Actually there were 3 Title Holders in 1979: Muhammad Ali announced his retirement on September 6, 1979 and the WBA title was declared vacant. John Tate then beat Gerrie Coetzee on October 20, 1979 to win the WBA Title. Larry Holmes was the WBC Champion during that time.
1974 Muhammad Ali Boxing World heavyweight champion
Muhammed Ali.
in muhammah ali's life he has achieved many things he was an american boxer and he had parkenson's and he light the olypic torch in 1996 and this showed people how strong and determined he was.
Muhammad Ali knocked Foreman out on October 30, 1974 to win the heavyweight title.
Muhammad Ali was world champion in Boxing on three different occasions (Heavyweight Champion 1964-67, 1974-78, 1978-79)and also won a Gold in 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome as an amateur (Lightweight).
1964, 1974 and 1978
muhammed ali
Olympic Gold in 1960. Three times World Heavyweight Champion - 1964, 1974, and 1978. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Muhammed Ali, by beating George Foreman in 'The Rumble in the Jungle' It was probably the fight which did the neurological damage that has resulted in his Parkinson's.
Muhammad Ali
george foreman before he lost his title to ali in zaire
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event that took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). It pitted the undefeated world Heavyweight champion George Foreman against former world champion and challenger Muhammad Ali. Ali won by knocking out Foreman in the eighth round. It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century".