(UNEDITED) ...on Sugar Ray Leonard I did for BOXING NEWS (U.K.)

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Ray was very aware of the knockout...he went for the KO almost every time out...he always found time to sit down and got for it...even against Hagler, there were times during that fight when Ray really sat down and dug in HARD (its just that Hagler was such a rock of a man, the punches bounced off like bullets off of Supermans chest)...love him or hate him, it would be foolish for someone to somehow imply that SRL was not a TRULY GREAT fighter.

[Zaroku]

Great read! Thanks

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Great read! Thanks

Appreciate it, Z-Man...

[Zaroku]

Appreciate it, Z-Man...

Sugar Ray Leonard had me at the Olympics, I was 10 at the time. So many great fights & great wins.
When he fought Hearns the first time, I thought Hearns would stop him with a vicious straight right. I was in High School when me & my buddies would share a single ring magazine, we took turns buying it, passed it around. We just shared. People share now, but it costs less to do so.

I also like Leonard for his honesty about the first Duran fight. He got pulled into Duran's machismo game. He corrected it in the rematch.

If I didn't see it, I would never have believed Duran would be capable of dropping Iran Barkley.

I look forward to your next thread!

Zaroku

[Cracaphat]

As a kid and a non-American,I didn't like SRL,due to all his flamboyance.On top of that, he beat my favorite fighter in Marvelous Marvin.
But in time I have grown to respect and appreciate him as a fighter and realize how great he was.
As much as Floyd Jr fans harp on about their man,there's no way fathomable that SRL would have lost to him.And we know that Mayweather would never have fought even a faded Duran,let alone a peak one.SRL was a certified,fearless stud.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

As a kid and a non-American,I didn't like SRL,due to all his flamboyance.On top of that, he beat my favorite fighter in Marvelous Marvin.
But in time I have grown to respect and appreciate him as a fighter and realize how great he was.
As much as Floyd Jr fans harp on about their man,there's no way fathomable that SRL would have lost to him.And we know that Mayweather would never have fought even a faded Duran,let alone a peak one.SRL was a certified,fearless stud.

One thing about Ray, he PROVED that he could change gears and that he could find a way )even if he had to DIG for it) to actually win against the odds of the moment...thats EXTREMELY hard to do once, let alone more than a few times...

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

ALL things considered, a case could be made for SRL as a top 10 ATG...

[sugar ray lenrd]

ALL things considered, a case could be made for SRL as a top 10 ATG...

I was not a Sugar Ray Leonard fan back then...But checkout the user name I have selected "SUGAR RAY LENRD" that should tell you something... by the way I like your posts, remember when Ray moved up in wgt to 154 lb the 1st time to challenge WBA champ Ayube khalu? Boy I remember getting the same color of trunks for my next amatuer fight...they were black trunks w/ red stripes...(if my memory serves me right....)

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

I was not a Sugar Ray Leonard fan back then...But checkout the user name I have selected "SUGAR RAY LENRD" that should tell you something... by the way I like your posts, remember when Ray moved up in wgt to 154 lb the 1st time to challenge WBA champ Ayube khalu? Boy I remember getting the same color of trunks for my next amatuer fight...they were black trunks w/ red stripes...(if my memory serves me right....)

Yup, against Kalule, and Ray attempted the flip in the ring and didnt QUITE make it all the way LOL