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Promotional Rivals Bob Arum, Don King Unite

The differences between the two boxing sages are seemingly as endless as are their similarities. Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, graduated from Harvard with a degree in law, while rival promoter, Don King, a once-jailed, former criminal, will tell you that "I graduated from the University of The Ghetto." King...

Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga Renews Bob Arum-Don King Rivalry

Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, told FanHouse on Thursday that he expects to close a deal "today" with fellow 79-year-old rival promoter, Don King, that will match former world champion Ricardo Mayorga (pictured above, at left) of Managua, Nicaragua, opposite Arum's WBA junior middleweight (154) titlist Miguel Cotto...

Boxing Insider: Floyd Mayweather's Better Than Manny Pacquiao

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. On Sept. 16, 1981, Thomas Hearns was a 6-foot-1, 145-pound, 22-year-old, WBA welterweight (147 pounds) champion who was knocked out in the 14th round by 5-10, 147-pound, 25-year-old, WBC king...

Is Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito Worth the Weight?

On Nov. 13 at the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium, Manny Pacquiao (pictured above, center) will pursue what is widely regarded as his eighth title in as many different weight classes when he faces former world champion, Antonio Margarito. Already the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king, the 31-year-old Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38...

Shane Mosley: Boxing Needs the Big Fights

At age 39, Shane Mosley knows that most of his boxing career is behind him. He also knows that in his lifetime, boxing has fallen, and fallen hard. But Mosley (46-6, 39 knockouts) still believes that he has a few good years left in him, and in those years he says that there's one thing that can cement his own legacy and...

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Usher To Play Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Leonard In 'Hands Of Stone'

R&B singer Usher is stepping into the ring to play boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard in an upcoming film.

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05/09/12 Usher gets down to fighting weight to play Sugar Ray... Source: The Marquee - CNN Well, maybe not, but the man the pop star is trying to morph into, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, might've been able to in his heyday.
05/08/12 Five Reasons Why Pay-Per-Views Are Hurting Boxing Source: Bleacher Report Miguel Cotto fight was a good fight, and more importantly, a good fight for boxing.
05/05/12 Gossip: Usher Ready to Box on New Billboard Mag Cover Source: Singers Room Usher looks to be preparing for his upcoming movie role as he fronts Billboard magazine's latest issue with his dukes up.
04/23/12 Sugar Ray to compete for $100K on 'Haney Project'... Source: USA Today Former world champion and Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will be among the four wannabe golfers vying for $100,000 in prize money on Monday's one-hour finale of the Golf Channel's The Haney Project (9 p.m. ET).
04/18/12 Hyperdynamics eyes Guinea farm-out Source: upstream High drilling costs on the initial Sabu-1 wildcat sunk on the West Africa offshore concession hit the explorer's liquidity and it was forced to abandon plans to drill a follow-up well, Baraka-1, due to lack of cash.

Background on Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles.

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