Why is Ray Leonard still outside the top 10 ever?

[klipsch speaker]

Despite his amazing run during the 80s beating fellow ATGs Hearns, Hagler, Duran, & Benitez in their head to head confros & capturing titles in multiple weights (oh yeah an olympic gold medal to boot) why he is still outside the top 10 of any credible rankings of boxing greats? i.e. IBRO, THE RING or even ESPN?

Whats keeping him from the top 10?

[StarshipTrooper]

I'm assuming you mean p4p? Most consider him a top-5 Welterweight as it is. His relatively short prime (because of the detached retina) probably hurts him in the p4p rankings more than anything else.

Poet

[mickey malone]

I'm assuming you mean p4p? Most consider him a top-5 Welterweight as it is. His relatively short prime (because of the detached retina) probably hurts him in the p4p rankings more than anything else.

Poet

Concise account.. I'd say they're the only reasons to..

[1SILVA]

Despite his amazing run during the 80s beating fellow ATGs Hearns, Hagler, Duran, & Benitez in their head to head confros & capturing titles in multiple weights (oh yeah an olympic gold medal to boot) why he is still outside the top 10 of any credible rankings of boxing greats? i.e. IBRO, THE RING or even ESPN?

Whats keeping him from the top 10?

Many experts (including Bert Sugar and Bill gallo) list him in their all time top 10

[StarshipTrooper]

Concise account.. I'd say they're the only reasons to..

Ray Leonard may be a class A prick (which he is) but his quality as a fighter is pretty damn obvious (at least to me). I don't like the dude but there's no denying he's one of the best fighters I've ever seen.

Poet

[1SILVA]

Despite his amazing run during the 80s beating fellow ATGs Hearns, Hagler, Duran, & Benitez in their head to head confros & capturing titles in multiple weights (oh yeah an olympic gold medal to boot) why he is still outside the top 10 of any credible rankings of boxing greats? i.e. IBRO, THE RING or even ESPN?

Whats keeping him from the top 10?

Many experts (including Bert Sugar and Bill gallo) list him in their all time top 10

[mickey malone]

Ray Leonard may be a class A prick (which he is) but his quality as a fighter is pretty damn obvious (at least to me). I don't like the dude but there's no denying he's one of the best fighters I've ever seen.

Poet

I've heard he's not widely liked in boxing.. Why do you think this is?

[StarshipTrooper]

I've heard he's not widely liked in boxing.. Why do you think this is?

Arrogant, treated people like ****e. His repeated retirements and comebacks turned a lot of people off as well.

Poet

[mickey malone]

Arrogant, treated people like ****e. His repeated retirements and comebacks turned a lot of people off as well.

Poet

Dosn't surprise me.. I know Hearns hates him with a passion..

[StarshipTrooper]

Dosn't surprise me.. I know Hearns hates him with a passion..

Yeah, Leonard wasn't exactly what you'd call a "classy" dude.

Poet