Pete Rademacher, a Washington University football star took on Floyd Patterson for the championship, Radermacher got knocked down six times during the fight, it ended in the 6th round.

The Olympic cauldron was lit by former boxing champion Muhammad Ali to open the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga.

Frank Bruno defeated Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium, London, England to win the WBC heavyweight title.

Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley was billed as "He's Back", it marked the return of Mike Tyson to professional boxing after over four years away due to his 1991 arrest, Tyson won easily.

Evander Holyfield won the world heavyweight boxing title by knocking out James Buster Douglas in the round 3 of 12 of their fight in Las Vegas

Mike Tyson knocks out Carl Williams in 1:33 of round 1 for heavyweight boxing title at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ.

At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in a fight billed as "The Last Hurrah", Holmes dominated Ali and was given every round by all three judges, Angelo Dundee stopped the fight after the tenth round.

Cuban super-heavyweight Teofilo Stevenson is the first fighter to win 3 Olympic gold medals in the same division, with a decision victory over Pyotr Zayev in Moscow.

The Thrilla in Manila the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier took place in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines.

Ali and Norton met at the Forum, Inglewood, California in a rematch, the match was close but Ali ended up winning the split with 2 votes to 1.