Is Ray Leonard an overrated technician?

I think Leonard is a better technician than Marquez but not Duran.

Whitaker was technically brilliant in areas but also unorthodox in the way he moved like crossing his feet and doing weird things with his body. Whitaker actually done things that would be considered poor technique in lesser mortals.

Arguello is a great shout.

 

Great that you mentioned Harold Johnson. Great shout!!!

 

Yeah, Harold seems to have always been appreciated as one of boxings top tier technicians by fans knowladgeable on historic boxing. But the sad thing is Harold is one of the under appreciated greats. If his name was mentioned in the general 90% of the posters there wouldn't know who he was. I was late in appreciating how good Harold Johnson was myself.

Barney Ross is another old timer noted as being a great technician.

 

Those are good points but wasn't Marquez far more mobile at featherweight ? I certainly don't agree with you in saying Marquez was flat out slow on his feet for an elite Featherweight. I'm not trying to say he moved like Willie Pep or anything but he was definitely far more mobile back then than what we are used to seeing of him in the last ten years or so.

 

Excellent!!!

 

Fandabbydosey!!!

 

He was obviously still typical Marquez at featherweight but a far more lighter/springy on his feet version. Not fast but not slow either.

 

Marquez was quick and razor sharp. You cant be one of the best counter punchers of all time with slow hands man.

 

Out of them fighters Morales maybe a shade slower, but in general hes still not flat out slow imo

 

yeah he did. My point is Marquez isn't "flat out slow" with his hands

 

All these mentions of technicians and no Eder Jofre.