Why CANT Sugar Ray Leonard be the best of all time?

[Ring Leader]

In terms of talent he is #1 IMO. When evaluating career he is still top 5 but he was inactive for a little while at times during his career which hurts him. However when I think of talent, Ray Leonard is #1.

[MARKBNLV]

Because it is law that Robinson is the recognized GOAT even though 147 was Robinson's prime and you had to be there live to see it as no footage exsist. But yet you have folks who never saw prime Ray Robinson say he is the best so it must be.


Yes major sarcasm

Oh no you didnt the site historians will have your head for this.

[tredh]

Oh no you didnt the site historians will have your head for this.

I will face the "TRUE DEATH" like I was on true blood for what I am saying. LLS

[Bushbaby]

It's all subjective. Sugar Ray can be the best fighter to you. But you can't expect everyone to agree with you on it.

[Jam Jars]

Hearns was winning the first fight and should have got the decision in the second. Talent Hearns>>>>>>>>>>>Leonard.

[Frank Ducketts]

He just needed more fights.

[Frank Ducketts]

Tommy didn't beat leonard, and the rematch was Hearns to win until that terrible last round.

Leonard > Hearns

[Larry the boss]

Hearns was winning the first fight and should have got the decision in the second. Talent Hearns>>>>>>>>>>>Leonard.

He got knocked out man

[Jam Jars]

Tommy didn't beat leonard, and the rematch was Hearns to win until that terrible last round.

Leonard > Hearns

No way did Leonard win the rematch i don't believe many people think he did.

He also lost to Duran and then Duran got fed up of his games in the second fight and quit. Fought a declining Hagler who had been talking about retirement, got a generous decision and refused a rematch.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Most say Robinson, but I wasn't around to witness his era.

He is the best i have ever seen hand's down,i cannot count guys like Greb or Robinson cause there just is not enough tape on them,and i cant understand how people can rate someone from what a boxing writer wrote at the time i have read a 100 articles that proclaimed Pacquiao the best ww when i know its not true,i am sure they played favs back then also.

Outside of a few clips, I never saw "Babe" Ruth play baseball; but I believe he's the greatest baseball player of all time. (I'm a big baseball fan.)

I'm not enough of a boxing historian to run down all the reasons, point by point, why Robinson is the GOAT. But I can certainly tell you that not seeing him fight isn't a good enough reason to argue against all the historians, boxing experts and legendary fighters that cite the original "Sugar" as the greatest.