1980s Boxing

#BOTD 1980s and 90s heavyweight contender Carl "The Truth" Williams, November 11, 1959 – April 7, 2013.

RIP Stacy Keach

Hagler and Duran, World Boxing, March 1984

"TOUGHING IT OUT" Hagler and Duran, Sports Illustrated, November 21, 1983

Hagler-Duran Special Edition, Boxing Illustrated, October 1983

"The Fight of the Year" Hagler and Duran, Inside Sports, December '83

Duran vs. Hagler preview magazine, 1983

"MARVIN, YOU DON'T SCARE ME!" Hagler and Duran, Sports Illustrated, November 7, 1983

Hagler-Duran closed circuit poster from the Sands #OTD in 1983

On November 10, 1983, Roberto Duran moved up to 160 to challenge Marvelous Marvin Hagler. At 14, this was my first ever closed circuit fight, seen at the Capitol Theater in Passaic NJ. Al Bernstein and Al Michaels were ringside at Caesars Palace. youtu.be/0pOT3Zad-Js?si=skDJ…

Holmes and Bonecrusher, The Ring, January '85

On November 9, 1984, Larry Holmes defended his IBF heavyweight title against James "Bonecrusher" Smith in Las Vegas. Barry Tompkins, Larry Merchant and Sugar Ray Leonard ringside for HBO. youtu.be/ZbOGHNtsRc0?si=OW1T…

On November 8, 1980, CBS was at Cobo Arena in Detroit where Hilmer Kenty took on Vilomar Fernandez in defense of his WBA lightweight title. Dick Stockton hosted and Tim Ryan and Gil Clancy were ringside. youtu.be/D_NtoA7C5FQ?si=czUJ…

On November 8, 1988 Sumbu Kalambay defended his WBA middleweight title against Doug DeWitt in Monaco. youtu.be/CkT2u6NjfIk?si=qzG7…

#HBD Jesse Benavides, born November 8, 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas. WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion, 1991-92.

"Can Sugar Ray Actually Lose?" Leonard and Lalonde, Boxing '88, December 1988

On Saturday November 7, 1981 CBS had Michael Spinks vs. Vonzell Johnson for the first defense of Spinks' WBA light heavyweight title. Tim Ryan, Gil Clancy, and Sugar Ray Leonard were ringside in Atlantic City. youtu.be/0Kr0lZ5CfRM?si=zYnR…

CBS went to Kingston, NY on November 7, 1982 where hometown boy Billy Costello was taking on Willie Rodriguez in a 10 round jr. welterweight fight. Tim Ryan, Gil Clancy and Sugar Ray Leonard were ringside in Municipal Auditorium. youtu.be/ZT6smu1uybg?si=rCjl…

Fighting on the undercard of Leonard-LaLonde at Caesars Palace on November 7, 1988, Roger Mayweather defended his WBC jr. welterweight title against Vinny Pazienza. Sam Rosem Randy Gordon, and Roy Firestone were ringside. youtu.be/Ws3eLhZK2LY?si=kAcU…

On November 7, 1988, Sugar Ray Leonard met Donny Lalonde at Caesars Palace for Lalonde's WBA light heavyweight and the newly created WBC super middleweight titles. This is the pay per view broadcast with Sam Rosen, Randy Gordon and Roy Firestone ringside. youtu.be/Lolw_HNkFQw?si=_pa4…