Memorable Images and Time: 80s Big Fights

Challenger Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (L) of Youngstown, Ohio and WBC Lightweight Champion Alexis Arguello exchange blows during the 11th round of their 15-round title bout here 10/3. Arguello retained his title with a TKO in the 14th. Date: October 3, 1982. Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey. A Bettmann Colection.


4/15/1985-Las Vegas, NV- Referee Richard Steele counts over middleweight Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, who lies flat on his back in the ring after being knocked down by Marvelous Marvin Hagler in the third round. Hearns regained his feet, but Steele stopped the middleweight title fight.


4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV: Sugar Ray Leonard taunts Marvin Hagler during the middleweight title bout.


Deuk-Koo Kim, 134 1/4, drops to the canvas as he is knocked out in the 14th round by World Boxing Association lightweight champion Ray Mancini. Mancini retained his title and Kim was hopitalized without regaining consciousness. Date: November 13, 1982. Location:Las Vegas, Nevada


9/21/1985-Las Vegas, Nevada. New world heavyweight champion Michael Spinks connects with a left to the head of Larry Holmes in the early rounds of their title fight 9/21. Spinks won a unanimous decision.


8/21/1981-Las Vegas, NV- Puffy-eyed Wilfredo Gomez (L) looks dazed after being hit by defending champion Salvador Sanchez for the last time during eighth round action of their title bout. Referee Carlos Padilla stepped to stop the fight after this blow to the head of Gomez. Sanchez won in the eighth round TKO to retain his title.


September 9, 1983-Las Vegas, Nevada: Aaron Pryor lands a left on Alexis Arguello (Right) in the fourth round of their WBA Junior Welterweight title fight at Caesars Pavilion. Bettmann.

Memorable Images and Time: The Big Fights

Joe Frazier (right) crouch's and lands a right to the stomach of Muhammad Ali in bout here January 28. Ali won unanimous decision in the 12-rounder. Both fighters wear white trunks; the ropes are blue and their gloves are wine-red. January 28, 1974




Boxer James "Bonecrusher" Smith reels from the force of a right from Mike Tyson in a heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. March 7, 1987.


Roberto Duran (facing camera) and WBC Welterweight Champion Sugar Ray Leonard battle at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. Challenger Roberto Duran dethroned Leonard with a unanimous 15-round decision to take the WBC Welterweight title. June 20, 1980. Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada



Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes defends his title against challenger Gerry Cooney here at the Caesars Palace. Holmes wins the fight by a TKO. September 1982. Location: Las Vegas, Nevada



Boxer Muhammad Ali Defeating Boxer Sonny Liston:
Referee Joe Wolcott guides heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali to a neutral corner after Ali downed challenger Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship fight on May 25th, 1965. Clay retained his crown by scoring a one-minute knockout victory over Liston in the controversial fight.