Sugar Ray Leonard is on ESPN's First Take right now and he's sounding punchy

[Strategic1]

I watched the whole thing just now. He sounds fine and intelligent. Great insight. He takes the time to think his answers through. ...Reflects how he was a 'thinker' in the ring.

Honestly, he sounds more composed then most other former boxers.

[therealpugilist]

Thats is odd. He would be the last person I would call punchy.

Here's a list of those that are in my top 5 "Punchy" speach category :

1. Evander Holyfield

2. Rid**** Bowe

3. Meldric Taylor

4. Bobby Chacon

5. Mohammed Ali.

No particular order mind you. Please feel free to add to this list.

By the way, we as fans take for granted what these guy go through for our entertainment only for some of these keyboard warriors to throw the words "quitter " or "no heart " "coward " around so loosely.

Rocky Lockridge, Terry Norris, Freddie Roach, Roger Mayweather, tommy Hearns, etc

[The plunger man]

Thanks man.

Happy to say that my old hero sounds great as always. He looks like he is in fighting shape at close to 150.

He sounds fine......he just looked tired and in a thoughtful mode.......there's never been another fighter since him that got anywhere near his all round talent....and even then he was robbed of his prime at 26 years of age due to retina damage......put it this way the man was my boxing idol and got me into the sport........in a time when champions met champions he was something special .....I laugh when people say mayweather could beat him.... A natural 147 fighter against a natural 130 fighter....please

[Jc8804]

He beats up may and pac prime for prime

So does tommy

[Mooshashi]

I just watched the entire segment on YouTube and according to Skip Bayless, Tommy Hearns was overrated and he lost lopsidedly to Leonard.

Please, son, I hope you are being sarcastic.

[Baracka Flocka]

Punchy is a bit of a stretch. No doubt he's fluency isn't top notch. But he's very articulate and he still has every one of his marbles there. I remember when he was on Dancing with the Stars, I thought the same thing. Brilliant analysis if you ask me. Props to the Sugar man.

[jcpryor]

He didn't sound punchy at all to me, he did however look sleepy and tired like he caught the red eye flight to be on first take. Don't they film that show at 6 am in the morning in the eastcoast?

Nah it really starts at 10 AM eastern

[miniq]

Shane Mosley is the worst i've heard so far

Mike Alvarado sounds like **** also...think he might have a drug problem

[sicko]

Looked OK to me, of course he has some after effects from boxing naturally! Years of boxing not just from the actually matches but also all the sparring.

Enjoyed his segment and made some valid points