Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing


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Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing

By Media report on DoghouseBoxing (Oct 1, 2008) DoghouseBoxing.com

Popular Irish junior middleweight James Moore, 16-1 (10 KOS ), was among the sports and literary heavyweights who attended a book signing by George Kimball, whose new book, “Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing,” was just released by McBooks Press.

The sensational book chronicles the careers and nine internecine battles between Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran during the mid-1980s, a time when boxing popularity was at its apex.

The book has received rave reviews from scores of publications and boxing insiders, including Sports Illustrated, Moore, Bob Arum and Emanuel Steward.

Besides Moore, who lives and fights out of Queens , New York , the signing was attended by former multi-division champion Iran Barkley and noted authors Pete Hamill, Dave Anderson and Ron Ross. Also present was former New York State Athletic Commissioner Ron Scott Stevens, Bruce Silverglade, the owner of Gleason’s Gym, and HBO’s unofficial boxing judge Harold Lederman.

Moore is a big fan of Kimball, who he described as “one of the best boxing writers in the business,” as well as the four subjects of the book. As a youngster growing up in County Wicklow, Ireland, he vividly recalls Leonard’s “combination punching and blinding hand speed,” Hagler’s “tenacity and intensity,” Hearns’ “long powerful punches,” and “Duran’s “all around toughness.”

This sensational book not only chronicles the careers of these great fighters, but also delves into the tremendous back stories that have never been written about. Kimball also eloquently describes why the era was one of the most compelling in boxing history.

“Four Kings” can be purchased at all bookstores, as well as on-line at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.