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Entries tagged with "Marvin+Hagler":

• Hagler Tells Floyd to Fight – June 15th, 2011

  
  
  

• Greatest KOs in Boxing History – June 18th, 2011

  Everone loves a knockout. And what's not to love? When one man's fists connect with another man's head and he goes crashing to the canvas, everyone's pulse races a little faster. The knockout can not only change the direction of a fight. It can change the direction of a career, the direction of a life...
  
  

• The Long Weekend – June 30th, 2011

  The reason I have the boxing bug this weekend is that I think we are finally going to get some heavyweight fireworks…
  
  

• The Stallone Act – July 6th, 2011

  There was no Chuck Zitoesque middleman doing the "hand me the boxing glove, I give it to MISTER Stallone, I hand it back" routine…
  
  

• Rios-Antillon and the Fights – July 10th, 2011

  They entered the ring beaming with pride, and when they left the ring, however battered and bruised, they were still beaming with pride…
  
  

• Amir Khan Artist – July 18th, 2011

  When he uses his great length, pumping that jab more actively, as Maestro Freddie has taught him, then, yes, artist...
  
  

• Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns – April 24th, 2012

  The bout took place on April 15, 1985 at Caesars in Las Vegas. Longtime middleweight champion Marvin Hagler was taking on junior middleweight champion Tommy Hearns. Everyone expected it to be a good fight, but no one expected an all-out War. The first round of Hagler-Hearns is considered the greatest round in boxing history. The fight had it all. It had blood. It had guts. It had two terrific fighters determined to search and destroy (although little time was spent searching). The Ring called the bout the most electrifying eight minutes ever and Hagler-Hearns won Fight of the Year honors for 1985, despite lasting only three rounds...
  
  

• Marvin Hagler vs. John "The Beast" Mugabi – April 30th, 2012

  Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought 'em all: Sugar Ray Seales, Bobby “Boogaloo” Watts, Willie "The Worm" Monroe, Cyclone Hart, Bennie Briscoe, Vito Antuofermo, Mustafa Hamsho, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard. But his March 10, 1986 fight against John "The Beast" Mugabi at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was a classic. Mugabi’s unorthodox style gave Hagler fits, and the dynamite in his fists was nothing to sneeze at. Hagler has his hands full that night, and he knew it, but he took care of business as only the Marvelous One knew how...
  
  

• Hearns, Hagler, Leonard & Duran – August 27th, 2011

  Tommy "Hitman" Hearns. "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler. Sugar Ray Leonard. Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran. These four men were four of the greatest fighters in history, and they all came of age at the same time. Their styles in the ring were as different as their personalities outside the ring, but they all shared one thing in common: each of them was a winner. Between 1980 and 1989, they had nine fights between them. There wasn't a stinker in the bunch, and some of the bouts were bona fide classics...
  
  

• Remembering Pat Petronelli – September 5th, 2011

  
  
  

• The Other Fabulous Four – September 8th, 2011

  
  
  

• Emile Griffith—“Ring of Fire” – September 23rd, 2011

  Emile Griffith was born on Feb. 3, 1938 and was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He turned pro in 1958 and was a favorite in New York City. Griffith won the welterweight title from Benny "The Kid" Paret on April 1, 1961. Six months later Griffith lost the title back to Paret in a narrow split-decision. Griffith regained the title from Paret on March 24, 1962, in a fight that Paret did not survive. Griffith had memorable bouts with Luis Rodriguez, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Dick Tiger, Nino Benvenuti, Carlos Monzón, and José Nápoles, before retiring with a 85-24-2 record.
  
  

• Harold Lederman on Martinez vs. Barker – September 29th, 2011

  ”Sergio Martinez doesn’t look like he’s got a middleweight’s body. I’m not sure he could beat a rugged middleweight like Marvin Hagler, or Carlos Monzon…”
  
  

• The Case for Steve Collins in the Hall – October 10th, 2011

  Steve Collins was an extremely tough, seasoned, iron-chinned, determined and talented fighter who had long paid his dues…
  
  

• The Case for Nigel Benn in the Hall – October 20th, 2011

  Some say that Nigel Benn is mostly a "forgotten warrior" perhaps because he will forever be linked to Gerald McClellan…
  
  

• The Culture of Boxing: Third in a Series – October 26th, 2011

  On February 4, 2004, Michael Watson was awarded the MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II…
  
  

• Roberto Duran: Beyond the Glory – October 27th, 2011

  Roberto Duran is one of the greatest fighters of all time. Known as "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone"), Duran was a ferocious competitor, in and out of the ring. He made his pro debut in 1968 before he was 16, and went on to win titles at lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight, and middleweight. There was no one Duran didn't fight, including Ken Buchanan, Esteban De Jesus, Carlos Palomino, Wilfred Benitez, Marvin Hagler, and Thomas Hearns...
  
  

• Legendary Fights: Hagler vs. Hearns – December 6th, 2011

  In honor of Thomas Hearns induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, let's take a look back at one of his signature bouts. The fight took place on April 15, 1985 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Longtime middleweight champion Marvin Hagler was taking on junior middleweight champion Tommy Hearns. Everyone expected a good fight, but no one expected an all-out War. The first round of Hagler-Hearns is considered the greatest round in boxing history. The fight had it all. It had blood and guts. It had two terrific fighters determined to search and destroy (although little time was spent searching). The Ring called the bout the most electrifying eight minutes ever and Hagler-Hearns won Fight of the Year honors for 1985, despite lasting only three rounds…
  
  

• Bob Arum: 80 Years Young – December 8th, 2011

  
  
  

• When Hagler Speaks We Listen – January 22nd, 2012

  Dubai is perfectly situated to host Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. Its location is ideal, being only 100 miles from Iran…
  
  

• Ten-Count for Goody Petronelli – January 30th, 2012

  
  
  

• Lions of Winter No. 3: Goody Petronelli Way – January 30th, 2012

  "We already watched the tape of both Syd and Fitz,” said Goody. “Let’s let them work tonight and make sure one last time everybody is comfortable..."
  
  

• Global Boxing Patterns – February 5th, 2012

  If there is one conclusion that stands out from the rest, it is that the entire global boxing landscape has become just that…
  
  

• Postcard From Panama: Duran’s Place – March 19th, 2012

  One hundred and nineteen of those battles and still here, still a pistol, and in great shape this GRAND CHAMPION DURAN…
  
  

• Who Died and Left You King? – March 27th, 2012

  With all his experience in the advertizing business, Sugar cleverly promoted himself as the cigar-chomping front man, the Damon Runyon of his era...
  
  

• Ring Around the Rosie – April 21st, 2012

  
  
  

• The Executioner's Song of Songs – April 24th, 2012

  No one had an answer to Hopkins’ hypothetical questions, as least an answer they were willing to share, so he continued talking…
  
  

• Sorry Dana, Boxing Paramount – May 10th, 2012

  Boxing is a fringe sport. Boxing is on life support. Boxing is dead. MMA are the toughest guys, the sport for the young guys. So it goes with Dana White…