Episode 1 - 1970

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The History of the Heavyweight Championship

Yahoo Sport UK

21 episodes

5 months ago

Join legendary boxing journalist Steve "Buncey" Bunce as he unpacks the History of the Heavyweight Championship – one decade at a time, one year per episode.

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Join legendary boxing journalist Steve "Buncey" Bunce as he unpacks the History of the Heavyweight Championship – one decade at a time, one year per episode.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 1 - 1970

The History of the Heavyweight Championship

27 minutes 11 seconds

6 years ago

Episode 1 - 1970

At the start of 1970 Muhammad Ali was still in boxing exile, Joe Frazier was heavyweight champion of the world and he shared that title with a nice guy named Jimmy Ellis. The Heavyweight Championship of the World was in turmoil: the King was gone, the two champions were getting mixed reviews, and both needed a big fight or two.

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