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Hagler vs. Leonard: Oral History and Fight Video of a Boxing Classic
Grantland, Bill Simmons' pet project, is a hit-or-miss venture. They struck gold last week with an oral history of the 1987 middleweight championship fight between "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler and "Sugar" Ray Leonard. For those unfamiliar, here are the basics: Hagler and Leonard, along with Thomas...
Hagler vs Leonard: Hopkins, Merchant, Kimball, the Fighters and More Discuss the Still-Debated Fight
Eric Raskin has a wonderful piece up on Grantland.com right now, which is an oral history of the famous, still-debated 1987 fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Contributing to the piece are Hagler and Leonard themselves, Bernard Hopkins, Larry Merchant, the late George...
Great Middleweight Champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler Turns 57
All-time great middleweight champion and two-time Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year Marvelous Marvin Hagler turned 57 today. Hagler was born in Newark on May 23, 1954, before moving to Brockton, Mass., in 1967 following the infamous Newark riots. He began to box at age 15, and in 1973 won the...
Classic Round-by-Round: Marvin Hagler v. Juan Roldan
Bad Left Hook would like to warmly welcome Rich Wharton, a.k.a. Chaos100, to our ranks as he contributes his first feature article, a Classic Round-by-Round for the March 30, 1984, bout between reigning middleweight world champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Juan Domingo Roldan. * * * * * * *...
Hagler-Hearns: Unmitigated Savagery
25 years ago today, "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns waged an unbelievable war that to this day is considered by many to be the greatest fight they have ever seen. Ted "The Bull" Sares remembers this impossible-to-duplicate battle. * * * * * * * * This unforgettable classic was...
Miguel Cotto the latest to speak against De la Hoya-Pacquiao
Speaking with Primera Hora, welterweight star Miguel Cotto has joined the outspoken team in the boxing community that has come out against the December 6 money showdown between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. My Spanish is not so great, so if I'm way off then forgive me (and help me out!),...
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