Legendary fighters Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes and Julio Cesar Chavez were among the inaugural inductees named Wednesday to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
When a guy like Sugar Ray Leonard vouches for a fight, then it must be really good. “It’s going to be an incredible fight,” said Leonard, referring to the fourth battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
LAS VEGAS—Majority of boxing pundits and former champions believe Manny Pacquiao will beat Shane Mosley on Saturday. They said that Pacquiao’s hand speed, footwork and power in both hands will eventually overwhelm the 39-year-old Mosley. They disagreed, however, on how the victory will come. Some say it’s by early stoppage, others by a late knockout, [...]
The fractured eye-socket injury suffered by Antonio Margarito as a result of the battering he received at the hands of Manny Pacquiao is not as bad as the injury suffered by Sugar Ray Leonard in 1982, according to well-known Filipino eye specialist Dr. Arnold Salud. In an interview with the Inquirer, Salud also said referee [...]
