Browsing Tag Leonard vs Hearns

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  No More Bullshit

  Back in 1969, Norman Mailer, writer, gadfly, fight fan, and best-selling author, put himself forward as a candidate for mayor of New York City. It was a mad, ...

  On December 6, 2020 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Oct. 29, 1987: Hearns vs Roldan

  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 ...

  On October 29, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  June 25, 1981: Leonard vs Kalule

  Here’s the thing some people don’t get about Sugar Ray Leonard: the man was more athlete than boxer, and, despite his “sweet” nickname, he was more bad-ass than ...

  On June 25, 2020 / By Neil Crane
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  June 12, 1989: Hearns vs Leonard II

  Their first meeting in 1981, one of the biggest fights in boxing history, was called “The Showdown,” an appellation which made sense given that each held one of ...

  On June 12, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Welcome To Four Kings Week

  Today is the 35th anniversary of one of the most significant and thrilling battles in boxing history. On this date in 1981, a pair of boxers universally regarded ...

  On September 16, 2016 / By Michael Carbert