1.   According to the story, he was challenged in a saloon by a chap who refused to believe he was the real boxing champ.

2.   Former boxing champ Carlos Palomino is among the volunteers helping train the kids.

3.   Gossett Jr. joins the cast as Ezekiel Grant, a former world boxing champ and ex-con with a shady past who goes to work for Roberto.

4.   He wants to be a boxing champ and go to college and become an engineer.

5.   Past ringers have included writer John Updike, journalist Walter Cronkite, boxing champ Mohammed Ali and heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey.

6.   Price was also a bowling partner of Motown founder Berry Gordy and personal friend of boxing champ Muhammad Ali.

7.   The boxing champ has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the L.A. shop.

8.   The boxing champ was not pleased.

9.   They include former boxing champ Muhammad Ali, writer Pauline Kael and Attorney General Janet Reno.

10.   Prosecutors declined Friday to file rape charges against former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, saying the case could not be proved.