiff, ''Evening Independent'', April 8, 1978]

Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young

2020-03-02T23:48:36Z

Nihlus1: /* Notes */

[[File:Ali-Young 83464483.jpg|right|370px]]
<fight>22902</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] World Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Ali) 
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] World Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Ali) 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Marvin Brooks]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[ABC Wide World of Sports]] (Main Event)

== Notes ==
[[File:Ali-Young 4036.jpg|right|300px]]
*Ali was paid $1.6 million, plus $200,000 for training expenses. Young earned a total of $85,000.
*The Associated Press reported: "Ali seemed content to toy in the first four rounds, doing very little fighting. He then began coming on in the fifth round and started landing with power, although he still missed much more than he usually does. Ali's best round seemed to be the ninth, when he went up on his toes and snapped home at least 25 punishing jabs to Young's face. But then he went flatfooted again and, while landing some good rights, he was the target of several hard rights in the final three rounds when Young came on strong. It was the only time in the fight that Young was the actual aggressor and that lack of aggressiveness early on cost him dearly."
*On six occasions, Young ducked outside of the ropes when he was pressured by Ali. He did it in the seventh round, the eighth, the 12th, twice in the 13th, and once more in the 15th. When he did it in the 12th round, the referee ruled it a knockdown and began to count. Young pulled his head back into the ring at the count of two. Mark Kram of [[Sports Illustrated]] wrote: "It was unconscionable behavior for a man who wants the heavyweight championship of the world."
*The decision was loudly booed by the crowd. Mark Kram wrote: "There was no way anyone could justify taking the title from Ali."
*The Associated Press scored the fight 69-66 for Young.
*No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender [[Ken Norton]] scored a [[Ken Norton vs. Ron Stander|fifth-round TKO]] against [[Ron Stander]] on the undercard.
*Young landed 222 punches to Ali's 113. Young outlanded Ali 65-27 in jabs and 157-86 in power punches. The punch disparity highlighted the booing at the judges' decisions:<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 30:37.]</ref>
**In the first round, Ali threw a total of 5 punches to Young's 74, and landed 0 punches to Young's 18. Two of the three judges scored the round even.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 30:57.]</ref>
**In the third round, Young threw 78 punches to Ali's 26, and landed 21 punches to Ali's 7. Two judges scored this round for Ali, and the third scored it even.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 31:22.]</ref>
**Despite these and other disparities, Ali had somehow been scored as the winner of all ten rounds going into the eleventh by one of the judges, and winner of all but one of the ten rounds by the other two.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 31:42.]</ref>

== Post-Fight Quotes ==
[[File:Ali-Young 52228851.jpg|right|300px]]
*"I weigh 230 pounds, just what I weigh when I'm in terrible shape. I'm 34 and I'm telling you what I did was a miracle, going 15 rounds and beating that young man. I've been eating too much pie, too much ice cream. You wouldn't believe the things I do in training." - Muhammad Ali.
*"The reason I kept ducking through the ropes, seriously, was to take some of the pressure off me." - Jimmy Young.
*"He looked pitiful. I kept hollering up to him, 'Don't blow the money, Ali, don't blow the money, damn it!' But the Ali you saw tonight is not the guy I have to fight. I wish it was, but it won't be. He'll be ready for me. You can count on it." - Ken Norton.

== Articles ==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lT9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PD4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1083,222490&dq=muhammad+ali+jimmy+young+ap&hl=en "Ali retains title with left jab" AP, May 1, 1976]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MM5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678,31091&dq=muhammad+ali+jimmy+young&hl=en "Young 'ducks' away from title" UPI, May 1, 1976]
*[http://www.si.com/vault/1976/05/10/616347/the-champ-looked-like-a-chump "The Champ Looked Like A Chump" By Mark Kram, Sports Illustrated, May 10, 1976]

Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young

2020-03-02T23:44:51Z

Nihlus1: /* Notes */

[[File:Ali-Young 83464483.jpg|right|370px]]
<fight>22902</fight>
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] World Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Ali) 
*'''[[World Boxing Association]] World Heavyweight Title''' (6th defense by Ali) 
*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] ([[Don King Productions]])
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Marvin Brooks]]
*'''Aired On:''' [[ABC Wide World of Sports]] (Main Event)

== Notes ==
[[File:Ali-Young 4036.jpg|right|300px]]
*Ali was paid $1.6 million, plus $200,000 for training expenses. Young earned a total of $85,000.
*The Associated Press reported: "Ali seemed content to toy in the first four rounds, doing very little fighting. He then began coming on in the fifth round and started landing with power, although he still missed much more than he usually does. Ali's best round seemed to be the ninth, when he went up on his toes and snapped home at least 25 punishing jabs to Young's face. But then he went flatfooted again and, while landing some good rights, he was the target of several hard rights in the final three rounds when Young came on strong. It was the only time in the fight that Young was the actual aggressor and that lack of aggressiveness early on cost him dearly."
*On six occasions, Young ducked outside of the ropes when he was pressured by Ali. He did it in the seventh round, the eighth, the 12th, twice in the 13th, and once more in the 15th. When he did it in the 12th round, the referee ruled it a knockdown and began to count. Young pulled his head back into the ring at the count of two. Mark Kram of [[Sports Illustrated]] wrote: "It was unconscionable behavior for a man who wants the heavyweight championship of the world."
*The decision was loudly booed by the crowd. Mark Kram wrote: "There was no way anyone could justify taking the title from Ali."
*The Associated Press scored the fight 69-66 for Young.
*No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender [[Ken Norton]] scored a [[Ken Norton vs. Ron Stander|fifth-round TKO]] against [[Ron Stander]] on the undercard.
*Young landed 222 punches to Ali's 113. Young outlanded Ali 65-27 in jabs and 157-86 in power punches. The punch disparity highlighted the booing at the judges' decisions:<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 30:37.]</ref>
**In the first round, Ali threw a total of 5 punches to Young's 74, and landed 0 punches to Young's 18. Two of the three judges scored the round even.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 30:57.]</ref>
**In the third round, Young threw 78 punches to Ali's 26, and landed 21 punches to Ali's 7. Two judges scored this round for Ali, and the third scored it even.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 31:22.]</ref>
**Despite these and other disparities, Ali had somehow been scored as the winner of all ten rounds going into the eleventh by one of the judges, and winner of all but one of the ten rounds by the other two.<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 31:42.]</ref>
<Ref>Bob Cannobio and Lee Groves, "Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers", 2018. [https://soundcloud.com/hboboxing/muhammad-ali-by-the-numbers-with-compubox-ep-267 See 31:42.]</ref>

== Post-Fight Quotes ==
[[File:Ali-Young 52228851.jpg|right|300px]]
*"I weigh 230 pounds, just what I weigh when I'm in terrible shape. I'm 34 and I'm telling you what I did was a miracle, going 15 rounds and beating that young man. I've been eating too much pie, too much ice cream. You wouldn't believe the things I do in training." - Muhammad Ali.
*"The reason I kept ducking through the ropes, seriously, was to take some of the pressure off me." - Jimmy Young.
*"He looked pitiful. I kept hollering up to him, 'Don't blow the money, Ali, don't blow the money, damn it!' But the Ali you saw tonight is not the guy I have to fight. I wish it was, but it won't be. He'll be ready for me. You can count on it." - Ken Norton.

== Articles ==
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lT9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PD4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1083,222490&dq=muhammad+ali+jimmy+young+ap&hl=en "Ali retains title with left jab" AP, May 1, 1976]
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MM5SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678,31091&dq=muhammad+ali+jimmy+young&hl=en "Young 'ducks' away from title" UPI, May 1, 1976]
*[http://www.si.com/vault/1976/05/10/616347/the-champ-looked-like-a-chump "The Champ Looked Like A Chump" By Mark Kram, Sports Illustrated, May 10, 1976]

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)

2020-02-24T16:57:05Z

Nihlus1:

<fight>2424982</fight>
*Wilder's WBC heavyweight title
*Vacant ''The Ring Magazine'' heavyweight title
*Fury's Lineal heavyweight title was also on the line

Prior to the fight Fury was ranked number 1 by ''The Ring Magazine'' and Wilder was ranked number 2.

The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) had Wilder ranked number 1 and Fury ranked number 2.

*Wilder down in round 3 from a right cross to the temple and in 5 from a left hook to the body.
*Wilder slipped in round 3 and 4.
*Fury deducted a point in round 5.

Fury won every round on 2 judges' scorecards and lost 1 round on the other judge's scorecard. Wilder was bleeding from his left ear by the second
round and from his nose and mouth by the third. He also noticeable swelling his jaw. By the sixth round he was barely able to raise his hands to chest level. Wilder's corner threw in the towel early in round 7 to save Wilder from further punishment.

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury (2nd meeting)

2020-02-24T16:56:31Z

Nihlus1:

<fight>2424982</fight>
*Wilder's WBC heavyweight title
*Vacant ''The Ring Magazine'' heavyweight title
*Fury's Lineal heavyweight title was also on the line

Prior to the fight Fury was ranked number 1 by ''The Ring Magazine'' and Wilder was ranked number 2.

The ''Transnational Boxing Rankings Board'' (TBRB) had Wilder ranked number 1 and Fury ranked number 2.

*Wilder down in round 3 and 5.
*Wilder slipped in round 3 and 4.
*Fury deducted a point in round 5.

Fury won every round on 2 judges' scorecards and lost 1 round on the other judge's scorecard. Wilder was bleeding from his left ear by the second
round and from his nose and mouth by the third. He also noticeable swelling his jaw. By the sixth round he was barely able to raise his hands to chest level. Wilder's corner threw in the towel early in round 7 to save Wilder from further punishment.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito

2020-01-27T00:20:13Z

Nihlus1: /* Notes */

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|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Total Punches || Pacquiao || Margarito
|-
| Landed || 474 || 229
|-
| Thrown || 1069 || 817
|-
| Pct. || 44% || 28%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Jabs || Pacquiao || Margarito
|-
| Landed || 63 || 94
|-
| Thrown || 356 || 505
|-
| Pct. || 18% || 19%
|- {{pstable-bg1}}
! Power Punches || Pacquiao || Margarito
|-
| Landed || 411 || 135
|-
| Thrown || 713 || 312
|-
| Pct. || 58% || 43%
|}

<fight>1535169</fight>
 
== Notes ==
[[File:Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito (poster).jpg|right|300px]]
*[[Catchweight]]: 150 lbs.
*According to figured announced by HBO Sports, Pacman's fight against Antonio Margarito generated 1.15 million PPV Buys and $64 million in domestic revenue. [http://myboxing.com/2010/11/24/manny-pacquiao-vs-antonio-margarito-generates-1-15-million-ppv-buys/]
*HBO's same-night weigh-in showed that Manny Pacquiao entered the fight at 147 pounds while Antonio Margarito entered at 165 pounds.
Purses: Pacquiao - $15 million, plus a share of the pay per view sales

Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko

2020-01-23T08:13:21Z

Nihlus1:

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|JabsPercentBoxerB=32
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<fight>596265</fight>
*'''Promoter:''' [[Gary Shaw]]
*'''Ring Announcer:''' [[Michael Buffer]]
*'''[[World Boxing Council]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Lewis)
*'''[[The Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Lewis)
*[[:File:Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko (poster).jpg|Program Cover]]
*[[:File:Klitschko After Lewis.jpg|Photo: Klitschko's face after the fight]]

 
== Notes ==
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[[File:Lennox-Lewis-Vitali-Klitschko-cropped-138658.jpg|right|380px]]
*Lewis was originally scheduled to fight [[Kirk Johnson]], who pulled out of the fight on June 6 because of a partial tear of his left pectoral muscle. Klitschko, who had been scheduled to fight [[Cedric Boswell]] on the undercard of Lewis vs. Johnson, agreed to fight Lewis on June 9.
*Klitschko was the WBC's No. 1-rated heavyweight contender.
*Lewis was guaranteed $7 million and Klitschko $1.4 million.
*At 256½ pounds, Lewis was fighting at the heaviest weight of his career.
*Lewis was a 4-1 favorite.
*Total attendance was 15,939, and paid attendance was 8,490. The breakdown is as follows: 7,466 were sold at full price; 1,024 were sold at a discount; 4,868 were given away; and 2,581 were suite seats or part of a sponsorship package.
*The gate was $2,523,384.
*The fight aired live on [[HBO]]'s [[HBO World Championship Boxing|''World Championship Boxing'']] and was watched in 4.6 million homes. It was the network's highest rated fight since [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Oba Carr]] on May 22, 1999.
*A right hand from Lewis opened a grotesque cut over Klitschko's left eye in the third round.
*Dr. Paul Wallace, the ringside physician, told the referee to stop the fight after the sixth round due to the cut over Klitschko's left eye.
*Klitschko required 60 stitches to repair four cuts on his face and one cut in his mouth.
*HBO's Harold Lederman had the fight scored 57-57 after 6 rounds.
*This was Lewis' last fight. He announced his retirement on February 6, 2004.
*While reflecting on the fight 15 years later, Lewis stated that Klitschko was the most difficult opponent he ever faced.<REf>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng6SnDLPJCI&t=17m09s Epic klitschko and Lennox Lewis going at it 15 years after fight].</ref>

==Quotes==
*"I was getting to him. Look at his face. Just look at the state of his face. It was only a matter of time. It was deteriorating. The referee saved his face." – Lennox Lewis
*"Right now, I feel like the people's champion. I did not want them to stop the fight. My strategy was to take it into the seventh and eighth rounds. My strategy was working. I knew his conditioning was not good." – Vitali Klitschko
*"I asked him to look at me and, when he lifted his head, his eyelid covered his field of vision. He had to move his head to see me. If he had to move his head to see me, there was no way he could defend himself. If he got hit with an overhand right, he might not be able to see it. It was a dangerous situation." – Dr. Paul Wallace on why he stopped the fight

==Articles==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/sports/boxing-lewis-cuts-the-deepest-and-retains-his-title.html "Lewis Cuts The Deepest And Retains His Title" By Mike Freeman, ''New York Times'', June 22, 2003]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/23/sports/othersports/23fite.html "Lewis-Klitschko, Part II, Could Generate Interest" By Mike Freeman, ''New York Times'', June 23, 2003]
*[http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/24/sports/sp-boxing24 "Paid Attendance Light for Title Bout" By Steve Springer, ''Los Angeles Times'', June 24, 2003]
*[http://www.si.com/vault/2003/06/30/345707/cut-short-vitali-klitschko-outslugged-lennox-lewis-but-a-bloody-gash-halted-his-title-challenge "Cut Short" By Franz Lidz, ''Sports Illustrated'', June 30, 2003]

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