Boxing in the 1970s was world champion when Ali returned. Former world champions Jimmy Ellis and Floyd Patterson as well as George Foreman, Oscar Bonavena, Jerry Quarry, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, as well as Larry Holmes, Ron Stander, Chuck Wepner, Jose King Roman, Light Heavyweight champ Foster, John Tate, Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle, Joe Bugner, Scott LeDoux and many others added intrigue to the division. Don King surged as a leading boxing promoter, and champions Duran, Monzon and Ali had historic rivalries with Esteban De Jesús, Rodrigo Valdez and Frazier, respectively. Boxing in the 1970s During the 1970s, boxing was characterized by
Heavyweight Champion of the World (song) as well as the catalogue numbers. In the inside of the CD's booklet, the lyrics to 'Stamping', a song by Jon McClure for his previous band 1984 ("Heavyweight Champion Of The World" even borrows the first verse of the song). When performed live the band frequently include alternate verses from "Stamping" and extend the ending to include the hook from Pixeltan song 'Get Up/Say What' ("You can say what you want but it doesn't mean that it's true") which McClure admits in a blog that he admires. The song 'Get Up/ Say What' was also included as the second track