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In 2000 Tyson dismissed everyone who was working for him and enlisted new accountants, who prepared a statement showing he started the year $3.3 million in debt but earned $65.7 million. In August 2007, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson at tysonhistory.com pleaded guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence in an Arizona court, which stemmed from an arrest in December where authorities said Tyson, who has a long history of legal contentions, admitted to using cocaine that day and to being addicted to the drug.

The fight was originally placed in jeopardy due to disputes with both camps over the fight purse money. Eventually, the money issue was settled and the fight went on as scheduled. HBO aired the contest.

Also, Gervonta Davis, who defeated two fighters on our list, is not included because he is campaigning at 135. And Josh Taylor, who also has taken down two men here, was not considered because he has moved up to 147.

A film based on Pacquiao’s life, Pacquiao: The Movie, was released on June 21, 2006, featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and was directed by Joel Lamangan. The film flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only P4,812,191 (approximately US$99,322), as confirmed by Lamangan.

Taylor, 31, followed up a clean sweep of the World Boxing Super Series 140-pound tournament—which included wins over then unbeaten Ryan Martin, Ivan Baranchyk and Regis Prograis—with a title-unifying win over José Ramírez and a narrow, and hotly disputed, decision over Jack Catterall in February. After initially signaling a move to 147 pounds, Taylor, who has already vacated three of his titles, intends to remain at 140 for a rematch with Catterall before likely making the jump up to welterweight.

So while many of these classes had already been established, they were not universally recognized, or were recognized at different weight limits than what they are today. Therefore, the NSC rules made things standardized and basically served to get everyone on the same page for competition. This was important for the improving standards and legitimacy of the sport, and the unity of the sport from one locale to another.

In wrapping up, our journey through the tales of these remarkable fighters who stepped into the ring later in life is far from complete. Yet, the message rings clear and inspiring: Age is but a number in the arena of competition.

An official IOC investigation ending in 1997 found that, although the offending judges had been wined and dined by South Korean organizers, there was no evidence of corruption in the boxing events in Seoul. Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition’s history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The Val Barker trophy is awarded by the AIBA, an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish a new scoring system for Olympic boxing.

British boxing pundit Steve Bunce stated on 15 March 2008 edition of BBC panel show Fighting Talk that Hamed was the greatest British boxer of all time. World Boxing, a sister publication of The Ring magazine, ranked Hamed the 11th greatest British boxer of all time, while Gareth A. Davies, boxing correspondent of The Telegraph ranked him 10th. The Ring also ranked Hamed the 46th greatest puncher of all time.

At the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship, Kom was competing not just for the championship itself but also for a place at the 2012 London Olympics in London, the first time women’s boxing had featured as an Olympic sport. She was defeated in the 51 kg quarter-finals by Nicola Adams of the UK. She was the only Indian woman to qualify for the Olympic boxing event, with Laishram Sarita Devi narrowly missing a place in the 60 kg class.

Plusses: Lopez is an exceptional all-around fighter when he’s at his best, as he demonstrated most recently in a convincing decision over Taylor to win a 140-pound title in June. He’s gifted (speed, explosiveness, power) and skillful, which was evident in his breakthrough win over Lomachenko.

Minuses: He’s still in the process of proving himself against top-level opposition, as is the case with several others here. He doesn’t have fight-changing punching power, although he has forced several opponents to retire the past several years.

Prior to this bout, Pacquiao and Bradley were regarded as the two most accomplished and best welterweights in the world by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, BoxingScene and ESPN and two top-five best pound-for-pound fighters. Pacquiao won the match via unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBO International and lineal welterweight titles. This makes him the only fighter in history to win lineal championships in five different weight classes. In addition, Pacquiao became only the third fighter in boxing history to win three lineal crowns in the divisions alternatively referred to as the “original”, “major” or “glamour'” divisions (flyweight, featherweight and welterweight), joining the exclusive club of Bob Fitzsimmons and Henry Armstrong who have won a legitimate world championship in three of the original eight weight divisions. After the match, Pacquiao said, “As of now, I am retired” and later shared “I’m going to go home and think about it. I want to be with my family. I want to serve the people.”

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