Ray Leonard Did not have great punching power?

[Senor Pepe']

Dick Ecklund,

"Ray really didn't punch that hard. At least I didn't feel it, and he hit me alot.'

[Colonel Sanders]

Originally Posted by Senor Pepe'

Dick Ecklund,

"Ray really didn't punch that hard. At least I didn't feel it, and he hit me alot.'

Ecklund fought well VS Leonard

[Colonel Sanders]

Originally Posted by Theron

I hear allot of people talking about how he was a boxer puncher and had power I've never really seen him as a puncher a boxer yes but not a puncher, your opinions?

he was a puncher, but not among the hardest punchers the WW division has had IMO

[red cobra]

Originally Posted by Hands of Iron

Reznik's choice of music on this one always makes me LOL

Instrumental is cool and all, though.

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That first guy that he knocks out in the vid is Daniel Gonzales. Never ko'ed or decked before.

[Brownies]

Leonard could hit harder than a lot of guys I've seen that were known for their power. The Lalonde fight is probably one of the best exemple of how he kept his power in the heavier weight divisions... Not every punchers can do that.

In the 13th round of his fight with Hearns, the right hand that first staggered Tommy was a huge shot... The same kind of shot that started the destruction of Andy Price in one round. When Leonard had you on wobbly legs, it was over.

[Andrei00]

He had decent punching power, not great. He had incredible handspeed though, and most of the times that was enough.

[PityTheFool]

Dave Boy Green was hardly glass jawed(only went down to Palomino and had a careless KO when well on top against Hansen) before Ray and he says of Ray's KO punch decades later;

"One of these days I'm gonna get up from it"

His stoppage of Kalule was superb and I suggest you watch some pre-Benitez fights.

Ranzany was seen as his first genuine test and he had him on silly street as I recall.And big Floyd was walking to the grocery store when he should've been walking to his corner(before the stoppage)

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[orriray59]

Originally Posted by Andrei00

He had decent punching power, not great. He had incredible handspeed though, and most of the times that was enough.

Ray Leonard had more than "decent power." He was a damn hard hitter when he wanted to be. Not on the level of, say, a guy like Tommy Hearns, but yes, SRL could whack.

It has a lot to do with speed, timing and accuracy though. They're all factors in a devastating knockout punch like the ones on Green or Gonzalez.

[mr. magoo]

He could crack. No question about it. But I think his true ability to cause damage, came from his accuracy and high punch volume. He would overwhelm guys. I can still remember him all over Don Lalonde like it was yesterday.

[TheSouthpaw]

Dick Ecklund is full of shit, He was probably too coked up to feel anything Ray had more power than people give him credit for, Ask Hearns or Benitez if he hit hard!..And to add to it i believe Ray was one of the best finishers in boxing history, once Leonard got you in trouble you were fucked unless you were saved by the bell, then he just got you in the very next round, So yes for his size and body frame he hit really hard...just look at his KO percentage at 147.

[Shake]

He did not have great power in the blunt variety, as in that he could bulldozer right through people's guards, though it was still decent in that way. It did not have that amount of weight behind it.

But his shots could be so sharp, so coordinated, they caught people by surprise and hit them picture perfect. If they remained upright, he could finish literally anyone.

Donny Lalonde had Ray hurt a lot. He was a big, heavy guy, and Leonard was on the slide. Ray had him hurt good once, after rounds of toughing it out and hard work, and the match was over.

That's the quality of a great finisher.

[MagnaNasakki]

Originally Posted by Shake

He did not have great power in the blunt variety, as in that he could bulldozer right through people's guards, though it was still decent in that way. It did not have that amount of weight behind it.

But his shots could be so sharp, so coordinated, they caught people by surprise and hit them picture perfect. If they remained upright, he could finish literally anyone.

Donny Lalonde had Ray hurt a lot. He was a big, heavy guy, and Leonard was on the slide. Ray had him hurt good once, after rounds of toughing it out and hard work, and the match was over.

That's the quality of a great finisher.

Perfect answer. In a gritty fight against a huge opponent in his physical prime, an aging Leonard hurts the guy one time and the fight is over.

He was sharp, fast, and deadly accurate. He was as relentless as a piranha when he smelled blood.

[Son of Gaul]

He always had really good power. He just exhibited his power and killer instinct more often before the eye injury.

[Stonehands89]

Shake is right. Leonard was the kind of sharp puncher to be very careful of -his technique was excellent, the speed was special. He not only set down on his punches, he bit down on them too.

Don't let that smile fool you.

[Theron]

Well when i posted i knew he did have power but i asked about him being more of a boxer not a puncher the difference is jack dempsey or george foreman are punchers and ezzard charles a boxer, joe louis a boxer/puncher, i was asking if in your opinion you see him as a boxer or puncher and would he have enough power to be successful without having his boxing skills and speed