Whenever this particular ring anniversary comes around, boxing fans everywhere who are old enough recall where they were, who they were with, and who they felt won the fight. It … read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn was pouring it on thick, praising Shakur Stevenson by comparing him to Sugar Ray Leonard during Thursday’s final press conference for Shakur’s fight against Josh Padley this … read more
Even the great ones get stopped. Sometimes. A legendary chin can be cracked, just ask; there are too many great fighters to list – but examples of the seemingly unstoppable … read more
We are being treated to some great and stacked fight cards these days, but the concept is far from new. Back in the day, promoters Bob Arum and Don King … read more
A sight and a fight that is rarely, if ever, seen these days. Two in their prime, rival world champions, both willing to test each other’s greatness in an effort … read more
For some fans, historians, and fellow fighters, it ranks as one of the greatest fights in the sport’s history. For many, the Roberto Duran vs. Sugar Ray Leonard fight of … read more
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada – April 6th 1987. You know what happened. Today of course marks the anniversary, the 37th anniversary, of the massive, and massively debated, Super Fight: … read more
Thomas Hearns’ name goes first in the above headline because, as is boxing tradition, the winner goes first. Okay, officially there was no winner when Hearns and Leonard got it … read more
The great, indeed the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson – for many THE Sugar of the boxing world, forever, and always, amen – passed away at the age of 67. Yet … read more
How would you title a Dream Fight – perhaps THE biggest, most fascinating, most debatable Dream Fight imaginable – between the two Sugars, Robinson, and Leonard? There is no doubt, … read more