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Earnie Shavers, considered one of boxing’s hardest punchers during his long career, died Thursday at 78. No cause was revealed in reports.

EASTENDERS star Jake Wood looked very different after showing off his clean-shaven look. The 50-year-old actor - who is best known for playing Max Branning on the BBC One soap - ditched his usual bushy beard for a freshfaced appearance.

Muhammad Ali - but Larry Holmes didn't get everything his own way in his final career fight against Butterbean.'The Easton Assassin' was 51 when he stepped into the squared circle one final time in 2002, taking on the notorious heavyweight over 10 rounds in Virginia. And despite Holmes eventually taking a unanimous decision, fans weren't left lamenting a one-sided contest.In the sixth round especially, Holmes found himself well and truly on the ropes, backed into the corner as Butterbean, real name Eric Esch, threw his bombs.

Anthony Joshua. The 90-year-old has worked with the likes of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield as well as Lewis himself in promoting fights.

pic.twitter.com/i3xHjkKNtiBorn in St. Louis in 1953, Spinks served in the United States Marine Corps from 1973 until 1976, when he won Olympic gold as a light heavyweight in Montreal.

Mike Tyson is set to step between the ropes for the first time in 15 years next weekend, when 'Iron Mike' takes on Roy Jones Jr, in California.

Mike Tyson's former trainer Teddy Atlas has explained how he had to pair him with grown men before he had even become a teenager.

Mike Tyson has admitted that he did not go easy on his childhood bully when meeting him again after years of torment.

Mike Tyson would have easily knocked out Deontay Wilder had the pair fought during their prime.

Mike Tyson’s life looks to be on the up nowadays which is a far cry from the days of having to file for bankruptcy.For over a decade, there wasn’t a man in the world that was as scary as he was with ‘Iron Mike’ dispatching of dozens of opponents in seconds.This rightfully earned him the heavyweight title, but it also earned him a lot of money from fights against other popular boxers such as Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis.Tyson was on top of the world for a period of time where nobody could touch him inside or outside of the ring, and with that came even more wealth.Known for his lavish partying during this time, it did not take the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world long to blow his

Boxing is almost back and we should have some news soon on when our shows will return.But while we wait, this week I look back at another of my favourite once and that was Wembley Stadium in 1995.The national stadium was the setting for the magical night when Frank Bruno finally won a world heavyweight title at the fourth attempt.With Oliver McCall holding the WBC title, I backed Bruno to beat him.I just really fancied him in the fight and when we went over to watch the American face Larry Holmes I spotted something about him.McCall would continually look out of the ring and seemed easily distracted.This would help Bruno go one step further than when he lost to Tim Witherspoon, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson.But it was also going to be about

Mike Tyson cemented a legacy as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time during his iconic 20-year professional career. The self-proclaimed Baddest Man on the Planet, who remains the youngest world heavyweight champion in history, claimed 44 of his 50 victories by knockout.He shared the ring with some stellar names, too, including Evander Holyfield, Frank Bruno, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis and Michael Spinks.But when asked in 2014 which fighter he would have most liked to face from any era, and in any weight class, Tyson had a quick and simple answer.

Mike Tyson's long career came to a close 15 years ago when he lost to Kevin McBride in 2005.

A computer simulation of a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder has showed the latter absolutely pulverising his opponent.