1/31/2024 0 Comments The shadow 77 superfighters![]() ![]() After Tyson dispatched Spinks in the first round the consensus was Mike would hold the title as long as he wanted to. The 1988 undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Mike Tyson 34-0 (30) and former undisputed light heavyweight champ Michael Spinks 31-0 (21) was a monumental bout because it would clear up the confusion as to who the undisputed champ was. As you can see as a result of the first Leonard-Duran bout, a series between four all-time greats encompassing nine fights was set in motion, taking place in between 1980-89. A few years after Hagler stopped Hearns in three rounds, Leonard fought Hagler in his initial come back bout and won the WBC middleweight title in April of 1987. ![]() And between the three of them (Hagler, Hearns & Duran) there were some really big super fights which captivated the boxing public circa 1983-85. During Leonard’s absence after setting the stage fighting both Duran and Hearns, “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler emerged as the baddest middleweight in the world. Five months later he was forced to retire due to suffering a detached retina in his left eye. ![]() Leonard won the rematch and within a year met undefeated destroyer and WBA welterweight title holder Thomas Hearns 32-0 (30) in a bout that was billed as “The Showdown.” Leonard stopped Hearns in the 14th round of a tremendous give and take bout to become the undisputed welterweight champion. In June of 1980 Roberto Duran 71-1 (55) beat Sugar Ray Leonard 27-0 (18) in the “Brawl In Montreal.” Duran’s win as a 9-5 underdog set up a rematch with Leonard five months later. Ali in 1971, the most widely anticipated and comprehensively covered boxing match ever. And it all started with the super fight in which all super fights are measured, Frazier vs. That period is considered one of the best eras in heavyweight history. When “Smokin” Joe Frazier clipped the wings of “The Butterfly” Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971, it set forth a four year period in which Ali fought George Foreman and Frazier two more times as they exchanged the undisputed heavyweight title between the three of them. In the past, “Super Fights” there often were residual effects from the outcome which set up the next highly anticipated bout. What does the upcoming Mayweather-Pacquiao Super Fight mean for boxing’s future landscape? ![]()
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