Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman and again won by technical knockout, this time in the fifth round. A year later, Foreman lost to Jimmy Young in San Juan, Puerto Rico in a fight to determine the No. 1 contender, and it was after this fight that Foreman had his near-death experience and conversion. He subsequently retired and became a preacher but made a comeback after a decade away from the ring, eventually defeating Michael Moorer to become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time in 1994 at almost 46 years old. Rest Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, billed as "The
Boxing in the 1930s since 1903; Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving this feat; Armstrong was the first, and will be the only, world champion to reign in three divisions at the same time: modern boxing rules ban boxers from reigning in more than one division at a time. Boxing in the 1930s Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: the depression era. Because of the suffering American economy, many boxers were offered lower amounts of money causing them to not box