Leonard - Best Boxer In Last 30 Yrs

Yeah Robinson was never quite the same post Echevarria

 

Joe Louis was finished after 71 fights.
Ali was finished after 61 fights.

Robnson and Chavez declined shortly after 73 fights.

 

Ali was in decline post Foley; Louis post SchmelingII...

It has little to do fights fought, normally it is age.

 

sugar ray in the first fight, never had to lose the weight that duran had to lose. he was fully focused on beating duran in both fights. duran wasn't

sugar ray in the second fight was not really landing that many punches he was mostly clowning around. it would of been a 50-5o whatever way leonard fought. a boxer can only keep running for a certain amount of time

 

Duran was still only around 29 years old when he fought Leonard in the rematch. Leonard was like 34 when fought Norris and had only fought some 4 times in 7 years. He was 40 years old and hadn't been in the ring in 6 years when fought Camacho. How does Duran's situation compare to Leonard's?

 

Bottom line, Leonard 2 Duran 1.

 

Now we're on the same page :good

 

Or boxing won 2-1, Leonard may of technically won the third bout, but it was just a statistical abnormaility, because no one; Leonard, Duran or the sport came out winners that night.

 

Uno mas? Well I'm sure Leonard still felt pretty good about himself--a feeling that lasted for 14 months.

 

I dont class leonard as a 5 weight champion, I class him as a 4 weight champ as he never really fought at lt-hwt but he DID beat the lt-hwt champion & must be credited with at least 4 titles.

I have to agree & say that it is between duran & leonard for the best boxer in 30 yrs.

when you think a large chunk of duran`s best yrs where before 77 then you have to go with leonard.


Did I read somewhere on this thread red rooster say that norris would have beat leonard in a prime vs prime match
:yikes
He`s having you all on otherwise he should be in a mental hospital.

:good

 

Is it a statistical abnormality that fighting between 135 and 140 doesn't constitute fighting at Junior Welterweight too?

 

Put your money where your mouth is if you care to dispute it. Most people don't make it very far against me but once in a while one or two get past 2 or 3 days until things get tough. I recently destroyed John Thomas. Would you care to be next?

 

Duran's resume within the last 30 years is not better than whitaker's resume. Hell pernell overall has the better resume between the two anyways.

 

Explain how durans is better, whitaker beat more p4p fighters, he was more consistent and he had the better lightweight title reign.

 

LOL, but that is a matter of fact in the circumstance, much like Steele's most important '0'