Ray Leonard is a candy ass sell out.

[FeFist]

I'll always admire him as a fighter, just to step between those ropes is something to respect. But Ray has always been a media whore, a smiling face fraud.
He never takes a stand on anything that may cause debate or friction, especially things concerning Manny and Floyd.
I just watched that "Baby gloved" interview he did with Manny, the fans of boxing want to know things other than that "gobble slurp" shyt.

I do give Ray some credit, the first question he asked (The one about maintaining a smile).
Ray knows what its like to fake it for the camera, but he let Manny off the hook.
Its sick how this so called "legend of boxing" has no balls at all. He's still shucking and bowing to stay in good favor with what's popular.
I pray I live to see the day when someone stands in the middle, treat these fighters like fighters not 3rd grade sissies that need to be pampered.
Ask the hardline questions, get the answers to the headlines, the answers to the shyt we all debate on.

I miss Howard Cosell.

Real talk when any man puts out a goddamn book and states he was ******ed, that in turns tells me he is a media whore... I mean all this time he kept that secret, but now (for a small profit) he tells the world someone played in his ass.....

Respect the fighter, but just as you I hate the facade....

I mean to me, the pacquiao thing was just water under a bridge... When he came and stated someone played in his ass..............



"Leonard writes that when the coach accompanied him as a 15-year-old and another young fighter to a boxing event in Utica, N.Y., in 1971, he had the teenagers take a bath in a tub of hot water and Epsom salts while he sat on the other side of the bathroom. They suspected “something a bit inappropriate” was occurring but did not want to question a strong male authority figure.

A FIGHTER NOT QUESTIONING AUTHORITY??

Several years later, Leonard describes sitting in a car in a deserted parking lot across from a recreation center, listening intently as the same coach, said to be in his late 40s, explained how much a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics would mean to his future.

Leonard was flattered, filled with hope, as any young athlete would be. But he writes: “Before I knew it, he had unzipped my pants and put his hand, then mouth, on an area that has haunted me for life. I didn’t scream. I didn’t look at him. I just opened the door and ran.”

Was this after the mouth touched his junk or before?? I mean how can someone unzip your pants and you not even look at them like what the hell is going on??? The they touch then they put their mouth on your junk, and you dont even say anything???? Did he get an new coach????

I CALL SHENANIGANS!!!

This was a childhood hero of mine.... Love him as a fighter, bought his gloves, posters the whole 9. but he should have really fought when it counted in that goddamn parking lot across from the recreation center... When I read that I was like is this true or is this to sell goddamn books???

A lot of people are going to pretend they don't see what your seeing because they don't wanna go "Against the grain", but that's to be expected. I also get the baby kissing, handing out turkey's in the hood for photo ops, politican vibe from Sugar. Just my opinion.

What annoys me about sugar Gay is that he says he'd beat Floyd, meanwhile Floyd is a natural lightweight and Sugar ***** is a welter

A whole lot of butthurt in your post.

[-GDS-]

You say as your posting alone.

[kadyo's]

Ray Leonard has 100% of my respect as a fighter. In some ways, I think the guy is actually underrated in terms of his career accomplishments and where he falls on ATG lists. With that said, I share many of the same sentiments as the thread starter and others (haven't seen the Pacquiao interview though). He comes across as fake as De La Hoya, and like Oscar, I put zero stock in anything that comes out the guy's mouth.

here.

[cixthree]

A whole lot of butthurt in your post.

And a whole Lotta nothing in urs.
I call it like I see it, and how I see it "Rays a candy ass".

[tomhawq]

the nuthugging odor is very pungent among floyd fanboys. i've never smelled anything quite like it in all my adult life. i've never seen such minority group so insistent in going against something that is not only popular but logically true. that floyd never wanted this fight as attested to the tons of roadblocks he dumped into this fight. and this floyd-rider ts wants us to believe it's the opposite. i can't believe they're still into this. the least i expect from these people is to form a global organization of floyd fanatics for the purpose of collectively telling their idol he is making a fool of himself.

i don't think pacman would give srl the same self-preservation answer, not wanting to end up like ali, etc. floyd talked about when he was interviewed by bob costas. i can't picture pacman saying such things. i mean what do you think slr, or bob costas, expect from a guy like pacquiao?

[PACnPBFsuck]

[New England]

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Are as wet as a warthog's backside
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Is tiptoeing nearer
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And where do we feature?
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But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
[Spoken]
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[Shenzi (and then Banzai):]
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you'll never go hungry again!
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[Full song again]
[Hyenas: {In tight, crisp phrasing and diction}]
It's great that we'll soon be connected.
With a king who'll be all-time adored.
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To take certain duties on board
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And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
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(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)
Be prepared!
[All:]
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!

[shadeyfizzle]

I remember thinking it was hilarious leonard said that pac and floyd are hurting their legacies when leonard was the 1 that set the precedent for all of floyd and pac's bull****.

[LeoReyes]

I remember thinking it was hilarious leonard said that pac and floyd are hurting their legacies when leonard was the 1 that set the precedent for all of floyd and pac's bull****.

Co-signed.

[Light_Speed]

Leonard does come off as fake. America needed a fighter who was friendly to white america after the controversial Ali.