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(L-R) – The late, great Marvelous Marvin Hagler, his grandson James Jr., and son James

BOSTON (Chwefror 15, 2022) – There are few family names in boxing, especially in New England, as universally revered as Hagler and Roach.
They are part of boxing royalty.

There is a new connection as James Hagler, Jr, the grandson of the late Hall of Famer Marvelous Marvin Hagler, has signed an exclusive managerial contract with Fighter Locker, owned and operated by the nephew of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, Boston-based Ryan Roach.

The plan is for Roach to have Hagler fight in Massachusetts, ideally in Brockton, the City of Champions in which Hagler as well as another Hall of Famer, Rocky Marciano, fought out of during their professional careers.

“I was looking for a manager and read about Ryan,” Hagler said. “I looked him up online, talked with him, and met him last weekend for the first time. He is not a greedy person. By far, he offered me the best deal I have ever received. He really wants to help me. Ryan’s a cool dude. I feel good about signing with him.

“Fighting someday in Brockton and Boston means a lot to me, because of my grandfather’s background, and that’s one of the reasons I signed with Ryan. My mother and father are from that area, and I still have a lot of family living on both sides living there. I’ll be the third member of the Hagler family to fight in New England, joining my grandfather and uncle (Robbie Simms)."


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(L-R) – Ryan Roach & James Hagler, Jr.


“I’m excited to be managing James,” Roach commented. “Right away, I was interested in a fighter with the Hagler name. I spoke with James and he’s a good kid who is all in. He wants to prove himself on his own and I get that, because I want to make it on my own terms, not my last name.
“We’re excited to get him fighting in New England. We’re going to do great things together. We plan on having him fight in Brockton, hopefully this summer, to bring boxing back to Brockton.”

The 31-year-old Hagler, who fights out of Atlanta, didn’t start boxing until he was 24. Why did he start so late?

“My grandfather didn’t want any of us (in the Hagler family) to box,” James explained. “I wanted to be a boxer since I was 3 neu 4. He didn’t want anybody in his family to go through what he did in the Sugar Ray Leonard fight. Fy nhad (a boxing promoter in Atlanta) was an amateur boxer who fought in the Olympic Trials. He stopped boxing because my grandfather wouldn’t watch him fight. My father didn’t want to continue fighting.

“There’s a lot of pressure on me fighting because people expect me to be like my grandfather or want me to live up to the Hagler name. I feel good following in my grandfather’s footsteps. When guys fight me, it’s like their championship fight, because they want to say they beat a Hagler for bragging rights. I know that they will always have their best fight against me.”

James (2-1, 1 KO) had a relatively brief amateur career, fighting in Alabama and Georgia, and the southpaw made his pro debut December 14, 2019, in Ohio, when he stopped Michael Widmer in round one. He’s only had two fights since, winning one and losing the other, the latest this past November.

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Hagler will fight as a super middleweight for now, but he intends to campaign as a middleweight in the same division his legendary grandfather owned for so many years. He does have a dream fight in mind, gan ddweud, “I met Muhammad Ali’s grandson (Nico Walsh). I’d love to fight him someday.”

Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers also includes California super flyweight Rocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (21-1, 6 Kos), New York’s ABF American West super lightweight Ray Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (16-0, 11 Kos), Connecticut’s ABF USA super welterweight Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (18-5-2, 6 Kos), Colorado’s ABF American West super middleweight champion “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman (10-0, 6 Kos), Massachusetts super lightweight Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (12-0, 9 Kos), Florida super bantamweight Daniel “The Dedication” Bailey, Jr. (10-0, 5 Kos), Massachusetts featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. (4-0, 2 Kos), 2-time Brazilian Olympian & 2016 Olympic silver medalist Yuberjen Martinez, Brazilian Olympian Jorge Vivas, 2-time Dominican Olympian, lightweight Leonel de los Santos (5-0, 5 Kos), Dominican cruiserweight Roki “Rocky” Berroa (2-0, 1 KO), Dominican super welterweight Juan Solano Santos (1-0, 1 KO), Dominican featherweight Orlando Perez Zapata (10-0, 8 Kos), Dominican lightweight Isaelin Florian Henriguez (8-1, 4 Kos), Florida light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (6-0, 5 Kos), Irish light heavyweight Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole (3-0, 2 Kos), Texas super lightweight Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (5-1-1, 2 Kos), Massachusetts super featherweight Alex Rivera (3-0, 2 KO), Kansas brothers, welterweight Marcus (3-0, 3 Kos) and super lightweight Marcell (1-0), and Utah brothers, ABF American West lightweight champion Ignacio Chairez (9-0-1, 5 Kos) and lightweight Gabriel Chairez (4-0-1, 2 Kos).

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Taith focsio ryfeddol fel dim arall 1972 Enillydd medal aur Olympaidd “Siwgr” Ray Seales

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(Mae Ray Seales yn y rhes flaen, ail i mewn o'r chwith)



COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Ebrill 9, 2020) — Dychmygwch fod y bocsiwr unigol o'ch gwlad i gipio medal aur Olympaidd, ddyddiau'n unig ar ôl cyflafan enwog Munich. Nawr dychmygwch hefyd wedi ennill rhyfeddol 338 o 350 gemau amatur, ar ôl ymladd trioleg fel gweithiwr proffesiynol gyda “Wych” Marvin Hagler, cael eich datgan yn gyfreithiol ddall yn y ddau lygad (cael diddanwr Sammy Davies, Jr. codi bil meddygol chwe ffigur), adennill golwg mewn un llygad, yna gweithio fel athro myfyrwyr awtistig ar gyfer 17 flynyddoedd.

“Siwgr” Ray Seales wedi byw bywyd swreal mewn gwirionedd, a dweud y lleiaf, ac mae'n dal i ymwneud â bocsio yn yr oedran 67, fel hyfforddwr llwyddiannus paffwyr amatur yn Indianapolis.

Ganwyd yn Saint Croix, U.S. Ynys Wyryf fel un o wyth o blant mewn teulu yr oedd ei dad yn focsiwr yno fel aelod o'r Unol Daleithiau. Tîm y fyddin, Dechreuodd Seales baffio yn naw oed. “Mae gen i dri brawd ac rydyn ni bob amser yn curo'r crap allan o'n gilydd,” soniodd am ei ddechreuad mewn bocsio. “Dysgu sut i focsio, i mi, yn ymwneud ag ymladd i fod y cyntaf i fwyta. Roeddwn i wedi cael fy nharo yn fy llygad chwith yn chwarae dodgeball a fy ewythr, yr hwn oedd wedi ei leoli yn Ft. Lewis (yn Tacoma, WA), dywedodd wrth fy mam fod yna feddyg arbennig yno a allai helpu gyda fy llygad. Roedd fy nhad wedi'i leoli drosodd a throsodd 1964, pan oeddwn i 12, symudodd fy mam ni i Tacoma, Washington.

“Cefais bocsio yn fy system. Es i gyda fy mrodyr i'r Downtown Tacoma Boys Club, a oedd ond un bloc o'n cartref, a gallai fy mam fy ngwylio yn cerdded o'n ty ni i'r gym ac yn ol. Fi oedd y cyntaf oddi yno i ennill teitl Menig Aur. Roeddwn i eisiau bod yn enillydd a gorffen gyda 14 (pencampwr) siacedi. Doeddwn i ddim yn gallu siarad Saesneg. Roeddwn i'n gwybod Sbaeneg ac yn siarad Sbaeneg a Saesneg gyda'n gilydd. Y gair cyntaf a ddywedais yn Saesneg oedd box. Roedden ni'n arfer ymladd tair neu bedair gwaith y dydd ac fe adeiladon ni'r Tacoma Boxing Club. Es ymlaen i gael a 338-12 record amatur a dwi wedi bod mewn bocsio ers hynny.”

Datblygodd morloi yn bencampwr, yn cymryd anrhydeddau uchaf yn y 1971 AAU Cenedlaethol a 1972 Pencampwriaethau Menig Aur Cenedlaethol. Ar oed 19, Seliau a ymrestrwyd yn yr Unol Daleithiau. Llu Awyr, ond gwnaeth ei fam rai galwadau fel y byddai Ray yn gallu cystadlu yn y 1972 Gemau Olympaidd ym Munich, Yr Almaen.

Llwyddodd hi a'r gweddill, fel y maent yn ei ddweud, yw hanes. A phan ddaeth adref o'r Gemau Olympaidd, dywedwyd wrtho nad oedd angen iddo adrodd i'r U.S. Llu Awyr, oherwydd ei fod wedi gwneud digon o ran gwasanaeth fel yr unig focsiwr Americanaidd i ennill medal aur.

Y 1972 Gemau Olympaidd, Fodd bynnag,, wedi ei gysgodi gan ladd 11 Athletwyr a hyfforddwyr Israel, yn ogystal â heddwas o Orllewin yr Almaen yn y Pentref Olympaidd gan derfysgwyr ar Fedi Du.

“Roeddwn i newydd droi 20,” Seliau cofio. “Roedd bocsio yn drwm pan aethon ni yno. Rhai o fy nheulu, fy hyfforddwr o Tacoma, a chyd-dîm Tacoma (a 2-amser U.S. Olympaidd)Davey Armstrong oedd yn yr Almaen. Doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod dim byd ar y dechrau. Roedd yn rhaid i mi gael sylw fy rhieni i adael iddynt wybod i beidio â mynd yno, oherwydd bod terfysgwyr gyda gynnau is-beiriant yn y Pentref Olympaidd. Fi oedd yr unig focsiwr Americanaidd ar ôl i ymladd.”

Seales yn trechu Bwlgareg Angjei Anghhelov, 5-0, yn y bencampwriaeth pwysau welter ysgafn i gipio medal aur Olympaidd, yr unig aelod o'r U.S. tîm i wneud hynny. Roedd ei gyd-chwaraewyr yn cynnwys Armstrong, Duane Bobick, ac enillwyr medalau efydd Olympaidd Jesse Valdez, Marvin Johnson ac Ricardo Carreras.

Mae ymroddiad Sugar Ray Seales i USA Boxing heb ei ail,” Dywedodd Chris Cugliari, Cyfarwyddwr Alumni Bocsio UDA. “Ei falchder, gwladgarwch, ac ymroddiad i helpu ein cenhedlaeth nesaf o hyrwyddwyr sy'n ei wneud yn ffigwr mor ysbrydoledig.”


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Seliau troi pro i mewn 1973, ennill penderfyniad unfrydol 8 rownd drosodd Gonzalo Rodriguez yn Tacoma. “Sugarman” ennill ei gyntaf 21 ymladd pro, nes iddo golli penderfyniad 10-rownd i 14-0 rhagolygon pwysau canol ac Oriel Anfarwolion y dyfodol Marvin Hagler. Dwy ymladd yn ddiweddarach, Ymladdodd Seales â Hagler yn Tacoma i gêm gyfartal 10 rownd (99-99, 99-99, 98-96).

“Roedd pawb eisiau ergyd at enillydd medal aur Olympaidd,” Esboniad seliau.” Es i Boston a buom yn ymladd mewn stiwdio deledu (WNAC). Roedd hi'n rhewi yno. Roeddwn i'n crynu pan es i mewn i'r cylch, Daeth Marvin allan yn diferu chwys. Roeddwn i'n gwybod fy mod yn colli ar ôl gweld hynny, ond crogais gydag ef a mynd y pellter (10 rowndiau). Roeddwn yn cael problemau rheoli a thri mis yn ddiweddarach bûm yn ymladd yn erbyn Hagler eto, dim ond y tro hwn gartref yn Tacoma. Curais ef ond daeth i ben mewn gêm gyfartal 10 rownd. Mae'n gwybod fy mod wedi ei guro!”

Cwblhaodd Seales ei drioleg gyda Hagler, ond bu bum mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, pan oedd Hagler 42-2-1 ac yn cael ei osgoi gan y rhan fwyaf o bwysau canol gorau'r byd. “Fi oedd yr USBA (Cymdeithas Bocsio yr Unol Daleithiau) a Ffederasiwn Bocsio Gogledd America (NABF) Roedd angen i'r pencampwr pwysau canol a Hagler ennill teitl i gael ergyd teitl byd,” Nodwyd seliau. “Collais ein trydedd ornest yn y rownd gyntaf, ond dyna’r unig beth sy’n cael ei ddangos ar y teledu yn ein tair gornest. Roeddem ni'n ddau law chwith, ond newidiodd i ddeheulaw, ac efe a'm daliodd â bachyn. Cefais fy nhalu ac fe brynon nhw frwydr teitl byd iddo.”

Mae Seales wedi hyfforddi dau dîm amatur gwahanol yn Indianapolis yn ystod y gorffennol 11 flynyddoedd, ennill 10 Pencampwriaethau timau Menig Aur, ac mae'n dal i fod wrth y llyw yn Indy o Dîm IBG.

Wedi iddo ymddeol yn 1984 ar ôl dioddef retinas ar wahân yn y ddau lygad, Cyflwynwyd Seales yn Las Vegas i Sammy Davis, Jr. (llun isod), a dalodd Seliau’ $100,000 bil meddygol ar gyfer ei lygaid difrodi. Davis wedi colli ei lygad chwith mewn a 1952 damwain car



“Athro ydw i,” Seliau i ben. “Rwy'n gweld y ffordd y mae cymaint o baffwyr eisiau ymladd felFloyd Mayweather. Mae eu pen yn gogwyddo, ni allant daflu pigiad. Rwy'n eu dysgu i gael y droed dde y tu ôl i'r chwith (ar gyfer paffiwr llaw dde), ac i gerdded yn syth, heb ogwyddo na brigo. Croeso mawr, sawdl bysedd traed bob tro y byddwch yn colyn yw eich safiad.

“Fy nghyngor i'r bocswyr sy'n gobeithio cystadlu yn y 2020 Pwrpas y Gemau Olympaidd yw canolbwyntio ar yr hyn rydych chi'n ei wneud a gwrando ar sut i'w gyflawni. Yr hyn rydw i wir eisiau ei wneud yw hyfforddi Tîm Bocsio Olympaidd UDA 2024.”

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THOMAS HEARNS HEADLINES STAR-LADEN CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored Awst. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – Cyn-bencampwr byd Thomas Hearns, sydd ynghyd â Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ac Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrales-Lewis announced Wednesday.
Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada resident boxer category, along with Michael Spinks, Erik Morales, Michael Carbajal, women’s boxing star Lucia Rijker and Salvador Sanchez. Elected in the Nevada resident boxer category was Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Richie Sandoval.
Chosen in the non-boxer category were referee Davey Pearl, public relations specialist Debbie Munch, promoter Mel Greb, trainer/cut man Rafael Garcia and Nevada Athletic Commission chair Dr. Elias Ghanem.
Norton, Sanchez, Greb and Ghanem will be inducted posthumously.
The members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s star-studded fifth-induction class will be honored at a gala dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Dydd Sadwrn, Awst. 12. Ticket will be released Thursday, February 16th at 12pm on NVBHOF.com .
“We are very proud of this class of inductees, and it contains some of the greatest fighters who ever lived,” Corrales-Lewis said. “I’m looking forward to our gala dinner when we can honor these richly deserving people and allow their fans to say hello.”
Hearns was one of the standouts during the 1980s and participated in a series of great bouts in Las Vegas with Leonard, Hagler and Duran. His 1985 bout with Hagler at Caesars Palace is still regarded by many as the greatest fight in boxing history.
The Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon, become the first set of brothers inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Both won gold medals for the U.S. yn y 1976 Olympics in Montreal and then went on to win world titles in the pros.
Norton, known primarily for a series of close bouts with the legendary Muhammad Ali, also competed in one of the great heavyweight title bouts ever. He lost the WBC title by a razor-thin decision to Larry Holmes in 1978, among the finest heavyweight championship fights ever held.
Pearl was among the best referees of all-time and worked more than 70 championship bouts. He was the referee for both Leon Spinks’ brawychus 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14fed-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta.
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BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal – Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 pwrs miliwn, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Known as “Little Hands of Stone” for his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 gyda 33 Kos.
His rivalry with Humberto “Petite” Gonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. Yn 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Roedd yn 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, De Korea.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, pwysau welter super, Canol, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 gyda 48 Kos.
He’s most remembered for his savage three-round battle with Hagler in 1985, but he participated in many of the decade’s biggest and most electric bouts. He fought in Las Vegas 16 Amseroedd, mynd 11-4-1 gyda naw knockouts.
Erik Morales – One of the most exciting fighters of the early part of the 2000s, Morales is best known for his series of outstanding fights with arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales went 52-9 gyda 36 knockouts but is best known for his trilogy with Barrera, two of which were named Ring Fight of the year.
Morales won major world titles at super bantamweight, pwysau plu, super featherweight and super lightweight, becoming the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four weight classes.
He also engaged in a spectacular trilogy with Manny Pacquiao, beating him in the first and dropping the last two.
Ken Norton – Though he was the heavyweight champion before losing his belt to Larry Holmes in one of the great title bouts ever, Norton was best known for his three fights with the legendary Muhammad Ali. Norton defeated Ali in 1973 in San Diego in their first bout, breaking Ali’s jaw.
Ali won the two subsequent bouts, gan gynnwys 1976 match at Yankee Stadium for the title. Some observers believe Norton deserved to win all three fights.
The Holmes fight was sensational and the two men stood in the center of the ring at Caesars and slugged it out in the 15fed a rownd derfynol.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 gyda 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 gyda 25 knockouts as a kick boxer.
In her boxing career, she scored dominant wins over the likes of Jane Couch, Marcela Acuna and Chevelle Hallback.
She later appeared in the Oscar-winning film, “Million Dollar Baby.“
Salvador Sanchez – Sanchez tragically died in an auto accident in Mexico at just 23 mlwydd oed, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 gyda 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Little Red” Lopez, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 gyda 32 knockouts but was no match for Sanchez.
Richie Sandoval – Sandoval held the bantamweight title for two years, but his career, as great as it was, is a question of what might have been. Yr oedd yn aelod o'r 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team, but he lost his chance at a medal when President Carter decided to boycott the Games in Moscow.
Sandoval won the first 29 fights of his pro career, racking up 17 knockouts, and beat the great Jeff Chandler for the bantamweight belt.
But tragically, Sandoval suffered serious boxing related injuries in a 1986 bout with Gaby Canizales and was forced to retire.
Leon Spinks – Spinks is most known for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 in just his eighth pro fight to win the heavyweight championship. He lost the title in a rematch and failed in two other attempts to win a title. He was stopped by Larry Holmes in a heavyweight title fight in 1981 and lost a cruiserweight title challenge in Reno to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1986.
A colorful figure known as “Neon” Leon, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 gyda 133 KOs and the light heavyweight gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
He finished his professional career with a 26-17-3 mark and 14 Kos.
Michael Spinks – Spinks was 31-1 in his career and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. He moved up from light heavyweight to defeat Larry Holmes at the Riviera in 1985, denying Holmes the opportunity to go 49-0 and match Rocky Marciano’s record.
He won the light heavyweight title in his 17fed pro fight in 1981 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas when he bested the much more experienced Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Spinks held the light heavyweight title for four years, before giving it up to move to heavyweight to fight Holmes.
A 1976 Enillydd medal aur Olympaidd, Spinks‘ only pro loss came in his final fight when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in a bout for the undisputed heavyweight title.
NON-BOXER INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael Garcia – Garcia, 87, is best known for his cap he wears festooned with pins and for working as Floyd Mayweather’s hand wrapper. But he had a long career as both a cut man and a trainer and was outstanding at both. He worked with elite fighters such as Mayweather, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Gomez.
Dr. Elias Ghanem – Ghanem as the long-time chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission, and was responsible for helping it to earn the moniker, “The greatest commission in the world.”
Ghanem, a physician whose patients once included Elvis Presley, played a key role in the hearings after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield, and also was instrumental in bringing the Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad bout to Las Vegas in 1999.
Mel Greb – Known as “The father of professional boxing in Southern Nevada,” Greb was a promoter and matchmaker who first brought Muhammad Ali to Nevada. Then known as Cassius Clay, Greb promoted Ali’s seventh pro fight in 1961. That week, he introduced Ali to wrestler “Gorgeous” George, and Ali patterned himself after George in many ways.
Greb died in 1996 yn 75 mlwydd oed.
Debbie Munch – Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was a legendary host for many of boxing’s biggest fights in the 1980s and early 1990s, and Munch, a public relations expert, was instrumental in it.
She was widely respected by promoters, boxers and the media and helped many journalists immeasurably with their boxing coverage.
Davey Pearl – Pearl was small of stature, but was a giant as a referee. He worked more than 70 world title bouts, including Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns.
Pearl was also a highly regarded judge.
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Marvin Hagler Jr. to take on Ray Leonard Jr. ar Ebrill 8, 2017 yn Atlantic City

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30 years to the day of their Fathers’ memorable fight
Atlantic City, NJ (Mai 13, 2015) – Yn April 8, 2017, Feldman Brothers, Ritesh Parikh and former Heavyweight champion of the world, Larry Holmes will present a special night that will feature a bout 30 mlynedd yn y broses o wneud.
Marvin Hagler Jr. and Ray Leonard Jr. will square off in a battle for legacy in a contest that will come exactly 30 years after the Father’s squared off in a memorable fight.
The third man in the ring will be the same referee that officiated Leonard Sr’s win over Hagler Sr. That being Richard Steele.

The event will distributed worldwide live on Pay-Per-View.
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A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March

 

Cliciwch YMA For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Mawrth 2, 2016) - Chwaraeon Showtime rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of Showtime PENCAMPWRIAETH BOCSIO in March with “Legends’’.

 

This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. A/PT ar Showtime EITHAFOL.

 

Y Dydd Iau, Mawrth 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.

 

The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime UNRHYW ADEG® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.

 

Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:

  • Yfory, Dydd Iau, Mawrth 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Dydd Iau, Mawrth 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Dydd Iau, Mawrth 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Dydd Iau, Mawrth 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Dydd Iau, Mawrth 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. A/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)

 

In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.

 

LEGENDS

By Steve Farhood

 

Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.

There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ Cardiau.

And oh, yeah: It helps if a guy can really fight.

As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.

Yn yr 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:

  • The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
  • The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
  • Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!

Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.

On SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.

MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.

Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.

Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (Mawrth 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 flynyddoedd, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.

Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.

SUGAR RAY LEONARD: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.

Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.

It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. Yn wir, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.

Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 i 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.

The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.

FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.

The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.

Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”

A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. Olympiaid, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.

Ar ben hynny, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Mawrth 17 on SHO EXTREME, Trinidad vs. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.

From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.

Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.

RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 bunnoedd) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?

There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. Yn wir, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.

Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.

And if you think the little guys can’t punch, yn dda, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.

Lopez, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.

Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.

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