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Factor in Duran’s achievements at his natural poundage of 135, and the fact that he later managed to win a major belt at middleweight, and Roberto deserves to be placed in the ALL-TIME Top-10 – as he is in fact placed my many historians. Do Leonard, Hagler or Hearns deserve to be placed so high in terms of all-time? Maybe Leonard. The Four Kings time is a great era in boxing in the sense that it provided the link between the Ali-Foreman era and the Tyson-Lewis late eighties and nineties run. I loved the well-drawn pen portraits of each fighter which were anything but hagiographies - none of them came out of the book looking like angels though each had plenty of divine moments.
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Another maximum amount of points awarded to Leonard for his attributes. Many believe him to be the most skilful of the four and reviewing his points with these attributes that viewpoint might just ring true. He is ranked first in Bleacher Report’s ’15 fastest boxers of all-time list’ and it is hard to argue with it when watching his performances. Everything was set up for “Four Kings” to be one of the truly great boxing books. It tells the story of the middleweight boxing division during the 1980s – widely recognised as the last glory era for the sport – where the four titans of Duran, Hagler, Leonard and Hearns fought out nine epic battles against each other over the course of the decade. The late George Kimball was one of the most gifted and lauded boxing writers of his generation, possessed of a Runyonesque turn of phrase and a legendary disdain for authority and flim-flam. So it is puzzling that “Four Kings” is not quite the classic that it ought to be. Kimball obviously knows his stuff and if there's any slight criticism from me it's that the book is very (obviously) American-centric: I felt that Duran was made to seem difficult to understand or know simply because he spoke another language or came from somewhere outside the USA. Pretty sure a guy who spoke his mind as freely as Duran did (always quoted in broken English, too) must have articulated his thoughts in easily-translatable Spanish somewhere. How was Hearns, Leonard and Hagler's Spanish? But anyway - it's a small whinge. And the tiny bit of Duran's autobiography which was quoted in the book didn't leave me salivating for more!Four Kings: Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Duran, and the Last Great Era of Boxing" by George Kimball takes readers on a captivating journey through the careers of four iconic boxers of the '70s and '80s. Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran are regarded as pillars of that era, and Kimball delves into their lives and the intertwined nature of their fights. You can stream ‘The Kings’ on Spectrum and DirecTV. The sports docuseries is also available on Showtime. Popular video-on-demand platforms such as FandangoNow, Vudu, Google Play, Microsoft Store, and iTunes are expected to add the series to their platforms in the near future. How to Stream The Kings for Free? Sports fans and boxing enthusiasts alike will love this compelling study of the resurgence of boxing in the early 1980s - and the four 'greats' who effected that change. Four Kings captures the contests, fighters and the period with a wonderful perception and vividly conjures up those by-gone smoky and raucous ringside nights in Vegas...
Marvelous Marvin Hagler obituary: One of boxing’s ‘Four Kings’
Sugar Ray Leonard: Charming and one skilled fighter, Ray Leonard was thought to be the new Muhammad Ali, after all, they shared the same coach in Angelo Dundee. Leonard had fast hands and excellent footwork. He also had the most wins against the Four Kings.
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Duran’s entertainment inside and outside of the ring has built him a huge, loyal fanbase to this day. His fan-friendly style that the casual watcher would perceive as brawling gained him lots of followers. He is also labelled a God in his home nation of Panama due to being a representative of his people in front of thousands as well as helping with crisis in the country. This aforementioned pursuit pays dividends in this category as the ‘Motor City Cobra’ became the first champion to win a world belt in five different weight classes with Leonard soon following the feat. The legendary lightweight also traversed through the divisions, retiring as a quadruple champion. Hagler never went outside the realms of 160lbs during his 14-year career though therefore scores himself one point for the division he triumphed in. A flawless and singular account of fights that remain potent and important decades after the final bell' - Irish Times
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