SRL Or Sanchez who deserved Fighter of the year in 81

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by PhillyPhan69, Oct 13, 2018.


who should fighter of the year 1982 be?

  1. Sugar Ray Leonard

    9 vote(s)
    69.2%

  2. Salvador Sanchez

    3 vote(s)
    23.1%

  3. Someone else

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Ring got it right this time

    1 vote(s)
    7.7%
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  1. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Don’t play it like man.
     
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  2. Nighttrain

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    ?
     
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  3. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    You’re accusing me of being racist, by the sounds of your post?
     
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  4. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    No. I thought you were saying that Leonard/Hearns is discussed more historically because it was between Black Americans unless you are discussing it with a Mexican or a Puerto Rica.
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    Yeah, I think it is. The gold standard in the eyes of some boxing fans.

    I picked Leonard. I think beating Hearns is more impressive than beating Gomez.
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I agree my man!
     
    robert ungurean, Oct 14, 2018
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  7. salsanchezfan

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    Leonard.
     
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  8. Drew101

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    SRL.
     
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  9. Jel

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    Sharing it was right. Both had epic wins - if I was voting at the time I'd have made it a tie.
     
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  10. PhillyPhan69

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    There’s really not many others who had a year like Sanchez and Leonard. I guess Arguello, Hagler and Holmes perhaps Michael Spinks? But while they all had great years as well they lacked the signature wins of Sanchez/Leonard.

    I guess it easier to sit down 20+ years later and say the win over Hearns was bigger, but the voters of the day don’t have that retrospection.

    However some of that is I didn’t feel as a tween that Gomez would best Sanchez, and I did think Hearns would win.

    So were those wins on par for the day (even if not in my mind) or do I maybe have an American bias in my view...

    I still go SRL
     
    PhillyPhan69, Oct 14, 2018
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  11. Eddie Ezzard

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    Leonard for me. Whatever you make of which was the better win, the fighter of the year should not be going - with all due respect - life and death with Pat Cowdell.
     
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  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pretty harsh.... not sure that is what separates it for me? But to each thier own...
    https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/pat-cowdell-vs-salvador-sanchez.96139/

    I have Sanchez by 6 on my card 146-140 not sure what the one judge who gave it to Cowdell saw? Although I think Cowdell gave it a great heroic effort!!! Not sure it was life a death.

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