I've seen all the fab 4 fights but not to many more. Can anyone give me a list of his fights to watch? Going to watch Mayweather and SRL all week long
Sugar Ray Leonard's exciting/ competitive fights: Wilferd Benitez Roberto Duran 1 Ayub Kalule Thomas Hearns 1 Marvin Hagler Thomas Hearns 2 His peak performances: Armando Muniz Pete Ranzany Dave Boy Green Andy Price Bruce Finch Roberto Duran 2 I also think his fights with Floyd Mayweather Sr is worth watching as you see Leonard continue to grow as a pro fighter but already looking spectacular.
Fights that don't include the Fab 4..... D*cky Ecklund = Made famous by the "The Fighter" movie with Mark Wahlberg in which he claimed to of knocked down SRL but it was more of a push honestly, still a gusty effort from Ecklund who gives a good account of himself. Donny Lalonde = Leonard knocked down against a big puncher has to rally and stops his man in impressive fashion. Wilfred Benitez = A technical masterclass from both men a must watch. Ayub Kalule = A competitive fight against a good unbeaten Southpaw one of Leonards more competitive fights against a non Fab 4 opponent. Dave Boy Green = Stunning KO. Armando Muniz = A very impressive showing from Leonard early in his career against a very tough opponent. Floyd Mayweather Sr = You already said you were going to watch this fight Mayweather hung in there showed his toughness and won a few rounds. You also see how Leonard was able to penetrate the philly shell defense so it's a good watch in that regard. Bruce Finch = Leonard in his absolute prime.
One not mentioned yet is his fight against the very fast and tricky southpaw Larry Bonds. Leonard put on a masterclass of body punching in that fight. Also, check out how Leonard cut off the ring against the speedy southpaw and was always in range to slip and counter. Basically forcing Bond's to fight just to survive. Until he couldn't anymore lol......
Interestingly enough Ray never rated his own performance vs Finch. He said he felt serious oain from a early punch from Finch due to him not being in the best condition due to not getting up for the fight after big events with Duran,Benitez and Hearns. For his part Finch didnt play around ,he came right at Ray altough he didnt have the necessary tools.
