(Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Ernie Terrell, best known for his punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in the famed "What's My Name?" fight in 1967, has died at the age of 75, the Chicago Sun ...
CHICAGO — Ernie Terrell, whose brief reign as heavyweight champion ended with a punishing loss to Muhammad Ali in a 1967 grudge match, has died. He was 75. The son of Mississippi sharecroppers and ...
In one sense, Ernie Terrell came along at the perfect time. In another sense, the timing of the angular heavyweight boxer with the long left jab and frustrating if not crowd-pleasing style couldn't ...