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panader0

(25,816 posts) Sat Dec 20, 2014, 01:54 PM Dec 2014

Ernie Terrell. ex-heavyweight champ, has died. [View all]

From the AP:
"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 longtime Chicago resident worked as a fight promoter after his boxing career
ended and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. He died Tuesday in Chicago of complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to his wife."

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Ernie Terrell. ex-heavyweight champ, has died. [View all] panader0 Dec 2014 OP

RIP, Ernie H2O Man Dec 2014 #1

Reportedly, Ali punished Terrell for refusing to acknowledge his new name. panader0 Dec 2014 #2

He sure did! H2O Man Dec 2014 #4

His sister, Jean CatWoman Dec 2014 #3

Tammi. H2O Man Dec 2014 #5

Tammi Terrell isn't related to Ernie Terrell. Johnyawl Dec 2014 #6

I stand corrected! H2O Man Dec 2014 #7

What's my name??? malaise Dec 2014 #8

A prime Ali, at that. H2O Man Dec 2014 #9

That was an unbelievable fight malaise Dec 2014 #10

Yep. The GOAT hifiguy Dec 2014 #11