30 Years Later: Recalling “The War” – Leonard/Hearns II
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, the two greatest welterweights of their era, had met in 1981. A boxing classic had ensued, with Leonard sensationally … continue
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Sugar Ray Leonard: Still The Sweetest At 63
For many, Sugar Ray Leonard is the greatest welterweight in the history of the sport bar the simply incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson; the boxing immortal … continue
Sugar Ray Leonard/Marvin Hagler: The Fight That Never Gets Old (nor does arguing about it ever get old)
The most memorable and talked about fight of the last forty years took place 32 years ago today. It was of course on this day … continue
A Long, Long Time Ago In New Orleans: “No Mas!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS5Ngj3OufQ It was an unbelievable sight, a thoroughly unpredictable event. The great Roberto Duran, for many the toughest of all tough guys, quitting in the … continue
Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde: Catchweight Farce Or Catchweight Classic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI5torlkKRQ It took place 30 years ago today, and the fight was one of the biggest and most controversial catch-weight world title fights in boxing … continue
Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior “Dream Fight” to feature heavily in forthcoming issue of Ring Magazine
Whenever the subject of Dream Fights comes up, fans often ponder what would have happened had classy, skilful and artistic welterweights Sugar Ray Leonard and … continue
Happy Birthday Sugar Ray Leonard – The Greatest Living Fighter?
https://youtu.be/aX8YgLZvtUc?t=12s 62 years ago today in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the greatest boxers of the last fifty years was born; in fact, a more … continue
Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvelous Marvin Hagler: The fight that never gets old (and neither does the debate over who really won)
Over three decades on, fight fans everywhere STILL argue over who really won the middleweight title fight between defending champ Hagler and big betting underdog … continue
Hagler tames The Beast but Sugar Ray is watching and he likes what he sees
Marvelous Marvin Hagler was making the twelfth defence of his middleweight championship of the world. With eleven successful defences under his belt he was chasing … continue
