Overrated Great Fighters......

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by GoldenHulk, Jul 29, 2019.


  1. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    Grew up admiring Ray Leonard, but as time passed, noticed he had to stop his foes as opposed to putting on a clinic.
    Let's move his start date from 1977 to 2007

    wins title in 2009 & loses the belt in his 2nd defense to a LW moving up. How would we respond?
    wins rematch & after 2 defenses he is behind on all score card against a a foe known as a puncher, not a boxer.
    Bonds, Kalule, Finch & Howard are the names he faces.
    Calls the fans & Hagler to an arena, only to tell them he will never face Marvelous. That IMO is the Diva of all Diva moves, unnecessary.
    3 years later he does a marvelous comeback and wins a decision over Hagler. (gr8 boxing on display)

    Another comeback...Lalonde was taggin Ray on the regular. Again Ray wins this by fighting, no throw back skills were used.
    Within a year of Barkley KO'ing Hearns, now he wants to give a rematch, 8 years later. Again Ray is out boxed, out jabbed & dropped. Puts on a magnificent 12th round and is given a draw. Horrible decision.

    Didn't want to take on Barkley who won the belt, but takes on Duran a 3rd time after he gets past IB.
    Out boxed & beat up by No-Chin Norris.
    Out boxed, dropped & stopped by Cocaine Camacho.
    Pryor walked up to him & challenged him, he wouldn't even mention that name.
    40 fights out of 20 years.

    Out boxed very few, yet won more times than not by scrapping like a junkyard dog. & not some sweet science method.
    Kept fighting Duran when there was nothing to gain. Took 8 years to rematch Hearns. Only fought Hagler when he watched his Mugabi fight & saw he wasn't the same Marvelous that he refused to fight by telling an arena full of fans "This fight will never happen."
    Who could do that today and get away with it?
     
  2. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    I'm picking up what you are putting down.