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
Boxing in Liverpool silver medal (60 kg & 64 kg) at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and Ankara respectively. He represented St. Aloysius and Salisbury amateur boxing clubs. George Turpin won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 56 kg division. Tony Willis won a bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics in the 60 kg division. Tony Bellew (30-2-1), from Wavertree, is a former WBC cruiserweight champion and former BBBofC British light heavyweight champion, a former commonwealth light heavyweight champion and a heavyweight contender. He is a former two-time