Browsing Tag Vito Antuofermo

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  June 27, 1987: Hilton vs Drayton

  Fighting families are not exactly unique in boxing. Indeed, the history of prizefighting is filled with siblings who shared the profession, such as Max and Buddy Baer, Leon ...

  On June 27, 2021 / By Jamie Rebner
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  April 6, 1987: Leonard vs Hagler

  On April 15, 1985, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, after twelve long years of struggle and sacrifice, finally conquered the summit of professional boxing and established himself as not only ...

  On April 6, 2021 / By Michael Carbert
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  Even Better Than You Think

  The sudden death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler has shocked the sports world and triggered a wave of grief and remembrance for a champion taken from us far too ...

  On March 20, 2021 / By Lee Wylie
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  Marvelous Marvin Hagler: 1954-2021

  For those of us watching from the outside, who never knew Marvelous Marvin Hagler on a personal level, perhaps the characteristic which made the greatest impression was the ...

  On March 13, 2021 / By Robert Portis
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  Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard

  Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...

  On November 30, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Sept. 27, 1980: Hagler vs Minter

  For too long Marvin Hagler had been denied, ignored and unjustly sidelined while lesser middleweights got the big opportunities and the big money. For too long Hagler had ...

  On September 26, 2020 / By Michael Carbert