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Sugar Ray Leonard

40 Years Ago And The Birth Of “The Four Kings”

April 24, 2020 by James Slater
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If the great Roberto Duran-Sugar Ray Leonard fight of June of 1980 wasn’t special enough, this titanic battle was the … more “40 Years Ago And The Birth Of “The Four Kings””

Tags Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

Leonard vs Hagler: The Most Re-Watched, Re-Scored Fight In History

April 6, 2020 by James Slater
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It’s anniversary time again for THE most argued about fight in all of boxing history: Sugar Ray Leonard WS12 Marvin … more “Leonard vs Hagler: The Most Re-Watched, Re-Scored Fight In History”

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Top Rank video vault honors Black History month

February 5, 2020February 4, 2020 by Top Rank
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Top Rank has opened up the video vault in honor of Black History Month. Throughout the month, Top Rank’s YouTube … more “Top Rank video vault honors Black History month”

Tags Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Marvin Hagler, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard

VIDEO: Sugar Ray Leonard – Championship Profile

May 20, 2020December 5, 2019 by Rummys Corner
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Sugar Ray Leonard – Championship Profile: Sugar Ray Leonard is universally recognized as one of the greatest boxers of all … more “VIDEO: Sugar Ray Leonard – Championship Profile”

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40 Years Ago: Sugar Ray Leonard Wins His First World Title, But Wilfred Benitez Pushes Him All The Way (almost)

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 by James Slater
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If such a fight took place today, between two superb fighters, each with a genuine claim to being the pound-for-pound … more “40 Years Ago: Sugar Ray Leonard Wins His First World Title, But Wilfred Benitez Pushes Him All The Way (almost)”

Tags Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Benitez

Leonard-Duran II And “No Mas” – Still Crazy After All These Years

November 25, 2019 by James Slater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6UKxAg2Ew0

There have been many shocking, unsettling and perplexing sights thrown before us inside a boxing ring (“The Bite Fight,” … more “Leonard-Duran II And “No Mas” – Still Crazy After All These Years”

Tags Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns And The Greatest Welterweight Title Fight Ever

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 by James Slater
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September 16th 1981. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Fight fans were the happy and all too eager recipients of a Super-fight … more “Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns And The Greatest Welterweight Title Fight Ever”

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VIDEO: Hagler vs Leonard – Who Really Won?

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by Rummys Corner

For those of us who have spent more than 20 years posting and participating in online boxing forums dating back … more “VIDEO: Hagler vs Leonard – Who Really Won?”

Tags Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard

Were The Welterweights From The 1980s Better Than Today’s Best At 147?

June 30, 2019June 28, 2019 by James Slater
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Arguably, next to the heavyweight and the middleweight divisions, the welterweight division captures the attention, and the imagination of fight … more “Were The Welterweights From The 1980s Better Than Today’s Best At 147?”

Tags Errol Spence, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Sugar Ray Leonard, Terence Crawford, Thomas Hearns

30 Years Later: Recalling “The War” – Leonard/Hearns II

June 12, 2019 by James Slater

Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, the two greatest welterweights of their era, had met in 1981. A boxing classic … more “30 Years Later: Recalling “The War” – Leonard/Hearns II”

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