Sugar Ray Leonard vs Ayub Kalule | FREE FIGHT | HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUGAR RAY LEONARD

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To celebrate his birthday, look back at this free #fight between #sugarrayleonard and Ayub Kalule. Leonard would move up in weight class and get the knockout victory.
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@djsugebryant281 Жыл бұрын

Sugar Ray fought Hearns a little over 2 months later in there first bout, Hearns fought Baez on the undercard.Sugar Ray fought Benitez, Duran twice, Kalule and Hearns all in a 21 month span???? What other fighter in history could boast such a resume, with the possible exception of Muhammad Ali in the 70's AMAZING!!

@kawaiiafangirl Жыл бұрын

I mentioned once on another video how Leonard already had a HOF resume by his first retirement. idk if it'll happen again in such a short amount of time w/ the amount of boxing politics that goes on today (and considering how champions rarely fight more than 2x a year nowadays).

@Unclejack328 Жыл бұрын

Undeniable facts.

@xGhostRidah Жыл бұрын

Sugar Ray Robinson. Loss to Jake Lamotta the first fight, then fought 2 fighters before the rematch in a 1 month span.

@christusomnipotens3751 Жыл бұрын

@@xGhostRidahfighters were diff then

@iwant2usethis Жыл бұрын

@@christusomnipotens3751 Fighters weren't different. The boxing business was different. In order to make a living, you needed to stay busy and it didn't matter whether you were a champion or not. Many of the champions were making purchases in expectations of a match in the NEAR future. Thanks to the broader boxing base from people like some of the old timers and certainly the Ali's and others, boxing has moved into a comfortable position of being able to pay boxers bigger purses. That also draws more people into the sport to participate as combatants and viewers. Capitalism at its most basic level

@karriemburton9024 9 ай бұрын

Some people forget ray moved up in weight (154, Jr. Middleweight, wba) won and then moved back down to welterweight (147) to fight and defeat hearns

@thejamnasium6447 2 жыл бұрын

I just today learned that my old man and Sugar Ray Leonard share a birthday. Sugar is 3 years older than my pops. it's also ironic because I was just watching that Mike Tyson video earlier where he was crying telling SRL how much he meant to him and how beautiful he was. then I watched the Sugar Ray and Wilfredo Benitez fight! then 5 minutes ago this video gets uploaded. been an awesome day.

@davidfernandez8515 2 жыл бұрын

What a fight that was. Two of my all time favorites and the best staredown in boxing history

@enriqueperalta6929 2 жыл бұрын

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

Its been a Sugar Ray Day for you. Somebody up there obviously wants you to better yourself so has blessed you with the knowledge of Ray Leonards levels of excellence n what it took to get him there.

@thejamnasium6447 2 жыл бұрын

@@SPIDERM0OSE he's my least favorite of the Four Kings but he's still one of the best boxers ever

@charleshaven3418 Жыл бұрын

Ppppppppppppppppppppp

@topnotchboxing1941 2 жыл бұрын

I could watch Sugar fights all the time!

@davidmaez7253 2 жыл бұрын

I remember this fight, Hearns fought on the Undercard against Baez. I was 12 years old

@richardceballos216 Жыл бұрын

The greatest of all times Sugar Ray Leonard

@felipeelamigodelosamigos4490 11 ай бұрын

El peso gallo roberto Duran le quita el invicto a sugar r leonard y el titulo ya Duran estaba en su 7 categoria, 8 categoria cuando le gana el titulo a Devey moore 9 categoria cuando le gana a barkley y 10 categoria cuando gana rl titulo de la NBA 168 libras

@joseurbanoninomaldonado7384 Жыл бұрын

Leonard fue un fenómeno, el mejor de lo mejor un boxeo con clase ,viva sugar Leonard ,

@yournonfavoriteperson9964 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Leonard before the retina tear is the greatest fighter in history. He mastered every facet of boxing. He would have beaten Robinson in both of their prime.

@vagalN 2 жыл бұрын

Nah. You can say that about any of the top fighters in their primes- RJJ, FMW, Duran, SRR. In their primes, they were the best. SRL fought too long, coming back when he no longer could compete. And surprisingly, did not last as well as the other guys, when fighting beyond 35 years of age

@marknorris1381 Жыл бұрын

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I disagree with yours. Robinson went 85-0 as an amateur and in his prime 128-1-2 as a pro. His only loss in this period was to someone who outweighed him by 16 pounds (as La Motta did). It's an easy thing to say 'would have beaten', but I think Leonard would have found it a lot lot more difficult in the ring with Robinson than it is to say it if they'd met in the ring in their primes.

@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438 6 ай бұрын

So great that he even admitted that he didn’t want to fight Duran at Durans best

@bastos3237 5 ай бұрын

@@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438fr i don’t know why tho... he made brawling with duran a close fight and if he had boxed and brawled he could’ve won against duran in that first fight

@themoshigh Жыл бұрын

Excellent expert analysis by the Great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Rip Champ

@marknorris1381 Жыл бұрын

He's the man we really love.

@dennisgalvin2521 7 ай бұрын

Yes, he was spot on in his reading of the fight. Marvin was the most complete boxer I ever saw he actually was marvellous.

@Unclejack328 Жыл бұрын

Undefeated Southpaw Champion in a higher weight class as a TUNE UP. SRL earned his status.

@yocz2007 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still thrilled to see these Classics, back then we had great champions like Sugar Ray and Kalule. Two great legends!

@richardceballos216 Жыл бұрын

The most complete fighter of all times..you do gonna see another Sugar Ray Leonard again never he had it all

@judex3226 11 ай бұрын

Leonard was in peak condition. He KO’d a strong champion that hadn’t even been knocked down before. One of my favourite Leonard fights 🥊

@DavidRodriguez-vi6zi 2 жыл бұрын

Leonard demostró su valentía al dejar a un lado el bailotear alrededor del campeón y pararse a cambiar golpe a golpe, después de esta pelea me convencí que tendría oportunidad de victoria sobre Hitman en la pelea de unificación No me defraudó Grande entre los Grandes ,

@hernancordoba4009 Жыл бұрын

Al ver éstas peleas, uno toma conciencia de quién fué Leonard. El boxeo actual está muy deslucido y las figuras de hace casi 40 años toman una increíble dimensión.

@felipeelamigodelosamigos4490 11 ай бұрын

debut de roberto Duran 23 de febrero de 1968 en las 118 libras contra el invicto carlos mendoza nk realizando durante casi 4 años 23 peleas 21 nk invicto sube pelea en las 129 libras contra ñato marcel nk ñato marcel invicto campeon mundial quien en su 4 defensa vence a alexis arguello sube Duran 135 se corona campeon 135 un peso gallo le gana a un campeon de las 135 147 154 160 y gana su ultimo titulo de la NBA de las 168 libras subio 10 divisiones de 118 a 135 no perdio ni una pelea pierde su invicto en su pelea 40 en las 139 libras peliando con esteban de jesus bajan alas 135 y Duran lo nk 2 veces

@paulgarcia9825 Жыл бұрын

Sugar Ray was a physical genius. Similar to Achilles or McEnroe or Fedder or Ali or Duran or Baryshnikov . Genius in any form is always exhilarating and seemingly supernatural but Harlod Bloom wrote that it actually preternatural.

@user-jc7cx6el4p 3 ай бұрын

Pará mi ha Sido el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos, Sugar Ray Leonard, por su rapidez y inteligencia.👍✌️

@amwatkins443 Жыл бұрын

Good fight. Bad stoppage

@omarpalma6960 Жыл бұрын

para mi el mejor libra por libra de todos los tiempos rápido pegada inteligente

@lime455 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest Boxer of All Time!

@richardalexander4300 2 жыл бұрын

That my friend would be the real Suger Ray !!! Suger Ray Robinson who fought 175 fights !!!

@lime455 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardalexander4300 He could not beat SRL.

@richardalexander4300 2 жыл бұрын

@@lime455 Don't kid yourself !!! He had a 125 fights with No LOSSES at one point. That was in several divisions. He also beat the great Jake Lomatta, and many, many others !!!

@brandonlamb9067 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardalexander4300 He suffered his first loss after 40 fights. Actually, it was Jake LaMotta that was the only man to beat Robinson while he was in his prime. Then, Sugar Ray had a string of 100 or so wins before he started losing again

@JL-bz9hi Жыл бұрын

Big srl fan..greatest I ever saw live...but I won't do what gayweather and his fans do...disrespect great fighters that came before

@fmlorangehill4010 6 ай бұрын

El mas grande fue Sugar Ray Leonard si lugar a dudas el mas completo sin fanatismo.. lo tenia todo. rapido,fuerte,guapo,boxeaba adentro y afuera, buen jab, Buena defensa buena izquielda, buena derecha,buena quijada tremendo estilo muy fino,, tremendo estilista

@conflicto7575 2 жыл бұрын

HBD ray leonard!

@robertfantauzzo491 Жыл бұрын

Leonard was great ,but only had 40 total fights. Robinson had many more. Longevity makes the fighter!!!

@hunkallgood73 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but Robinson fought more cans than a soup kitchen has. Plus he had severe brain damage and died when he was 60 whereas Ray is 66 and still looks fresh as a daisy. Longevity in Boxing is asking for a bad ending.

@DavidMccallister65 11 ай бұрын

Leonard punches after the bell in every single damn fight.

@iwant2usethis 2 жыл бұрын

Hagler repeated several times in the first round that SRL "looks a little slow today. He really looks slow..." Strange comment since SRL is loading up whenever he can and probably feels this is all the speed he needs to connect with Kalule. Hagler however does explains over and over that Kalule is waiting for SRL to get in close so he can counter him, which is why having a boxer as analyst is so important. In this way, we learn what's going instead of the announcer droning on that Kaule not doing anything, there's no pattern to his... I wish boxers, could just say, "shut-up and watch the fight!"

@LzXXLo Жыл бұрын

He was calling Kalule slow, not Leonard. Listen again

@marknorris1381 Жыл бұрын

As per the above comment, he clearly was talking about Kalule.

@judex3226 11 ай бұрын

Yes, he was obviously talking about Kalule. I’m not sure how you made that mistake

@karriemburton9024 9 ай бұрын

I agr÷e

@felipeherrera3584 24 күн бұрын

Esos si eran grandes combates.

@jairodavidardila8626 2 жыл бұрын

Was a Great combat .

@fmlorangehill4010 6 ай бұрын

Scientology mucho aquellos que no pudieron ver pelear a Sugar Ray Leonard .. se perderon al mas grande al menos el mas completo boxeador de la historia

@curiouslymavismade 2 жыл бұрын

I love Sugar Ray Leonard, but they had 11 inch fists? How? Where did they measure fists from? Crazy.

@counterculture10 Жыл бұрын

haha, so true

@hunkallgood73 Жыл бұрын

They measure the circumference of index, middle, ring and pinky fingers at the base of the fingers where they meet the palm.

@eddiejpardovani 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, legend Sugar Ray

@fmlorangehill4010 6 ай бұрын

Aveces cuando veo sus peleas yo me pregunto.. Como este hombre Sugar Ray Leonard podia ser tan completo en el ring.. muchas gentes menciona a Floyd Mayweather pero que va.. Floyd no pegaba no Era completo Como Sugar Ray Leonard

@user-ex5en7wp1t Жыл бұрын

素晴らしいメイウェザーなんぞ敵じゃないよメイは過大評価されすぎ

@DavidRamirez-pq4tt 4 ай бұрын

The best of the best . He was almost perfect.

@Kim_error Жыл бұрын

Here for Ayub kalule ,a Ugandan man though he was against the champ.

@theoted319 2 жыл бұрын

Its always intresting to review fighter's fight record before clashing.

@frankbyrd542 7 ай бұрын

Happy birthday

@DAVIDWILLIAMS-qd9kn 5 ай бұрын

RAY WAS A LITTLE MONSTER IN HIS YOUTH 🔥

@smithwesson4596 2 жыл бұрын

My father went to this fight at the Astrodome. We still have a signed hat by SRL. I see SRL in Devin Haney

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

Ive had that notion about Haney myself but cant put my finger on it. Leonard was a jungle cat compared to Haney & everyone in his era who are puddy cats compared to him, but theres something there & I do like Haney, hes made progressive step ups to get where he is, paid some big dues n hes been tested to a degree. Hayney is still a kid & his self belief is still growing n if Leonard had anything it was courage, self belief & determination, maybe thats what I see in Haney.

@DonutsOverdose Жыл бұрын

Now Unified Undisputed

@SPIDERM0OSE Жыл бұрын

@@DonutsOverdose Keep yer knickers on, Petal. Yer talking there like he went out there over the course of a few years n beat 4 or more undefeated champions n collected all the belts, which he most certainly didnt do. He went out there with a title that he won via email n fought a man who beat a man who done no more than get a draw vs a guy who actually did go out there n beat multiple champs. By rights Kambosos should have only put his least valuable belt (Ring Magazine) on the line vs Haney in what turned out to be a timid, technical glorified sparring session. 1 title v 1 title = Fair (Sport) 1 title vs 6 titles (Ring, Lineal, WBA/C/O IBF) = Farce Haney had done nothing in his career to be in a position to challenge for the 6 portions of a recognised undisputed title, just like Kambosos nor Lopez had. Its politics n musical chairs. #PaperChamps #SpiceBoyEra #SnowflakeEra

@DonutsOverdose Жыл бұрын

@@SPIDERM0OSE so who beats him at 135?

@SPIDERM0OSE Жыл бұрын

@@DonutsOverdose Depends how long he stays there & who he fights n when. 😏

@DarkFlames42 2 жыл бұрын

Hbd Leonard

@anthonycracchiolo3226 Жыл бұрын

i was like geeze a srl fight hot dam

@JUANGONZALEZ-mh7yt 2 жыл бұрын

Que batalla Dios, ésto es verdadero boxeo. No como el de ahora ejemplo canelo Alvares 💩

@XenonFlow08 2 жыл бұрын

*Speed is Key, am I right?*

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

Its a major ingredient.

@brandonlamb9067 2 жыл бұрын

Timing, more so, but speed always helps. When that goes, you only have technical ability to rely on. Look at Roy Jones against James Toney and then look at him versus Calzaghe. Prime example

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlamb9067 Toney never fought Calzaghe.

@brandonlamb9067 2 жыл бұрын

@@SPIDERM0OSE I meant Roy, ha :D

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlamb9067 Roy was 24 & fought Toney in his 3rd world title fight, he was 39 & in his 27th world title fight when he fought Calzaghe. You expect any man, in the history of mankind to put himself through the career Roy Jones had in those 15 years to be quicker than he was when he started ? Yer an idiot.

@orangescout1967 3 ай бұрын

Marvin Hagler was such a class act. Best middleweight I ever saw and fun to listen to him here as a commentator. Just an incredible personality, athlete and champion. I miss this guy…the world was a better place when he was in it.

@jonathanlovgren3819 2 жыл бұрын

🙏👑🎁🎉🎂

@Levi-1992 2 жыл бұрын

🐐

@SPIDERM0OSE 2 жыл бұрын

The p4p #1 in the modern era. (1980 - today) THEE fighter that ALL other fighters are judged by, Sugar Ray Leonard.

@DonutsOverdose Жыл бұрын

Floyd #1

@SPIDERM0OSE Жыл бұрын

@@DonutsOverdose #1 at soft n gentle romance. 😏

@DonutsOverdose Жыл бұрын

@@SPIDERM0OSE Leonard got his ass beat by Duran in his prime ! And guess what ? Who's beat Floyd ? OK then .

@SPIDERM0OSE Жыл бұрын

@@DonutsOverdose Dry yer eyes n go read a romance novel about soft n gentle Floyd.

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

Round 5

@fmlorangehill4010 6 ай бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard inrepetible nunca mas Habra algo semejante

@ianbrewer4843 4 ай бұрын

Imo, RJJ was equal to Leonard, he had fast hands,agility and accuracy. Also, ko power.

@richardceballos216 Жыл бұрын

Maywether please are u crazy???

@theklaus7436 2 жыл бұрын

As a Dane i remember that fight. And the reason why it was stopped were a communication problem . Kalkule thought he asked if he was to hurt and said no. I'm not saying Ray wasn't winning but I think it could have gone the distance or sugar might have stoppet him for Real.

@user-lm9ip4oy1n 10 ай бұрын

He switched a vulnerable to leanords right

@Smooth1now Ай бұрын

What really made Ray great was his chin. He got hit by the best.

@deatwonyoung7213 4 ай бұрын

Y does his gloves look like that?

@Zedits_987 6 ай бұрын

3:25

@pascualhernandez4949 2 ай бұрын

Pound. By. Pound. Leonard. Was the. Best. On. The world 🌍💓🪘🌍

@fbomb3035 Жыл бұрын

If you want to study boxing watch sugar ray Leonard

@tkdamusicman Жыл бұрын

Yup exactly Im watching him to study rn

@user-lm9ip4oy1n 10 ай бұрын

"I'm "busier" 😂 ...than you

@richardceballos216 Жыл бұрын

If you see some mistake of Sugar Ray Leonard let me know.. because he was the perfect boxer

@user-xe6ik2zl4i 2 жыл бұрын

工藤政志選手との一戦をリアルタイムで観たので、さすがのレナードも苦戦するかと予想していましたが、あっさりと2階級制覇を果たしました。

@aidecalderon7910 Жыл бұрын

Totalmente de acuerdo.

@OGFrylock 2 жыл бұрын

Do something about these bots!

@user-lm9ip4oy1n 10 ай бұрын

Haggler " commentary"... interesting isn't it

@jaythomaso9311 4 ай бұрын

Idc who the announcers are, they were annoying af, not Marvin obv

@IccyTheOne Жыл бұрын

This is way before my era so I don't really have context for this fight, but can anyone tell me why Sugar Ray chose to brawl with this guy? He's usually more measured in his fights. Just curious.

@davidmaez7253 Жыл бұрын

He knew he could knock him out, he wasn't boxing in this fight. He was loading up frequently, Kalue had no power to keep him off. I was 12 when this took place

@iwant2usethis 9 ай бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard had a lot of dog in him. He would have liked to have been seen as a boxer-brawler that could stand in front of his opponent and slip punches while dismantling them. That's the reason he went toe-to-toe with Duran. Yet he didn't realize that this was a Cat who had the same vision of himself, as Leonard had of himself

@bekaidaroryngali763 2 жыл бұрын

QAZAQ STYLE #1

@kingdarrylKT3 2 жыл бұрын

🐐🐐🐐

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

2:21

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

4:50

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

5:52

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

6:24

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

6:38 right hand misses to leap left hook drop opp

@JackSmith-te6kj 2 ай бұрын

7:15 after dodge uppercut to 1/2

@seruwajiwilliam9198 Жыл бұрын

Uganda had organic boxers

@user-lm9ip4oy1n 10 ай бұрын

Maybe haggler thot a "weakness?

@rubengutierrez5102 Жыл бұрын

My top five boxing pfp of all time Sugar Ray Robinson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Pernell Whitaker, Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacman & Roberto Duran(tie).

@user-sb9ke3fn5u 2 жыл бұрын

Sugar ray was a horrible fighter

@Fedefede21 3 ай бұрын

Leonard un BLUFF 👎 Hagler.. Marvelous the numbers One in history BOX

@RafaelDutan-zm9hr Ай бұрын

como,que,noto,que,los,guantes,de,leonard,son,mas,pequeños,i,eso,le,faborece,shugar

@user-lm9ip4oy1n 10 ай бұрын

Well we All have benefit, "$itting-Ringside and... Southpaw Just don't get it done

@borood1188 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Leonard before the retina tear is the greatest fighter in history. He mastered every facet of boxing. He would have beaten Robinson in both of their prime.

@vagalN 2 жыл бұрын

No way, Leonard proved iver his whole career he is not at Robinsons level. He is a beast, but outsmarted by Duran and the original cherry picker.

@JL-bz9hi 9 ай бұрын

Lamotta beat robinson as well using similar infighting tactics ...but only once in their multiple fights...Duran was a great lightweight but vs the four kings he has a losing record

@borood1188 9 ай бұрын

@@vagalN Leonard embarrassed Duran in No Mas. No Robinson performance ever comes close to that. Duran is the second greatest fighter ever and Leonard made him look like an amateur. I said Leonard before retina tear. After the retina tear he took a four year lay off and was just a shell of himself.

@vagalN 9 ай бұрын

@borood1188 he was a shell of himself because if all that cocaine. And he forced Duran into an immdeiatte rematch but never gave Tommy that opportunity- Hearns was only 23 when they first fought. SRL was a good fighter but for some reason no one ever puts him forward to be the best ever. He was also a big welterweight- finishing his career as a lightheavy. And still didn"t give Hagler the fight when it was being clamored for. Fast hands, strong, mobile good chin and can fight. He's a great fighter but Duran still beat him in his absolute prime. I don't think his technique was that great compared to some. When his physical advantages faded- he didn't have the technique to keep up even with Camacho...

@vagalN 9 ай бұрын

@borood1188 ans SRR the original Sugar is said to be the best because of wood of mouth by everyone who saw him. He's like the Jordan of basketball. Gifted.