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Ward vs Froch: Steve Farhood Ranks the Ten Most Important Fights in Super Middleweight History

Showtime analyst Steve Farhood takes a look at the ten biggest and most significant fights in the short history of the super middleweight division, as Andre Ward and Carl Froch put the finishing touches on their preparation for the December 17 Super Six World Boxing Classic final, and the fight for...

Boxing Hall of Fame: Why Do Deserving Candidates Wait for the Call?

Ryan Bivins returns to Bad Left Hook to discuss boxing Hall of Famers, and those still waiting to get inducted at Canastota. In boxing, getting inducted to the Hall of Fame is easier than most sports. Not only because of the talent level of the weakest members present, but because there are...

Thomas Hearns, Freddie Roach Lead 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame Class

The 2012 International Boxing Hall of Fame class has been announced today, with former four-division titleholder Thomas "Hitman" Hearns leading the way. Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KO) would have been inducted long ago, of course, but his last fight came in 2006 at the age of 47. Also known as "The Motor...

Mandatory Eight Count: Stuff in the Basement

Dan Rafael's Weekend Notebook (ESPN.com)Nothing major that we haven't already talked about this week, but always worth reading, and there are some tidbits in there, including Nonito Donaire being set for the Cotto-Chavez PPV, but not against Fernando Montiel (shocker!). The feature is on...

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...

Classic Round-by-Round: Sugar Ray Leonard v. Thomas Hearns II

The 1981 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year between then-welterweight and junior middleweight world champion Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns demanded a rematch as soon as it ended. It took eight years, two Leonard retirements, and some bumps in the road for Hearns for one to come...

Tommy Hearns wants one more fight

50-year old Thomas "Hitman" Hearns told the Detroit Free Press that he'd like to fight one more fight, and he hopes to have his Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward in his corner. Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KO) turned 50 last October, the night that Bernard Hopkins beat Kelly Pavlik. The Detroit native...

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!),...

AP: Hearns in debt to IRS

Former multi-division world champion and superstar Thomas "Hitman" Hearns is the newest ex-boxer facing some financial hardships, as the AP reports: The Detroit News reported Friday on its Web site that liens filed in Oakland County state that Hearns and wife Renee owe nearly $268,000 in...


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