The final chapter of Hagler’s ‘Four Kings’ saga came against Leonard in April 1987. After a three-year layoff, Leonard ...

The Panamanian icon was one of the ‘Four Kings’, made up of himself, Sugar Ray Leonard, ‘Marvellous’ Marvin Hagler and Thomas ...

In a round of ‘Best I Faced’ with The Ring Magazine, ‘Hands Of Stone’ didn’t hesitate to name Leonard as the best overall ...

Both boxers had defeated Roberto Duran in title bouts, and Hearns also had a loss to Leonard and a win over Wilfredo Benitez. Hagler would hold the middleweight title for two more years ...

Hagler, 30, had lost only twice, both much earlier in his career, while Hearns was 26 years old and had been beaten just once, stopped in the 14th round by “Sugar” Ray Leonard. This was an era ...

By: Sean Crose Writing is rarely a completely objective endeavor. Although we writers find ourselves trying to stem the tide ...

Hagler was 60-2-2 with 50 KOs, while Hearns was 40-1 (34 KOs). And while Hearns was the one moving up in weight to take on a dominant champion, their respective performances against Duran and a ...

The first had been Hagler’s decision over Roberto Duran in the same Caesars ... him when he got hurt against Sugar Ray Leonard and he became Tommy Hearns the boxer and boxed beautifully.

The 1980s were a golden age for the welterweight and middleweight divisions of boxing The era was headlined by four alltime greats Sugar Ray Leonard ... Hagler Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran ...

Leonard’s first battle with Hearns, which was dubbed ‘The Showdown’, took place in September 1981. After a turbulent contest, ...