51. In between this busy schedule, he managed to work in a fight with Buster Douglas and blew the heavyweight title. 52. In other championship bouts, Bruce Selden won the vacant World Boxing Association heavyweight title when his bout with Tony Tucker was stopped after seven rounds. 53. It is not unusual that he would spend part of a day watching two sons play football, even hours before defending his heavyweight title. 54. John Ruiz retained the World Boxing Association heavyweight title. 55. Jones started out as a middleweight, and if he gains a heavyweight title, he will be the first middleweight since Jack Dempsey to do it. 56. Johnson, of course, was the first black to hold the heavyweight title and that alone would seem to far exceed any accomplishments of Conn. 57. Klitschko defended his World Boxing Organization heavyweight title by thumping Mercer mercilessly. 58. King burst in at midanswer before you could complete the thought of retiring after unifying the heavyweight title. 59. Larry Holmes does not hold any illusions about getting a shot at a heavyweight title. 60. Lewis dominated that day and believed he would again after Bowe first won the heavyweight title from Holyfield in the best fight of his life. |
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