Larry Holmes

Everlast Makes you Bigger Everlast is the most reputable boxing gear company in the world. The company, started in 1910 as a swimwear manufacturer, has bloomed to the brand so popular it as no other major competitors than its previous year’s work. However, due to its expanding empire and the push back against boxing because of the recent string of abusive athletes, Everlast needed to make new a commercial that appealed to a broad range of audiences and put faith back into the morality of boxing.…

Sam Kinard Cassius Clay 1-26-17 My name is Cassius Clay, but many people know me as Muhammad Ali. I was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1942 to Odessa Grady Clay and Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. It all started when I was twelve when my bike got stolen from a neighborhood kid, and I wanted to beat him up and get my bike back. I took up boxing and became an outstanding amateur boxer. As a teenager I went to Central High School in Louisville Kentucky, but my passion…

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This was a common way people described Muhammad Ali while he was boxing in the rink. Muhammad Ali was a famous boxing champion, but he should be known for more than just his boxing. He also was known for taking pride in his religion and race. He showed people that not only is it okay to be different, but to embrace it. Muhammad Ali has had a positive impact on society because of his religious and racial outlook. Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., later…

Muhammad Ali is an American hero. Muhammad’s original name was Cassius Clay Jr. He was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville. Kentucky. He now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Muhammad was known as one of the greatest athletes n boxing. As a teenager he won both the National Amateur Athletic Union and Golden Gloves Championships. At eighteen years old, he competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy and won the gold medal. In 1984, Muhammad was diagnosed with Parkinson center in Phoenix, Arizona.…

Boxing originated when a person lifted a fist against another in play. Different eras of the sport have been distinguished by the use or nonuse of fist coverings. The ancient Greeks believed fist fighting was one of the games played by the gods of Olympus thus it became part of the Olympic games in about 688B.C... Rules around that time were amateur fights of 3 rounds, professional fights from 4 to 15 rounds. The recognized length of a championship fights is 12 rounds. Boxing diminished after…

A potential blockbuster fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan is reportedly “almost certain” to happen in the first or second quarter of next year as Top Rank chief Bob Arum begins to run his machinery in order to setup a meeting between the two well-known fighters. Bleacher Report indicated that Arum’s initial plan is to stage it in the Middle East, but not in Dubai. If it does not work out, then the bout will be held in Las Vegas, Arum said. The 28-year-old Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) had been…

In 1955, Robinson returned to the ring. Although he had been inactive for two and a half years, his work as a dancer kept him in peak physical condition: in his autobiography, Robinson states that in the weeks leading up to his debut for a dancing engagement in France, he ran five miles every morning, and then danced for five hours each night. Robinson even stated that the training he did in his attempts to establish a career as a dancer were harder than any he undertook during his boxing career…

The American Hero Being a hero and symbol isn’t as easy as it seems especially back in the day you have to work, sweat, and even dedicate your life to whatever you are known for and doing.Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 and was hero and a symbol to the American people. Joe Louis was born on May 13, 1914, Lafayetta, Alabama. Joe started spending time with a gang. His mom didn’t want him to get in any…

We assigned this site to Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. beacuse we look up to him , hes the best fighter in the world. We want to give you some more information about this legendary boxer heres a little bit of his background story: Floyd was born in Grand Raoids, Michigan on 24 February 1977 in to a family of boxers (He started boxing because of his dad.) His full name is Floyd Joy Maywheather Jr. Nick name: Pretty boy It was common for the young mayweather to come home from…

Muhammad Ali was one of the most talented boxer of his generation. In his boxing days, he inspired younger men to follow in his footsteps. He was twelve years old when he started boxing because he bike was stolen and he told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief. Joe Martin took Ali under his wing to learn boxing before challenging the thief. Within a few years, he rose to the top with his outstanding skills, dominating his matches, gaining the title as the greatest…