On This Day: The Leonard – Hagler Super Fight, And The Super-Debate That Followed!

04/06/2023 James Slater

It took place 36 years ago today in Las Vegas: Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler. … continue

40 Years Ago At A Fundraiser In Baltimore – Sugar Ray Leonard Announces His Retirement (but it doesn’t stick)

11/09/2022 James Slater

Forty years ago today in Baltimore, in front of 10,000 attendees, most of them not sure what … continue

10/27/2022 James Slater

The way Iran Barkley tells it, Sugar Ray Leonard wanted no part of him. No thanks, no … continue

05/18/2022 James Slater

Sugar Vs. Sugar. Greatness Vs. Greatness. Supremacy Vs. Supremacy. How would you title a Dream Fight – … continue

04/06/2022 James Slater

It’s a fight absolutely everyone has an opinion on, a fight everyone has something to say about. … continue

12/07/2021 James Slater

There were fireworks, courtesy of the newly opened Mirage casino and hotel in Las Vegas, but none … continue

11/17/2021 James Slater

Fight fans have heard by now: Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, a fighter who gets as pumped up … continue

09/15/2021 James Slater

Two great welterweights collided 40 years ago in Las Vegas. It was, quite simply, a fight the … continue

06/25/2021 James Slater

The great Sugar Ray Leonard had a truly special year in 1981. 40 years ago, the world … continue

06/12/2021 James Slater

A subject that is delved into and celebrated by the superb new documentary, “The Kings,” the decade-long … continue