April 6, 1987, remains etched in the memories of boxing aficionados worldwide. It was the night that two titans of the sport, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvelous Marvin Hagler, clashed at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, a fight so contentious that it continues to spark debate decades later. Was it Leonard’s dazzling speed and tactical
Sugar Ray Leonard
The world of boxing often thrives on narratives, and few figures understand this better than promoter Eddie Hearn. As he prepares to market Shakur Stevenson’s upcoming fight against Josh Padley on February 22nd in Riyadh, Hearn has drawn a strikingly bold comparison—likening Stevenson to the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard. This assertion raises a number of