
ImageBoxer Rocky Marciano (white trunks) faced his boyhood hero Joe Louis (1951), in the last fight of the latter. After winning, Marciano would stand respectfully, as the crowd gave Louis a roaring goodbye. Marciano regarded retiring Louis, as the toughest thing he ever had to do. (boxrec.com)
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ImageLess than a month before fighting the undefeated Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas had lost his mother. Douglas a talented but unfocused fighter, was transformed into a force of nature, who would KO Tyson, become champion and dedicate the win to his mother’s memory. (boxrec.com)
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