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Photo Credit: Howard Davis won a gold medal in boxing at the 1976 Olympics. – Tony Duffy/Getty Images Original Article from www.mmafighting.com By Dave Doyle  @davedoylemma LAS  VEGAS — Remember when Mike Brown punished opponents with his fists during his heyday as WEC featherweight champion? That was in large part Howard Davis Jr.’s doing. Brown, a native of Maine, found his…

Original Article from Newsday Credit: Newsday / Chris Ware August 18, 2015 9:13 PM Olympic gold-medal boxer Howard Davis Jr. was honored in his native Glen Cove, along with wife Karla, on August 18, 2015, for their work through the Howard Davis Jr. Foundation. Davis started the foundation, which raises funds for alternative treatments for…

Original Article from Newsday By David Olson  david.olson@newsday.com Photo: Ali Karim Muhammad, left, fights Howard Davis Jr. of Glen Cove at the MSG Felt Forum on Jan. 21, 1988. Davis, who was remembered Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Glen Cove, won by a knockout; Davis died of lung cancer Dec. 30, 2015, in Florida. Photo Credit: Newsday…

Original Article from Glen Cove Patch By PAIGE MCATEE (Patch Staff) The community is invited to attend a special “Celebration of Life” tribute to honor boxing legend Howard Davis Jr. on Saturday in Glen Cove. The 59-year-old Glen Cove native was a 1976 Olympic gold medalist. After learning of his diagnosis in February, Davis was…

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Original Article: http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/12/31/10697046/american-top-team-fighters-at-ufc-195-reflect-on-howard-davis-jr-s By Dave Doyle  @davedoylemma on Dec 31, 2015, 5:40p LAS  VEGAS — Remember when Mike Brown punished opponents with his fists during his heyday as WEC featherweight champion? That was in large part Howard Davis Jr.’s doing. Brown, a native of Maine, found his groove as a fighter when he relocated to Coconut Creek, Fla., and joined the…

Original article: http://agelessadonis.com/howard-davis-jr-aaron-pryor-roberto-duran-and-the-glen-cove-boxing-gym/ September 1976:  The Glen Cove Boxing gym was shoved behind Glen Street. An old garage made out of cinder blocks, cement and white paint, it housed a small ring, two dilapidated punching bags and a ringside spectator bench. It was home to such fighters as heavyweight contender Hubert Hilton, Allen “JuneBug” Hudson (who…

Original Article on The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/howard-davis-jr-boxer-who-won-olympic-gold-while-in-mourning-dies-at-59/2016/01/01/05afa288-b0b5-11e5-9ab0-884d1cc4b33e_story.html   By Jennifer Kay January 1 at 1:36 PM Howard Davis Jr., the Olympic champion boxer who won the 1976 gold medal and was named over teammate Sugar Ray Leonard as the most outstanding fighter in the Montreal Games, died Dec. 30 at his home in Plantation, Fla. He was 59.…

Original Article from Sun Sentinel Photo Gallery Photo Gallery 2 By Gary Curreri Correspondent Olympic boxing champ and local MMA promoter Howard Davis Jr. died Wednesday night. In the eight years that U.S. Olympic gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. and his wife, Karla Guadamuz-Davis were together, they formed an inseparable bond. On Wednesday night, nearly…

Original Article from AP – http://bigstory.ap.org/article/603c213a4fe34151b23893c514dd57ce/1976-olympic-champion-boxer-howard-davis-jr-dies-59   MIAMI (AP) — Olympic champion boxer Howard Davis Jr., who won the 1976 gold medal and was named over teammate Sugar Ray Leonard as the most outstanding fighter in the Montreal Games, has died of cancer, his wife said Friday. Davis, 59, died Wednesday at his Plantation home, surrounded…

BY ERIC STINTON “It was a surreal moment.” Howard Davis Jr. was 20 years old and had only been boxing for five years when he entered the ring at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He was in the gold-medal match against Romania’s Simion Cutov, and on top of everything else, his mother had passed away…

Patch.com August20, 2015 Paige McAtee Glen Cove Boxing Hero Says He Will ‘Clobber Cancer’ Gold medal boxing Olympian and Glen Cove native Howard Davis Jr. shared fond memories of his hometown on Tuesday.   By PAIGE MCATEE (Patch Staff) August 20, 2015  Gold medal boxing Olympian and Glen Cove native Howard Davis Jr. stopped by City Hall to…

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Updated August 17, 2015 4:27 PM By PETER CAPPIELLO  peter.cappiello@newsday.com For most of his life, Howard Davis Jr. has been a fighter. The Glen Cove product was the first amateur boxer to win four consecutive New York Golden Gloves championships (1973-76) before winning a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. As a professional, he…

Article from: http://nypost.com/2015/08/07/boxings-forgotten-legend-fighting-biggest-fight-lung-cancer/ Howard Davis Jr. Photo: Getty Images; Splash News Howard Davis Jr. doesn’t have time to ask “Why me?” He didn’t ask “Why me?” when his mother died only days before the start of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where Davis was representing the USA boxing team in the 132-pound division. He didn’t…

By Lyle Fitzsimmons | CBSSports.com Boxing fans of a certain age still remember the 1976 U.S. Olympic team. Those Americans took Montreal by storm over two weeks in late July, winning seven medals in 11 weight classes — besting Cubans and Russians along the way — including golds that ultimately helped launch the championship-level pro careers of Michael…

Article from: http://www.boxinginsider.com/columns/howard-davis-jr-in-the-ultimate-fight-against-cancer/ By Jackie Kallen Being one of 10 kids growing up on Long Island, Howard Davis jr. learned at a young age how to fight. He had to fight for attention, he had to fight for the things he wanted, and he had to distinguish himself among his siblings. He accomplished that. His father…

Howard Davis Jr., after hearing a 4-year-old had his iPad stolen, recently gave the boy a new iPad as a replacement. The Olympic gold-medal boxer will be honored Tuesday by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Photo courtesy of Karla Guadamuz-Davis (Handout) Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fl-howard-davis-broward-sheriff-honor-0804-20150803-story.html His battle with terminal lung cancer has not put Howard Davis Jr.…

By : Matthew N. Becher Howard Davis Jr. is a former professional boxer/trainer/promoter originally from Glen Cove, NY, currently residing in Coconut Creek, FL. He is most well known for winning an Olympic Gold Medal in the 132lb division in 1976 and being awarded the Val Barker trophy, as being the most outstanding fighter, beating…

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fl-fight-time26-preview-0717-20150716-story.html By Ryan S. Clark Sun Sentinel Bright lights draw attention to the hype surrounding Fight Time 26’s main event. Here stands Niko Price, grin and all, across from an older, more experienced Maurice Salmon on Thursday at Bokampers Sports Bar & Grill. Salmon had the typical chiseled look one would expect from a fighter…

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Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/fl-howard-davis-fighting-cancer-0710-20150709-story.html#page=1 By Gary Curreri Special to the Sun Sentinel   Over a boxing career that spanned nearly 40 years, rare were the losses Howard Davis Jr. couldn’t fight his way back from. The Broward County Sports Hall of Famer suffered one of his most devastating setbacks on the eve of his greatest triumph, when his mother died of…

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/fl-howard-davis-fighting-cancer-0710-20150709-story.html#page=1 Howard Davis Jr.’s Fight Time Promotions will celebrate its fifth anniversary with Fight Time 26 on July 17 at Fort Lauderdale’s War Memorial Auditorium. The main event Friday night’s eight-bout card will feature Niko Price (5-0) taking on Maurice “The Beast” Salmon (4-3) of Jacksonville for the inaugural Fight Time Promotions’ welterweight title.…

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/mixed-martial-arts/fl-howard-davis-fighting-cancer-0710-20150709-story.html#page=1 The Howard Davis Jr. Foundation will host a gala fundraiser at Tower Club: Fort Lauderdale on Sat., Aug. 15 from 8-11 p.m. Davis, a 1976 Olympic gold-medal boxer and CEO of Fight Time Promotions, was recently diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. His foundation will host the fundraiser to help finance Davis’ cancer treatment as…

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Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sofla-ugc-photo-howard-davis-jr-poses-with-wellness-hca-staf-2014-12-05-photo.html Howard Davis Jr., Olympic Gold Medalist Boxer; Co-Founder & CEO, Fight Time Promotions “IT’S FIGHT TIME!”; Educardo Carter, Medical Practice Manager & Randy Kurland, CPA, The Wellness & Hormone Centers of America™ Posted by TransMedia13

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fl-broward-sports-hall-of-fame-1011-20141010-story.html   By Craig Davis Sun Sentinel contact the reporter Ryan Hunter Reay, Sanya Richards-Ross among six to be inducted in Broward Sports Hall of Fame. Dolphins great Dwight Stephenson adds Broward Hall of Fame to impressive list of honors. Swift, stalwart, durable, dedicated and highly accomplished. The six members of the 2014 class of the Broward County Sports…

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/elsentinel/deportes/fl-es-howard-davisjr-online-20140409-story.html#page=1 By Por Aurelio Moreno, El Sentinel   Tres días antes de su debut en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1976 en Montreal, el boxeador de peso ligero estadounidense Howard Davis Jr. recibió una devastadora noticia: su madre había muerto de un ataque al corazón. “Me puse llorar y quería volver a casa, junto a mi…

Fight Time Promotions CEO Howard Davis Jr. (right), with heavyweight champ Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson, ahead of Friday night’s Fight Time 24: MMA Kings card at Fort Lauderdale’s War Memorial Auditorium. Courtesy of Fight Time Promotions Sun Sentinel

Article from: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/elsentinel/sfl-boxeo-y-mma-la-combinaci243n-triunfadora-de-howard-davis-jr-20140414-post.html#page=1   By AURELIO MORENO/EL SENTINEL Tres días antes de su debut en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1976 en Montreal, el boxeador de peso ligero estadounidense Howard Davis Jr. recibió una devastadora noticia: su madre había muerto de un ataque al corazón. “Me puse llorar y quería volver a casa, junto a mi padre”, recordó…

Interview by Ken Hissner (Jan 8, 2008) Doghouse Boxing  Article from: http://www.doghouseboxing.com/DHB/KenH010808.htm   Sugar Ray Leonard and Howard Davis, Jr. were two of the most outstanding amateurs in the country between the years 1972 and 1976. Leonard won the National Golden Gloves title’s from 1972-1974. Davis won the National AAU title in 1973. Leonard won the National…

Article from: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1092130-olympic-gold-medalist-howard-davis-jr-a-champion-in-and-out-of-the-ring Practicing the “sweet science” for decades, Howard Davis Jr. spent years using it to deliver more punches than his opponents could handle. Retired from a life between the ropes and coaching full-time, Davis now spends his time attempting to give MMA fighters the opportunity to reach the level of success he once enjoyed. Davis took…

Article from: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/daily-news-golden-gloves-hall-fame-howard-davis-jr-article-1.1757388 Davis became the first Gloves competitor to win four consecutive championships, winning three-straight 126-pound titles from 1973-75 and a final tournament in 1976 as a 135-pounder.   While most of the greatest Daily News Golden Gloves champions were born and bred in the five boroughs, Howard Davis Jr. made a habit of bringing…

Article from: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2407788-the-fighting-life-the-perpetual-motion-of-howard-davis-jr Time is a concept of both simplicity and complexity. While the basic structure is of a concrete nature and its passage is measured without flexibility, singular experiences or moments seem to operate free of confinement. Linear time lines can be traced, tracked, projected and examined, but things which occur in the spaces between can elevate…

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Howard Davis, Jr. is an Olympic boxer who won the 1976 gold medal in the lightweight division. The athlete is one of dozens who will compete in an October golf tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Davis lives in Florida with his wife and their daughter, where he runs professional fights.…

The tournament at Fort Lauderdale Country Club comprised 120 participants competing for the best score, 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd Place Winner; Putting, Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin and the Annual ‘Best Dressed Award.’ A Bubba Watson special hole for advancement will be added as part of the day’s play. “Last year’s…

Jersey Mike’s Subs, is a submarine sandwich, or “sub”, chain headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey. The Jersey Mike’s franchise has more than 750 locations open and in development across the United States. Jersey Mike’s Grand Opening will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation ( www.msfocus.org ) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization benefiting people with multiple sclerosis and their families.  Established in 1986, and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the mission of the MSF is “to provide…

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