Thomas Hearns on his incredible fight with Marvin Hagler
6 Min Read I was so tired after the first round it didn t take much to knock me down after that, Thomas Hearns told James Slater
ORIGINALLY dubbed, quite simply, “The Fight,” the world middleweight title showdown between defending and undisputed champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and former WBA welterweight champion and reigning WBC light-middleweight boss Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns was later given the tagline of “The War” by promoter Bob Arum. What unfolded that magical night inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was very definitely a fight and a war.
When looking back, Hearns, who always made it a priority to leave the paying fans feeling happy with the fight they had witnessed, was glad he was half of what is often called the greatest fight of all time:
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04/13/2021
The 1980s were a magnificent time to be a boxing fan. Big names, marquee matchups, and great rivalries. And the best action with the brightest stars wasn’t in the heavyweight division either.
An upcoming documentary series from Showtime titled
The Kings will highlight four of the best boxers from that era. Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, and Thomas Hearns were known as “The Four Kings” and headlined a showcase era of boxing that included nine championship fights among them.
The sport was experiencing a downturn in interest following the retirement of Muhammad Ali, but these four stars particularly Leonard, coming off a gold medal victory at the 1976 Olympics helped revitalize boxing’s place in mainstream culture.
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By: Sean Crose
Boxing has always gone hand in hand with controversy. Whether it’s the sport’s brutality, the unfair treatment of fighters, fixed fights, poor matchups, or media bias, there’s always something not to like about the sweet science. Fortunately, there’s so much more to love about what may well be the purest sport on earth. Still, it’s hard to shy away from the sport’s controversial nature – and few events have been as controversial as the 1987 Marvelous Marvin Hagler – Ray Leonard middleweight battle. Although there was no long count, or fan man, no loaded gloves, or officials on the take, the judges’ decision on April 6th of that year is still the source of hot debate all these decades later.