Sugar Ray Leonard. Best scalps?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Get out of her with that Jack Johnson **** bro.

    1) Old as ****
    2) 155lbs
    3) Teenager
    4) Pre-prime
    5) A middleweight.
     
  2. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Its top draw. Dosent come much better.
     
  3. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harry Greb:
    1. Mickey Walker
    2. Gene Tunney
    3. Tommy Loughran
    4. Kid Norfolk
    5. Jeff Smith but there are many to chose from :lol:
     
  4. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fritzie Zivic:

    Henry Armstrong
    Charley Burley
    Jake LaMotta
    Sammy Angott
    Eddie Booker

    With an additional round going his way, he could hold a win over Billy Conn as well.
     
  5. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Young Corbett III (yeah I´m high on him right now):
    1. Mickey Walker
    2. Billy Conn
    3. Ceferino Garcia
    4. Fred Apostoli
    5. Guys Lesnevich
     
  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I've got Young Corbett III beating Jackie Fields for the WW title.

    Have you Young Corbett III beating Jackie Fields for the WW title?
     
  7. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, I have not, would like to see it though.
     
  8. DKD

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    I'm a Sugar Ray fan, but some of his best wins were controversial.

    Duran 2: SLR did't beat Duran, Duran quit. Duran's own win over SLR is more convincing.

    Hearns 1: If the fight had been over 12 rounds Tommy would have won.

    Hagler: Close fight; many still say Hagler won.

    Hearns 2: Even SLR admits Tommy won this one inspite of the official draw.

    However you rate the wins it's fair to say that SLR was in some of the greatest and most entertaining fights of his era, if not all time.
     
  9. lora

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    Hearns 1:if the fight had been over 3 rounds Tommy would have shut him out.
     
  10. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, but we don't have 15 rounders anymore, they were phased out within SLR's and Hearn's own careers apparently on health grounds.

    Hearns was ahead on all cards after the 12th. By the 14th he was knackered.
     
  11. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    The fighters fought and strategised for 15 rounds.

    If it had been 12 rounds the pace and flow would have changed accordingly.

    imo you can't look at completed 15 rounders and judge an imaginary winner in a 12 rounder by cutting off whatever happened in the last 3 rounds.
     
  12. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is why i said he fails on the prime and weight questions:patsch

    You have to admit though those 5 names take some beating.
     
  13. DKD

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    Hmm. You're right of course and SRL got the win.

    However I'm not sure how far either fighter stuck to their fight plans in this one. It was heck of a fight and fatigue certainly played a part in Tommy getting decked.
     
  14. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thats a hell of a list.another five are
    turpin
    fullmer
    olsen
    graziano
    servo
     
  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    really dave green was washed up when he fought leonard