The Heavyweight Champion when you were born?

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  1. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who was the Heavyweight Champion of the world when you were born? Me?...Rocky Marciano...
     
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    Evander Holyfield although it would've been Lennox Lewis had he rightfully got the decision.
     
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    Joe Louis.
     
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    Hi Buddy.
    Dito for me The Rock.
     
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    I was born at the very beginning of the year that "Ramble in the Jungle" happened. So when I was born the champion was George Foreman, but at the end of that year the champion was Mohammad Ali.
     
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    George Foreman.... This is a good one cause now you don't know how old I am
     
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    The Goat..... From 1965
     
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    Lennox Lewis.
     
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    First or second time?....(first...1956-1959)...(second...1960-1962)
     
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    First reign?...or second one?
     
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