Word: heavyweights
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...June 26, 1959, Sweden's Ingemar Johansson, who died on Jan. 30 at age 76, stunned the boxing world by knocking out heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Patterson's four title defenses before he met Johansson had been against fighters who, at best, weren't even household names in their own households. And Johansson, a European heavyweight champion, was believed to be but another in that line, even though he had a 21-0 record with 13 knockouts...
...that he was a 4-1 underdog, unsheathed his vaunted right hand--which he called his "toonder and lightning"--in the third round, driving Patterson to the floor. Six more times he made Patterson one with the canvas, becoming the first non-American in 25 years to hold the heavyweight championship...
Over the next two years, they stepped into the ring twice more, with Patterson winning both times by KO. For his part, Johansson would go on to have--and win--five more fights, regaining the European heavyweight championship before retiring in 1963 with a record...
...wife Andrea have two sons. His sister Monica was once married to Mike Tyson, and the former heavyweight boxing champion publicly endorsed Steele when he announced his candidacy in November, saying, "We have to open our eyes more...
...winning consecutive wrestleback bouts after dropping a major decision to second-seeded Jake Patacsil in the opening round. After notching a decision and a technical fall without relinquishing a point, Peppelman finished the tournament with a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh’s Mark Powell.In the heavyweight division, Desena could not muster an upset over top-seeded David Zabriskie, losing 9-0 before bowing out to Iowa’s Eric Thompson in the wrestlebacks.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...