* Pacquiao win rewrites record books Nov 16, 2009
Ive promoted Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler X and Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter I have ever seen ... Ive promoted Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler X and Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter I have ever seen, promoter Bob Arum told reporters after Pacquiaos win. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Lou Filippo; boxer, referee had role in ‘Rocky’ Nov 6, 2009
In a sport often stained by shady behavior, boxing historian Don Fraser and boxing publicist Bill Caplan recalled Mr. Filippo as a pillar of character and honesty who proceeded to referee and judge 85 world championship fights, including Sugar Ray Leonard s controversial split-decision victory over Marvin Hagler in 1987. Mr. Filippo scored narrowly in Hagler s favor. (Boston Globe)
ChrisMannixInside Boxing History will not remember Floyd Mayweather as an all-time great. Sep 18, 2009
But Leonard has wins over Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran. Mayweather's biggest victories have come against an aging Oscar De La Hoya and an undersized Hatton. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Meeting his hero has Choc on a Sugar high Aug 27, 2009
Meanwhile, Leonard reveals how he rated Mundine alongside the greats of the 1980s, such as Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler. I fight those guys who I consider great and I've fought those guys, or those individuals, who I consider great,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mundine ready for Geale rematch Aug 26, 2009
" Mundine also didn't rule out another bout with Danny Green, who takes on Roy Jones Jr in November. "If Greeny has still got that cruiserweight after Roy Jones, he knows where I'm at," he said. One of the sport's legends, Sugar Ray Leonard, was also in Sydney on Wednesday to help launch an Xbox boxing game. He and Mundine took each other on in a virtual fight which, for the record, Leonard won in three rounds. Leonard told reporters he rated Mundine alongside the greats of the 1980s like Tommy... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Fight Night series keeps upping the ante Jul 22, 2009
The boxers are well chosen for their pop culture value, with a mulleted "Rocky V"-era Tommy Morrison serving as a nice human punching bag, and classics such as Muhammad Ali, Julio Csar Chavez and Marvin Hagler back for more as well. The online mode also allows you to create and share boxers (there are rumors of a Barack Obama boxer making the rounds in this pugilist cyber swap meet). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Easton boxer to be honored for his career May 20, 2009
Petronelli, who grew up in East Bridgewater, was the biggest boxing star in the Boston area in the early and mid-1970s, before Marvelous Marvin Hagler began making waves. Turning pro in 1972, Petronelli had six fights that first year, losing a decision in his third pro fight, but winning all the rest. (Easton Journal, MA)
Boxings future looks fine in Pacquiaos hands May 4, 2009
He has the opportunity to become the best Ive ever promoted, said Arum, who promoted Muhammad Ali and Marvelous Marvin Hagler among others. Other fights reach a certain level and they think they know everything and never get better. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Big names don't want Williams now Apr 19, 2009
"Paul will exceed the fame of Sugar Ray Leonard or Marvin Hagler or Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran," Peterson said almost nonchalantly. "He could be the hottest thing in boxing in the last 20 years. But he's still being punished because people won't fight him.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Boxers retire, but egos don't Apr 17, 2009
When Marvelous Marvin Hagler abruptly quit after losing to Leonard in 1987, he said he never picked up a pair of gloves or went to a gym, and he moved to Italy where he became a movie star. De La Hoya, however, will still be involved in the sport daily. (USA Today -- Sports)
Cappiello brothers honored by Marciano Foundation Mar 3, 2009
The crowd at the dinner included boxing figures Duva; Goody Petronelli, who along with his brother Pat, guided Marvelous Marvin Hagler to the middleweight title; former world welterweight champion Tony DeMarco; Tony Petronelli; Micky Ward; and former New England champion Brian Powers of Holbrook. Longtime trainer Roger Pit Perron of Brockton, who worked in the Petronelli Gym and is now with the Cappiellos, received a lifetime achievement award for his dedication to the sport. (Easton Journal, MA)
Golden Gloves Feb 22, 2009
Some of the biggest names in boxing passed through as amateurs: Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, Rocky Marciano. "It's always been a fight city," said Bill Hoar, Golden Gloves tournament director. (Boston Globe)
