When Unknown Ray Leonard Challenged Mayweather

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Ай бұрын

Welcome back to Boxing After Dark! Tonight, we travel back to 1978, a pivotal year in boxing history. Sugar Ray Leonard, still on his quest to establish himself as a legitimate title contender, and seeks to add a significant name to his resume. With fans eagerly anticipating a future showdown with Thomas Hearns, Leonard needs to stay active to keep his title aspirations alive. In pursuit of this goal, he steps into the ring against the formidable Floyd Mayweather Sr.

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@kyalebrooks Ай бұрын

Honest question: super ray L vs Floyd MW?? Who is taking it

@bola5671 Ай бұрын

That would be a beautiful fight to watch. I may prefer Ray win, but I think Floyd would take it

@kharyvines6971 Ай бұрын

FLOYD TO small LEONARD AND HEARN KO HIM EASY

@nassiglutt6587 Ай бұрын

@@kharyvines6971nah he'll wait till SLR gets washed, already have moved up to LH and drags him back to WW, can't add more than 10lbs after weighin, have him wear sparring gloves while he has his testosterone gone to zero as he gulps on a gallon of IVs to mask everything. Now them three blind mice had him the W on a controversial decision

@ckobo84 Ай бұрын

Lol, like Floyd would take on an elite opponent in their prime. He would never do that.

@kharyvines6971 Ай бұрын

@@ckobo84 RIGHT HE NEVER DID

@craiglizt8074 Ай бұрын

Floyd Sr. had no quit in him it seemed. Respect.

@CJCrump Ай бұрын

Floyd, Sr. was no joke.

@donflamenco8430 Ай бұрын

Good fighter. A gate keeper in the 70’s would probably be a world champion in this day.

@user-rv1sy1iv3l Ай бұрын

And he was boxing fr not running around the ring like jr.

@mikerelva6915 Ай бұрын

Floyd Sr was actually amazing. He was a freak, but he got caught with the wrong crowd, drugs, etc. If he has the training, discipline, diet and conditioning of an elite athlete, took it seriously, he probably would have steam rolled Leonard. One of many "what ifs", but thru witnessing his father's failures, Floyd Jr became the GOAT and super disciplined.

@donflamenco8430 29 күн бұрын

@mikerelva6915 it’s clear to see from watching the two ,Mayweather sr wasn’t Born with the same altheltic ability or god given talent that Jr was born with. Sr and Jeff were good fighters , Roger was world class and Floyd jr was exceptional.lightning rarely strikes twice.

@GraveYardPosse 27 күн бұрын

Ngl when floyd jr said. "Everything you taught me from day 1...ill always remember"🥺....i shed a tear . Especially knowing hes going thru dementia now 🥺

@chillout5218 18 күн бұрын

Damn he has dementia?

@graysaberr Ай бұрын

R.I.P Roger Mayweather

@MaximusWolfe Ай бұрын

His son is unbearably unlikeable.

@kid--presentable Ай бұрын

This was Floyd Sr

@tjpat209 Ай бұрын

@@kid--presentable yeah but they showed Roger at the end of the video.

@user-wc3vy2gp1l 29 күн бұрын

That's Floyd Mayweather Sr.

@cellygill4459 28 күн бұрын

That's Roger, Floyd and Jeff at the end of the video.

@Essydyk 27 күн бұрын

That fight would have been stopped about 7 rounds earlier if it took place today. Mayweather was one tough dude - took a serious pounding here but kept coming back for more.

@kyalebrooks Ай бұрын

These boys are built different!

@dropdeadprince8566 Ай бұрын

The conditioning, the intensity and will to win was just unmatched in that era of boxing

@tedbogan6099 15 күн бұрын

Thats why all those 70 and 80s fighters were able to come out of retirement and take titles from men half their age, Tyson is an early 80s fighter, in great shape at 58, he's gonna defeat Paul!

@ZenZill Ай бұрын

People do not talk about Sugar Ray Leonard enough, him and every boxer in the 70's were forgotten! People nowadays think boxing is influencers settling beefs or retired UFC fighters getting a cashgrab. Back in the day, your name and fame was made in the ring, not on social media.

@TheBatugan77 Ай бұрын

Good grief. No one got MORE pub than Sugar Ray Leonard.

@renaissanceman165 Ай бұрын

I appreciate your sentiment, but I must beg to differ. Pure boxing purists, and everyone else knew and appreciated Sugar Ray Leonard. The video, itself, featured here, attests to that very fact. After winning Gold in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Leonard soon turned pro. He was known more popularly as a fighter for the 80s. He was acknowledged as one of the "Four Kings" of boxing, in the company of fellow champions, Roberto Duran, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler. They created the greatest era of boxing, south of the heavyweight division, for the welter through middleweight divisions. The iconic "War" between Hagler-Hearns is still talked about, more than 40 years later. To this very day, "Hagler-Heatns" has become the standard term for a much anticipated showdown between two explosive fighters meeting in their prime. Leonard Hearne was also an epic showdown. These fighters all faced one another, and dodged no one. So, no, none of them are forgotten for their dynamic contributions to the sport of boxing. Check it Out! Ciao!!!

@MrClassicmetal Ай бұрын

I'd have to disagree. To this day more people know who SRL is compared to many guys who have belts today. You can still see him on TV making commercials, because his name is a brand that sells. Back in the day he was a _worldwide_ superstar, and he had endorsement deals with multiple A brands. You could see him on TV making commercials for Ford, Diet Coke, 7 Up, etc.

@shawngregory1429 Ай бұрын

Huh? Anyone who knows boxing knows he’s one of the “kings” of the sport.

@pigpen65 Ай бұрын

Leonard is one of the all time greats. WTF are you talking about?

@JKaymitBindestrich Ай бұрын

Mayweather is a WARRIOR and he fought a good fight against Leonard.

@sherrillraymond7595 27 күн бұрын

Facts

@Pbull75 Ай бұрын

They were just built different back in the day. I still consider the '80s the Golden era of boxing since I have been alive. Leonard to this day is the best fighter I have ever seen.

@eac1235 28 күн бұрын

The best??? Uh no...Duran far outshines Leonard. Remember he was a champion for 3 years by the time Leonard won the 76 Olympics. Larry Holmes was better, and a guy by the name of Muhammad Ali was better as well. A slew of Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Marvin Hagler was better ,regardless of half blind judges. Had they fought in 82 ,Ray would have left on a stretcher. Now with all that he is definitely a top 10 Welterweight. As far as middleweight barely top 20. Beating a faded Hagler doesn't make him all time great and then fighting for a made up super middleweight title and light heavyweight title ,while a little impressive doesn't make him all time great. I still would say that he's a top 100 all time fighter. Mostly because he fought greats who had already peaked such as Hagler and Duran. Benitez hardly trained. Hearns was a great victory but fight 2 ,Tommy got hosed ,he clearly won and even Ray admitted he lost as well. Ray was a media darling meant to take Ali's place. That and the fact that Angelo Dundee was his trainer. Any fight that Dundee was part of that was controversial his guy always won. Maybe because his brother Chris Dundee had very strong mafia ties but that's another story. Best you ever saw ???? Only if you had tunnel vision.

@afstud59 28 күн бұрын

@@eac1235 No

@peterjohnson1734 28 күн бұрын

The 1980s had its moments, but the 1970s was the Golden era!

@manuelschmidt3530 28 күн бұрын

@@eac1235 💯

@manuelschmidt3530 28 күн бұрын

@@peterjohnson1734 yeah we will never forget the fights of foreman, shavers, lyle, ali, frazier, quarry and so on🤍

@TLhike 26 күн бұрын

Hearns said Leonard had hardest punch of any fighter. Amazing times

@MinisterJokes 29 күн бұрын

I met Floyd Sr in 2022 in a parking lot in Vegas. He was a cool ass dude. Took pics with me and my family. Massive respect to him

@maximusandsenecagloballlc1209 27 күн бұрын

Floyd Sr is the realest

@user-dl7jo9sh8o 24 күн бұрын

Man Ray Leonard‘s endurance he could punch for eight hours straight, do a solid shift

@elgordo1148 28 күн бұрын

Absolute savage the pair of these warriors. Floyd took some punishment and never gave up ever! Much respect to him, Leonard was magnificent, what a tough ass time to have been that weight division ffs, killers around every corner back then.

@chrismichaels6928 24 күн бұрын

Man they were freakin’ fast ! It was like watching those old Bruce Lee movies.

@radonspace2098 28 күн бұрын

They were ripped for real. Just look at that body. This isn't weights. This is conditioning. Just beautiful.

@andyelliott8027 28 күн бұрын

Bodybuilders are lousy boxers, muscles win weightlifting contests not fights.

@MultiHondaa 28 күн бұрын

@@andyelliott8027 I Can't say that about Big George. That dude was an oak tree.

@jonathanlambarena9754 27 күн бұрын

@MultiHondaa that's that natural born strength and toughness Foreman had good genes but he still worked his ass off.

@andyelliott8027 27 күн бұрын

@@MultiHondaa Even in his prime he was never a bodybuider type, just a big man.

@TheMightyWalk 26 күн бұрын

food was different back then

@mikecrook8434 Ай бұрын

Floyd Senior was tough.

@RayRay-xp3ps 27 күн бұрын

And look at him now..smh

@GORILLABREATH1 27 күн бұрын

REspect to Floyd ..Ray beat his ass but he looked good too and was very tough !

@oRealAlieNo 26 күн бұрын

Cocaine is a helluva drug

@daddybosstrebc.c9418 26 күн бұрын

Yeag ,unfortunately thd son is a running like chicken inside the ring a very technical boring non gladiator fighter ,a money maker boring fighter

@IsmokeHiphopLive 25 күн бұрын

@@RayRay-xp3ps get a life...just say you dont watch or understand boxing then run along joey.

@bobbybrownsr.6724 29 күн бұрын

Floyd Sr had heart & a sweet jab! Leonard was just on a different level

@GraveYardPosse 27 күн бұрын

Man that double jab on SRL when he hit the taunt button 😭😭 made Leonard cancel that rq lol

@jamesonedwardsii4943 12 күн бұрын

What changed in boxing??? Look at the shape they’re in. You will almost never see a boxer today that cut and also no clinching just straight throw hands.

@CYMotorsport Ай бұрын

Fantastic fight. Dundee had his overcompensating for the fact that Floyd was legitimately giving SRL a MUCH better scrap than they seemed to except. There’s also an incredibly strange moment in this fight that I actually think think is one of the most rare I’ve ever seen in couple dozen years watching boxing. At 8:02 both throw a right hand that would have dramatically changed the fight - imo Ray would have sparked Floyd out cold in the dirt and while we now know Ray’s chin is iron, at this point if this landed I think Ray was in trouble. Floyd seemed to have seen Ray throw it last second fully loaded up and rushed his shot only to divert late and attempt to deflect with his glove. and Ray 100% calculated Floyd was landing first hence why he slightly pulled it and braced try to slide out just a bit to let it glance . But then their punches actually punch eacother mid air with what I still think is their wrists colliding. You can tell it hurt Floyd BAD watch his right arm go limp for a second and steps back stunned. I’ve scaled the image up cleaning the edges it doesn’t land on Floyd. It just confused the hell out of him and you could tell he was in pain. Shocked he didn’t shatter his wrist. He really did rise to the level of his competitor in this night you gotta give him that .

@BoxingAfterDark Ай бұрын

It's always great to see you in the comments. Your support since day one means a lot to me. I also appreciate how you consistently have insightful information on everything I create!

@redfanartist4393 29 күн бұрын

I love your imagination

@robertgallacher7214 28 күн бұрын

I saw similar happen in an amateur bout at a show with the club i was in. The guy from my club broke his humorous and had to go to hospital.

@Cornelle6319 28 күн бұрын

Floyd was More than holding his own. His jab was for real. Both them boys was in Peak condition. Same for Hagler and Hearns. Sugar had that Power and Speed.

@richardmccormick859 29 күн бұрын

Leonard was a killer 🥊🥊

@toksbanks7113 29 күн бұрын

These guys are warriors. Boxing in 70s to 90s are not for the weak. They all have a chin of steal 😮😅 unlike these days boxers

@pauljackson9716 25 күн бұрын

Hearns and Shavers did not have steel in their chin.

@DD2Tacc 8 күн бұрын

@@pauljackson9716If you fight against heavy hitters you are gonna get dropped, don’t matter. A well placed punch from a power puncher is like taking a sledge hammer to the jaw, all you can do is respect that they get back up to finish the fight While other fighters would QUIT and not even make an attempt to finish the fight or even try to win. Jack Dempsey said he got dropped 10 times in a boxing match just to get back up and win the fight, he had to do this to feed his family. Just respect them for being gladiators and having no quit in them

@jegr3398 25 күн бұрын

Floyd showed a lot of heart in that fight, Leonard was just on a different level.

@luisjr1977 28 күн бұрын

The time the referees used to let fighter actually fight.

@timhoward5 24 күн бұрын

Right.

@realtalkfbs Ай бұрын

Mayweather looked old his whole life 😂😂😂

@complexblackness 29 күн бұрын

Lol

@misterclutchabc 29 күн бұрын

Wow... Smh... I hate to say it but man... I definitely see where you're coming from.

@andremosley9358 28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂and looks like the predator in Arnold Schwarzenegger movie

@MultiHondaa 28 күн бұрын

Bruh? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@seanxclusive 26 күн бұрын

@@andremosley9358racist

@KCD1962 28 күн бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard was my favorite boxer the moment I started watching him in the olympics. He was so smooth and silky on his feet but had the power to sit you on your butt. This was a great early fight to highlight because of Mayweather. Today his son is known by everybody (what a great fighter), but his father wasn't that well known. But he had a ton of guts and really did well by his son.

@pressureworld1 12 күн бұрын

The title is silly. Leonard was never an unknown, he was a blue-chip gold medalist and came into the game with worldwide fame.

@tew_329 Ай бұрын

This is my kinda shit. Back when trainers told boxers the truth, and boxers listened to em. These were two legendary trainers. Remember, Emmanuel Steward was in the other corner. My bad, I was thinking Hearns.

@neeceeboo777 26 күн бұрын

That was one of the classic fights in the history of boxing 🥊. I remember watching it on TV with my Grandpa. I was 10 years old and wanted to be like Ray Leonard. I boxed from the time I turned 12 until I was 17. ❤ this sport.

@misterclutchabc 29 күн бұрын

Both of them cats got hands, power and speed.... But Sugar Ray was like whoa... a little too much for Mayweather Sr. It looks like that match was determined by which one of them could really take a hellova punch. Which further lets us know why he taught his son to be amazingly evasive.

@Yahawadah70ad 28 күн бұрын

Yeah I would say Sugar Ray was slightly better, but the fight could have gone either way. Mayweather Sr. was dangerous.

@aykay9328 28 күн бұрын

Sr needed to move around the ring rather than standing there and getting himself beaten up

@terrykirk6951 29 күн бұрын

Hell of a match...no loser's here!🥊

@supercake2270 29 күн бұрын

Senior got wHooped!!

@CJCrump Ай бұрын

Leonard was truly a boxer.

@docrx1857 Ай бұрын

Very glad to see Floyd Sr. given the credit he deserves as one of the greatest trainers to ever do it. Floyd Jr. is without question one of the all time greats and he owes that to his faithers teaching. is a great show of fatherly love.

@boomstick9355 Ай бұрын

great video man you might be the best at making these

@BoxingAfterDark Ай бұрын

thanks brother! Honestly having so much fun doing it too!

@idongesitwilson300 29 күн бұрын

This was the era of craftsmen

@claudedalton8970 Ай бұрын

THE 70'S MADE *BOXING GREAT AGAIN!* I WATCHED SUGAR, ALI, FOREMAN, FRAIZER, NORTON, AND HOLMES IN 1978...OF COURSE, THE "GLAMOUR" MADE IT BIG! I MISS THOSE DAYS AND WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THE EARLIER DAYS, WHERE THE FIGHTERS DID NOT PLAY AND WOULD FIGHT EVERY OTHER WEEK IF NECESSARY! REMEMBER JAKE LAMOTTA?....REGARDLESS, I LOVE THEM ALL AND RESPECT THEM ALL!

@IMBATMANANDIMCOOL 28 күн бұрын

Ray Leonard has an excellent left hook and its evident especially here in this fight.

@MultiHondaa 28 күн бұрын

Much respect to Floyd Sr, but Sugar was a beast.

@joejensen311 28 күн бұрын

Hell yeah Floyd Sr. Good on ya sir! Tough chin too… damn.

@sphenoidjjj 28 күн бұрын

We dont see this standard of boxing and stamina these days.

@charlesrichjr5087 Ай бұрын

That last 20 seconds should've been another video, because WOW.

@cameronblanchard1008 Ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO. Senior was so underrated. I definitely received brain damage on this day.

@BoxingAfterDark Ай бұрын

thanks mate!

@phakamanimtshali7220 23 күн бұрын

That's why Floyds dad can't talk properly... It's all Sugars fault.. These were the real boxers

@sagatuppercut2960 27 күн бұрын

I have to give Floyd Mayweather Sr. credit for not giving up.

@babydaddy1930 8 күн бұрын

Ray was well known...he was a gold medalist, had a great trainer in Dundee, was all over the news. We were watching his every move.

@cjcurryjr 25 күн бұрын

I never saw Floyd senior in action before this video. He was the real deal. He was slick tough skillful and hard as nails.

@secretbearssugar6659 26 күн бұрын

The Goat pound for pound

@thesmuler5627 28 күн бұрын

I like Mayweather Senior better, but Junior is a more skilled boxer because he avoided getting hit all those years. By any knock out blow. 50 fights and avoided getting knocked out is a really good skill. Call him a hugger runner whatever as Filipino and Pacquiao countryman I have utter respect for Mayweather boxing skills, and his Philly shell is honed to perfection. Many boxer use it but nobody like Floyd does.

@insomniombie1 Ай бұрын

Another great video!

@BoxingAfterDark Ай бұрын

Hey, cheers brother!

@TruthSurge 5 күн бұрын

this fight is why he said "son, don't stand in one spot and throw punches like I did and got my entire existence whooped. RUN, Forrest, RUUUUUUUN!" and so Jr. ran every bout so as not to get hit too often.

@ViktorM1 Ай бұрын

Actually a great fight, Floyd sr was underrated

@bryanjones380 26 күн бұрын

Sugar Ray completely controlled this fight!

@josephmills-mw2hs Ай бұрын

Im gonna have to watch this full fight tomorrow

@loyfangfang1478 28 күн бұрын

Floyd sr. Doesn't run, he's tough

@doncnunez6231 29 күн бұрын

Those were 15 round championship fights back in day, and Leonard started the 12 rd. BS with Hagler, cause he knew Hagler had no quit in him!

@americanmade175 26 күн бұрын

Absolute masterpiece from Sugar

@mikec6733 23 күн бұрын

When other fighters do that taunting show-off stuff they get criticized. When Ray did it it was applauded.

@edpottinger849 14 күн бұрын

Sugar Ray Leonard was truly in a class all his own.Just like Sugar Ray Robinson Leonard was and is a class act.

@reginaldgreen6221 28 күн бұрын

Ray was abled to get through that Philly defense

@TheRealStackola 18 күн бұрын

These new guys wouldn’t stand a chance. This is a Classic fight

@thadstinson6955 17 күн бұрын

I am so thankful to watch him box!❤

@trentlothringer2867 Күн бұрын

What a honor to have Howard Cossel call the fight

@RexT3rra 28 күн бұрын

Everybody start from somewhere wow the Legend

@windelldubison9491 4 күн бұрын

Two warriors who will never give up.

@rjpingol2198 22 күн бұрын

all i can say is 80s and 90s is the best boxing ever!

@urbangamer8321 16 күн бұрын

An era of boxing that will never come back unfortunately

@RexT3rra 28 күн бұрын

This how I expected Deven Haney to fight Garcia fight with your heart

@baims8367 15 күн бұрын

This is real boxing 🥊🥊 great fight

@originalnutzie4409 29 күн бұрын

And Floyd said he would beat Leonard in his day, you saw what he did to your dad broke through that so called best defense so imagine what he would do to you.. 😅😂

@complexblackness 28 күн бұрын

Two different fighters, Sr is nowhere as good as Jr.

@BricktopsPigs 15 күн бұрын

Sugar ray woulda utterly destroyed Jr.his dad was hard as nails. Sugar is the best to ever live at the weight.

@ScorpioLeader-bx8rd 23 күн бұрын

What a great effort by Sr

@leodegariozagado6558 29 күн бұрын

That's why many people say that only Sugar Ray Leonard will beat Floyd Jr. because he was the only one who defeated his father!

@redfanartist4393 29 күн бұрын

nope, Packman beated the coward clean.

@leodegariozagado6558 28 күн бұрын

@@redfanartist4393 Hell yea pacman clearly win their fight!

@billking1751 23 күн бұрын

@@redfanartist4393 I would never call boxer a coward, because not many people would step in that ring, and do that for a living. And Jr fought them all, whether actually won every fight. How many amateur, and pro fights have you fought, and would any be top fighters known around the world? And Pac did absolutely NOTHING in that fight. The better fighter, who was never knocked out or tkoed won, simple as that.

@redfanartist4393 23 күн бұрын

@@leodegariozagado6558 I feel really bad for the brevity of his father. The MayW Jr. is such a coward and a shame for professional boxing.

@AVG336 19 күн бұрын

@@redfanartist4393Pacquiao got his butt kicked by Floyd Jr.. look up the stats Jr outlanded him and had a higher percentage of accuracy stop the meatriding and rewriting history 😂

@franciscoramirez9867 27 күн бұрын

Yea boii have a good night everyone!

@YshallDAvis 18 күн бұрын

Super cool, big respect for Mayweather Sr.

@willwill7736 9 күн бұрын

This stuff is brutal

@richardmccormick859 29 күн бұрын

Leonard showed why he would beat Floyd Jr! Cracked that shoulder roll defense. 🥊🥊

@matthewsmith1779 28 күн бұрын

Floyd Sr isn't a third the boxer his son was.

@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt 25 күн бұрын

Mayweather Jr in his prime beats Leonard

@IsmokeHiphopLive 25 күн бұрын

how on earth did he show how he would be beat floyd??? you floyd haters have always been non boxing fans....we dont respect you clowns in this community. go away scrub your embrassing....we get you dont like him just say it.

@bruser76 13 күн бұрын

I watched all his fights fantastic boxer and fast and tough 😊

@HigherPowerWorldWide 25 күн бұрын

I remember watcthing this fight, I pulled for Leonard because he was so closely tied to Ali - the Fighting styles so closely resembled Ali. Ali had not yet retired and Angelo Dundee displayed his Condidence on Sugar Ray Leanard. He fought so much like a Ali at a lower weight Limit. His connections to Ali were obvious at that time.

@sherrillraymond7595 8 күн бұрын

I don't find he fought like Ali did more moving and Ray fought in the inside more

@nickbeef4824 29 күн бұрын

Sugar would have been to much Floyd Jr. bigger, stronger, faster, more power and far more range. Sugar Ray also knew how to breakdown an opponents defense.

@babyblu5590 16 күн бұрын

Sugar Ray has always been my fav.

@ParentsAgainstCrime 25 күн бұрын

This shh was brutal

@keithbraggs2154 24 күн бұрын

I want to see a 1978 version of Sugar Ray VS Bud Crawford.

@jongbaudojbd5633 15 күн бұрын

Good to watch this ...i learn something..teach your child to be great someday

@g6878 18 күн бұрын

Respect

@josephmills-mw2hs Ай бұрын

Mayweather really had skill here,shame he wasnt matched better,i wonder who his promotor was,whod turn down a big chance and payday tho i guess.

@Plough78 29 күн бұрын

He admits himself he wasted his talent

@miltonswift4030 10 күн бұрын

Two warriors 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

@STEDEL82 15 күн бұрын

Man...Mr. Mayweather Sr. was tough AF. He was taking some hard shots and then coming back by the next round, still wanting to knock Mr. Leonard's head off. Great bout!

@jezedwards3858 10 күн бұрын

What a fight…!!!

@selwinorosota7181 24 күн бұрын

Ray leanard easily penetrate the Philly shell..😮😮..He's an expert

@spinxonlinedatingjoke7840 21 күн бұрын

This fight was on September 1978 and I was born November 1978 I've been fighting every since

@JWilson-qm8cf 10 күн бұрын

You know what I got out of this footage....two Legends and I'd be drinking out of a straw by the remainder of my natural Life! How did these two remain standing?

@jacobvgarcia 28 күн бұрын

Unknown? A Gold medalist in boxing somehow flew under the radar prior to his biggest pro fight to that date lol

@ROLLIN-DUB 8 күн бұрын

You know the punch is hard when the Fro starts shakin hahaha. I miss those fights as a kid, we’d always slap box after watching (of course I’d always lose to my older brother), but still gave a good showing. Do they slap box anymore😂?

@RelationshipRendezvouz 16 күн бұрын

Men made of steel 🎉!

@thomasmcdaniel4336 5 күн бұрын

I wish we could have had sugar ray and Mayweather jr..

@MrGdwelle 20 күн бұрын

He was internationally known he had just won a gold meal at the Montreal Olympics. He was the favorite in that fight

@KPac1234 22 күн бұрын

Sugar Ray won the Olympics and was known right when he turned pro, good title

@waynemorris9228 24 күн бұрын

The fight would have definitely been much sooner over for a win for Ray if it had been today.

@advicemaster1365 27 күн бұрын

1000 punches to the head and no knock down = ZERO power.

@lancesterling8447 18 күн бұрын

Just like you.

@NAN00923 18 күн бұрын

One of the greatest boxers of all time.

@anagram8 12 күн бұрын

Two great warriors early in the business. SRL had the mass appeal and the cute cuddly thing going on but he was dangerous when his opponent was in trouble. FM was no slouch but no one was safe with a young, hungry, quick handed showman like SRL. I remember watching him against the equally dangerous Wilfredo Benitez and it was touch and go up until the point SRL had him in trouble and SRL put that head to bed. His hand speed, defense, ring savvy for a young boxer along with an underrated boxing IQ was very lethal for opponents. Plus he had the bonus in the legendary Angelo Dundee. He understood who the boxers were and allowed them to be themselves which harnessed their best stuff and reined them in when necessary. He, Cus, Eddie Futch and Emmanuel Steward were my favorites and Roger Mayweather was underrated and mean in the corner.