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Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns met for the first time on September 16, 1981, and there were talks of a rematch many times over the years, but nothing every materialized. After his knockout win over Donny Lalonde in November of 1988, the path was cleared for the long awaited rematch between the all-time greats, […]

After pulling off the colossal upset of Marvin Hagler on April 6, 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard said that he was retired for good. However, the limelight he missed was luring him back slowly to pursue more challenges in the ring. In August of 1988, Ray agreed to meet WBC light heavyweight champion Donny Lalonde for

After his mediocre performance against Kevin Howard on May 11, 1984, Sugar Ray Leonard announced his retirement from boxing. On March 10, 1986, while in attendance at the Marvin Hagler vs. John ‘The Beast’ Mugabi bout at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, as spark was lit in Ray’s heart that he might want to fight

Following his huge victory over Thomas Hearns that unified the welterweight title on September 16, 1981, Ray Leonard rested the remainder of 1981. His next opponent was to be Bruce Finch on February 15, 1982 at the Centennial Coliseum in Reno, Nevada. Another HBO broadcast, which meant I had no way to see it live.

Sugar Ray Leonard traveled to the brand new Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York on March 28, 1981 to face a Denver trash man named Larry Bonds. The bout was broadcast live on HBO, which meant I had absolutely no means to see it live. Ray won by a 10th round TKO, but was lacking

After the difficult loss to Roberto Duran on June 20, 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard took a vacation trip to Hawaii with his wife Juanita. While contemplating retirement, Ray woke up one day and went for a run on beach, realizing that he was just too young to retire. When he returned to the States, Ray

After Sugar Ray Leonard won his first title by stopping Wilfred Benitez on November 30, 1979, he prepared to make his first defense in his hometown three months later. Ray’s opponent was Davey ‘Boy’ Green, and the fight was part of a mega-card broadcast live on ABC TV. I settled in to watch the fights

Ray Charles Leonard was born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina. At age three, his family moved to Palmer Park, Maryland, where he started boxing at age thirteen. He developed quickly as an amateur, and finished in 1976 by winning a gold medal as a light welterweight at the Montreal Olympic games. His final

After the Golota fight, Mike Tyson really didn’t show signs of wanting to fight anymore, despite his usual rhetoric. He traveled to Copenhagen to face the chubby and slow Brian Nielsen, who to me was nothing more than an overrated punching bag. Tyson easily hammered him for 6 rounds before the referee ended the mess.

After the mess with Orlin Norris in October 1999, Mike Tyson traveled abroad for his next two bouts. On January 29, 2000, Tyson met Julius Francis in Manchester, England and easily disposed of him in two rounds. In his post-fight interview with Showtime’s Jim Gray, Tyson went into a bizarre rant claiming he was the