Duran - Leonard I

[butterfly1964]

Duran called Leonard's wife a hoar, so that enraged Leonard and so he traded with Duran, which was the wrong strategy. But when Leonard stuck to the right game plan in the second fight, you could see that Duran all but fell apart.

[kayjay]

Duran called Leonard's wife a hoar, so that enraged Leonard and so he traded with Duran, which was the wrong strategy. But when Leonard stuck to the right game plan in the second fight, you could see that Duran all but fell apart.

You make it sound like it was all about one guy; the bigger difference between the two fights was Duran's conditioning.

[wmute]

Duran called Leonard's wife a hoar, so that enraged Leonard and so he traded with Duran, which was the wrong strategy. But when Leonard stuck to the right game plan in the second fight, you could see that Duran all but fell apart.

you forgot to mention the most important aspect of Leonard's plan for the rematch: wait for Duran to party enough to be badly out of shape and then offer him the rematch on short notice.

[butterfly1964]

you forgot to mention the most important aspect of Leonard's plan for the rematch: wait for Duran to party enough to be badly out of shape and then offer him the rematch on short notice.

Kool-Aid is on sale at your local supermarket.

[wmute]

Kool-Aid is on sale at your local supermarket.

translation of butterfly1964: I got no answer.

wmute: I thought so

[StarshipTrooper]

Someone else has picked up on my KoolAid drinkers phrase!

Poet

[butterfly1964]

Someone else has picked up on my KoolAid drinkers phrase!

Poet

You didnt originate that phrase.

[butterfly1964]

translation of butterfly1964: I got no answer.

Actually Duran had no answer to Leonard's strategy. Leonard was dishing out the same medicine that Duran gave him in the first fight. Leonard's plan was simply to stick, move, taunt, and embarras. Duran couldn't handle the pressure so he quit. This only proves the old saying, "He can dish it out, but he certainly can't take it."

[wmute]

Actually Duran had no answer to Leonard's strategy. Leonard was dishing out the same medicine that Duran gave him in the first fight. Leonard's plan was simply to stick, move, taunt, and embarras. Duran couldn't handle the pressure so he quit. This only proves the old saying, "He can dish it out, but he certainly can't take it."

Leonard made sure Duran was weight drained or more in general not in shape. He did so by waiting a long time before talking about rematch and offering it on short notice.

You can blah blah KoolAid all you want, but Leonard himself said this in "Beyond the Glory" (the one about Duran-Leonard).

Leonard admittedly made sure he did not have to face the same Duran he faced a few months before.

[kayjay]

Leonard made sure Duran was weight drained or more in general not in shape. He did so by waiting a long time before talking about rematch and offering it on short notice.

You can blah blah KoolAid all you want, but Leonard himself said this in "Beyond the Glory" (the one about Duran-Leonard).

Leonard admittedly made sure he did not have to face the same Duran he faced a few months before.

He also admitted that Duran was the best fighter he faced, and that he couldn't have beaten the Duran he faced in Montreal. I don't know why Butterfly wants to rewrite this very certain episode in boxing history.