Sentences with phrase «former heavyweight»

The state of New York agreed on Friday to settle a lawsuit filed by former heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov for $ 22 million.

Lackluster Wii U sales lead to the former heavyweight posting another loss.

It became clear all over New York that there was a difference between getting hit by the toughest guy you ever fought and having your eye socket flattened into a bloody paste by a blow from a former heavyweight prize - fighter.

Set in Miami, the movie centers around the wait staff at a pricey restaurant owned by «Slammin» Cleon Salmon» (Michael Clarke Duncan), a former heavyweight boxing champion with a penchant for the gregarious mangling of words and the bellowing of «Whatever, motherfucker!»

He's the illegitimate child of the former heavyweight champ, and spent his early life in juvenile detention and floating between group homes in Los Angeles, until Apollo's widow Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad) tracked him down and adopted him.

He's the illegitimate child of the former heavyweight champ, and spent his early life in juvenile detention and floating between group homes in Los Angeles, until Apollo's widow Mary Anne (Phylicia Rashad) tracked him... read more

Creed has a lot more narrative freedom, despite its first scene being set in a Los Angeles youth facility, where a young Adonis Johnson, the extramarital son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, is swept up by the boxer's grieving widow.

When Mike Tyson was approached by the director James Toback about doing a documentary on his life and times, the former heavyweight champion of the world joked, «I was expecting that with any film about my life would only ever end up being sold on street corners.»

There, hiding behind the trash and a mass of frizzy dreads, Erik finds the Champ (Samuel L. Jackson), a homeless eccentric who claims to the former heavyweight contender called Battling Bob Satterfield.

«Slammin» Cleon Salmon is a former Heavyweight Champion of the World turned celebrity owner of a high - end Miami seafood restaurant, The Slammin» Salmon.

Showtime Boxing: WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder faces former heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne in a rematch and the three - fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9PM ET / 6 PM PT on Saturday, Nov. 4.

The presidential candidate has met Mr Ali several times, and even received an award named after the former heavyweight champion in 2007.

EARLY IN The Last Great Fight author Joe Layden describes the 1994 night when former heavyweight champ Buster Douglas fell into a diabetic coma and nearly died.

Lin didn't know that the guy she was barking directions at was former heavyweight contender Renaldo Snipes, a fearsome puncher who stood toe - to - toe with Larry Holmes and had a 39 -7-1 record from 1978 to» 93.

Investigators noted that Fields shares both the birthdate and home address of former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.

No 40 - year - old, regardless of condition — including former heavyweight champion George Foreman — should be allowed in the same ring with 23 - year - old Mike Tyson.

Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was a tough - fisted brawler in the ring and a tightfisted mystery out of it

Holmes, the former heavyweight champion (1978 to» 85) who's now a 46 - year - old grandfather, announced his most recent retirement, his eighth by our count, on Father's Day (Scorecard, June 3), right after an eighth - round knockout of Anthony Willis in Bay St. Louis, Miss..

Evander Holyfield, the master — and the former heavyweight champion of the world — understandably places a certain amount of importance on one's willingness to stand up for oneself, whether one is human or canine.

Bosnich, a former heavyweight in Flaherty's stable, was protested before the bout by Pep's trainer.

Last April when Jack Dempsey took ill in New York, Klitenic went on the air to report: «Former heavyweight champ Joe Louis has been taken to the hospital in critical condition tonight.

A mansion which used to belong to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is being converted into... More

A mansion which used to belong to former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is being converted into a church.

For the former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, a cash machine to himself and to others, record earnings in the boxing ring became a license to spend — on jewelry, mansions, cars, limousines, cellphones, parties, clothing, motorcycles and Siberian tigers.

For Labour, former heavyweights Andrew Adonis and Tony Blair are leading the calls for a rethink on Brexit, with Adonis having warned that it could be the UK's biggest mistake since the appeasement of Hitler in the 1930s and Blair advising that his party would «annihilate» the Tories if it changed direction on Brexit.

With Sotheby's recent buyouts and hiring of two former heavyweights from its chief rival, Christie's, and with relatively new chief executives at all three of New York's main auction houses (Phillips is the third), there is something like a game of musical chairs going on in the art business.

You've got Apple and Samsung at the top of the pile in developed world, gobbling up well over 90 % of the global smartphone market's profits each quarter and toppling former heavyweights like BlackBerry, Microsoft and Palm.

Not exact matches

Former agribusiness heavyweight Great Southern was losing hundreds of millions of dollars in the months leading up to its collapse as it continued to raise money from investors.

A housewarming party in 2003 attracted political heavyweights, including Mulroney, former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard, along with ex-U.S. presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The end has officially come for the former Bitcoin trading heavyweight, as it files for Chapter 11 in Tokyo and admits to losing nearly half a billion U.S. dollars worth of the virtual currency.

With the Liberals now in power — and with heavyweights like former Finance Minister Joe Oliver defeated in the recent election — Kenney will take a prominent spot the opposition bench.

Johnson was heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, a reign that included his knockout in 1910 of the so - called Great White Hope, former champion James J. Jeffries, which prompted race riots in dozens of U.S. cities.

Former UFC light - heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida earned $ 200,000 for a Feb. 23 fight.

The founders followed the same systematic approach with all their prospective angels, relying on personal contacts to introduce them to Internet heavyweights such as former Amazon.com VP for business development George Aposporos, two - time Net - business founder Ariel Poler, and even Allen & Co. managing director Stan Shuman.

In 2004, when the battle against industry heavyweight Blockbuster was at its fiercest, former CFO Barry McCarthy almost left.

About Mike Tyson Mike Tyson is the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA, and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years old.

The three heavyweight co-chairs of the secret meetings were former Alberta Conservative premier and strong pro-FTA advocate Peter Lougheed, former U.S. secretary of state George Shultz and former Mexican secretary of the Treasury Pedro Aspe.

There are some good names on the list including: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban (who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo in 1999), venture capitalist Adam Dell, two Hollywood heavyweights (former Universal chairman and CEO Frank Biondi and New Lines Cinemas co-chairman and CEO Robert Shaye) and, of course, none other that Carl Icahn himself.

CARACAS / HOUSTON Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday they were seeking an Interpol red alert for ex-oil czar Rafael Ramirez on corruption charges, heightening tensions between the former political heavyweight and the country's socialist government.

Odell, prior to the license snag news, noted that Coinbase launched «a fully regulatory compliant and insured American Exchange,» citing its connection with financial heavyweight investors, which include the former CEO of Citibank, and several venture capital firms.

Kenney, a conservative heavyweight who held several positions in former prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, officially launched his bid for the PC leadership in Calgary Wednesday.

A former UBS and Credit Suisse heavyweight is the third banker ever to become a billionaire.

Full list of contributors: • Kate Humble, TV Presenter • David Haye, Boxer and former - heavyweight champion of the world • Raymond Blanc, Chef • Lorraine Pascale, Celebrity Chef • Anthea Turner, TV Personality • Matt Tebbutt, Chef and TV Presenter • Jody Scheckter, former F1 World Champion racing driver • Peter Sidwell, Chef • Merrilees Parker, Celebrity Chef and TV Personality • Georgina Downs, founder of the UK Pesticides Campaign • Gordon McDermott, Executive Chef of Waitrose Cookery School • Carole Bamford, Daylesford Founder

Wine Brand Battles with Its Former Self: It's a cage match between wine heavyweights!

Primary Opinion doesn't have control of Maggie Beer Products, which also has its own board that is led by a corporate heavyweight, Trevor O'Hoy, who is a former chief executive of beer giant Foster's Group.

They included Bill Gates and Richard Branson, as well as food industry heavyweight Cargill and former GE CEO Jack Welch.

His good performances for the Bundesliga heavyweights appear to have caught the eye of his former employers.

Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan announced his retirement from wrestling via Twitter on Monday with a promise to address the RAW crowd later in the evening and fully explain his decision.

However, the domestic heavyweights have a battle on their hands to retain their title, with Atletico Madrid — Turan's former club — level on points with Barca, and Real Madrid only one point behind.

Randy Turpin, England's former world middleweight champion, called it quits after unsungCanadian light heavyweight Gordon Wallace scored four knockdowns, knocked himout in fourth round at London.