Olympics '96
- ISBN-10
- 1551680459
- ISBN-13
- 9781551680453
- Category
- Olympics
- Pages
- 80
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Authors
- Neil Morris, Limited, H. B. Fenn & Company
Description
World heavyweight champions who , earlier in their careers , won Olympic gold for the USA include such famous names as Floyd Patterson , Cassius Clay ( Muhammad Ali ) , Joe Frazier , George Foreman , Leon Spinks and Ray Mercer .
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