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Blackpool Rock, British Heavyweight Champion Brian London Who Fought Ali, Dies at 87

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Blackpool Rock, British Heavyweight Champion Brian London Who Fought Ali, Dies at 87 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Brian Sidney Harper London, known professionally as Brian London, “The Blackpool Rock”, who fought Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight title but was unsuccessful, has died […]

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RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Remembering Italian Heavyweight Lorenzo Zanon, A Historical Look Back

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  Remembering Italian Heavyweight Lorenzo Zanon, A Historical Look Back By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Heavyweight Lorenzo Zanon of Italy hit the world rankings in the 1970s by opening his career 20-2-1, including beating Alfredo Evangelista, winning a rematch with Lucien Rodriguez, beating Brian O’Melia and drawing with Randy Stephens. Zanon […]

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