What was Leonards best skill as a fighter?

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  1. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I feel we dont talk to much about Leonard that much here so i just wanted to see how many SRL fans we have here at ESB. Also if anybody has any good youtube clips of SRL feel free to post them because i havent been able to find some good ones.

    But back to my question, yeah what do you think were his best qualities?
     
    evalistinho, Aug 24, 2008
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  2. dave82

    dave82 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thats a very difficult question to answer IMO. Sugar Ray Leonard, in my eyes, was a 'jack of all trades' boxer. He could do it all, box/brawl, throw great combos, footwork was superb, chin and defence great, his ring generalship was superb, fought the best fighters. Just the complete package. I really hope we get to see another 'sugar' in the near future.
     
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  3. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your right man thats what i said to myself. He is so well rounded in his attributes. So its quite difficult to say what his best skill was.
     
    evalistinho, Aug 24, 2008
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  4. HawkFan16

    HawkFan16 Unshot/In My Prime Full Member

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    He was great at a lot of things, but was probably most well known by his ability to finish guys, late-fight rallies,and probably most of all by his blindning handspeed
     
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  5. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    This is a very difficult question to answer but as the poster above me pointed out his ability to pick up the pace as the fight wore on is one attribute of his that made Leonard a special fighter and skills wise he simply had it all.
     
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  6. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    His best skill was probably his ability to finish guys off.

    His best talent of course was that sick handspeed he had.
     
    Xplosive, Aug 24, 2008
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  7. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's what i was gonna say.
     
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  8. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Combo of Speed and power.
     
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  9. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    To perform in the big game I guess. He had the conviction.
     
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  10. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Speed and power are talents, not skills.
     
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  11. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Speed, power, stamina, movement and chin. The man had it all and could do it all, if he wanted to brawl he could successfully do it and if he wanted to box/outclass then he can do it too, sometimes be brought a mixture of both in fights and that could only be described as legendary. I think one thing that he's truly great at and is an underrated skill he had was his ability to finish off hurt opponents, when he got a man hurt and that man is still standing then you know a KO is coming very soon.
     
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  12. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    running and ducking!
     
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  13. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    retiring when the heat was on.

    Yes I'm one of those people.
     
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  14. H .

    H . Boxing Junkie banned

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    :lol:
     
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  15. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:

    See, this type of talk has been happening FOR EVER... and yet people act like it's only a thing of today.

    On topic, people have pretty much covered everything. His handspeed, his flurrys, the ability to box AND brawl, his ability to pick up the pace as the fight wore on etc...

    One of the best fighters ever (arguably top 10, easily top 20, probably top 15)
     
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