Hagler tames The Beast but Sugar Ray is watching and he likes what he sees

03/11/201803/09/2018 James Slater

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 Carlos Monzon’s world record.

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The ten greatest super-middleweight champions ever, according to the WBC

02/15/2018 James Slater

Who was the greatest ever 168 pound, or super-middleweight, champion? Most fans may say Roy Jones Junior, others Andre Ward. While others still may say Joe Calzaghe deserves the distinction, or maybe Sugar Ray Leonard.

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The sad end to a glorious career: Sugar Ray Leonard and the two fights he never should have taken

02/09/2018 James Slater

Even the cerebral Sugar Ray Leonard never knew when to quit. The toughest thing in the toughest sport of all, boxing, is being able to walk away; knowing when enough is enough.

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37 years ago today: The infamous “No Mas” fight shocked the world

11/25/2017 James Slater

Boxing fans across the globe have asked, and will continue to ask, if Sonny Liston took a dive, or dives, in his two bouts with Ali, and to this day we have no definitive, universally accepted answer.

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Sugar Ray and The Hitman have mutual respect for one another – they earned it

08/13/201708/12/2017 James Slater

Boxing legends Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns are currently in Las Vegas – the scene of many of their sensational, unforgettable fights – to attend tonight’s Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.

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When the action was so great they did it three times: Boxing’s finest trilogies

06/09/2017 James Slater

Sometimes a fight is so great, we simply have to see it again. Sometimes we are treated to an unforgettable tirilogy of fights.

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Fab 4 Rivalries – Duran, Leonard, Hagler, Hearns (Boxing Documentary)

05/07/201705/06/2017 Rummys Corner

The “Fab 4” is the nickname that refers to the four elite Hall of Fame boxers – Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

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30 years ago today: Leonard-Hagler – The Superfight that caused a debate like no other

04/06/201704/06/2017 James Slater

The date of April 6, 1987 is etched firmly in the memory banks of all boxing fans who were of sufficient age to have been aware of “The Superfight” – the astonishing world middleweight title fight between defending champ Marvelous Marvin Hagler and underdog challenger Sugar Ray Leonard – when it took place.

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30 Years Later – Valdez / Ramirez / Magdaleno / Stevenson Score Hagler vs. Leonard

04/01/2017 Top Rank

It took place on Monday, April 6, 1987 at Caesars Palace and it was promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank®. The SuperFight: Hagler vs.

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Sugar Ray’s say: Leonard gives quick prediction on Mayweather-McGregor “Super-Fight”

03/23/2017 James Slater

Like many other people right now, boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard has an opinion on what would – or will – happen, when boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather meets UFC legend Conor McGregor.

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