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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?”

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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?”

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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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Sugar Ray Leonard: Still The Sweetest At 63

May 19, 2019May 17, 2019 by James Slater

For many, Sugar Ray Leonard is the greatest welterweight in the history of the sport bar the simply incomparable Sugar … more “Sugar Ray Leonard: Still The Sweetest At 63”

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Sugar Ray Leonard/Marvin Hagler: The Fight That Never Gets Old (nor does arguing about it ever get old)

April 6, 2019 by James Slater

The most memorable and talked about fight of the last forty years took place 32 years ago today. It was … more “Sugar Ray Leonard/Marvin Hagler: The Fight That Never Gets Old (nor does arguing about it ever get old)”

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A Long, Long Time Ago In New Orleans: “No Mas!”

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 by James Slater

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 … more “A Long, Long Time Ago In New Orleans: “No Mas!””

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Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde: Catchweight Farce Or Catchweight Classic?

November 7, 2018 by James Slater

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 … more “Sugar Ray Leonard-Donny Lalonde: Catchweight Farce Or Catchweight Classic?”

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Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior “Dream Fight” to feature heavily in forthcoming issue of Ring Magazine

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 by James Slater
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Whenever the subject of Dream Fights comes up, fans often ponder what would have happened had classy, skilful and artistic … more “Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior “Dream Fight” to feature heavily in forthcoming issue of Ring Magazine”

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Happy Birthday Sugar Ray Leonard – The Greatest Living Fighter?

May 19, 2018May 17, 2018 by James Slater

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 … more “Happy Birthday Sugar Ray Leonard – The Greatest Living Fighter?”

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