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An American professional heavyweight boxing champion (1973-1974), who won the heavyweight title in 1994, and made one of the most remarkable comebacks in the history of sports, was born on 10 January, 1949 Marshall, Texas, United States. From childhood, he was interested in sports. He played basketball and football, when he was young. In 1965, he joined the Job Corps and spent two years time there. He did forestry in Oregon and construction work. Nick Broadus, the boxing instructor noticed his talent and started teaching him to box. In 1967, in San Francisco, his first amateur official fight was fought by him. He won this fight in the first round with a knockout. After graduating from the Job Corps, he was appointed as a physical education teacher at Camp Parks. He continued his boxing career too. In 1968, he won the national amateur heavyweight championship. After winning this title, he earned a position in the United States boxing team for the Olympic Games in Mexico City that year. He won the heavyweight gold medal at the games.
Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal