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100 years later: great white hope to great black hope
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Originally posted by ~Ironfist View PostI have a dream...
I dream that some day people will be judged on what they do, and skin color will no longer make any difference. I dream that someday, all racism will come to an end, and we can all live together as brothers and sisters.
I don't think I like you very much.
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Originally posted by ~Ironfist View PostI have a dream...
I dream that some day people will be judged on what they do, and skin color will no longer make any difference. I dream that someday, all racism will come to an end, and we can all live together as brothers and sisters.
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Originally posted by ~Ironfist View PostThey should make a new one and call it the great black hype. It could star David Haye!
What is Wlad career defing fight?
What is vateli career defining fight?
How long has their reign lasted?
What year did Vateli win his belt?
What year did Wlad win his belt?
Lets Look at a list of heavyweight champions and see how long has it been since a black fighter held a belt..
A PERSON AND AFRICAN BACKGROUND HAS NOT GONE LONGER THEN 2-3 YEARS WITHOUT HOLDING A TITLE..!
SO WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GREAT BLACK HOPE???
BUT CAN WE SAY THAT ABOUT EASTERN EUROPEAN FIGHTERS??
HISTORY OF HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONS
Mike Tyson (WBC) 1996
Mike Tyson (WBA) 1996
Michael Moorer (IBF) 1996-1997
Evander Holyfield (WBA, IBF) 1996-2000
Lennox Lewis (WBC) 1997-2000
Lennox Lewis (WBA, WBC, IBF) 2000
Evander Holyfield (WBA) 2000-01
Lennox Lewis (WBC, IBF) 2000-01
John Ruiz (WBA) 2001-03
Hasim Rahman (WBC, IBF) 2001
Lennox Lewis (IBF) 2001-02
Lennox Lewis (WBC) 2001-04
Roy Jones Jr. (WBA) 2003
Chris Byrd (IBF) 2003
Vitali Klitschko (WBC) 2004
John Ruiz (WBA) 2003
2004:
WBA Champion - Roy Jones jr. - John Ruiz
WBC Champion - Vitali Klistchko
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd (BLACK)
WBO Champion - Wladimir Klitschko
2005:
WBA Champion - John Ruiz(*James Toney)
WBC Champion - Vitali Klitschko
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd -(BLACK)
WBO Champion - Lamon Brewster (BLACK)
2006:
WBA Champion - Nicolay Valuev
WBC Champion - Hasim Rahman (BLACK)
IBF Champion - Chris Byrd (BLACK)
WBO Champion - Serguei Lyakhovich
2007:
WBA Champion - Ruslan Chagaev
WBC Champion - Oleg Maskaev
IBF Champion - Vladamir Klitschko
WBO Champion - Shanon Briggs-Sultan Ibragimov
1968 Jimmy Ellis won the vacant WBA title from Jerry Quarry
1970 Joe Frazier beat Jimmy Ellis for the Undisputed titles
1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali
1973 George Foreman beats Joe Frazier
1974 Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman for the Undisputed Heavyweight titles.
1978 Leon spinks beat Ali
1978 Ali beat Leon Spinks
1980 Larry Holmes beat Ali
1985 Mike Spinks beat Holmes
1988 Mike Tyson beat Mike Spinks
1990 James Douglas beat Tyson
1990 Evander Holyfield beat Douglas
1992 Riddick Bowe beat Holyfield
1993 Evander Holyfield beat Bowe
1994 Michael Moorer beat Holyfield
1994 George Foreman beat Moorer
1997 Shannon Briggs beat Foreman
1998 Lennox Lewis beat Briggs
2001 Hasim Rahman beat Lewis
2001 Lennox Lewis beat Rahman
2003 Lennox Lewis retired
Lennox Lewis was the last Heavyweight undisputed Champion of the world. Lineage broken.Last edited by Horus; 04-10-2009, 01:48 PM.
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Originally posted by ~Ironfist View PostNo, people want a black heavyweight champion.
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