Hmmmmm
, now you guys have me wondering how many of the ol' time boxers I can remember. I haven't been a sports fan (of any kind) in the last 10 years or so, but in the 70s & 80s, I even went to see professional tennis matches every year at Flushing Meadows, NY (the U.S. Open).
Now, let's see how many boxers I can remember:
Roberto "
Stone Hands" Duran
Tommy "
The Hit Man" Hearns
"
Sugar" Ray Leonard
Ray "
Boom Boom" Mancini
Sean O'Grady
Barry McGuigan
"
Rockin" Robin Blake
Christy Elliott
Alexis Arguello
Hector Camacho
"
Marvelous" Marvin Hagler
Julio Cesar Chavez
Tony "
The Tiger" Baltazar
Wilfred Benitez
Pernell "
Sweet Pea" Whitaker
Marlon Starling
Edwin Rosario
Pinklon Thomas
Anyway, these are the ones I remember the most. It took me quite some time to recall/remember these names. I liked Heavyweights, but the real action was in the lighter weight categories.