Which was more brutal of a KO? Hatton being KO'd by Manny or Dave 'Boy' Green being KO'd by SRL? Both were beautiful left hooks, but I say Leonard's was better because Green hadn't really been hurt like Hatton up to the point of the knockdown. Hatton was on shaky legs and not in rhythm because of the knockdowns and was rattled. Discuss.
I would say Leonards was a prettier left hook no doubt, text book.
I think that Hattons KO was more brutal though, that shot that Manny hit him with was so fast and so hard, they should have checked Manny's gloves to see if he had a brick in it....
Davey Boy Green had wins over John H Stracey and Andy Price who were both highly rated at the time although those wins came much earlier in his career than the fight against Ray Leonard.
Stracey was the former welterweight champion of the world and Price had wins over then reigning world champions Carlos Palomino and Pipino Cuevas.
Does anyone know how good Green was? I know he was a tough brit.
He was a world class contender in one of the golden era's of welterweights.
I think he should be best remembered for the brave challenge he gave Carlos Palomino instead of the SRL KTFO.
In my country he's remembered as the best win of the all time most popular danish fighter Jorgen Hansen.