When Duran quit the business during a second fight with Sugar Ray Leonard, Ray then went on in 1982 to prep Larry Holmes, considered the owner of the best left jab in boxing history, for his winning match against Gerry Cooney, retiring from boxing…
True it may lack some of the political intrigue of Muhammad Ali's first fight against Joe Frazier or the racially-charged atmosphere that dominated much of the buildup to Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney or Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries. The glamour of Sugar Ray Leonard's marquee fights with Roberto Duran Thomas Hearns or Marvin Hagler may be missing.…