31.   As far as HBO is concerned -- and probably the public, too -- that is for the world heavyweight title.

32.   As it is, Foreman is the oldest man in history ever to challenge for a world title in any weight class.

33.   As it had the previous year, the world title came down to the last ride.

34.   Atle Skaardal, the Norwegian, had just successfully defended his world title in the super-G.

35.   Ayala and manager Scott Sherman of Fort Worth hope this performance will earn them a world title shot this summer, with the WBC belt the first option.

36.   Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze had taken the silver in Nagano and won the next two world titles.

37.   Better known as Six Heads, he is the first fighter from Guyana to hold a world title.

38.   Both Beyer and former German teammate Sven Ottke hold world titles.

39.   Both have risen to world titles and NFL-like tax brackets, with annual incomes of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

40.   Both of these NBA heavyweights think they can win the world title.