Sugar Ray Leonard Highlight Tribute

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AMAZING. Great power with both hands. Punches to the head, but also is a tremendous body puncher. Faster than any fighter of his size that I've seen. Killer-****ing-instinct. Tremendous conditioning. One of the greatest closers ever. ATG.ATG.ATG. Would absolutely annihilate Floyd and Pac at 147. Boxing could use a Ray Leonard today.

 

A fight where Ray Leonard showed his 'true grit'

1976 Olympic Games Quarter-Finals versus East German, Ulrich Beyer.

Beyer, an experienced southpaw, who was stronger and could hit harder than Ray.

Ray used all his skill and speed, to win a close decision over a very good fighter,
who never took a backward step, and pressured Ray for all 3-Rounds.

 

He's knock both of them the **** out, no doubt.

 

Leonard could've easily fought a much safer style and won boring fights ala Roy Jones and Floyd but he was too much of a warrior and came to fight. That's why he's a true ATG and not just a very skilled fighter who might've had a greater career had he pushed himself further ala Jones and Floyd.

 

My first memories of boxing are of Ray Leonard. At 3 years old my first set of gloves were some Ray Leonard gloves. He was a hell of an introduction into boxing. Growing up seeing the big 4 battle it out ingrained my love of boxing into me. While I'm more a fan of Hagler at this point there is no denying Sugar Ray's greatness.

 

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Not everything went Ray Leonard's way,,,,

My friend competed at the 1972 National A.A.U. Tournament.

Saw Jerome 'The North Philly Flash' Artis completely out-box Ray in the 125 lb. Featherweight Division.

One-tough division back then,,,,,,,,

 

Blazing.

 

I think Leonard gets a bit forgotten these days. There is no doubt in my mind he would have mauled mayweather and pacquiao. In fact I think the only other better welterweight than him is the other sugar ray

 

Ray would chew Floyd Jr up & spit him out:deal

SRL was one of the most vicious spitefull *******s ever to lace on a pair of gloves juxtaposed with a murderous killer instinct that belied the carefully crafted media image of Mr Niceguy.

But for all these atributes nothing could save him once confronted by the one & only true "HIGH PRIEST OF VIOLENCE" & Son of Satan:hail:hail:hail.....DURAN the GREAT who beat him up:bbb:yep