Best fighter of the 1980's

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Stevie G, Aug 21, 2009.


  1. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Ask him, my only concern is who won the H2H that would decide the FOT80s between Leonard & Hagler.... the smaller, more talented Leonard won 7-5 on my card & got the call on 2 official cards so thats that, end of.

    Sugar Ray Leonard = Best fighter of the 80s.

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  2. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hagler won on my card

    so thats the start of an endless thread ,about an obvious crap decision

    and i am not getting into this as it will come up again soon anyway:yep
     
  3. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    What ones? Describe them.
     
  4. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm asking you. If you can't bring youself to answer it I can't see why you put so much faith in him. You say with unswerving ferver that "
    Sugar Ray Leonard = Best fighter of the 80s"


    Anyone who says he has an eye injury and then summarily fights over again, one after the other and "forgets" to take precaution in order to protect against it, obviously never had an injury at all. Which means I was right all along that the only reason this fight was put off for 5 years was he could never handle him in the first place and had to rely on the opposition to soften him up. Hence you hear Leonard suddenly come out after the Mugabi fight and proclaim "I want him, I can beat him"

    and this wasnt the first time he did this. It was actually the second time. The first time was 3 years earlier in the Howard fight.

    I dont blame you for not wanting to discuss it. It's embarrassing.

    Does the best fighter of the 80s have to resort to such measures because he lacks confidence in his OWN abilities to handle another man on his own? I've never seen another case where this was true.

    Leonard is a fraud! His legend is a myth and there's no truth behind t.
     
  5. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Robbi just tell us where you get them from. I promise not to use them if that's what's bothering you. I'm just curious to know how you found them
     
  6. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mike Tyson...in my opinion.
     
  7. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Various places.
     
  8. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Hagler or Leonard. I'll go with Marv, due to dominance over a long period.
     
  9. PunchOut

    PunchOut Active Member Full Member

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    Chavez tyson and hagler
     
  10. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Haha, thanks for helping me out there. Immensely ripped up there Hagler.
     
  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It pains me to say it as I hate his arrogance, but it was Leonard:

    20 Jeff Fenech
    19 Myung Woo Yuh
    18 Jung Koo Chang
    17 Mike McCallum
    16 Evander Holyfield
    15 Pernell Whitaker
    14 Jeff Chandler
    13 Khoasio Galaxy
    12 Salvador Sanchez
    11 Azumah Nelson
    10 Roberto Duran
    9 Aaron Pryor
    8 Eusebio Pedroza
    7 Julio Cesar Chavez
    6 Larry Holmes
    5 Michael Spinks
    4 Tommy Hearns
    3 Mike Tyson
    2 Marvin Hagler
    1 Ray Leonard
     
  12. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I gave it to Leonard based on him winning the first 5 rounds. This was partly Hagler's own fault. stalking Leonard instead of charging him and not letting the ring rusty Sugar Ray get into his rhythm.
     
  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I nominate Marvin Hagler.
     
  14. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Hagler or Leonard, for sure.
     
  15. sugarsean

    sugarsean Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard - 2 WBA Titles, 4 WBC Titles = 6 titles in 5 weights {not including the the WBC welterweight title he took in 1979 from Benitez}

    Wins over all time greats like Duran, Hearns and Hagler, record against these greats is W4 L1 D1.

    I believe Sugar Ray Leonard is the greatest Pd 4 Pd fighter of all time

    {and before everyone starts saying i'm nuthugging, I like all the 4 kings equally and my opinion is based on talent, skill and achievement and is not biased }