It’s the fall of 1982 and the sport of boxing is bigger than ever. Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns are all mainstream stars and fight fans
Since at long last winning the world middleweight title in 1980, and then establishing himself as, pound-for-pound, one of the best boxers on the planet, Marvelous Marvin Hagler had
In 1982, after being treated for a detached retina, Sugar Ray Leonard retired from boxing. Two years later he attempted a comeback, which was quickly aborted after an underwhelming
The great Henry Armstrong had come agonizingly close to accomplishing the feat. Latter day legends Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran had tried and failed. But finally, for the very
Were he still with us, Aaron Pryor would be 70-years-old today. Gone too soon, and taken in the same year that saw the passing of Muhammad Ali, “The Hawk”
“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but also the victory of the underdog. Back in 1964
Yesterday marked the ninth anniversary of the unexpected loss of a singular figure in the long history of professional prizefighting, the one-and-only Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor. Our own Robert
With yesterday being the anniversary of one of the greatest fights of all-time in the middleweight division, seems like now is as good a time as any to look
In the summer of 1981, only two boxers mattered in America: WBA welterweight champion Thomas Hearns, and WBC welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard. Since the previous fall, when both
