Arguably, next to the heavyweight and the middleweight divisions, the welterweight division captures the attention, and the imagination of fight fans, the most. » Read More
30 Years Later: Recalling “The War” – Leonard/Hearns II
- Leave a CommentSugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, the two greatest welterweights of their era, had met in 1981. » Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard: Still The Sweetest At 63
- Leave a CommentFor many, Sugar Ray Leonard is the greatest welterweight in the history of the sport bar the simply incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson; the boxing immortal Ray was named after (his Christian name, along with his middle name, being given to him by parents who worshipped Ray Charles). » Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard/Marvin Hagler: The Fight That Never Gets Old (nor does arguing about it ever get old)
- Leave a CommentThe most memorable and talked about fight of the last forty years took place 32 years ago today. » Read More
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. » Read More
Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde: Catchweight Farce Or Catchweight Classic?
-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 history. » Read More
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 Floyd Mayweather Junior met. » Read More
Happy Birthday Sugar Ray Leonard – The Greatest Living Fighter?
-62 years ago today in Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the greatest boxers of the last fifty years was born; in fact, a more recent tribute afforded this special fighter, from Ring Magazine, was his being named as the greatest living fighter today. » Read More
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 challenger Leonard. » Read More
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. » Read More
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