Duran fought on 119 occasions during his tenure, suffering defeat just 16 times. His most famous victory came in June 1980 when he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard via unanimous decision to capture the WBC ...

Forty years ago, on April 15, 1985, middleweight champion of the world Marvelous Marvin Hagler entered the ring at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, to make the 11th defense of his crown. In the opposite cor ...

It has been said over and again down the years that fights have the potential to be another ‘Hagler-Hearns’. This frequent nod to the eight-minute war of unrelenting ferocity between Marvin Hagler and ...

Going into the bout, Marvin Hagler had been knocked down only once in his career. Could Thomas Hearns change that? Well, no.

Each chapter – whether the opponent is “Hitman” Thomas Hearns, “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler or Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran – has pitfalls, heartbreak or disappointment. And triumph.