Thomas Hearns
We meet again: McKenzie (left) with Leonard and Sportsmaill's boxing correspondent Jeff Powell
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It kind of reminds me of how I was when I first met the champ, Muhammad Ali, who inspired me to start boxing ... When I first met Muhammad Ali, it opened my eyes to what I could do if I really put my mind to it if I really tried to box really hard. I started learning and when I started progressing I wanted to be just like Muhammad Ali.
It kind of reminds me of how I was when I first met the champ, Muhammad Ali, who inspired me to start boxing ... When I first met Muhammad Ali, it opened my eyes to what I could do if I really put my mind to it if I really tried to box really hard. I started learning and when I started progressing I wanted to be just like Muhammad Ali.More quotes »
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Commentary Classics: Sugar Ray Leonard Vs. Thomas Hearns
The Scene: Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. -- September 16, 1981. Detroit’s unbeaten welterweight star Thomas Hearns and Maryland golden boy Sugar Ray Leonard had met head on to determine an undisputed world champion. After a tentative opening from Queensberry Rules Read more »
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Sharing a Few Laughs with Angelo Dundee
He would live forever, it seemed. Sadly, it wasn’t to be. On Feb. 1, Angelo Dundee died of natural causes. The old rascal was 90. He lived a crazy, colourful life during those nine decades. The former trainer of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Fo from Edmonton Journal Read more »
