KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Alfred Mamba remembers the frenzy that gripped the soccer stadium in Zaire, now known as Congo, as the fierce heavyweight title bout unfolded through eight rounds between the ...

KINSHASA – Alfred Mamba remembers the frenzy that gripped the soccer stadium in Zaire, now known as Congo, as the fierce heavyweight title bout unfolded through eight rounds between the underdog ...

Fifty years ago, on Oct. 30, Muhammad Ali — as much as a 10-1 underdog — shocked the world by winning the heavyweight title from George Foreman. In all of sports, there had never been anything like it ...

RICHFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – It’s hard to believe 50 years ago today, this land once hosted the Palace on the Prairie, the Richfield Coliseum. It’s now gone, but on March 24, 1975, it hosted one of the ...

The “Thrilla in Manila” is not just about Muhammad Ali’s victory in his third and final fight with Joe Frazier, 50 years ago. In the months before the fight, Ali set a cruel agenda and, on the night, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Muhammad Ali Center is remembering one of the most famous fights in the boxer's career. On this day 50 years ago, Ali defeated undisputed champion George Foreman in the ...

Muhammad Ali caught the way it was: ‘It was like death. Closest thing to dyin' that I know of.’” Fifty years later, Ali’s legacy has proven impervious to time and death, especially in his hometown of ...

Legendary boxer George Foreman has died at the age of 76 years old, according to a statement released Friday by his family on his official Instagram account. In 1994, Foreman became the oldest world ...

Here is a look at the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1942 Death date: June 3, 2016 Birth place: ...