This week in boxing history: October 3-9
In a salute to boxing’s rich history, Premier Boxing Champions offers up a weekly look at some of the sport’s major moments.
Sugar Ray Leonard discusses the star power of television
Editor's note: Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will do ringside analysis of NBC's coverage of the Premier Boxing Champions series, and he'll also share his personal thoughts about the sport on the PBC website. In his first post here, Leonard talks about the impact television can have on a fighter's career.
Celebrating Black History Month: Muhammad Ali
There will be other great fighters, but none could ever be The Greatest. That appellation is reserved squarely for one man: Muhammad Ali.
Celebrating Black History Month: Larry Holmes
With a left jab powerful enough to fell a redwood, Larry Holmes became one of the most dominant heavyweights of his era—or any other—beginning in the late 1970s.
Sugar Ray Leonard on the importance of boxing on prime-time network TV
During his career, and after, Sugar Ray Leonard has had a long history with big-time fights on prime-time network television. In this first in a series of videos and personal posts from Leonard, he gives us his initial thoughts on what it means for boxing’s return to the national spotlight.
Celebrating Black History Month: Archie Moore
A gregarious gentleman who loved food to the point where he would sometimes have trouble making weight, Archie Moore fought for 27 years, racking up 219 fights in the process. Moore turned pro a year after Joe Louis did. His second-to-last fight came against Muhammad Ali. “The Old Mongoose,” indeed.
Celebrating Black History Month: Henry Armstrong
In an era with just eight weight divisions, Henry Armstrong simultaneously held nearly half the titles in the fight game.
Celebrating Black History Month: Marvin Hagler
Few 160-pounders in boxing history have sent more opponents thudding to the canvas than “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. The iron-fisted fighter boasts the highest knockout percentage of any 160-pound champion ever, having KO’d 78 percent of his challengers.
