Since then, from the frenzied splendor of the MGM in Las Vegas to the hustle and bustle of Madison Square Garden in New York City; from the Satellite City Hotel in Portland in the west to the Citi Sports Center in Chicago in the east, the sport of professional boxing has unfolded in its ultimate glamour in this sports powerhouse floating on the Atlantic Ocean.
Let's take a closer look at some of the stars who have shone in these dazzling arenas.
Riddick. Bow
Riddick Bow: Born in 1967, he is a New Yorker. He was the super heavyweight runner-up at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and an eight-year career isn't exactly long in the tooth. Even so, the world-renowned Evander Holyfield also lost to his fists, not only lost a WBC gold belt, but also became the latter's world boxing champion of the three Grand Slam. This was Bow's highlight, but it was also a peak that he would not be able to climb back up to, because success is hard, but the fall is also fast.
Over the next few years, his losses began to mount. There were more images of him falling to the ground than raising his hand in victory. One of the most vivid scenes remembered on camera was the one where he cried out in pain after being hit in the lower body several times in violation by bad boy Golota. As for the rest of the time, obliterate the crowd!
With a career record of 42-1 and 33 ko's, Riddick Baugh announced his retirement in 1997
Truth be told, Baugh's luck ran out. Parting ways with his trainer at his peak was the main reason for his rapid slide. His military enlistment and retirement showed that his fragile character was no longer capable of handling high-intensity striking confrontations. In this ring, he is more like a bright shooting star, for a moment to light up everything, and then disappeared completely silent.
God Index: 3 stars
Roy Jones Jr: I only knew Tyson and Holyfield from my early days of watching boxing. One Sunday at noon as always, I was watching the HBBC broadcast and caught one of Roy's fights. It was at the MGM and I wondered who this gentleman was? How come the venue was so hot? There must have been more than 10,000 people crowded together to see it, including Tom Cruise and another sports star Jordan, including several sports stars. That he only used 1 half rounds on the ko opponent, honestly speaking, really for the scene of the people feel not worth the ticket price. It has since been learned that Roy is a God's reward man, with those muscles and hands, "destined to go down in history as one of the world's greatest fighters." ---HBO commentator! Career Wins 57 (40 KO's), Losses 8 (4 by KO), No Draws.
Roy was exposed to boxing at a very young age, and total **** in his career has fought four as well as different levels, middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight have taken the championship gold belt, and the three major organizations. And he's always picked fighters bigger than himself to fight and has tried and failed to win at a super high rate. Quite simply, it allows him to easily gain more points and, quite frankly, skip a grade without playing with his classmates.
Because of his excellent physical conditioning and his beautiful, tense style of boxing, he became so respected by connoisseurs that he was predicted to retire due to "lack of competition".
But I can't understand how Jones, who was so good at challenging heavier fighters, never met Sanjay. Maybe the body just really didn't allow him to cross that big of a level!
The God Index: 5 stars
Let's not talk about Paco, let's talk about the "golden boy" on the left, Oscar De La Rosa, who was even more popular than he was back then. The first is the "Golden Boy" - Oscar de la Hoya - who was even more popular than Paco.
I followed boxing much less after 2000, and the few times I heard about Golden Boy, I lost and lost! Starting with "Honey" Mosley, then Mayweather, and "Destroyer" Paco. Especially against Paco, who looked like a hero in this pre-fight photo! And it was after this fight that Hoya retired.
In the middleweight division before 2000, or in the world of boxing from 94 to 99, Hoya was the star of the show. Handsome is one aspect, boxing really hard na. I remember he did not have a lot of fatal scenes, is the right time to hit the opponent can not resist the combination of punches, fast, accurate punches, I even think, if the opponent's head is not hard enough, is not going to be hit by his flower, can imagine that this is due to its solid fundamentals. Hoya comes from a middle-class family with money, so he's trained professionally in boxing.
Hoya has a career record of 39 wins and 6 losses, with a purse*** of 160 million dollars. Why the prize money in particular? Because off the field he's also a savvy businessman! During his boxing days, he began planning for his post-retirement career by partnering with NBC, which at the time was owned by Boxing Empire, to produce "Who's the Next Champion," a hit reality show that was subcontracted and sold to media platforms around the world.
Now retired from boxing for many years, he has re-emerged in the public eye as a real estate developer, magazine publisher, and influential boxing promoter.
God Index: 5 stars
Anyone who watched boxing during that period will probably be familiar with him as Eric Isaacs, nicknamed "The Man". His name was Eric Isaacs and he was nicknamed "White Bean". Strictly speaking, Isaacs is not a champion, because he did not fight a licensed promotional tournament, but only to 4 rounds of show business. The fundamental willingness to do so stems from the physical exertion that comes with his massive weight, and if he can't knock out his opponent in a few rounds, it's him who will end up going down-either kayfabe or exhausted. But his strength and looks were enough of a selling point that after finally signing a contract with the company, his IBA association recognized him with the unique name of "Permanently Exempt from Promotional Challenges". To put it bluntly, he's a mat fighter with no points.
But there was a place for his fists in the glamorous era of boxing, with an arm that was hardly great, but just fast and powerful enough. As if the rebound force of the crowbar, hit the head will lose their sanity like a wolf, for what, fainted! It can be seen that the power of its heavy punch.
The white-headed bean boxing career 77 wins, 9 losses, 4 draws, 58 KO, most of the fighters are not famous. He also tried to challenge a couple of notorious champions, but nothing came of it.
Also he's a grappling and freestyle wrestling actor, in a nutshell, whichever comes in the money, fight!
God index: 2 stars, the typical entertainment.
Sinon Briggs: nicknamed "Cannonball" is 1 meter 91 tall, with an arm span of 2 meters 02, and excellent physical conditions. He was the WBO heavyweight champion and the highest points boxer in 99 years. And will be the decline of George Foreman to defeat, so that a generation of boxing god retired.
The first thing that struck me about Sin Nong was the exaggerated blonde dreadlocks, and truth be told, a boxer with such long hair can only be described as a personality. In addition, the strong limbs of most masters are also deterred. The only one who seemed to match him in stature was Lewis, and so it was. in May '97 in Madison, the Brit Ko'd him.
Sin Nong's total record was 67 fights and 53 wins, which is a good number, though the quality of opponents was limited. As for accolades, one championship in an important association organization is quite a sight.
Now 53 years old, Uncle Black has cut his long hair and has a kind face. His home is a ranch in rural Alabama, where he spends his free time listening to country ballads and attending friends' dances. It's just a question of whether he'll be able to relive the good old days when he's alone with his blurry videotapes of his dreadlocked blonde self killing it all.
God Index: 3 stars
In the years when I started watching boxing, Britain's "Prince" Naseem Hammad was one of the most dominant fighters in the sport. Nassim Hamed was a one-man show. As the unbeaten champion of the light heavyweight division, he was best known for his unrivaled monopoly on talent.
At 1.64 meters tall, Hammad's appearances are particularly cool, such as dressing up as a Native American and wearing a feathered crown! Or a lithe dancer, dashing flips into the stage to the cheers of the audience. It's a great way to show off your personal style and put a lot of psychological pressure on your opponent before the match.
In the match, his pace is extremely agile, seemingly retreating from the step is actually in the opponent, but also from all angles to find the opponent breaks, and then launched a devastating attack. In short, the game became a theater of his own, with only one protagonist: Hammad!
Between '92 and 2000, Naseem*** played 37 matches and won 36, an incredible winning percentage. He also monopolized the WBO,IBF title for 5 consecutive years, and went from prince to undisputed king.
It wasn't until 2001 that Barrera ended Naseem's era with a narrow points win, his only career loss. Perhaps at this point, Naseem, who was already weakened by his off-the-field life, saw the pattern, and that fight in Atlantic City became his swan song, and the lightweight king of his generation said goodbye to the ring for good.
Naseem wrote an era of his own, one that was both ideal for himself and entertaining for the public, with no regrets whatsoever.
God Index: 4 stars
It's probably surprising that Uncle Foreman, as we know him, is now a foodie! He has his own food program production company and is personally involved in its production and promotion. He has a friendly demeanor and his cooking skills make it hard to associate him with the super boxer who was known as "The Devil" over a decade ago.
He beat Joe Frazier, who was the first to win a major championship.
He beat Joe Frazier and won two prestigious gold belts. In 28 years, "The Devil" Foreman has won the heavyweight championships of the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBU, creating countless moments of excellence. Countless names have fallen under his iron fist, enough to form an army.
It wasn't until a points loss to Briggs in '97 that the horrific 76-5, 68 knockout streak came to an end after nearly 30 years in the ring (with two retirements and two comebacks in between). However, it has long been written into the boxing code of indisputable, and for many years is afraid that no one can do. Even Tyson, his successor, did not accept the designation head-on, but skillfully chose to avoid the fight. As you can imagine, Foreman is a mountain to climb for Michael and other fighters with similar reputations.