everything is "underrated"

agree

Ive watch this fight a couple times 😂😂😂

Not really it was highly advertised by the wwf especially during summerslam 88 and Jesse ventura promo'd Survivor series

I dont know about that... It was heavily promoted by the WWF and did the most PPV buys up to that point.

Esta pelea la arregló, ,obligando a Lalonde a bajar de peso,,claro,,por un montón de dinero.

Yeah mate so would I. Don't think many have a chance of beating a prime sugar Ray including the beast Canelo.

They'd make for great fights! I still don't see any of em beating a prime Ray. I still have him as the best welterweight of all time and top 3 p4p

They wouldn’t stand a chance with him😂

He threw way too many punches per round in his prime for modern day fighter s to deal with, busy hands , busy feet and a fast brain

Canelo was smoked by a 36 year old Mayweather and was outfought in his first fight with ggg who was past his prime. Canelo would not have been competitive Vs Ray Leonard. Huge disparity in talent, Leonard would have embarrassed him

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Not true Most fighter have respect for each other

Yes, really good to see the whole fight here. Thanks from me as well! Top job!

@@alanchong7513 como le respondes a un comentario de a se 8 años 🤣🤣

You’ve been searching for uploads since 1989?? Wow you were really technologically advanced

Lalonde had to take off had to come in 7 pounds lighter for this fight. He was not a light heavyweight in this fight.

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@@geallen9754 The truth Leonard would only agree to fight Lalonde if he came down to 168 pounds. Lalonde agreed because he would make more money fighting Leonard than he would fighting anyone else. Being forced to weigh in at a full 7 pounds lighter than your usual fighting weight is going to weaken any fighter.

Wasn't he tho?!

Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson's former trainer. He wasn't hating on SRL, he was calling the fucking fight as he saw it. In the first SRL landed a good right hand and Rooney said that is a good right hand by Leonard. That's hating on a fighter. I love SRL, he is great. He got off to a rocky start in this fight and had Lalonde not gassed because of the weight drain. Rooney simple had a lot of respect for Lalonde as a fighter and a person and he did a lot better in this fight than most said he would.

@@charleslowe522 bullshit he was clearly hating

Yo!!! I was actually pissed… I was like let the Fight Breathe Son!!! lol. Great Fight By Both Warriors!!! 👊🏾🦁🦁🇳🇬🇺🇸

Definitely hating on Suagar Ray , he sounded like Joe Pecci

not in real life, Leonard was an asshole .

@@donsolis12 have u met him?

@@GuyFromTheSouth yep! Arrogant bloke really disappointed me .It was at LaGuardia airport NYC i was working there . He was just arriving to catch a flight and i was just pulling up to collect a client and iw a absolutely elated to see the bloke even though i sensed something a little off about him throughout his career. It always seems to me that he tried to hard to be respectful ,which to em something that you don't have to "try" to be ,a bit of an actor so to speak. So when ,in my obvious excitement said "hey how you doing champ?" he turned and looked me up and down and said something like "cool" with absolutely none of the fake smile he puts on fro the cameras . Hell of a fighter ,and maybe i caught him at a bad time ,but i soured on him big time after that.

@@donsolis12 So he was just a normal person having a bad day? He wasn't "trying" to be respectful he was.

@@CatsClaw44 If you say so. : )

Hi Eric, I know it's a long time ago since you made your comments which are very good but I would just like to point out that Leonard never fought at the actual LHW weight of 175 lbs , Lalonde was forced to lose about 8-10 lbs and fight him at a catchment weight of around mid 160lbs . Don't get me wrong, Ray's an unbelievable Boxer and ATG but he was treated a lot different from the rest when it came to stipulations , he even got to fight T Hearns in their return at a catchment weight of no more than 164 lbs despite them both being SMW , 168lbs Champions , Tommy would have had to pay a 500K fine for each Ib over so he weighed in about 162 , then he floors him twice in separate RDS and only gets a draw , ridiculous really . Take care 🥊🥊

He wouldn’t have koed Duran. Duran was too tough. Leonard just frustrated him. If leonard could of koed him he would of done it the first fight when they were trading punch for punch

​@@spenser6353good point

​@@spenser6353There's no would have or he's going to on boxing. It's a fight. Leonard wasn't a big puncher, he mostly ended fights with accumulation of punches in his stoppages. Every boxer will want to finish fight before the end. Every fighter will also believe he's going to win and believe he will stop his opposition.

@@Brizy93 Sounds like you agree with what I said. What are you trying to say?

Maybe Duran was weak from having to make the weight in the return fight.

still think Hagler beat Leonard, who was just flashy with softer punches. Leonard fought a smart fight to beat Lalonde.

Carlos Monzon was the best ever middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Ronnie Harris was a great middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Took Alan Minter apart.

This fight had me on the edge of my seat like it just happened yesterday,o.m.g the best fight I seen in awhile,was my favorite growing up my uncle Boris use to idealize Sugar Ray,He punished that white boy and shut whoever mouth up that was hating the whole fight,punk ass commentator

@@darronstephens2404 LaLonde was a tomato can. Leonard should have given Hagler a rematch instead taking the needle and moving to light heavy. a

Yes, he is a great finisher who is merciless.

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Leonard is a devastating and technical boxer. A real professional with an excellent foot walk.

Same here!

Your man got his ass handed to him by Duran. If Duran would have been 25 again he would have beat ray to death. Duran hated ray. Because everyone on the planet was kissing his ass Duran proved to the world who the best fighter was. After that he partied his ass off for 5 months.

What about Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor?

He hasn't seen many fights if he believes that.

Yeah, Chavez vs Taylor I think has this beat. Poor Taylor, he was brilliant that night, but the beating he took in the later rounds cost him his prime.

Hey Marvin, I can't fight you. You're way bigger than me! (1982). Hey Marvin...you've slowed down considerably. I want to fight you now. (1987). Good one, Ray.

Hey Roberto, You beat me man. Can we have an immediate rematch? Hey Tommy, I got past you in the 14th round. There is no way in hell I want to step into the ring with you again, mate.

Hey "Moron" I Beat the shit out of them all, and I even beat "The Light Heavyweight Champion of the World Who by the way was 10 years my Junior"! Oh let's not forget that not one of those former boxers comes close too my "Accomplishment's" and I still look and feel good!

Hey Ray "You Embarrassed me so Bad that all I could do is say No Mas, even though it meant Shaming not just myself but my entire Country"! LMAO even though its True, Wait its "History" the man that was called "The Hands of Stone, Became the Bitch of Heart"! Still LMAO...Get the Fu*k Out of Here, With that "Lame Ass Reference" Ray Leonard made that "Bitch Roberta lol. Quit, Fin, Enough, Stop, Help call the police please, and my all time Favorite No Mas"! Damn this is too Fu*king Easy HaHaHa and Still (Yep) LMAO...

Hey Tommy "Sorry I had too Knock you the Fu*k Out, but my Trainer Dundee told me Too go Knock you the Fu*k Out"! LMAO....But lets be real about this Tommy, "You do Have one hell of a punch, However Your Jaw is pure Glass by the way how many times have you been Knocked the Fu*k Out"? Too Easy, and Way too Funny.....

Super Kyle too true!! Look at the interview Ray gave about the Dave Boy Green fight. Dave foolishly angered Ray by growling at him just before the bell. Ray actually thanked him after for making it an easy knock out. They are friends to this day 👍

@@andyaim4764 That was scary...that punch could've killed DBG...that was one of the most perfect left hooks ever landed by any fighter!

Yeah,rays sugar was laced with poison-in both hands.

What happened to titan sports i remember them making video games in the 90s

They promoted the fights on their wrestling shows including their PPV Summerslam, and Sugar Ray was there.

Leonard and lalonde promoted the fight. I know lalonde.

@@michaelmedina8304 They changed there name to WWF(and later WWE).The company is still around just under another name.

Hahaha. That's classic!

56:12 he even compares Ray's mannerism to a Hockey player

@@joshposh7239 Good pickup, buddy! Gretzky Vs Leonard...fight of the year!

@@joshposh7239 They used a great camera angle for this fight. Gets the viewer really inside the ring! Great commentary and the crowd is right into it too. All adds up to a fight you can watch repeatedly!

No

FROM WHAT I GATHER DONNY COMING DOWN TO THAT WEIGHT MADE HIM A WEAKER FIGHTER AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LATER ROUNDS HAS HIS FITNESS IS OFF THE HOOK FROM THE MARATHONS HE RUNS . RAY VERY SMART FIGHTER LIKES TO HAVE EVERY ADVANTAGE. I THINK KNEW HIM DROPPING THIS WEIGHT WOULD MAKE HIM WEAKER IT DEFINITELY SHOWED HIM TIRED IN LATER ROUNDS. I HAVE HAD THE FORTUNE TO HAVE MET DONNY IN PERSON HES A REAL CLASS ACT.

@@alexhaggerty39 I know Donny. A class act. The jab was winning the fight I told him and the weight weakened him. He never made an excuse over the weight, but did agree on the jab.

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@@alexhaggerty39 exactly ....he played sugars game comply or no mega millions.....he was nt going to win anyway but he had to comprimise just the same ......too bad he didnt have more skills

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two weight champ.. beat Benitez and Kalule.. gifted the next three

The belts don’t matter he still knocked the guy out who clearly was was much much much bigger than him

A on lq

Other than prime Roy Jones Jr, Leonard Is greatest fighter of all time

He was stronger than people gave him credit for. However, Lalonde had a big punch too but he was weight drained for this fight. Remember, this in when fighters had to weigh-in on the day of the fight and Lalonde had to come in 8lbs lighter than his usual fighting weight. At 6'2" Lalonde was already a strain bean at 175 and by the 5th Lalonde was spent, not because of anything Leonard and had done. Lalonde had won the first rounds on everyone's scorecard, not paid to be a judge.

what? sugar ray punch? roberto duran had punch....no sugar ray, donny lalonde was bad boxer is all

@@kennethlundgren Leonard was better than Jones. The only fighter better than Ray was Sugar Ray Robinson...he was the greatest of all time...

good fight thanks for sharing Walter Karas

ya i know donny great guy we are working on helping Boxers with health issues all over the world BLESS HIM

here is his facebook page facebook.com/tkooobydonnylalonde TKOOO: Taking Care Of Our Own is an initiative to provide care through holistic medicine by way of treatment modalities, nutrition, and lifestyle.

don't underestimate the waves.

Looks like a mullet cut

A mullet never wins. If that hairstyle was a car it would be the Pacer. Look it up!

This was the only time that I rooted against a fellow Canadian.

@@markdemell3717 why

I don't get your remark.

@@alanchong7513 that's what Larry merchant said in the broadcast

@@uncletony6210 Got you,!

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The mullet

Lol dead straight mate. Good call.

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cheers from Winnipeg

Right ... Yet, they called this a light heavyweight championship fight, Ray became the LHW Champion ... Who's buying that ? They fought at SMW, 168 when LHW is at 175

Brilliant points Joe and Johnny , agree with you both here , there was 2 Titles on the line here , Donny's 175 LHW , and the newly branded 168 SMW Title and was sanctioned by the WBC but was fought at 168 , Donny being the bigger , naturally heavier man , was forced to boil down to this weight and considering he floored Leonard earlier on , would be interesting to see if he could recover from getting hit by a Donny shot at 175 . Just 1 year after this , Leonard would fight Hearns in a rematch , both were 168 SMW Champions and it was sanctioned for this weight but once again , Leonard had a weight stipulation inserted where each fighter could not weigh in over 164 and if either broke this , had to pay a forfeit of 500K , per 1lb , how ridiculous was that . Hagler was in the commentary box for that fight in 89 and said it was ridiculous and also slated the judges for calling a draw , despite Tommy being the better man with 2 knock-downs in separate rounds , all the best lads 🥊🥊

Yes, 168, even though Leonard's SM title was not at stake. Really chickensh*t.

He was probably drunk.

He was so bad!

He was definitely a hater.

@@judahsong he made it obvious

Rooney was a great trainer for Tyson, but he sucked as a ringside announcer...

Probably had money on the fight

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Exactly!!!!

Yes

@@titanman8302 Donny wasn't 168 lbs Champion then , the WBC added this Weight Category to their Roster for this fight , he was a LHW Champion then , 175 lbs but had to boil down to 168 lbs , or less , for his showdown with Leonard , it was another show of just how he benefitted from the Favouritism shown to him by the US Boxing Authorities , who fell over themselves looking after their favourite .

@@titanman8302 How am I a hater ? You said it was like a 154 lb guy V a 180 lb guy , for 2 Straps , which you said , Donny held , but he was 175 lb Champion then , and SRL sneaked out of retirement , because he wouldn't give the Late , Great MMH a return , which he tried so desperately for . Hagler was treated disgustingly at the end of his Career , had Straps taken from him for Pitiful reasons and some shocking bad decisions went against him , whereas Leonard was gifted this easy fight V Donny , then gifted a disgusting draw V Hearns in 89 , what's hating about that ? I was his biggest fan upto the Hearns fight but soon realised he was looked after big time , a Helluva Boxer , don't get me wrong , a Legend but he didn't deserve a draw with Tommy and he should have returned Hagler , his Team wouldn't even answer calls from the Petronnellis , Haglers Team .

@@titanman8302 You are right , he ko'd him and got 2 Straps , Donny's 175 Title and the newly added 168 Title but Leonard was also voted Boxer off the 80s despite only having 12 Contests , record 10-1-1 which was really 10-0-2 , what about Iron Mike's unbeaten run to become the Youngest ever Undisputed HW Champion , or Haglers run of over 7 years as Undisputed MW Champion , or Panama's Eusebio Pedrosa , who defended his Featherweight Title 18 times V different opponents from 78-85 , and you don't think he was looked after .

@@francishegarty8087 Tyson didn't need protection nor did Hagler,,they knocked their men out...didn't need Vegas decisions

@@Bruins-vq5ey Well said Bruins , agree with you totally , all the best 🥊🥊

Lol same here.

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Yo!!! Good And Bad, Right? 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

Larry Merchant is arguably the worst commentator in the history of boxing

i dont no about far better than floyd but u can argue the level of competition tho.

Leonard...fantastic and picking his opponents and then retiring. Then coming out of retirement to 'pick' another target. The true fighter Thomas Hearns. He stayed in the game and fought everyone.

I would say that Leonard is definitely a better boxer than Floyd, but not by much.

Yea and got knocked out by everybody. Sometimes its wise to take a break to regroup. Hearns just fought and fought and fought and now he is braindamaged. Should a fighter become braindamaged just so that people on youtube can call them "true fighters" ? I dont think it's worth it.

Brian better puncher yes but better boxer absolutely not... i don't think anyone was a better pure boxer than floyd and i definitely don't think anyone felt the ring as well as floyd. Leonard had really average defense and got hit alot, also pretty one dimensional and rarely controlled the flow of the fight against the best. Don't get me wrong sugar ray is one of the best of all time but had many flaws in his game

Yeah ok but they both still got Ko’d by Ray 😂😂😂

Rip Donny

Struggled with a younger stronger and much much bigger guy and still knocked him out😂

It was similar to what Ray did to Tommy Hearns. Hearns hurt him more than LaLonde but it was still a tough fight for Ray.

LaDeDahDee was a little fresh at the mouth calling Sug, old and fat. These youngster have to LEARN to respect!😂😂😂 great fight!😃👊

very biased!!! commentator!!!

He had it 1st

Yes, just like Roy Jones should have retired after the Ruiz fight.

I'm guessing your blind

@@motorcitycobra8875 I'm guessing your super 1 dimensional and has a hard time admitting when someone or something he likes sucks. Lol. Like when a band cuts a bad album or some shit. Lol. Your the guy who even though inside you truly know it sucks you still say otherwise. Now be gone with you boy.

@@tyclone32 Nigga, shut the fuck up.

@@thetrashpatrol7379 HAHAHA. Don't be a hater cause you know I'm rite. Now piss off. Nigga. Wow!😂

What the fuck does that mean ?

Fantastic

I don't think Sugar Ray won that fight. I saw it live and was happy for Sug. but as I continue to watch it over the years, Hagler won that fight.

he is my nephew ..

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I was at that fight with my dad. I still remember, the excitement that came over the crowd when Lalonde started taking it to Leonard. He (Lalonde) also came jogging past a bunch of us runners on Churchill Dr. before the fight. It almost seemed like a "Rocky"moment. He quipped "mind if I run through? ". Classy guy that seemed to have been forgotten in this city

Khalil Abdul-Baaqi ..because out here on the Canadian prairies, the words "classy"and "nice" still count for something

He was weight-drained. Thats why his emaciated/badly weight-drained body gave in when it did,otherwise it very likely would've went the distance. LaLonde had no choice though cause he was the begger,and beggers cant be choosers. He needed the big money payday. He Had to meet the weight-limit /catch-weight demands of Leonard in order to get this big money fight to be made for himself. With Leonard-Duran II it was obviously even much worse as Duran had to go from 230 lbs down to 147 in a matter of what,10 weeks..?! Now that is some insane emaciation right there,but hey,it was all about having to meet Leonard's demands of having they're rematch happen within such a short span of time and thus horribly hindering Duran's proper preparation. Boxing promoters made Leonard they're darling very early on though as he was seen as the miniaturized successor of the legacy of the great Muhammed Ali.

I agree. The one thing the sport is lacking now is class.

Absolutely.

I miss real fighters in the ring. Boxing is such a joke now.. :(

Glad you noticed that. His pocket work is dangerous but he had the heart to stay in that pocket and throw em. Even against a light heavy weight. Superb in that pocket then that speed kicks in