ray robinson the real sugar ray was the greatest...he wouldve schooled leonard for yrs and knocked him out robinson was 1329-1 as a welterweight ...leonard was overrated imo
Hatton is not in Duran's class with or without the coke! Hatton is a mauler and very good at it but Duran was a great defensive fighter also, Duran could also outbrawl and outbox you like he did Leonard! Hatton would not have stood a chance against Leonard, Duran, Cuevas, Hearns, Benitez, Arguello, Pryor, Sanchez, Gomez these guys were Legendary in their prime, flat out incredible. Let's not take anything away from Rickey, he's a great fighter and he has earned his due he's just not legendary
Why was Mills Lane getting int he way of SRL form ending this fight? he also didn't pick up where the ringside counter was at in terms of numbers but did his own count. None the less, SRL beat this dude up.
Just before the last knockdown, it looked like Mills Lane was stepping in to stop it. Yet, he counted when the guy went down, THEN stopped it once he got back up.
What is Mills Lane doing? It looks that a couple of times he's stopping Leonard from hitting him while he's up. At the end of the round, he jumps in between while Leonard is boloing his punch, which is legal. Then before the last knockdown, he jumped in between before the guy was even down. Very strange.
@TA152H01 yeah but he was holding onto him and you cant hit and hold, but i see what you mean, when he put finch down for the last time it looked like mills was jumping in to stop it :S ive seen that faggot push bernard hopkins CLEAN out of the ring!!
Mills Lane was totally incompetent as a referee. Par for the course. Mills Lane saved Holyfield against Bert Cooper by giving Holyfield a standing count before Cooper could finish him.
Correct. Leonard and Duran held their own in physical encounters with the bigger , stronger Hagler. Alexis Arguello would have been a better opponent for Mayweather/Pacquiao. Leonard would have killed them. He had as good a k.o punch as Hagler.
Pacquaio and Mayweather are tiny compared to Leonard........he would punch 2 hard..at 147..remember he went on to win a light heavyweight championship. I think Duran vs Mayweather at welterweight would be a great fight....both great lightweights..as well
I have watched mayweather for a while and i have never seen hims smash the shit out of any1..he outboxes them!!.he has never fought any1 in the league of Duran...Duran beat SRL who i rate ar higher than Mayweather at welterweight.......i think Duran would win....but u never know. Freddie Roach said Duran would beat Pacquaio........as well.
@ThePunchinPeacemaker You have to be the most dumb motherfucker ever to comment on youtube. Duran at lightweight would've pressured without getting hit by any of floyd gayweather punches while smothering him for 12 rounds and knocking him the fuck out. Moreover, if it was 15 rounds he would kill Floyd Pretty Gayweather, and at welterweight or Junior Welter Floyd would have ducked and declined fights with Duran,Hearns, Leonard, Pryor, and Arguello.
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Mayweather and his shaky chin would have caved in. Mayweather is a fine technical boxer, but Duran was a monster who would have walked through Mayweather's soft punches/pot shots and would have destroyed Mayweather. Please learn up on the sport before you run your mouth about things you know nothing of. Thank you.
@ihatelifejosemartine listen pal u know fuck all ure the sort of idiot who loves to watch a brawl even ricky hatton would have beaten duran. and i fucking hate hattons style. duran would have been beaten comprehensively by mayweather believe it. go and watch mma u will like it better. dont try to educate me, because i will give u a simple concise answer. boxers always beat brawlers. duran was a one dimensional hairy scruffy git who could only fight one way. he was easy to figure out,
@ThePunchinPeacemaker No, I am a BOXING fan, have been since 1982. I love all styles, from defensive wizards like Locche, Whitaker, to brawlers like Greb, Hearns, and Dempsey. Mayweather would not have last more than 8 rounds tih Roberto Duran, who would have gotten into his head before the fight, much the way, he got into Leonard's head, and would maul him, possibly even stop Mayweather. Yes, Duran would miss a lot, but he'd land a lot too, and would hurt Mayweather with all he threw.
@ihatelifejosemartine You were doing great in your argument until you said " Roberto Duran, who would have gotten into his head before the fight" Sorry Mayweather unlike Leonard would never be goaded into a machismo match. Floyd Always checks his ego outside before he gets into the ring. He doesn't care what fans or writers say. Cheers or Jeers Floyd fights his fight and makes adjustments accordingly Inspite of his prefight antics he is a thinking mans fighter and has veryvery High Boxing IQ.
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Duran was far from one dimensional, he cold bob weave and Slip punches like no other, like he did to ray Leonard in Montreal. Watch more Duran fights instead of watching his Losses. Educate yourself.
@InternationalBoy yeah mate i hear you bobbing and weaving wont do everything pernell whitaker would have beaten him mayweather would have owned him. most hispanic guys fight the same way. come forward aggressive gutsy fighters.
@ThePunchinPeacemaker listen to me duran is a poor mans fighter. a hero to the novices. people who love brawling mike tyson style of fighters. hatton would have beaten duran
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Your a such an idiot you just owned yourself with that stupid comment. I hope someone sews ur asshole and keeps feeding you, or staples ur eyes so they stay open and feed nothing but sleeping pills.
@frEEturk please shut the fuck up. was roberto duran a defensive genius no. was he the sort of boxer who could move around with grace trying to elude and frustrate his opponents no. he was a brawler end of who could hit hard. Your outlook on boxing however eludes me. you know fuck all u remember that u were the type of idiot who thought hatton could kill mayweather in a boxing match and a prime hatton would beat pacquiao fuck offfff
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Never liked Hatton- I'm from New Orleans- I was more of a Kostya Tszyu, Aaron Pryor, and Antonio Cervantes fan. Real junior welters, that put great and real pressure, great boxing skills, great technique, great chins, and real power. You can swear up and down at me but don't call me a Hatton fan.
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Hatton would of been killed by duran, hatton is and always will be a clown, his next fight is with a pork pie or is it a cheese and onion pasty.
@sukhvinderdhesi Leonard leaves himself too open for counters The guy he fought here (Bruce Finch) caught him a few a times.SRL is the Bigger Stronger man but he's not a Giant Monster or One Punch Killer like the Thomas"HitMan"Hearns Money and Manny would be able to hit Leonard too.Yes they are both naturally smaller but they're both lighting fast punchers with great movement like leonard himself. Between Floyds Defense and Mannys Awkwardness Sugar Ray would be in for "A Hard Days Night" Vs M&M
@Pleaver Leonard leaves himself too open for counters The guy he fought here (Bruce Finch) caught him a few a times.SRL is the Bigger Stronger man but he's not a Giant Monster or One Punch Killer like the Thomas"HitMan"Hearns Money and Manny would be able to hit Leonard too.Yes they are both naturally smaller but they're both lighting fast punchers with great movement like leonard himself. Between Floyds Defense and Mannys Awkwardness Sugar Ray would be in for "A Hard Days Night" Vs M&M
@LVSWTZ "Leonard leaves himself too open for counters" Leonard adapts to the fight style of his opponent. If he was fighting a technical fighter he was more defensive. He has proven himself against GREAT counter punchers. How many times did the great counter puncher, Benitez hit Leonard flush?? Do your homework on Leonard in his prime. Although he wasn't the same after he came back from early retirement due to a detached retina. He was still great, but not like before.
Sadly, Mills Lane ruined alot of fights with his quick stoppages later on in his career. Look at Taylor v Norris. I'm not saying Taylor would have won, but geez, it is a prime example of Mills Lane getting a queezy stomache cause a fight is breaking out.
I think you may be confusing Mills for Steel. Richard Steel took way to much heat for supposedly stopping several fights to early. All of those losing fighters continued their boxing careers and made lots of money thanks to Richard Steel... Just imagine Tyson or Chavez hitting a man with a sucker shot in the head let alone when your hurt and dog tired.
Thank You to all the referees who protect fighters from their own courage, and despite there perfect records or promotional ties.
Mills Lane tried to stop it early, but Leonard got those quick shots in there to drop him one final time...that should shut up any Finch fans on here that love hatin' on Leonard.
well said, the reason he doesn't get the credit he deserves is to the untrained eye "Hes a runner and doesn't fight, so in other words boring." To me there's nothing better than watching Pernell ply his craft because, fighters like himself only come around once every 50 or so years, for example; the last great defense wizard like himself was Willie pep and that was in the 1940's.
tbh, Id have Leonard at No1 from 78-08 as well. If you include Duran's full lightweight reign then I'd have him at No1, but much of that was obviously prior to 78.
I think I'd have Leonard, Duran, Whitaker, Chavez, Hagler, Sanchez, Jones, Hopkins, Spinks, Hearns above Toney for sure. Arguello, DLH, Mayweather, Calzaghe, McCallum, and a few others would rank closely to Toney.
Toney definitely had the talent to rank higher but he wasted so many years of his career. Still love watching him though
Arguello was the best fighter in the sport back in 1978 along with Duran. Hagler was the best fighter between 1980 and 1985. Roy Jones was the sports best between 2003 and 2002.
he was undefithed as feather, superfeather and lightweightchamp. pryor was the one who stoped him but he was on drugs so that dosent count. arguello is not owerrathed in any way
he wasn't undefeated at 126 or 135, mate (not that I put that much weight on the occasional loss). He's an all time great fighter - one of the 40 greatest fighters in history for sure, I just think SOME people overrate him slightly. He certainly wasn't as good as Duran or leonard for instance.
he was undefeated as a CHAMP. he lost 4 times before he became champ. after becoming a champ only lost one time in a nontitlebout. Duran and Arguello would haved been an interesting fight but as you say, Duran was a bit beter.
LOL. Ask Dave Tiberi and Terry McGroom. Not exactly a who's who of boxers who whipped Toney's ass but didn't get the decision. Leonard never looked like shit in his prime. Can't say the same for Toney. And don't give me the excuse of not being movtivated or in shape. That's part of the job of being a champion. Toney, skill wise, is a great fighter. When it comes to looking good in the ring, not just physically I might add, he loses points.
toney has 70 plus fights won titles from middleweight to heavyweight never ducked anybody fought who ever you put in front of him unlike leonard toneys a master boxer unlike leonard who fights like a wounded cat
Again, look at Toney's record. Btw that ass whupping Roy Jones gave him up to the Jirov fight, his career was a waste. Leonard's stay was shorter because when he was there he actually trained and fought hard. When you piss away time and don't put in the work, it's easier to hang around forever. Toney is great though, just not greater than Leonard. So get off his nutsack and get over it
man please you get off leonards sack look at the ass whoopin terry norris gave leonard the ass whoopin camacho gave him and what you mean dont put in work how toney wasnt puttin n work he got 70 plus fights leonard put in work? please he only got 30 something fights and thats cuz he was a bullshit artist that jumped in and out of boxing and ducked everybody yo homeboy no something about boxing before you speak go do ya homework and then come holla at me
@boxingnut1986 I love Toney. He could've been the G.O.A.T over the last 30 Years BUT he wasted his talents and gifts by being too fat and lazy. At his best he was Awesome. Truly one a kind
combinaion ever...... and whats so funny is in his prime he was sooooo under rated in regards to his inside fighting. He was one of the best inside outside fighters ever!!!!!
You need to watch some vintage Ray Robinson and Ali fights before you claim "no doubt the best boxer of all time." There's no way to prove he is or isn't. He's undoubtedly one of the three greatest welters in the sport's history though
This was Sugar Ray Leonard at his peak, At this point of his career he was at his absolute best. He had already defated Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns. In this fight he was at the ultamite height of his glory. this was his last fight before he had to retire from boxing because he stated to have problems with one of his eyes. He retired from boxing after this fight and became a boxing commemtator for CBS and HBO. But he would eventually return to the ring years later.
I got Ray in my top 5 pound for pound all time fighters. Very Underated. You know you can watch all the games live at a site called Online-Television-Network. Just Google it up. I use this site.
there's a lot of fighters better than SRL. Roy Jones, Micheal Nunn, Terry Norris, Hagler. and Mayweather has much better longevity. Sugar Ray only has 36-3-1. Maywather is 33 with 41 fights and still never lost. Sugar Ray went down bad when he had to deal with the speed of Norris
Sugar Ray to me was a great counter puncher and used a burst of punches when his oppenents where
off balanced. Even on the ropes he would counter back sometimes turning the fight into his favor. Most fighters did not get this fact, they simply over extend themselves trying to knock him out and this is when Sugar
Ray really pop the surprize make a fliry of punchs when other fighter have exhausted themselves. Master of holding back until the
dano--SRL's hand speed was bserkers! Even going back to when fought the Cuban in the 76 Olympic final. He was insane getting you outta there. That 13th and 14th round w/Hearns, again he lost his mind throwin punches. SRL and SRR made you have orgasms their combos were so beautiful to experience! SRR studied anatomy to know where to place his shots.
leonard aint great buddy mcgirt was great donald curry sugar ray robinson shane mosley leonards a good boxer but too much hype and really just a bullshit artist
Buddy McGirt and Donald Curry were better than Ray Leonard? What fuckin planet are you living on? They couldn't carry Leonard's spit bucket! Shane Mosley lost to Forrest and Winky twice each. He ain't better than Leonard either. Stay off the fuckin crackpipe son!!!
What a dumbass comment. Leonard beat 4 hall of fame fighters. Duran, benitez, hearns and hagler. Against those 4 fighters leonard's record is 4-1-1. He also beat 2 other champions and won titles in 5 weight classes. Do your fucing homework before saying such stupid things.
Obviously, I'm not so stupid to compare Leonard with Robinson however you mentioned Curry, Mcgirt, Mosley in the same breath as Robinson. Who's the nut here?
i didnt say curry and mcgirt should be mentioned when they mention robinson i said curry shane where better then leonard curry would have destroyed leonard he wouldnt have lasted but a couple of rounds foreal leonard had talent but curry was a master boxer
When I was real young I use to watch Bruce spar with journey men heavyweights. Only way a guy his size can do that, is with enough sting to keep them honest. Sure I though Bruce had a chance but Leonard just tees off on him. Leonard could really stick which was overlooked by people who have only experienced boxing through a screen. The fact that he could do it with so much style makes him unique.
Leonard said no one hit him as hard as Finch. He may have done that to infuriate Hearns, Duran and Hagler into fights-remember he didnt retire until after his retina came later that year-but that says a lot about Finch's power, like you said he had good sting.
I wasn't aware of that. I had been stationed in europe just before that match so I missed a lot in the ensuing years. Everyone in the gym thought Finch had a shot but they also thought Hearns would destroy Leonard. I wasn't around to hear what they thought about Hagler although boxing people tend to accept reality quicker the most. I'm sure like most of us, they realized what a special boxer Ray was.
I still believe that no matter what judges did not want Hagler to get that decision. Ray hit Hagler after the bell 3 consecutive rounds. He also hit him with several low blows and never got a point taken away. I'm not denying that ray wasn't one of the greats in his time but, I believe he got to much respect by officials in later years.
Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Wilfredo Benitiz, Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor. Damn! The late 70's and 80's had some GREAT fighters in the lightweight to middleweight classes.
true..can throw in antonia cervantes..cornelius boza edwards..tony ayaly(for a while b4 he got sent to jail)john the beast mugabi..armando muniz..lots of others and in lgt hvy..rossman,franklin,mrvn jonson,victr galindez,john conteh,eddie gregory and on and on
Ray was so fast
Blackjesus3 1 month ago
@eugene680 yah tnink? That's like prime tyson vS Kevin McBride. He'd kill terry norris too.
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
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LVSWTZ 1 month ago
SRL would murder mayweather! mayweather little defensive style will not help him!
kiddkidd1234 2 months ago
Now this is how you knock a Mutha F##%%@ out!!!
DONOVAN5DIGITAL 5 months ago
Finch was also knocked out by Hearns and Curry.
shire2005 5 months ago
ray robinson the real sugar ray was the greatest...he wouldve schooled leonard for yrs and knocked him out robinson was 1329-1 as a welterweight ...leonard was overrated imo
fischparov 6 months ago
@fischparov got to stop smoking that crack pal
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
This must be his title defensive of the undisputed title after he beat Thomas Hearns.
fightmanadvanced 6 months ago in playlist best vids
Sugar Ray Leonard was a true BadAss. He wasn't a pretty boy boxer. He knocked suckas out.
Dactuck 7 months ago
Fastest hands p4p. Legit. And power was great with him as well.
Crussman499 8 months ago
duran is beast
pensocad 9 months ago
Why does the ref take so long with the count?
douglasmathieu 10 months ago
That right at :44 was sick!!!
bayou12 10 months ago
Hatton is not in Duran's class with or without the coke! Hatton is a mauler and very good at it but Duran was a great defensive fighter also, Duran could also outbrawl and outbox you like he did Leonard! Hatton would not have stood a chance against Leonard, Duran, Cuevas, Hearns, Benitez, Arguello, Pryor, Sanchez, Gomez these guys were Legendary in their prime, flat out incredible. Let's not take anything away from Rickey, he's a great fighter and he has earned his due he's just not legendary
vincespell 11 months ago
At over weight? This doesn't make sense. Anyway, whatever!
gfine2000 11 months ago
People who discuss Hatton as a pound for pound fighter really don't know boxing.
gfine2000 1 year ago
@gfine2000
Rubbish. Hatton is the greatest fighter in the world at overweight.
BruceinFalkirk 11 months ago
@BruceinFalkirk HATTON?? u mean fatton who got his ass kicked by gayweather and pacroid
FilipinosAreGay 7 months ago
@FilipinosAreGay
Why do you think I said he was the world's greatest fighter at overweight?
Can you not read?
BruceinFalkirk 7 months ago
@FilipinosAreGay pacroid funny
boogaloosun 4 months ago
Muito boa luta
TheXmestreX 1 year ago
Why was Mills Lane getting int he way of SRL form ending this fight? he also didn't pick up where the ringside counter was at in terms of numbers but did his own count. None the less, SRL beat this dude up.
imotep09 1 year ago
ref should have stopped the fight after the second knock down
Resenbrink 1 year ago
Just before the last knockdown, it looked like Mills Lane was stepping in to stop it. Yet, he counted when the guy went down, THEN stopped it once he got back up.
comedicstuff 1 year ago
DEFINITELY THE GREATEST!
worldprayer 1 year ago
@worldprayer
no he ain't
Piglatinsuperstar 1 year ago
Where is Leonard against Kevin Howard??????????????????
Some reason you don't want to post that one?
LOL
marcxopoco 2 years ago
@marcxopoco
they dont want Ray being seen on the floor
Piglatinsuperstar 1 year ago
sugar ray one of the true great fighters
mahry0323 2 years ago
Ray leonard, Great fighter and underrated puncher.
beasy1234 2 years ago
What is Mills Lane doing? It looks that a couple of times he's stopping Leonard from hitting him while he's up. At the end of the round, he jumps in between while Leonard is boloing his punch, which is legal. Then before the last knockdown, he jumped in between before the guy was even down. Very strange.
TA152H01 2 years ago
@TA152H01 yeah but he was holding onto him and you cant hit and hold, but i see what you mean, when he put finch down for the last time it looked like mills was jumping in to stop it :S ive seen that faggot push bernard hopkins CLEAN out of the ring!!
cfcafro94 1 year ago
Mills Lane was totally incompetent as a referee. Par for the course. Mills Lane saved Holyfield against Bert Cooper by giving Holyfield a standing count before Cooper could finish him.
marcxopoco 1 year ago
Correct. Leonard and Duran held their own in physical encounters with the bigger , stronger Hagler. Alexis Arguello would have been a better opponent for Mayweather/Pacquiao. Leonard would have killed them. He had as good a k.o punch as Hagler.
deepplay1 2 years ago 6
BAD QUALITY
destructo1080 2 years ago
GREAT
CAMWEB1000 2 years ago
Pacquaio and Mayweather are tiny compared to Leonard........he would punch 2 hard..at 147..remember he went on to win a light heavyweight championship. I think Duran vs Mayweather at welterweight would be a great fight....both great lightweights..as well
sukhvinderdhesi 2 years ago
mayweather would have smashed that brawling shit duran
ThePunchinPeacemaker 2 years ago
I have watched mayweather for a while and i have never seen hims smash the shit out of any1..he outboxes them!!.he has never fought any1 in the league of Duran...Duran beat SRL who i rate ar higher than Mayweather at welterweight.......i think Duran would win....but u never know. Freddie Roach said Duran would beat Pacquaio........as well.
sukhvinderdhesi 2 years ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker You have to be the most dumb motherfucker ever to comment on youtube. Duran at lightweight would've pressured without getting hit by any of floyd gayweather punches while smothering him for 12 rounds and knocking him the fuck out. Moreover, if it was 15 rounds he would kill Floyd Pretty Gayweather, and at welterweight or Junior Welter Floyd would have ducked and declined fights with Duran,Hearns, Leonard, Pryor, and Arguello.
frEEturk 1 year ago 2
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Mayweather and his shaky chin would have caved in. Mayweather is a fine technical boxer, but Duran was a monster who would have walked through Mayweather's soft punches/pot shots and would have destroyed Mayweather. Please learn up on the sport before you run your mouth about things you know nothing of. Thank you.
ihatelifejosemartine 1 year ago
@ihatelifejosemartine listen pal u know fuck all ure the sort of idiot who loves to watch a brawl even ricky hatton would have beaten duran. and i fucking hate hattons style. duran would have been beaten comprehensively by mayweather believe it. go and watch mma u will like it better. dont try to educate me, because i will give u a simple concise answer. boxers always beat brawlers. duran was a one dimensional hairy scruffy git who could only fight one way. he was easy to figure out,
ThePunchinPeacemaker 1 year ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker No, I am a BOXING fan, have been since 1982. I love all styles, from defensive wizards like Locche, Whitaker, to brawlers like Greb, Hearns, and Dempsey. Mayweather would not have last more than 8 rounds tih Roberto Duran, who would have gotten into his head before the fight, much the way, he got into Leonard's head, and would maul him, possibly even stop Mayweather. Yes, Duran would miss a lot, but he'd land a lot too, and would hurt Mayweather with all he threw.
ihatelifejosemartine 1 year ago
@ihatelifejosemartine You were doing great in your argument until you said " Roberto Duran, who would have gotten into his head before the fight" Sorry Mayweather unlike Leonard would never be goaded into a machismo match. Floyd Always checks his ego outside before he gets into the ring. He doesn't care what fans or writers say. Cheers or Jeers Floyd fights his fight and makes adjustments accordingly Inspite of his prefight antics he is a thinking mans fighter and has veryvery High Boxing IQ.
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Duran was far from one dimensional, he cold bob weave and Slip punches like no other, like he did to ray Leonard in Montreal. Watch more Duran fights instead of watching his Losses. Educate yourself.
InternationalBoy 1 year ago
@InternationalBoy yeah mate i hear you bobbing and weaving wont do everything pernell whitaker would have beaten him mayweather would have owned him. most hispanic guys fight the same way. come forward aggressive gutsy fighters.
ThePunchinPeacemaker 1 year ago
lol like i said watch more Duran, you know nothing of his boxing skills.
InternationalBoy 1 year ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker listen to me duran is a poor mans fighter. a hero to the novices. people who love brawling mike tyson style of fighters. hatton would have beaten duran
ThePunchinPeacemaker 1 year ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Your a such an idiot you just owned yourself with that stupid comment. I hope someone sews ur asshole and keeps feeding you, or staples ur eyes so they stay open and feed nothing but sleeping pills.
frEEturk 1 year ago
@frEEturk please shut the fuck up. was roberto duran a defensive genius no. was he the sort of boxer who could move around with grace trying to elude and frustrate his opponents no. he was a brawler end of who could hit hard. Your outlook on boxing however eludes me. you know fuck all u remember that u were the type of idiot who thought hatton could kill mayweather in a boxing match and a prime hatton would beat pacquiao fuck offfff
ThePunchinPeacemaker 1 year ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Never liked Hatton- I'm from New Orleans- I was more of a Kostya Tszyu, Aaron Pryor, and Antonio Cervantes fan. Real junior welters, that put great and real pressure, great boxing skills, great technique, great chins, and real power. You can swear up and down at me but don't call me a Hatton fan.
frEEturk 1 year ago
@ThePunchinPeacemaker Hatton would of been killed by duran, hatton is and always will be a clown, his next fight is with a pork pie or is it a cheese and onion pasty.
carlosdeno 1 year ago
Leonard at this stage of his career would overwhelm Mayweather Jr., and Pacquiao.
Pleaver 2 years ago 2
Yes i agree Leonard would be 2 strong..i think he would win both by stoppage..against both.
sukhvinderdhesi 2 years ago
shut up man what the hell do u know mayweather would have outboxed duran like he did hatton
ThePunchinPeacemaker 2 years ago
he knows more than you if you think mayweather would have beaten duran
sje1964 2 years ago 2
yeah bullshit all of u idiots thought that hatton would beat mayweather u lot love ure brawling styles
ThePunchinPeacemaker 2 years ago
if you're comparing hatton with duran you need to go and educate yourself, hatton wouldn't last 2 rounds with duran.
sje1964 2 years ago 31
@sje1964
HAHA! the black version of Dave Green. he fall down go BOOOM!
Piglatinsuperstar 1 year ago
@Piglatinsuperstar lol
sje1964 1 year ago
@sje1964
actually he didn't last 2 round with the pacman so I'm guessing........
Duran in 1 minute.
lindarmusic 1 year ago
@sje1964 shut up dumb ass ...who did duran knockout that was any good in 2 rounds?
tariqziyad 1 year ago
@sje1964 hatton lol
kiddkidd1234 2 months ago
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@sukhvinderdhesi Leonard leaves himself too open for counters The guy he fought here (Bruce Finch) caught him a few a times.SRL is the Bigger Stronger man but he's not a Giant Monster or One Punch Killer like the Thomas"HitMan"Hearns Money and Manny would be able to hit Leonard too.Yes they are both naturally smaller but they're both lighting fast punchers with great movement like leonard himself. Between Floyds Defense and Mannys Awkwardness Sugar Ray would be in for "A Hard Days Night" Vs M&M
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
@Pleaver Leonard leaves himself too open for counters The guy he fought here (Bruce Finch) caught him a few a times.SRL is the Bigger Stronger man but he's not a Giant Monster or One Punch Killer like the Thomas"HitMan"Hearns Money and Manny would be able to hit Leonard too.Yes they are both naturally smaller but they're both lighting fast punchers with great movement like leonard himself. Between Floyds Defense and Mannys Awkwardness Sugar Ray would be in for "A Hard Days Night" Vs M&M
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
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@LVSWTZ "Leonard leaves himself too open for counters" Leonard adapts to the fight style of his opponent. If he was fighting a technical fighter he was more defensive. He has proven himself against GREAT counter punchers. How many times did the great counter puncher, Benitez hit Leonard flush?? Do your homework on Leonard in his prime. Although he wasn't the same after he came back from early retirement due to a detached retina. He was still great, but not like before.
bolder2009 1 month ago
lets just say that the champions today would just be contenders in sugar rays time lol
portilop 2 years ago
sugar ray could beat pacqioua
ARMONI555 2 years ago 2
obviously
2strong2cool 2 years ago
Leonard would of beaten the pretty boy and pac man with ease .. As would of Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran ..
miragin7 2 years ago
Unreal, the quickness of combinations, especially off the ropes. Occasionally wild with this right hand throughout his career but awesome.
I don't think Donald Curry would have beaten him as one suggested but that would have been an intriguing matchup as would Mike McCallum.
I'll agree as much as I loved Arguello, while not overrated, not in this class, just a shade below.
lestrum 2 years ago
ya'll hear larry merchant?...he sounds the same even in the 80's
kaiylo 2 years ago
finch looked like he had a stroke after that last knockdown...
this is the fight that finch detached leonard's retina.. but it's hard to tell where, because he landed so few punches...
theredferal 2 years ago 2
very complete fighter
billyposter 2 years ago
This was also Mills Lane reffing at his best.
Sadly, Mills Lane ruined alot of fights with his quick stoppages later on in his career. Look at Taylor v Norris. I'm not saying Taylor would have won, but geez, it is a prime example of Mills Lane getting a queezy stomache cause a fight is breaking out.
LiquidSmooth 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me a fight where i can see one of Sugar's famous punches please ..
shakeeljr 2 years ago
I think you may be confusing Mills for Steel. Richard Steel took way to much heat for supposedly stopping several fights to early. All of those losing fighters continued their boxing careers and made lots of money thanks to Richard Steel... Just imagine Tyson or Chavez hitting a man with a sucker shot in the head let alone when your hurt and dog tired.
Thank You to all the referees who protect fighters from their own courage, and despite there perfect records or promotional ties.
weeweeooo 2 years ago
Does anyone know how Mills Lane is doing? I heard that he had suffered a stroke and was recovering but I have not heard anything since.
weeweeooo 2 years ago
Steele was on the take.
billyposter 2 years ago
against mayweather
lewig445 2 years ago
Duran 2 he does some crazy shit, poor duran
billyposter 2 years ago
A work of art.
Tommydude1987 2 years ago
Damn Leonard fucked that guy up, i feel kinda sorry for him.
Abdizzo 2 years ago 8
@Abdizzo leonard in his prime is damn scary
ankh1996 8 months ago
straight outta PG county. Sugar is a legend.
clavon06 2 years ago 3
too bad his gym sucks, you guys come to salisbury and get bust-up
krezzz3 2 years ago
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kwm892345 3 years ago
Leonard was superfast! And he had power too.
jdrew1130 3 years ago 2
SUGAR BABY!!!!!!!!! I LOVE watching these fights from back in the day.
msnbc2 3 years ago 2
Leonard was defensive but had some good offensive too. whitaker was too defensive, no power, hugged too much. Mayweather the same.
budfr 3 years ago 4
Sugar ray leonard was a master of sticking with his gameplan throughout a fight. Alot of fighters winning a fight force the contest and get caught.
Indul1 3 years ago
Its like every fighter Angelo Dundee or Cus D'Amato trains becomes legendary
DAGREAT08 3 years ago
He's like a cat!
boondi73 3 years ago
yeah its was like a cat playing with a mouse, could finish him anytime
frankfsd 2 years ago 2
Mills Lane tried to stop it early, but Leonard got those quick shots in there to drop him one final time...that should shut up any Finch fans on here that love hatin' on Leonard.
hannibalsreign 3 years ago
a true legend
martmeister08 3 years ago
Now this is the art of Boxing! No dirty tricks and shit.
NandeDattebayoo 3 years ago
that is awesome! it almost looks like hes in a bit of trouble at first. damn
illflip 3 years ago
Lightening strikes at :40
khaliamoon 3 years ago
damn sugar ray was fast as hell.
satownhustler210 3 years ago
Pernell Whitaker does not relly get the attention he deserves. As a lightweighter he was oustanding.
chillisnake 3 years ago 2
too true
Calisthenics101 3 years ago
well said, the reason he doesn't get the credit he deserves is to the untrained eye "Hes a runner and doesn't fight, so in other words boring." To me there's nothing better than watching Pernell ply his craft because, fighters like himself only come around once every 50 or so years, for example; the last great defense wizard like himself was Willie pep and that was in the 1940's.
bulldog359 3 years ago
Mayweather was pretty good to. His retirement sucks but his defence was great.
speddyg 3 years ago
Ref should have been arrested, after the third round the fight was over
robertclemon 3 years ago
what a legend!
airbbll08 3 years ago 3
tbh, Id have Leonard at No1 from 78-08 as well. If you include Duran's full lightweight reign then I'd have him at No1, but much of that was obviously prior to 78.
I think I'd have Leonard, Duran, Whitaker, Chavez, Hagler, Sanchez, Jones, Hopkins, Spinks, Hearns above Toney for sure. Arguello, DLH, Mayweather, Calzaghe, McCallum, and a few others would rank closely to Toney.
Toney definitely had the talent to rank higher but he wasted so many years of his career. Still love watching him though
huthut91 3 years ago
Arguello was the best fighter in the sport back in 1978 along with Duran. Hagler was the best fighter between 1980 and 1985. Roy Jones was the sports best between 2003 and 2002.
Piglatinsuperstar 3 years ago
Arguello was great I just think he's slightly overrated. Certainly he wasn't as good as a Lightweight Duran.
huthut91 3 years ago
he was undefithed as feather, superfeather and lightweightchamp. pryor was the one who stoped him but he was on drugs so that dosent count. arguello is not owerrathed in any way
Doderhultarn89 3 years ago
he wasn't undefeated at 126 or 135, mate (not that I put that much weight on the occasional loss). He's an all time great fighter - one of the 40 greatest fighters in history for sure, I just think SOME people overrate him slightly. He certainly wasn't as good as Duran or leonard for instance.
huthut91 3 years ago
he was undefeated as a CHAMP. he lost 4 times before he became champ. after becoming a champ only lost one time in a nontitlebout. Duran and Arguello would haved been an interesting fight but as you say, Duran was a bit beter.
Doderhultarn89 3 years ago
james toney is the greatest fighter of the last 30 years and hes better then leonard
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
LOL. Ask Dave Tiberi and Terry McGroom. Not exactly a who's who of boxers who whipped Toney's ass but didn't get the decision. Leonard never looked like shit in his prime. Can't say the same for Toney. And don't give me the excuse of not being movtivated or in shape. That's part of the job of being a champion. Toney, skill wise, is a great fighter. When it comes to looking good in the ring, not just physically I might add, he loses points.
Vergadoce 3 years ago
toney has 70 plus fights won titles from middleweight to heavyweight never ducked anybody fought who ever you put in front of him unlike leonard toneys a master boxer unlike leonard who fights like a wounded cat
man please
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
Again, look at Toney's record. Btw that ass whupping Roy Jones gave him up to the Jirov fight, his career was a waste. Leonard's stay was shorter because when he was there he actually trained and fought hard. When you piss away time and don't put in the work, it's easier to hang around forever. Toney is great though, just not greater than Leonard. So get off his nutsack and get over it
Vergadoce 3 years ago
man please you get off leonards sack look at the ass whoopin terry norris gave leonard the ass whoopin camacho gave him and what you mean dont put in work how toney wasnt puttin n work he got 70 plus fights leonard put in work? please he only got 30 something fights and thats cuz he was a bullshit artist that jumped in and out of boxing and ducked everybody yo homeboy no something about boxing before you speak go do ya homework and then come holla at me
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
Im a huge Toney fan, one of my top 5 fave fighters all time, but I doubt he'd break the top ten greatest fighters of the last 30 years.
huthut91 3 years ago
you got a point there is a lot of great fighters that could contest that
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
but if someone cud say leonard is the greatest then toney could definitley be number 1
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
@boxingnut1986 I love Toney. He could've been the G.O.A.T over the last 30 Years BUT he wasted his talents and gifts by being too fat and lazy. At his best he was Awesome. Truly one a kind
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
still think he's better than gayweather
Blake472 3 years ago
sugar ray throws the best right hand upper-cut
combinaion ever...... and whats so funny is in his prime he was sooooo under rated in regards to his inside fighting. He was one of the best inside outside fighters ever!!!!!
wquinn25 3 years ago
best combination boxer of mall time
seanman47 3 years ago
Yes Sir.This is not the comebacking for no reason,gotta prove something,miss boxing,Ray Leonard.This is the great young hungry Ray!
1975tooto 3 years ago
Sugar Ray Leonard was absolutely fantastic, exceptional. No doubt, the best boxer of all time. An artist of boxing.
victor3422 3 years ago
You need to watch some vintage Ray Robinson and Ali fights before you claim "no doubt the best boxer of all time." There's no way to prove he is or isn't. He's undoubtedly one of the three greatest welters in the sport's history though
Vergadoce 3 years ago 2
definitely
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
you are a fucking nut ! leonard far superior to toney
sweetassugar69 3 years ago 3
This was Sugar Ray Leonard at his peak, At this point of his career he was at his absolute best. He had already defated Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns. In this fight he was at the ultamite height of his glory. this was his last fight before he had to retire from boxing because he stated to have problems with one of his eyes. He retired from boxing after this fight and became a boxing commemtator for CBS and HBO. But he would eventually return to the ring years later.
juanellindo 3 years ago
Definitely, at his peak, but Leonard admitted that Finch hurt him in this fight.
Belburg 3 years ago
@juanellindo wating for hagler to get old.
LVSWTZ 1 month ago
I met leonard last week at mammoth mountain, very nice guy. He was rinting skii's for him and wife n kid
blackhawk250 4 years ago 3
his 3 defeats sorry.
shankthatup 4 years ago
other than duran, like you mentioned he lost to terry norris in '91 and then hector camacho in '97.
vhsorbeta34 4 years ago
Hey can any1 tell me who were leonards 5 defeats i know 1 was duran
shankthatup 4 years ago
roberto duran-15rd split decision 1980
terry norris-12rd unanamous decision 1991
hector comacho-5th round TKO 1997
those are leonards 3 defeats with a record of (36-3-21-1draw)
Imel234 4 years ago
And the losses to Norris and especially Camacho were past his prime. Hell, he was 40 years old and hadn't fought for 6 years when he lost to Camacho.
Mowglieboy69 3 years ago 3
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I got Ray in my top 5 pound for pound all time fighters. Very Underated. You know you can watch all the games live at a site called Online-Television-Network. Just Google it up. I use this site.
suziann01 4 years ago
omfg fuck off!! no one cares about your gay fucking site
shankthatup 4 years ago
There was no better fighter than Sugar Ray Leonard!He would take in the same evening, Mosley, Forrest, and Mayweather, and ko all.
nick1729 4 years ago 8
@nick1729
there's a lot of fighters better than SRL. Roy Jones, Micheal Nunn, Terry Norris, Hagler. and Mayweather has much better longevity. Sugar Ray only has 36-3-1. Maywather is 33 with 41 fights and still never lost. Sugar Ray went down bad when he had to deal with the speed of Norris
Piglatinsuperstar 1 year ago
leonard has a gr8 jab
nlat92 4 years ago 2
can you please show me his lost bout somewhere in Nov 7 1988.
sbsmc 4 years ago
Leonard vs. Mayweather in a dreamn match!
ojsucksit 4 years ago
Sugar Ray to me was a great counter puncher and used a burst of punches when his oppenents where
off balanced. Even on the ropes he would counter back sometimes turning the fight into his favor. Most fighters did not get this fact, they simply over extend themselves trying to knock him out and this is when Sugar
Ray really pop the surprize make a fliry of punchs when other fighter have exhausted themselves. Master of holding back until the
right time.
digitalscout 4 years ago
He was one of those rare fighters that recognizes that timing is everything in boxing.
RocinanteSWS 4 years ago 3
People say that Ray couldn't punch, but he had more power than most people gave him credit for.
preo2 4 years ago
i think sugar ray leonard is a lot stronger than he is credited 4 as u can see here and in the 1st hearns fight
svmsung321 4 years ago
dano--SRL's hand speed was bserkers! Even going back to when fought the Cuban in the 76 Olympic final. He was insane getting you outta there. That 13th and 14th round w/Hearns, again he lost his mind throwin punches. SRL and SRR made you have orgasms their combos were so beautiful to experience! SRR studied anatomy to know where to place his shots.
BoxingCoachOG 4 years ago
Does anyone know where to find a Leonard VS.Bonds video,from1981?
ojsucksit 4 years ago
leonard is great just look at that hand speed, its freakin incredible lol.
dano1b 4 years ago
leonard aint great buddy mcgirt was great donald curry sugar ray robinson shane mosley leonards a good boxer but too much hype and really just a bullshit artist
boxingnut1986 4 years ago
McGirt was okay,Curry liked being kayoed,and you are a jackass!
ojsucksit 4 years ago
i can tell you dont know nothing bout boxing
boxingnut1986 4 years ago
Buddy McGirt and Donald Curry were better than Ray Leonard? What fuckin planet are you living on? They couldn't carry Leonard's spit bucket! Shane Mosley lost to Forrest and Winky twice each. He ain't better than Leonard either. Stay off the fuckin crackpipe son!!!
preo2 4 years ago 2
Finch had the honor of losing to and being knocked out by 3 damn good fighters leonard, hearns, curry..
shire2005 4 years ago
sugar ray leonards overrated hes a real good boxer but thats it he is not a great fighter
boxingnut1986 4 years ago
What a dumbass comment. Leonard beat 4 hall of fame fighters. Duran, benitez, hearns and hagler. Against those 4 fighters leonard's record is 4-1-1. He also beat 2 other champions and won titles in 5 weight classes. Do your fucing homework before saying such stupid things.
shire2005 4 years ago
with statements like this, I see why you call yourself the boxing nut.
iliketowatchtoo 4 years ago
your on drugs if you think leonards better then ray robinson
boxingnut1986 4 years ago
Obviously, I'm not so stupid to compare Leonard with Robinson however you mentioned Curry, Mcgirt, Mosley in the same breath as Robinson. Who's the nut here?
iliketowatchtoo 4 years ago
i didnt say curry and mcgirt should be mentioned when they mention robinson i said curry shane where better then leonard curry would have destroyed leonard he wouldnt have lasted but a couple of rounds foreal leonard had talent but curry was a master boxer
boxingnut1986 3 years ago
if he's not then gayweather ain't nothin then
Blake472 3 years ago
Whitaker may have something to say about him being the best of the last 30 years.
Mowglieboy69 4 years ago
hmmm...it seemed like those right hands that sugar ray was throwing were really right elbows and those body shots looked like low blows.
realgood2nite 4 years ago
Ray Leonard from 1978 through 1982 was as good a fighter as I've ever seen. Really had no weaknesses.
Lava1964 4 years ago
When I was real young I use to watch Bruce spar with journey men heavyweights. Only way a guy his size can do that, is with enough sting to keep them honest. Sure I though Bruce had a chance but Leonard just tees off on him. Leonard could really stick which was overlooked by people who have only experienced boxing through a screen. The fact that he could do it with so much style makes him unique.
iliketowatchtoo 4 years ago
Leonard said no one hit him as hard as Finch. He may have done that to infuriate Hearns, Duran and Hagler into fights-remember he didnt retire until after his retina came later that year-but that says a lot about Finch's power, like you said he had good sting.
AntonioSantiago 4 years ago
I wasn't aware of that. I had been stationed in europe just before that match so I missed a lot in the ensuing years. Everyone in the gym thought Finch had a shot but they also thought Hearns would destroy Leonard. I wasn't around to hear what they thought about Hagler although boxing people tend to accept reality quicker the most. I'm sure like most of us, they realized what a special boxer Ray was.
iliketowatchtoo 4 years ago
I still believe that no matter what judges did not want Hagler to get that decision. Ray hit Hagler after the bell 3 consecutive rounds. He also hit him with several low blows and never got a point taken away. I'm not denying that ray wasn't one of the greats in his time but, I believe he got to much respect by officials in later years.
Thekid1994 4 years ago
Like a cat teething on a mouse before it kills it.
RocinanteSWS 4 years ago
he did get hurt by Finch, which he admitted later.
Belburg 4 years ago
you can see just how great the sugar man was! he played with finch and then just stepped up a gear and then KO him! pure class
sweetassugar69 4 years ago
Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Wilfredo Benitiz, Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor. Damn! The late 70's and 80's had some GREAT fighters in the lightweight to middleweight classes.
Flipper85 4 years ago
It was by far the best era fot the lightweitght to middle weight class.
jibrilkhalid 4 years ago
true..can throw in antonia cervantes..cornelius boza edwards..tony ayaly(for a while b4 he got sent to jail)john the beast mugabi..armando muniz..lots of others and in lgt hvy..rossman,franklin,mrvn jonson,victr galindez,john conteh,eddie gregory and on and on
xylofish1 4 years ago