Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought Emanuel Augustus on October 21, 2000, at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Mayweather won the fight by TKO at 1:06 in round 9 of 10 1. At the time of this match, Augustus went by his birth name, Emanuel Burton. He adopted his father’s last name of Augustus when his parents married in 2001 1. Mayweather, the WBC super featherweight champion, fought Augustus in a non-title bout at lightweight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought Emanuel Augustus on October 21, 2000, at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Mayweather won the fight by TKO at 1:06 in round 9 of 10 1. At the time of this match, Augustus went by his birth name, Emanuel Burton. He adopted his father’s last name of Augustus when his parents married in 2001 1. Mayweather, the WBC super featherweight champion, fought Augustus in a non-title bout at lightweight
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A documentary film about the life and career of one-time Heavyweight boxing champion of the world Max Baer.
Kick Like Tayla shares a raw and unfiltered look into the life of AFLW player and boxing champion, Tayla Harris, as she confronts public and personal challenges, and channels her platform for good.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
A professional boxing match contested on October 25, 1990, for the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight championships. The bout took place at the Mirage in Paradise, Nevada, USA and saw Douglas making the first defense of the titles he won from Mike Tyson in February 1990.
A professional boxing match contested on June 15, 1976, for the NABF heavyweight championship.
Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as One for the Ages, was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships.
The BBC produced “Kings of The Ring – History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990” celebrates boxing’s marquee division. Comprehensive and nonjudgmental, it begins with Jess Willard’s victory over Jack Johnson in Cuba and runs through the Mike Tyson era.
This Pete Smith Specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Slow motion is used to illustrate how Baer uses his skills.
A documentary about one of the most famous classic boxing match with the legendary swedish boxer Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson going to New York to face the then current champion, Floyd Patterson.
The full story of an epic in-ring rivalry and the fascinating personal relationship that went along with it.
A definitive portrait of a unique, working-class hero, one of the world’s most beloved boxers - Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton. This documentary, with incredible access to Ricky and unseen archive footage, charts his journey from the Hattersley estate near Manchester to headlining on the strip in Las Vegas is an emotional insight into a brilliant but flawed sporting hero. Raw and compelling, the documentary showcases this cautionary tale and inspirational story of a man forced to navigate a path through fragile relationships and broken dreams as he attempts to make sense of a life that appeared destined for a happy ending.
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
The documentary is a portrait of former Canadian boxing champion Gaétan Hart, profiling both the ups and downs of his career in the 1970s and 1980s and his attempt to return to the sport in a 1990 fight. The film's title was inspired by "A Piece of Steak", Jack London's 1909 short story about a retired boxer struggling with poverty.
Documentary about the life and career of the 1940s and 1950s boxer Randy Turpin.
Documentary about the life of undefeated eight-time world boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather.
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
David Haye and Tony Bellew clash in a Heavyweight blockbuster at The O2 in London.
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Billed as "Ultimate Revenge", on September 18, 1998 for the WBC and lineal welterweight championships.