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Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia Media Workout Quotes & Fotografie

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Titulky sjednocení světového titulu welterové váhy

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BROOKLYN (Březen 1, 2017) – Welterweight world champions Keith Thurman a Danny Garcia participated in a media workout at world famous Gleason’s Gym Středa afternoon in advance of their primetime showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, Prezentováno Champions Premier Boxerské, to Sobota, Březen 4 z Barclays Center, domov Brooklyn BOXING ™.

Také v návštěvnosti Středa a zahájení vysílání v 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT byli neporaženou vycházející hvězdou Erickson Lubin a kdysi poražený knockoutový umělec Jorge Cota, kteří se střetnou v superwelterové eliminátoru světového titulu.

 

Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, začátek $50 (bez příslušných poplatků) a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky je možné zakoupit on-line na adrese www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nebo na telefonním čísle 1-800-745-3000. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici také na American Express pokladně u Barclays Center. Skupinové slevy jsou k dispozici na telefonním čísle 844-Bklyn-GP.

 

Additional fighters participating in the workout and competing in undercard action v sobotu included light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara, who takes on former world champion Chad Dawson, popular local unbeaten Heather Hardy, kdo bojuje Edina Kissová in a featherweight attraction, extra lehký Mario Barrios, která splňuje Yardley Suarez v osmikolovém boji, neporažený uchazeč Sergey Lipinets a na Floridě Clarence Booth, who meet in super lightweight action and 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins, who makes his pro debut.

 

Here is what the fighters

 

KEITH THURMAN

 

“It feels great to be in this big fight. This is what we’ve been dreaming of. It feels like my destiny. When you put so much hard work into the sport, everyone knows you’re planting a seed. You have to watch it grow and nurture it before it starts to bear fruit.

 

“Brooklyn has one of a kind fight fans. The history of this city and the history of boxing in this city is exceptional. The appreciation they have for fighters is one of a kind. It’s always a blessing to perform for these fans.

 

“I expect the best of Danny Garcia. This is the biggest fight of either of our careers. I saw the best of Shawn Porter, but Keith Thurman was able to rise to the top once again.

 

“When you look at the facts and our records, it doesn’t get bigger than this. There’s no comparison to my other fights. This is the biggest of my career.

 

“The ultimate goal is to unify the division. It’s a blessing right now to have two undefeated world champions. These titles have only been brought together a few times in history. Je to skvělá příležitost,. The winner is going to be that man to beat at 147-pounds.

 

“I believe that we will see the next superstar in the welterweight division after we unify these titles. Whoever becomes the undisputed welterweight champion of the world, will be on another level. We’re going to take our first step toward that Sobota noc.

 

“I want to touch as many households as I can touch. I want the kids who come from the struggle; I want them to see me. They have to learn that they’re going to earn their stripes in life from training hard in the gym.”

 

DANNY GARCIA

 

“I’ve trained hard for this fight and I’m ready. Sobota noc, I’ll be the new unified champion of the world.

 

“The atmosphere at Barclays Center is amazing. I’ve always requested to fight here and I’m glad they accept me. I can’t wait to fight in front of those great fans again.

 

“I’m prepared for the best Keith Thurman. I’m ready to make adjustments and fight like a true champion and get the victory.

 

“I’ve been training a long time for this fight. I felt great in the gym and I was really comfortable the whole time. I’ve had no struggle to make weight. I feel strong and I’ve had no injuries. That’s a perfect camp. We train hard, we train smart and we’re prepared for Sobota noc.

 

“I always train to impress. I don’t need to add any extra pressure just because it’s a big audience. I have to go in there and keep my composure and be the same Danny Garcia that I always am.

 

“We just have to stay focused v sobotu noc. We’re just worried about my game plan for the fight. There’s no distractions for me. I think everything will go smoothly.

 

“There’s always been some tough fights in the legacies of other great fighters. Each fight is a learning experience. Everything in my career has led me to this fight.

 

“People want to see the best fight the best. This is my chance to prove it to the world that I’m one of the best fighters in the world.

 

“I’m definitely a better fighter than Keith Thurman. He’s never been in the ring with a guy like me. Sobota noc, I’m going to prove it. I’m the better counter-puncher, I’m sharper and I’ll prove it v sobotu v noci. "

 

ERICKSON LUBIN

 

“It feels great to be here. Training camp was amazing. We had lots of sparring and made lots of improvements from my last fight. I feel strong and I can’t wait until Sobota noc.

 

“I don’t let anything get to me. Vím, co mohu udělat. I’m going to go in there confident and be dominant. I’m going to be aware of everything and keep my mind sharp in the ring.

 

“My coach does the studying of the tape but I know he’s a strong Mexican power-puncher. We know he’s going to be aggressive, but we’re ready for any style he comes with v sobotu noc.

 

“For every opponent, the game plan is different. Máme herní plán, but we’ll be ready to adjust. Konec konců, I have to go in there and win, a vyhrát působivě.

 

“Being on this card is a wonderful feeling. I get to open up for this tremendous fight that I think is going to be the Fight of the Year. I’m going to set the bar real high.

 

“I’m coming for that number one spot Sobota noc. Potom, I become the mandatory for Jermell Charlo. I’m going to win this fight in spectacular fashion, mark my words.”

 

JORGE COTA

 

“I know that it’s been a long lay-off but I’ve been staying in the gym and staying ready. I don’t think I’ll have any ring rust once I get in there.

 

“I’m going to take it round-by-round and see what he brings into the ring. I’m going to make adjustments off of what I see. I’ll assess the situation and take it on from there.

 

“I have a lot of motivation coming into this fight and I’m ready to move a step closer to a world title. This opportunity is something that I won’t let slip by.

 

“I know I have a very tough opponent in front of me, but I am too strong and I will be too good v sobotu v noci. "

 

Andrzej Fonfara

 

“I got some rest after my last fight and get myself back together. The decision was to change trainers to Virgil Hunter. I’m happy with that decision and I had a great camp.

 

“I have more focus during this camp. It’s just my family and the gym. The same thing every day. I’m in possibly the best shape I’ve been in my life.

 

“I have a great jab that I have to use. I think I’m a stronger and more physical fighter than Chad Dawson. I know how to box inside and outside. Dawson has a lot of experience but I know I will be ready for anything he brings.

 

“There are a lot of Polish fans I’m expecting to see v sobotu noc. I know that Brooklyn has a large population of Polish boxing fans. I’m ready for that feeling. I’m back and I’m going after a world title.”

 

HEATHER HARDY

 

“I’ve had my eyes on this fight date for a while. I knew that I had to get on this card. There had to be at least one woman representing our sport on this card.

 

“The women have to work three times as hard just to get to this point. Girls train just as hard as men and we’re working towards getting our due.

 

“We don’t just represent ourselves when we get in the ring, we represent our sport. There’s always an incredible amount of pressure, no matter what the stage is.

 

“Just before this fight camp I was coming off of an eight-week MMA camp. Thinking about a girl who can only hit me with two hands, I’m not worried at all.

 

“I’m excited to get back in the ring and put on a show for my loyal and dedicated fans who love to watch me fight.”

 

MARIO BARRIOS

 

“I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to be on this card. We’re more than prepared for this fight. We have a tough opponent but I’m ready to take everything we’ve done in the gym and put it into the ring.

 

“My team has watched some tape on my opponent. I personally don’t like to watch too much of their tapes. Everyone fights different opponents differently. We came up with a game plan for this fight and that’s what we’ve been working on all camp.

 

“A win means everything to me. It’s going to help me climb the ladder and help me take another step in my career.

 

“I love fighting in New York. The people in this city are incredible and they come out for big fights like this. It’s huge to be on this stage and I’m going to take advantage of it.”

 

SERGEY LIPINETS

 

“The bright lights have never scared me away. I’m more motivated by the importance of this card. All I care about is what happens in the fight. I don’t see any distractions. I’m focused on my opponent.

 

“I prepare for every fight like it’s for a world title. It’s the same system for getting ready. But I am aware that people have a lot of tape on me now, so my team has been working on bringing something different to each fight.

 

“As of now, I’m the IBF mandatory, but I’m not looking past Clarence Booth. I want to take care of this fight and then move on to whoever is holding that belt in June or July. Chci světový boj o titul další.

 

“I respect every man who steps into that squared-circle. Clarence Booth is a great fighter and I respect him for getting in the ring with me. He’s in my way and I plan on putting on a great performance.”

 

CLARENCE BOOTH

 

“Being in camp with Keith Thurman is like being in the school of boxing. We spar, get some good rounds in and he always gives me good advice.

 

“I’m prepared for anything v sobotu noc. I’ve watched him a little bit. I see he’s a big puncher, but I’m a big puncher too. I’m ready to get to work.

 

“I can do it all in the ring. I can brawl, box and adjust to my opponent. Jsem nadšený, pro tento boj v sobotu.

 

“This is a tremendous opportunity for me and I’m just excited to get in the ring and take advantage of it v sobotu v noci. "

 

Richardson Hitchins

 

“I’m excited to make my pro debut. I’ve fought in the Golden Gloves at Barclays Center before so there’s no pressure heading into this one.

 

“I’ve had a long amateur career and I think all of that prepared me for this moment. Everything I’ve been doing since I was 13 has led to this.

 

“I don’t know too much about my opponent but I’m going to go in there and adapt. We’ve trained to be prepared for this.

 

“I’ve always seen myself fighting on big cards and one day I’ll be the headliner. We’re finally on the right track towards what I’m looking to accomplish.”

 

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O THURMAN vs. GARCIA

Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia je zápas o titul mistra světa ve welterové váze mezi neporaženými 147librovými titlisty. Titulky 12-kolaSHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, Prezentováno Champions Premier Boxerské, Sobota Březen 4 z Barclays Center, domov Brooklyn BOXING ™. V co-main eventu neporažená vycházející hvězda Erickson Lubin bitvy kdysi poražený knockoutový umělec Jorge Cota v zápase o eliminaci titulů super welterové váhy na CBS v 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT.

 

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SUGAR RAY LEONARD TO JOIN SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ON CBS BROADCAST TEAM FOR DANNY GARCIA vs. KEITH THURMAN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION EVENT ON SATURDAY, BŘEZEN 4

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Former Undisputed Welterweight Champion to Provide Unique Insight as Garcia and Thurman Join Boxing Royalty in 147-Pound Unification

 

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, Prezentováno Premier Boxing Champions, Live on CBS from 9 - 11 p.m. A / 6 - 8 p.m. PT from Barclays Center In Brooklyn

 

NEW YORK (Únor. 28, 2017) – Boxerský síň slávy a bývalý nesporný mistr světa velterové váhy Sugar Ray Leonard will join the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS broadcast team on Saturday, Březen 4 for GARCIA vs. THURMAN. The event will be headlined by the welterweight world championship unification bout between undefeated champions Danny Garcia a Keith Thurman. GARCIA vs. THURMAN is presented by Premier Boxing Champions and will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, domov BROOKLYNSKÉHO BOXU.

 

The live broadcast will be produced by SHOWTIME Sports® for the CBS Television Network and will air live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. A / 6-8 p.m. PT. Garcia vs. Thurman will be the first world title unification bout in any weight division on live network television in over two decades and just the second primetime boxing presentation on CBS in nearly 40 léta. The first was headlined by a thrilling welterweight world championship fight between Thurman and Shawn Porter, a 2016 Fight of the Year candidate and one of the most watched boxing events of the year.

 

With SHOWTIME boxing analyst and active prizefighter Paul Malignaggi scheduled to fight in London that evening, the broadcast seat opened up for Leonard. He will join SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING host Brian Custer, hlas po hře Mauro Ranallo, Analytik Mezinárodní boxerské síně slávy Al Bernstein and Sports Emmy® Award-winning reporter Jim Gray v sobotu.

 

Leonard debutoval v profesionálním boxu na CBS v roce 1977, necelý rok poté, co vyhrál zlato na olympijských hrách '76 v Montrealu jako součást toho, co je považováno za největší americký boxerský tým v olympijské historii. He served as a boxing analyst for the network in the early 1980s during a temporary retirement, calling fights alongside CBS boxing announcer Tim Ryan and Hall of Fame trainer and analyst Gil Clancy, before eventually resuming his professional boxing career. The Březen 4event will reunite Leonard with former CBS producer and current SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Executive Producer David Dinkins Jr., and director Bob Dunphy, the son of legendary boxing broadcaster Don Dunphy.

 

Titlist pěti divizí a jeden z nejvíce zdobených boxerů všech dob, Leonard přináší do vysílací kabiny jedinečnou perspektivu, protože byl více než v podobné situaci jako Thurman a Garcia 35 Před lety. Garcia, držitel titulu WBC 147 liber, a Thurman, jeho protějšek WBA, sjednotí úplně stejné tituly jako Leonard (WBC) a člen Síně slávy Thomas Hearns (WBA) sjednoceni ve své klasice 1981 Boj roku.

 

Směrem do Březen 4 unification, Garcia and Thurman own similar records to those of Leonard and Hearns prior to their ‘81 showdown. Thurman is 27-0 and Garcia is 33-0, while Leonard was 30-1 and Hearns was 32-0. And like Leonard and Hearns, Thurman and Garcia are in their 20’s and their respective primes as they approach the career-defining fight.

 

“I’m thrilled to be working with the SHOWTIME team and to be part of the CBS broadcast of this great event,” said Leonard. “I’ve watched Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman develop as young men and mature both inside and outside of the ring. Now they are both champions facing their biggest test to determine the man to beat in the welterweight division. This fight reminds me of my incredible bout against Tommy Hearns. There’s nothing better in boxing than when champions meet to unify a division, and I truly believe this fight could go either way. I’m so excited and I can’t wait to be ringside tuto sobotu at Barclay’s Center.”

 

“When Ray and I last spoke in January, we’d reminisced briefly about our work in boxing together and we’d promised to get together soon,” said Dinkins. “Who knew it would be to work on the biggest fight scheduled for 2017? I’m thrilled that Ray is available to join our SHOWTIME broadcast team on Březen 4. His experience in fighting on the big stage for high-stakes will help put Garcia vs. Thurman into its proper context.

 

„Garcia vs. Thurman is a battle of undefeated champions,” Dinkins continued. “The winner of this fight will be the No. 1 welterové váhy na světě. Ray has been there. His classic battles with Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns at welterweight made him a legend. It is only fitting that he will be ringside when a new star is born.”

 

Leonard was down on the scorecards when he knocked out Hearns in the 14th round of the 1981 boj. It was only the second world championship unification match in welterweight history. Garcia and Thurman will face off in the 10th sjednocení v historii divize, and only the third between undefeated world champions.

 

After the Hearns fight, Leonard made one more defense of his welterweight belts before eventually moving up to challenge Marvin Hagler na střední váze. Leonard has served as a TV personality and boxing analyst since retiring from the ring in 1997, including a stint on CBS.

 

Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, začátek $50 (bez příslušných poplatků) a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky je možné zakoupit on-line na adrese www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nebo na telefonním čísle 1-800-745-3000. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici také na American Express pokladně u Barclays Center. Skupinové slevy jsou k dispozici na telefonním čísle 844-Bklyn-GP.

 

O GARCIA vs. THURMAN

Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman je zápas o světovém titulu ve welterové váze mezi neporaženými 147librovými titlisty. Titulky 12-kola SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING na CBS, Prezentováno Champions Premier Boxerské,Sobota, Březen 4 z Barclays Center, domov Brooklyn BOXING ™. V co-hlavní události, neporažený stoupající hvězda Erickson Lubin bitvy kdysi poražený knockoutový umělec Jorge Cota v zápase o eliminaci titulů super welterové váhy na CBS v 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT.

 

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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 Srpna. 12 v Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – Bývalý mistr světa Thomas Hearns, který spolu s Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler a 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 Sobota, Srpna. 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. Jeho 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. na 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’ skandální 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14th-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
Síň slávy boxu v Nevadě je IRS 501 (C)3 charita a všechny dary jsou odečitatelné z daní. Charitativní příspěvky Hall během pěti let od jejího založení pomohly boxerům v nouzi a charitám spojeným s boxem. Dary jsou vítány.
Hala byla založena v roce 2013 známý boxerský hlasatel Rich Marotta.
Pro více informací, phone 702-3NVBHOF, nebo 702-368-2463.
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal – Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 milionová peněženka, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Známý jako “Little Hands of Stone” for his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 s 33 KO.
His rivalry with Humberto “Drobounký” Gonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. V 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Byl 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympiády v Soulu, Jižní Korea.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, Super Welterweight, middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 s 48 KO.
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 doba, děje 11-4-1 s devíti vykrojení.
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 s 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, muší, 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, Včetně 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 15th a poslední kolo.
Lucia Rijker – Rijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 s 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 s 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 let, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 s 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Malá červená” Lopez, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 s 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. Byl členem 1980 U.S.. Olympijský boxerský tým, 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, hromadit se 17 průchodky, 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 s 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 KO.
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 17th 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 Olympijský vítěz, 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 – Známý jako “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 na 75 let.
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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NEVADA BOXING SÍŇ SLÁVY OHLÁSÍ PÁTOU TŘÍDU INDUKCŮ V ÚNOR. 15 V Las Vegas

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Generální ředitelka / prezidentka Michelle Corrales-Lewis přivítá “výjimečný” nová třída
LAS VEGAS (Únor 13, 2017) – The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame oznámí svou pátou třídu indukovaných na Středa, Únor. 15, na 11 a.m. PST, Hall CEO / prezident Michelle Corrales-Lewis oznámila,. The 2017 třída devíti boxerů a pěti přispěvatelů bude odhalena na Skutečný box, 5137 W. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89118. Oběd zajistí TC's Rib Crib.
Vyznamenaní budou formálně uvedeni na populární slavnostní večeři Sobota, Srpna. 12 v Caesars Palace. Informace o vstupenkách budou brzy zveřejněny.
“Zvolili jsme ještě další výjimečnou třídu indukovaných a já se nemůžu dočkat, až je představím,” řekl Corrales-Lewis, jehož zesnulý manžel, Diego Corrales, byl členem inaugurační třídy NVBHOF v 2013. “Máme jedny z nejlepších boxerů v této skupině a vím, že fanoušci budou nadšeni, že mají možnost se s nimi setkat.
“Naše třída přispěvatelů je také velmi silná a všichni si při boxu v Nevadě udělali značný otisk.”
Mezi minulé účastníky patří jedni z největších bojovníků, kteří kdy žili, počítaje v to Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis a další.
Síň slávy boxu v Nevadě je IRS 501 (C)3 charita a všechny dary jsou odečitatelné z daní. Charitativní příspěvky Hall během pěti let od jejího založení pomohly boxerům v nouzi a charitám spojeným s boxem. Dary jsou vítány.

Hala byla založena v roce 2013 známý boxerský hlasatel Rich Marotta. Pro více informací, telefon 702-3NVBHOF, nebo 702-368-2463.
Kontakt na mediální pověření: Pro informace a sponzorské příležitosti kontaktujte:
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Telefon: (702) 277-1020 Telefon: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463)
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NEJLEPŠÍ WELTERVÁHY: VÍTĚZ THURMAN-PORTER PŘÍLIŠ BLÍZKO NA ZAVOLÁNÍ

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To Sobota, Červen 25, Živě v hlavním vysílacím čase v 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT na CBS
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NEW YORK (Červen 22, 2016) – Jejich vrstevníci ve welterové váze – mistři světa, bývalí šampioni, uchazeči a nejlepší vyhlídky – nemůže vybrat definitivního vítěze mezi obhajujícím králem WBA 147 liber Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KO) a bývalý mistr světa “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KO).
Většina dotázaných bojovníků – z nichž někteří jsou potenciálními protivníky v pořadí pro vítěze – naklonit se k Thurmanovi, ale většina to připouští Sobotní netrpělivě očekávaná hlavní událost SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGU® na akci CBS, Prezentováno Premier Boxing Champions (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT) v Barclays Center bude intenzivní, vzrušující, těsný boj od začátku do konce, který může dopadnout jakkoliv.
Zde je návod, jak to vidí boxeři “Thurman vs. Oblečení”:
Danny Garcia (WBC Welterweight Champion): “Myslím, že je to skvělý zápas. Thurman má boxerské schopnosti a pohyb, zatímco Shawn Porter je agresor a přivede teplo. Abych k vám byl upřímný, je to a 50-50 boj, ale velmi těsným rozhodnutím bych dal výhodu Keithu Thurmanovi.”
Kell Brook (IBF šampion welterové váhy):”Tohle je skvělý boj, ten, na který se nemůžu dočkat. Pokud se Shawn dokáže držet svého boxu, myslím, že se může stát znovu mistrem světa na body, ale Keith je těžkopádný a dovedl by Shawna na jeden – je to pro mě opravdu výběrový boj.”
Errol Spence Jr. (Neporažený Welterweight Contender): “Myslím, že je to skvělý zápas mezi mladými bojovníky s dobrými dovednostmi. Shawn hází spoustu úderů, zatímco Thurman je boxer, který umí udeřit taky. Vím, že Shawn bude agresivní a mělo by to být skvělý boj. Pokud Keith dokáže boxovat a udržet Shawna Portera venku, vidím, že Keith Thurman vyhrává. Pokud Shawn zůstane uvnitř a zůstane v hrudi Keitha, Vidím ho vyhrávat.”
Ostatní Berto (Bývalý šampion welterové váhy): “Shawn přijde, ale myslím, že Keith bude ve střehu a boxu, ale také bude padat tvrdé rány, až přijde Shawn. Keith tam dokáže být velmi všestranný a má spoustu skvělých dovedností, zatímco Shawn je spíš jako býk. Keith zraní nebo srazí Shawna, ale bude přicházet celou noc.”
Sammy Vazquez (Neporažený Welterweight Contender): “Shawn je nátlakový bojovník a Thurman býval nátlakový bojovník, ale nyní boxuje. Je pro mě opravdu těžké rozhodnout, kdo se dostane na vrchol. Thurman má dobrou sílu. Vše závisí na tom, jak je Shawn schopen přijmout Thurmanovy údery. Myslím, že Thurman kvůli síle, ale Shawn to přinese 12 kola.”
Robert Guerrero (Bývalý šampion welterové váhy): “Tohle je zápas, na který se fanoušci budou rádi dívat. Thurman i Porter přinášejí do ringu vzrušující styly. Myslím, že pokud Porter dokáže udržet boj uvnitř, bude mít větší šanci vyjít z něj vítězně. Keith Thurman je ale velmi chytrý a výkonný bojovník a provede ty správné úpravy. Jen si myslím, že Thurman odešle Porterovi. Vybírám Thurmana, aby vyhrál rozhodnutím ve velmi těžkém boji.”
Luis Collazo (Bývalý šampion welterové váhy): “Nejsem si jistý, kdo je favorit, ale já jdu s Porterem. Líbí se mi jeho styl a myslím, že bude zajímavé sledovat, jak Thurman ustojí tlak, který Porter přinese.”
Devon Alexander (Bývalý šampion welterové váhy): “Je to velmi vzrušující boj. Oba borci jsou borci vpředu a při hodu se ohánějí o ploty. Nevím, kdo bude na vrcholu, protože mají podobný styl. Shawn Porter má slušnou sílu, ale z těch dvou má Keith větší moc. Uvidíme. Tohle je box.”
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Živé televizní vysílání CBS s otevřeným 10kolovým zápasem mezi neporaženými vyhlídkami super welterové váhy Jarrett Hurd aOscar Molina
Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, začátek $49 a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky je možné zakoupit on-line na adrese www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nebo na telefonním čísle 1-800-745-3000. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici také na American Express pokladně u Barclays Center. Skupinové slevy jsou k dispozici na telefonním čísle 844-Bklyn-GP. Programovací platforma Barclays Center BROOKLYN BOXING ™ je prezentována AARP. PBC je sponzorována společností Corona, Finest Beer.
Pro více informací navštivte www.SHO.com/Sports a vwww.premierboxingchampions.com, sledovat na TwitteruSHOSports, @PremierBoxing @KeithFThurmanJr, ShowtimeShawnP, LouDiBella, @BarclaysCenter a @Swanson_Comm nebo se staňte fanouškem na Facebookuat www.Facebook.com/SHOSsports,www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions, www.Facebook.com/DiBellaEntertainment a www.facebook.com/BarclaysCenter.
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Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Undercard Complete

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Unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Adam Kownacki Faces Massachusetts’ Jesse Barboza While Undefeated Rising Star Heather Hardy Battles Colorado’s Kirstie SimmonsSobota Barclays Center v Brooklynu
Více! Puerto Rican Prospect Nicklaus Flaz Added to Stacked Undercard
BROOKLYN (Červen 21, 2016) – The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KO) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KO) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Vřes “Heat” Mrazuvzdorný (16-0, 4 KO) takes on Colorado’s Kirstie Simmonsová (8-1, 2 KO) in an eight-round contest on Sobota, Červen 25od Barclays Center.
The Červen 25 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® na akci CBS, Prezentováno Premier Boxing Champions, is headlined by the world title fight between defending world champion Keith Thurman a bývalý mistr Shawn Porter. Televizní pokrytí začíná na 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT. The live telecast will open with an exciting battle between undefeated super welterweight prospects Jarrett Hurd a Oscar Molina.
Additional undercard action features unbeaten prospect Jonathan Alonso taking on Los Angeles native Brian Jones in a junior welterweight match, Bronx native Joshua Vargas opposing Oklahoma’s David Nelson in a four-round welterweight bout and a recent addition to the card, Puerto Rico je Nicklaus Flaz, in a four-round junior middleweight battle against Brooklyn’s Mack Babb.
Completed matchups that were previously announced include fast-rising prospect David Benavidez (14-0, 13 KO) převzetí Francy Ntetu (16-0, 3 KO) in an eight-round light heavyweight bout and unbeaten junior welterweight Regis Prograis (17-0, 14 KO) versus Luis Eduardo Flores (21-3, 17 KO) v 10 kole záchvatu.
Vstupenky na koncertě, která je podporována DiBella Entertainment, začátek $49 a jsou již v prodeji. Vstupenky je možné zakoupit on-line na adrese www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com nebo na telefonním čísle 1-800-745-3000. Vstupenky jsou k dispozici také na American Express pokladně u Barclays Center. Skupinové slevy jsou k dispozici na telefonním čísle 844-Bklyn-GP.
Populární brooklynská bojovnice, která se zúčastnila vůbec prvního profesionálního ženského boxerského zápasu v Barclays Center, Hardy se stal základem v aréně od. Na Červen 25, v Barclays Center se představí po sedmé. Něco málo přes dva roky po svém profesionálním debutu, Hardy vyhrál mezinárodní pás titulu v divizi Super bantamové v říjnu 2014. V 2015, dvakrát porazila Noemi Bosquesovou a Renatu Domsodiovou. V její samotě 2016 boj, ve čtvrtém kole zastavila Annu Donatellu Hultinovou. She will be opposed by Aurora, Colorado’s Simmons who has won nine fights in a row after losing her pro debut.
Dvojnásobný vítěz New York Golden Gloves, Kownacki měl velký 2015, zaznamenal čtyři vítězství včetně knockoutů Maurenza Smithe a Randyho Eastona. Narozen v Lomze, Polsko, 26letý muž nyní volá Brooklyn domů. Jeho 2016 kampaň začala v lednu v Barclays Center, když porazil Dannyho Kellyho před bouřlivým polským davem. He will take on Barboza out of Hyannis, Massachusetts. The 29-year-old Barboza was a three-time New England Heavyweight Golden Gloves champion.
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Programovací platforma Barclays Center BROOKLYN BOXING ™ je prezentována AARP. PBC je sponzorována společností Corona, Finest Beer.
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Sugar Ray Leonard & Thomas Hearns, Two Hall of Fame Welterweight Champions, Weigh-In on the Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter 147-Pound Championship Battle at Barclays Center on Saturday, Červen 25 Live on CBS

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“The winner of Thurman-Porter will immediately move into the
welterweight penthouse.” – Leonard
“I know that Porter and Thurman both have the ability to get each other out of there. It’s going to be a matter of who gets to who first.” –Hearns
NEW YORK (Června 20, 2016) – Sugar Ray Leonard a Tomáš “Hitman” Hearns might be uniquely qualified to talk about what WBA welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman a “Showtime” Shawn Porter are thinking and feeling heading into their battle that pits two men against each other who are in their primes in a highly charged battle for supremacy in the talent-laden welterweight division.
The highly anticipated showdown headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® na CBS Prezentováno Champions Premier Boxerské (PBC) with televised coverage starting at 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT.
Leonard had a record of 30-1 s 21 KOs and held the WBC welterweight title when he took on Hearns, který byl 32-0 s 30 KOs and held the WBA title, in a 15-round title unification match in Las Vegas on September 16, 1981. The match was billed as “The Showdown” and had a worldwide television audience of 300 milión.
The fight was a pitched back-and-forth battle, but Hearns appeared to be in control having won rounds nine through 12 Na všech tří soudců’ scorecards. It was between rounds 12 a 13 that Leonard’s trainer, the late Angelo Dundee, famously screamed at Leonard: “You’re blowing it now, syn! You’re blowing it!”
Leonard, with his left eye badly swollen, turned the tide in the 14th round by staggering Hearns with an overhand right and then pinning Hearns on the ropes and unleashing a barrage of punches, which prompted referee Davey Pearl to stop the fight, giving Leonard the victory and making him the undisputed welterweight champion and king of the division. At the time of the stoppage Hearns was leading on all three scorecards – 124-122, 125-122 a 125-121.
“It was the toughest fight of my life. It took every ounce of will and strength to beat Tommy Hearns. I couldn’t have taken that many of those in my career,” Leonard said. “The Tommy Hearns fight was the one that propelled me to the penthouse.”
Leonard felt like the victory over Hearns launched him into superstardom. He believes the same thing awaits the winner of Thurman-Porter.
Hearns on the fight: “I wanted to show my world my boxing ability. They knew I could knock people out, but they didn’t know that I could box very well.”
Both Leonard and Hearns said they are anxiously awaiting the match between Thurman and Porter because they believe it will hold just as much drama as their match 35 Před lety.
“Jo, you can make the comparison,” Leonard said. “Both guys are at the top of the welterweight division. The only thing that’s different is that me and Tommy were so well known by sports fans. We were on TV a lot, and that’s what built our names and gave people the chance to see us so much. And that’s what they’re doing now with the PBC and the shows being on network TV. This could be a fight like ours. Kdo ví? But I do know that the fans are waiting on this fight.”
HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO FACE THE BEST MAN IN YOUR DIVISION?
HEARNS: “It’s always hard to get prepared for someone like that because you think about what the outcome is going to be and what are your chances of winning the fight. I never thought about losing, but I thought about what my chances were.
I knew if I went out and boxed the way I knew I could box, I would beat Ray. Just the thought of fighting Ray brought a lot of questions to my mind. Some I had answers to and some I didn’t have. Most other guys I knew I could go out there and knock them out.”
WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT THIS MATCHUP?
LEONARD: “Just the heart of Keith and Shawn. Both of these guys have heart and both have that will. That composure. You can’t teach composure. It’s something that you either have or you don’t. You can’t learn that. That deep, deep composure when your left eye is closed and your liver is busted and you got to get up on the canvas.”
HEARNS: “I know Thurman and Porter have the ability to get each other out of there. It’s going to be a matter of who gets to who first. I’m definitely watching. I hope to be there in person.”
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE MENTAL ASPECT OF THIS MATCH?
HEARNS: “I know what it’s like to go against somebody that people don’t think you can beat. You have to prepare for that. It’s a mental stage that you go through, how you prepare your mind. If you can control your mind and tell your body what you’re going to do, then you can do it. You can’t worry about how good the other guy can punch. Just stay out of the way. Keep on laying that stick on him and he won’t be able to punch you.”
WHAT WAS YOUR MENTALITY GOING INTO THE MATCH AGAINST LEONARD?
HEARNS: “I didn’t come to go 12 nebo 15 kola. I came to whip your butt and go home. I had no desire to go 15 kola. I trained for it, but I was never going 15 kola.”
WHAT WAS YOUR MENTALITY GOING INTO THE MATCH AGAINST HEARNS?
LEONARD: “I felt that I could beat anyone. My brother Roger didn’t think I could beat Tommy. He didn’t tell me that until it was over. In training camp I used to box Roger and he would land a lot of right hands. He figured if Tommy’s right hand landed on me it would be over. My brother didn’t have much confidence in me.”
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Marvin Hagler Jr. utkat se s Rayem Leonardem Jr. dubna 8, 2017 v Atlantic City

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30 let do dne jejich otců’ památný boj
Atlantic City, NJ (Květen 13, 2015) – On dubna 8, 2017, bratři Feldmanové, Ritesh Parikh a bývalý mistr světa v těžké váze, Larry Holmes představí speciální večer, který bude obsahovat zápas 30 let v procesu.
Marvin Hagler Jr. a Ray Leonard Jr. se vyrovná v boji o dědictví v soutěži, která přesně přijde 30 let poté, co se Otec utkal v nezapomenutelném boji.
Třetím mužem v ringu bude stejný rozhodčí, který rozhodoval o vítězství Leonarda Sr. nad Haglerem Sr.. To je Richard Steele.

Akce bude distribuována po celém světě živě na 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

 

Klepněte na tlačítko ZDE For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Březen 2, 2016) - Showtime Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING 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 na SHOWTIME EXTREME.

 

The Čtvrtek, Březen 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 ANYTIME® 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:

  • Zítra, Čtvrtek, Březen 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Čtvrtek, Březen 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Čtvrtek, Březen 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Čtvrtek, Březen 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Čtvrtek, Březen 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.

 

LEGENDY

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’ karty.

And oh, jo: 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.

V 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.

Na 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 (Březen 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 léta, 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. Vlastně, 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 na 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. Olympionici, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.

Navíc, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Březen 17 Na SHO EXTREME, Trojice 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 liber) 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. Vlastně, 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, dobře, 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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