Succeeding Muhammad Ali - Boxing News

When Muhammad Ali was forced off the heavyweight throne in 1967, the World Boxing Association staged an audacious eight-man tournament to find his successor that changed the face of the divison. Jack Hirsch tells the story

Related Keywords

Germany ,New York ,United States ,New Jersey ,United Kingdom ,Oakland ,California ,Miami Beach ,Vietnam ,Republic Of ,Houston ,Texas ,Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada ,Madison Square ,Illinois ,Chicago ,Californian ,German ,Ron Cranmer ,Howard Cosell ,John Lennon ,Jack Hirsch ,Smokin Joe ,Oscar Bonavena ,Karl Mildenberger ,Mike Malitz ,Sonny Liston ,George Chuvalo ,Bob Arum ,Thad Spencer ,Don King ,Buster Mathis ,Jerry Quarry ,Martin Luther King ,Leotis Martin ,Johnny Persol ,Yancey Durham ,Roy Hofheinz ,Floyd Patterson ,Los Angeles ,Chuck Wepner ,Joe Frazier ,Henry Cooper ,Jimmy Ellis ,Ernie Shavers ,Mac Foster ,Cleveland Williams ,Tracy Harris Patterson ,Las Vegas ,Ernie Terrell ,Ron Lyle ,Robert Francis Kennedy ,Muhammad Ali ,Sports Action Incorporated ,World Boxing Association ,Ring Magazine ,Zora Folley ,Madison Square Garden ,Coliseum Arena ,Although Ellis ,Jeff Merritt ,New York State Athletic ,