Hasim Sharif Rahman was born on November 7,1972 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2014.
47 Facts About Hasim Rahman
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Hasim Rahman is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the unified WBC, IBF, IBO and lineal titles in 2001; and the WBC title again from 2005 to 2006.
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Hasim Rahman was ranked as the world's top 10 heavyweight by BoxRec from 2000 to 2005, and reached his highest ranking of world No 6 at the conclusion of 2004.
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Hasim Rahman won the WBC title for a second time in 2005 by defeating Monte Barrett, after which the WBC elevated him to full champion status by the year's end.
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Hasim Rahman started boxing at a relatively late age, taking up the sport at the age of 20.
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Hasim Rahman had just 10 amateur bouts before making his pro debut on December 3,1994, at age 22.
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Hasim Rahman tried to compensate on his lack of amateur background by being busy in the pros, sometimes fighting within five days from the previous bout.
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Hasim Rahman had obvious natural boxing skills that propelled him to 11 knockout wins in his first 12 fights.
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Hasim Rahman took a step up in class in March 1996 with a 10-round decision win over veteran Ross Puritty and seven months later, he repeated the feat against former world champion Trevor Berbick.
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On December 19,1998, Hasim Rahman faced fellow contender David Tua in a fight to determine the IBF's mandatory contender.
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Hasim Rahman was using his power jab well, out boxing Tua virtually every round.
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At the beginning of the next round Tua hit him with several heavy shots and the referee jumped in when Hasim Rahman was bobbing and weaving.
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At one point during the match, Hasim Rahman was knocked through the ropes onto the floor, hitting his head on the floor.
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Hasim Rahman dropped out of The Ring top 10 as a result of the surprise loss.
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Hasim Rahman later said that he had seen Maskaev earlier in his career get knocked out in the first round by former champion Oliver McCall and he assumed he was brought in as an easy win.
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Hasim Rahman claimed that because of this, he did not train as hard as he should have and was beaten.
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Hasim Rahman came back with three wins, including one in May 2000 over Corrie Sanders in a war in which he was dropped twice and came back to win in 7, and after that he was moved back up in the rankings.
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Finally, on April 22,2001, Hasim Rahman earned a shot at Lennox Lewis the WBC, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion with a win over Frankie Swindell.
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Hasim Rahman's first was on September 24,1994, when Oliver McCall defeated him via 2nd-round TKO.
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Lewis had an immediate-rematch clause in the contract for his defense against Hasim Rahman, and chose to invoke it.
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Hasim Rahman's comeback fight ended in disappointment, he was beaten by a technical decision by aging former champion Evander Holyfield after headbutts from Holyfield caused a massive swelling on Hasim Rahman's forehead.
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On March 29,2003, Hasim Rahman faced David Tua for a second time.
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Hasim Rahman came in at the heaviest weight of his career.
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Hasim Rahman was favored, but he lost by unanimous decision and again was out of condition.
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Hasim Rahman's efforts paid off when he was rewarded with a fight against Kali Meehan on November 13,2004.
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Hasim Rahman scored the victory by a fourth-round knockout at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
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On November 10,2005, the WBC voted to award its heavyweight championship to Hasim Rahman, making Hasim Rahman a two-time heavyweight champion.
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On March 18,2006, Hasim Rahman fought James Toney to a draw, in a 12-round fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and he retained the WBC heavyweight title.
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Hasim Rahman only retained the title by winning the final round.
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However, Hasim Rahman was knocked down early in the 12th and eventually stumbled to the mat.
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Hasim Rahman was then holding on to the ropes to stay on his feet.
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Hasim Rahman then fought three times in three months defeating Dicky Ryan by second-round TKO on September 7,2007.
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Hasim Rahman followed up by stopping Cerrone Fox on October 18,2007.
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On November 15,2007, Hasim Rahman then scored a 10th-round TKO for the NABF title against Zuri Lawrence.
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Hasim Rahman received a standing ovation from the crowd when he re-entered the ring.
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On July 16,2008, Hasim Rahman was stopped by an accidental headbutt against James Toney.
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Toney was originally awarded a TKO victory as the referee declared Hasim Rahman had quit between rounds.
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The referee called a stop to the contest in the 7th round after Hasim Rahman failed to respond to a series of shots, having been knocked down in the sixth round and left visibly disoriented.
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Fifteen months after the seventh round loss to Wladimir Klitschko in December 2008, Hasim Rahman made a comeback against 43-year-old journeyman Clinton Boldridge winning the fight via TKO 1.
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Hasim Rahman next fought on June 19,2010, against journeyman Shannon Miller in a match that took in the Niagara Falls Conference Centre, Niagara Falls, New York, United States.
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Hasim Rahman came into the ring at 260 pounds and won the bout by TKO in the 4th round, after sending Miller down in each of the four rounds.
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Hasim Rahman then won his next three fights, against Damon Reed, Marcus McGee and Galen Brown.
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Hasim Rahman was elevated to the WBA number one contender to face Alexander Povetkin on September 29,2012, for the WBA regular heavyweight championship.
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In yet another attempt to re-enter the heavyweight scene Hasim Rahman signed up for the super 8 tournament, an elimination-style event staged in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Hasim Rahman is a practising Muslim and was fasting in the month of Ramadan when he faced Lennox Lewis.
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Hasim Rahman nearly died in a car accident and once survived a shooting where five bullets entered his body.
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Hasim Rahman sustained no serious injuries and received no medical assistance, while his wife, Crystal, was hospitalized.