On This Day In 1979: A Doubleheader In Vegas Sees Mixed Fortunes For Leonard And Hagler

11/30/2024 James Slater

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 gave us fight fans some great cards that featured multiple world champions in action.

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40 Years Ago: When Benitez Beat Duran And Called For Hagler

01/30/2022 James Slater

Although the great, indeed the wizard-like Wilfredo Benitez was never a member of the exclusive boxing club known and celebrated as “The Four Kings” (Marvin Hagler, Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran), there are plenty of fight fans who strongly feel this was a major injustice.

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