Leonards overhand rights missed all night. You would think a fighter with this high IQ would have changed up by the 5th round. I don't know what leonard was thinking.
@yvans. Yes a legendary fight. But the IQ was a bit off that night for Leonard. He tried to match Duran at his own game. Nearly pulled it off though. Still a top fight.
I saw this fight on closed circuit TV with 10 000 other boxing fans. One of my favorite sports memories. I entered as a Leonard fan and exited as a Duran fan.
Duran had so many nuances to his game, especially on the inside but even midrange when coutner punching he had such a deep arsenal. Imagine if he was naturally bigger.
He doesn't need to be though. He was already established as one of the 135 GOATs before he came up and did so well, up until way past his prime. Those competitive fights he gave Hector Camacho and Vinny Paz in his 40s are legendary, he arguably won once against each guy too.
@@bryangan2224He was still fighting legends and fighters in their prime in his 40’s or maybe until 50’s? I thought he should have retired after the 80’s since he established himself an all time great and nothing to prove.
Awesome fight of 2 fighters going against each other prime for prime, SRL made the mistake of going head to head with duran rather than his box and move approach and Duran showed that he too had hands as quick as SRL
It has always made me laugh when Wilfredo Benitez is asked who he thought was winning, and he started going on about himself! Then Ferdie Pacheco's like "Yeah, but who do yeah think is winning the fight? LMAO I've seen this fight so many times, its an absolute classic. Having boxed myself, and knowing the gas you need in the tank. Seeing these two legends going at like that for 15 rounds is insane cardio.
this is durans best fight. the smaller man consistently beating the bigger man. both of these guys are all time greats but there is a reason duran is the emperor of the 4 kings p4p he lost to the others but for him to be as competitive as he was with them he proved he was the best. its why duran is in the top ten p4p in almost all boxing experts p4p all time. duran was a master. thats not to take away from the others they were all amazing fighters. wish we had these guys in todays boxing.
this brawl will never be forgotten in boxing history most ferocious brawl I've ever seen.Never a brawl like this shall ever be witnessed in boxing in years to come
One of the greatest fights ever and what Championships Fights are all about. Two Titans perfectly matched fighting their hearts out for 15 rounds! A True Clash of the Titans!
I am 26 got into boxing not long ago. This is my first time watching a Sugar Ray Leonard fight. Came after the Dmitry Bivol robbery. And Bivol always mentions him. What a fight. Holy.
Roberto Duran was like the Charles Manson of boxing and Sugar Ray is so soft spoken, smiles allot, but was a DOG in the squared circle. Both men were, and were also technicians. 💯🥊
This may be the greatest win in boxing history. Two, top ten greatest fighters who ever lived fighting in their primes. One, moving up in weight to face his greatest challenge.
An extraordinary fight that should be among the greatest in history. Two great legends who arrived at a crucial point in their careers, Durán with dedication and determination, always fought like a lion and Leonard, showing why he is one of the greatest in history, although here he has been surpassed by the fierceness of Roberto. A bout of those who can rarely be seen. Fantastic upload!
I remember this fight. When men were men. I had it 9 to 5 and 1 even for Duran. Leonard fought hard and bravely but he got beat up pretty good. Ironically Ray got more respect in this loss than he got for the rematch. The best most violent kinetic chess match I have ever witnessed. Today's fighters simply just don't match up. Guys like Tank or Canelo would do everything to avoid their best opponents. Dare I say modern boxers are now soft??
A couple of interesting facts about the undercard of this fight. One boxer, Cleveland Denny, died shortly after his fight that night from injuries he sustained as a result of being knocked out. Also Roger Leonard, Ray's older brother, won his fight and would retire a couple of years later with a final record of 16-1.
Great Referee. You don't see modern day ref's take control and pull guy's hands out of the clinch to force in fighting these day's the way this ref or Mills Lane would. Now we people like Kenny Bayless allowing too much clinching.
Padilla was awful in this fight. Duran would have knocked Leonard out in the second round if Padilla hadn't let him hold on to Duran for dear life. Leonard held throughout the rest of the fight.
Todays boxing analyst are way to quick to praise some of the current champions as being so great. I don’t see a welterweight from the past twenty years that could tangle with these two over 15.
Duran won fair and square, against a naturally bigger fighter who was in his physical prime. Duran, while still being very formidable here, was in his absolute peak during his LW days.
l actually think this was duran prime, dude was going toe to toe with leonard speed and stamina despite being on a different territory that he was used to
@@kakashihatake6176agreed. I think they were both at their absolute peak here. Leonard had one more prime fight in him with Hearns but you can't fight back to back legends and be the same. Amazing fighters
Manos de piedra, at his prime, took everything that Sugar Ray had and out punched the boxer. The second fight was a circus, but on this night Duran was king.
It WAS NOT A CIRCUS, it was Leonard turning the table on Duran and he couldn't handle it, HE QUIT AND THEN MADE EXCUSES! Even in the lost Leonard NEVER QUIT!
When Ray has an off night it was "Duran was king". When Duran has an off night it's a "circus". Well, Leonard did far better in his off night than Roberto did ..that's for sure.
@@thumbsaloft Duran always had problems with weight and stuff, that is why he moved to WW in the first place and why he moved from super flyweight to lightweight but weirdly, I heard Ray Arcel excuse him more for it than Duran
I go bk & watch this fight every once in a while & it was such an exciting fight that it's almost like watching it for the first time again! 2 real top top class fighters, easily in the top 10 of all time & Duran my favourite fighter! 👏💯💪👊🇬🇧🏴
Durans pre fight chat helped draw Leonard into fighting Duran's fighr. Duran's intensity and hand speed won him this close, but clearly won fight. Leonard never really troubled Duran.
That's what caught Leonard's team,they thought Duràn was just another stepping stone for their star's title as he was smaller and older,but they didn't this dude would carry his power to super middleweight,thus they made a plan of Leonard taking out Duràn inside 4/5,only to realize it would be a far longer night.
@HaraDuran some people have and eye for this shit as I believe from your comment but I was thinking too he just had balls man and a totally unique style always digging that right uppercut too the body on the way into a clinch no one does shit like that anymore
I THINK DECITION Came down off the second round & the the drive of Duran agresiveness thrue out the fight on the level LENARD fought DURAN the way he did cause he know DURAN was in his natural weight giving him the advantage so if LEONARD WON fan would say no Duran weight made you win so RAY WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR HES WAS THE BETTER Man for consolation RAY you are the only man i know that Duran 15 rounds in the trench & survive on his feet and thats from the heart with JUSTICE LOVE YOU GUYS FOR ONE OF THE BEST FIGHT SEEN IN MY TIME BEST WISHES ALWAYS🎉🎉🎉🎉
Round 13 is crazy! Than you TopRank my favorite fight ever! I thibk maybe only Pryor v Arguello could compare and it was riddled with controversy. Mano de Piedra Duran the greatest ever! No postfight interview, though?
Back in 1980, Sugar seemed unbeatable...Duran, at 29, already a crafty veteran, gave Leonard all he could, fought smartly, displayed quick hands, and matched up well against his taller foe. Years later, being a short guy cost him dearly against six foot-two Tommy Hearns.
l actually really think people should be praising leonard as well, dude was fighting duran style and not only being competitive, but adapting to duran INSIDE fighting, that's a hell of a feat
Floyd Mayweather Jr, said he could compete with these guys in this era. I don’t think so, these guys were straight up killas out there. This entire division was stacked with knockout artists.
@@Cuauhtemoc3 wait I can't tell if you guys are joking or not. You went to Duran's home & instead of being creeped out or calling the cops he greeted you? This is probably sarcasm which I'm not good at telling over online commenting. You're saying it as if he's a video game Easter egg character
@@Bankai_Musashi1 thats how humble & friendly he is. He has a restaurant in Panama and if he's there you'll get to meet him and take pictures. So if your lucky enough to walk by his house and hes outside tell him your a fan and like i said he'll greet you and chat with you for a couple of minutes. You could say the money and fame never got to him.
Wow. Absolutely amazing how much fake BS is spewed by the announcers! They were living in a land of make believe, calling countless shots that just weren't there and never happened; Claiming one fighter is hurt, like it's about to be their undoing, but there was no hit and no injury at all. These fight announcers are straight up L I A R S .
This is why we love the " Sugar Man" ! He won a lot of people over in this defeat. People who thought he was just a product or a pretty face. Ray showed hes a pitbull also. Gets closer evertime i watch!
According to CompuBox, Duran out-landed Leonard 315 to 273 in total punches. Leonard threw 50 punches per round while landing 18. Duran threw 60 per round, landed 21 and won by unanimous decision 145-144, 148-147, 146-144.
@@Bankai_Musashi1He was hurt late into the fight when Duran charged in and ducked but Leonard hit him near the back of the head with the chopping right
El Cholo was built differently. He was a machine with so much hunger for victory. Perhaps the best fighter ever. It was the most natural talented boxer I have ever seen.
![Sugar Ray Leonard vs Wilfred Benitez - Legends of the ring [FULL FIGHT]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WMaolwCp8iA/mqdefault.jpg)
The cardio of both of these guys is insane. Fighting for 45 minutes at a fast pace is crazy.
Man you will never see a fight like this again
@@sherrillraymond7595 Agree
@@ramiroguerrero8413 whatever they paid to see this fight they got their money worth
@@sherrillraymond7595 They sure did
They used coca water dude. Now they test for that
Without question one of the greatest fights of all time.
meh
@@WB-yw4pb u no like!?
Watched it on cable TV when it first came out. I was 18 or 19 that.
@@WB-yw4pb MEH?!
@@holdingcopsaccountable6554 wow no way. They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
6/20/80. The night I was born. My Father was the biggest Duran fan and he used to say "You told me I wasn't gonna see it live" Lol
My sister's birthday is 6-20-64 . She passed away in 2008
So sad😢God bless her@@donaldwhitten2438
6/17/80 here.
Ahh…I remember those times fondly, this fight, Mount St Helens blowing her top off to herald our coming etc etc
@@donaldwhitten2438I am so sorry to hear that, my condolences
Grande Duran....manos de pedra❤
Duran looking like he's about to morph into a werewolf.
LOL, or maybe Charles Manson.
Sugar is the best
So accurate 😂
He's a psycopath.
Leonards overhand rights missed all night. You would think a fighter with this high IQ would have changed up by the 5th round. I don't know what leonard was thinking.
The most talent ever sharing a ring
Two hall of famers
On a skill level you could say this is the greatest fight in history.
Agreed
Agreed
Greatest display of all skills. Despite what people say, there was a lot of moments with out boxing done by both Leonard and Duran
Couldn't agree more. I've never seen a fight this technical.
But, I wouldn't.
That fight had everything skills, speed, heart, IQ
Just legendary
Two of the best to ever do it
@yvans.
Yes a legendary fight. But the IQ was a bit off that night for Leonard. He tried to match Duran at his own game. Nearly pulled it off though. Still a top fight.
Durans style is unmatched to dangerous ferocious I love it
No
Sugar is the best
@@SupriYono-y8fno duran is the best
@@SupriYono-y8fbro that’s just your opinion Duran won this fight
@@mmartista3803and sugar made him quit
@theprez1278 he didn't make anyone quit, Duran didn't wanna carry on
The best fight ive seen . A proper 15 round war .
Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward
Finally!!!
Best welterweight fight ever!!!
Yes indeed
I'll take Hagler -Hearns.
@@fredofromchicago777 that was a middleweight bout.
Hearns v Leonard is my favourite
Hagler vs hearn was at 160 pounds.
When this fight happened the sports world STOPPED
Duran kept crashing Leonard like a drunk driver.
What a fight man, Nothing but respect for these two men.
15 rounds wow
I saw this fight on closed circuit TV with 10 000 other boxing fans. One of my favorite sports memories. I entered as a Leonard fan and exited as a Duran fan.
Wow!
Must've been a great experience.
Closed Circuit was the Pay Per view back in the day.
As you should have , Duran is an all time great . I hot him and Pacquiao as the best ever
Yeah, I also saw it on closed circuit TV at the old L.A. sports arena, had a great time, even though Ray Leonard lost.
🤨
always loved Duran never liked Leonard style but he used his head in the ring!
Duran had so many nuances to his game, especially on the inside but even midrange when coutner punching he had such a deep arsenal. Imagine if he was naturally bigger.
He came up from being one of the greatest lightweights ever
Like ali☝️
He doesn't need to be though. He was already established as one of the 135 GOATs before he came up and did so well, up until way past his prime. Those competitive fights he gave Hector Camacho and Vinny Paz in his 40s are legendary, he arguably won once against each guy too.
@@bryangan2224He was still fighting legends and fighters in their prime in his 40’s or maybe until 50’s? I thought he should have retired after the 80’s since he established himself an all time great and nothing to prove.
@@code44422 that's why he's one of the greatest fighters of all time and a lot of people aren't.
Duran is underrated in the goat conversation
He’s the best fighter I’ve ever seen
@@Kenny0I-z7v Ali is the best I seen in person. Ali -Norton II at the Forum 1973. Ali wins...
Awesome fight of 2 fighters going against each other prime for prime, SRL made the mistake of going head to head with duran rather than his box and move approach and Duran showed that he too had hands as quick as SRL
When I saw this fight I was expecting Lenards to dance in the last 3 rounds.
Duran made him fight that way.. wasn't a " mistake" by Leonard but a proper game plan by Duran
Leonard was actually like that pn his fights,he stops at times to give some bang.
@@Bruins-vq5eyDuran didnt make him fight that way he just wanted to play his game
It has always made me laugh when Wilfredo Benitez is asked who he thought was winning, and he started going on about himself! Then Ferdie Pacheco's like "Yeah, but who do yeah think is winning the fight? LMAO
I've seen this fight so many times, its an absolute classic. Having boxed myself, and knowing the gas you need in the tank. Seeing these two legends going at like that for 15 rounds is insane cardio.
Greatest fighter of all time Roberto Duran,
Keep Bringing the Heat Top Rank 🔥🔥👍👍
🔥🔥🔥
YOU HAD TO HAVE SOME LEGENDARY HEART TO FIGHT THOSE 15 ROUNDERS. MAN OR MOUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE HAD SOME HEART TO FIGHT
The referee keeps hitting Duran glove, but it’s Sugar Ray Leonard that’s holding them there😂😂
this is durans best fight. the smaller man consistently beating the bigger man. both of these guys are all time greats but there is a reason duran is the emperor of the 4 kings p4p he lost to the others but for him to be as competitive as he was with them he proved he was the best. its why duran is in the top ten p4p in almost all boxing experts p4p all time. duran was a master. thats not to take away from the others they were all amazing fighters. wish we had these guys in todays boxing.
this brawl will never be forgotten in boxing history most ferocious brawl I've ever seen.Never a brawl like this shall ever be witnessed in boxing in years to come
That's right
10 years later we had Chavez Taylor, but Taylor was no Leonard. Chavez I think had the ring smarts and toughness to take on Duran.
I love the commentator's emotion in his voice. The excitement..... you don't get that anymore.
Dr Ferdie Pacheco. I'd describe it as hysterical.
@ewooll yessir
Duran came into this fight knowing he could beat Leonard and he did exactly that!!
Duran barely won I could have went either way
In my opinion Leonard should've won
@@sherrillraymond7595 IT should have been a split decision or a draw but sugar ray should have kept his title
Barely
@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq right he should've kept his title they messed over him with the decision
I can't count anymore the amount of times I've watched this beast of a fight.
One of the greatest fights of all time 🥊
This fight was SO much better than the rematch. This here was a FIGHT!
@WB-yw4pb
the best Duran beats the best leonard every time
@WB-yw4pbno ray beats him if he fights his fight...he was a better athlete
This is the best fight in history of Box. The skill of Both is just amaziiing. The Stamina, the will, thr spirit, wow
Duran is the GOAT.
Pound-4-Pound
No he isn’t
He’s definitely in the argument..
Have you seen the second fight ? The GOAT quit, after turning up totally unprepared
@@travellingjack8960
And that’s when we learned the only person who beats Duran is Duran.. lol..
That's the worst beating Ray ever got.
Ray wasn't knock down or out Duran got whipped on also
@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pqFacts it was hard fought fight for both
@@soul2soul4 yes they both gave as good as they got
@@soul2soul4 two hall of famers going at it in their prime 😡
Duran got the better of it, it's ok to admit it Leonard lovers
This is the best fight I’ve ever seen.
What an incredible fight. Still gives me goosebumps after all these years.
This bout is the EPITOME of heart,resolve,endurance and savagery!! 😮
One of the greatest fights ever and what Championships Fights are all about. Two Titans perfectly matched fighting their hearts out for 15 rounds! A True Clash of the Titans!
Crazy part is Duran was slightly out of his prime in this fight
No not yet
Yeah. He was at his prime at LW
Hell no
Could argue it was before Leonard hit his prime .
l actually would agree that this was his prime, moving up in weight and still going toe to toe with leonard speed
I am 26 got into boxing not long ago. This is my first time watching a Sugar Ray Leonard fight. Came after the Dmitry Bivol robbery. And Bivol always mentions him. What a fight. Holy.
Roberto Duran was like the Charles Manson of boxing and Sugar Ray is so soft spoken, smiles allot, but was a DOG in the squared circle. Both men were, and were also technicians. 💯🥊
Good upload i literally couldn't find a good quality of this fight
Duran Duran Duran 🇵🇦 my personal Goat 💙
This may be the greatest win in boxing history. Two, top ten greatest fighters who ever lived fighting in their primes. One, moving up in weight to face his greatest challenge.
An extraordinary fight that should be among the greatest in history. Two great legends who arrived at a crucial point in their careers, Durán with dedication and determination, always fought like a lion and Leonard, showing why he is one of the greatest in history, although here he has been surpassed by the fierceness of Roberto. A bout of those who can rarely be seen.
Fantastic upload!
Its a 40 year’s old fight that’s still interest to watch, they gave it all on the ring 🙌🏿
The counter of Durans it's just amazing, Leonard never could avoid it, what a match 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
duran eyes says it all
Thankyou for putting this up
I remember this fight. When men were men. I had it 9 to 5 and 1 even for Duran. Leonard fought hard and bravely but he got beat up pretty good. Ironically Ray got more respect in this loss than he got for the rematch. The best most violent kinetic chess match I have ever witnessed. Today's fighters simply just don't match up. Guys like Tank or Canelo would do everything to avoid their best opponents. Dare I say modern boxers are now soft??
Who is the current heavyweight champ? Who knows, who cares.
That's B's sugar ray fought a foolish fight he should have boxed Duran like he did in the second fight ☝️🤨
@@lancewilliams4190 I don't
@@lancewilliams4190Tyson Fury, boxing fans
Right 💪🏻
Despite being ferocious, Duran had and exceptional iq
A couple of interesting facts about the undercard of this fight. One boxer, Cleveland Denny, died shortly after his fight that night from injuries he sustained as a result of being knocked out. Also Roger Leonard, Ray's older brother, won his fight and would retire a couple of years later with a final record of 16-1.
GREAT FIGHT! Could have been better, but Padilla got in the way too much.
I have met both boxers. Duran is FUNNY, and Ray is a CLASS-ACT.
Great Referee. You don't see modern day ref's take control and pull guy's hands out of the clinch to force in fighting these day's the way this ref or Mills Lane would. Now we people like Kenny Bayless allowing too much clinching.
Padilla was awful in this fight. Duran would have knocked Leonard out in the second round if Padilla hadn't let him hold on to Duran for dear life. Leonard held throughout the rest of the fight.
Todays boxing analyst are way to quick to praise some of the current champions as being so great. I don’t see a welterweight from the past twenty years that could tangle with these two over 15.
@@slarsp2 loma better than all of them
@@WB-yw4pb loma's 135
Loma never beating Duran in a 15rnd fight m8! 😂
@@thomas_walker both these guys would just walk loma down and wear him out maybe if loma had crazy power he'd win
@@anti6761 yup, loma doesn't beat either guy unless it's like 1995 roberto duran
Back When Men Were Men. 15 Rounds!
Una locura men
Bring back 15rds. Separate greats and all-time greats.
Men are men now, Archie.
No way 15 rounds was too long those last three rounds did irepairable damage to fighters.
@@peterbalac1915
Boxers of today have horrible stamina & endurance to go 15 rounds. Only a few could (Usyk & Crawford)
Duran was the Devil that night that was Sugar Rays worst nightmare.
Duran won fair and square, against a naturally bigger fighter who was in his physical prime. Duran, while still being very formidable here, was in his absolute peak during his LW days.
l actually think this was duran prime, dude was going toe to toe with leonard speed and stamina despite being on a different territory that he was used to
@@kakashihatake6176agreed. I think they were both at their absolute peak here. Leonard had one more prime fight in him with Hearns but you can't fight back to back legends and be the same. Amazing fighters
Duran is the greatest lightweight of all time
Manos de piedra, at his prime, took everything that Sugar Ray had and out punched the boxer. The second fight was a circus, but on this night Duran was king.
It WAS NOT A CIRCUS, it was Leonard turning the table on Duran and he couldn't handle it, HE QUIT AND THEN MADE EXCUSES! Even in the lost Leonard NEVER QUIT!
When Ray has an off night it was "Duran was king". When Duran has an off night it's a "circus". Well, Leonard did far better in his off night than Roberto did ..that's for sure.
@@thumbsaloftDuran didn’t make excuses, his team and boxing fans did and I am saying this as a Duran fan
@@MonkeyDToniProductionsSo did Duran, he said it was because of stomach pain, and then he said it was because he had to lose weight too fast.
@@thumbsaloft Duran always had problems with weight and stuff, that is why he moved to WW in the first place and why he moved from super flyweight to lightweight but weirdly, I heard Ray Arcel excuse him more for it than Duran
the subtle moves by Duran on the in fighting and moving his opponent. to the ropes. Not many fighter can do that today.
Best fight I’ve ever seen.
From beginning to end
@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq exactly these men weren’t backing off and kept charging at each other and gave Montreal a brawl that shocked the world.
@@StillAwake1i suggest you watch Tua vs Ibeabuchi then, youll most definitely like
@@DaDominicanDawg Thanks I’ll check it out
@@StillAwake1 👊🏽
They were both great fighters. Respect them both😊👍👍
Even though Duran won by decision the win would've been more valuable if he would've knocked Leonard out. He was definitely capable of doing it
Leonard had a hard chin,plus a good heart and recovery rate,hard to beat him that way unless Duràn found a way to give Leonard several cuts.
If hearns and hagler couldn't knockout a prime Leonard no one could
WOW, amazing battle!
I go bk & watch this fight every once in a while & it was such an exciting fight that it's almost like watching it for the first time again!
2 real top top class fighters, easily in the top 10 of all time & Duran my favourite fighter! 👏💯💪👊🇬🇧🏴
Amazing to watch two boxers in their prime.
One of boxings jewels 🏆👌👊
Duran being so elusive and counter punching 👑
He's a master one of the best to ever do it
Sugar ray the Best
@@SupriYono-y8f none better 👍
master of clinching
Duran won in canada.. but in Vegas was different .. that fight was from xes .. Duran wasn’t a quitter..
There is only one welterweight in history who could have had a chance to beat either of these guys and that is Ray Robinson.
Duran would have clobbered that patsy
I agree that Robinson could've beaten Duràn,simply too much.
Durans pre fight chat helped draw Leonard into fighting Duran's fighr.
Duran's intensity and hand speed won him this close, but clearly won fight. Leonard never really troubled Duran.
This was a war!! Never see something like this Before.🔥🔥🔥only Rocky.
BULL!
ALI vs FRAZIER I was the war!
There were plenty 15 round wars there's a bunch of 12 rd wars today as well
Duran is so much stronger than he looks it's very deceptive
That's what caught Leonard's team,they thought Duràn was just another stepping stone for their star's title as he was smaller and older,but they didn't this dude would carry his power to super middleweight,thus they made a plan of Leonard taking out Duràn inside 4/5,only to realize it would be a far longer night.
@HaraDuran some people have and eye for this shit as I believe from your comment but I was thinking too he just had balls man and a totally unique style always digging that right uppercut too the body on the way into a clinch no one does shit like that anymore
@HaraDuran he was bigger man in real life...that's why he had to cut alot weight. Ray never got that big
Ray Arcel, Duran's legendary trainer (dressed in white) , trying to sneak a peek at the official scorecard before it was announced (1:04:32).
Lol Freddie Brown and Ray Arcel sharp as always. Knew every trick there was to boxing haha
The fight was very close ray wasn't sure it could have went either way
@@sergioflores9246 so did angelo dundee
I THINK DECITION Came down off the second round & the the drive of Duran agresiveness thrue out the fight on the level LENARD fought DURAN the way he did cause he know DURAN was in his natural weight giving him the advantage so if LEONARD WON fan would say no Duran weight made you win so RAY WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR HES WAS THE BETTER Man for consolation RAY you are the only man i know that Duran 15 rounds in the trench & survive on his feet and thats from the heart with JUSTICE LOVE YOU GUYS FOR ONE OF THE BEST FIGHT SEEN IN MY TIME BEST WISHES ALWAYS🎉🎉🎉🎉
damn them bodyshots by Robby and seeing Rays stomach buckle up😳
Round 13 is crazy! Than you TopRank my favorite fight ever! I thibk maybe only Pryor v Arguello could compare and it was riddled with controversy.
Mano de Piedra Duran the greatest ever! No postfight interview, though?
Pryor seemed he was on speed ,meth whatever that night. Arguello blasted him 4 times and he didnt flinch.
@@fredofromchicago777You can clearly hear Aaron say "pass me that bottle, the one i mixed" in one of the last rounds, don't remember which
Back in 1980, Sugar seemed unbeatable...Duran, at 29, already a crafty veteran, gave Leonard all he could, fought smartly, displayed quick hands, and matched up well against his taller foe. Years later, being a short guy cost him dearly against six foot-two Tommy Hearns.
These announcers are terrible. They kept saying Duran was hurt. My eyes must have been lying to me because I didn't see that.
Right!!👍🏻
huge sugar ray bias imo. the fight was not as close as the commentators seemed to think so. duran clearly won the most rounds
Thank you Top Rank and TH-cam for these classic fights 💯🙏🏽🥊
Those commentators have to be the worst to have ever called a fight The Hands Of Stone was spot-on that night
This was Sugar Ray Leonard’s greatest fight.
l actually really think people should be praising leonard as well, dude was fighting duran style and not only being competitive, but adapting to duran INSIDE fighting, that's a hell of a feat
Hearns Leonard 1
@@kakashihatake6176 yes indeed
True, a lot of people say Tommy Hearns but this fight was it for me
@@sherrillraymond7595 I agree more of a back and forth grind IT out fight
The two announcers were so biased for Leonard. Pathetic.
So was TV and the promoters. SRL got WAY more $$$$$$$ than Duran, too.
leonard was the pretty boy who had a better reputation, thats why, duran put up this demon persona to sell fights
Srl was also the champion, makes sense why he got more money@@milojanis4901
How so they. Called it evenly
@@AnthonyRobinson-dc3pq in the early round the announcers were definitely hyping leonard up because he was the media favorite
Floyd Mayweather Jr, said he could compete with these guys in this era. I don’t think so, these guys were straight up killas out there. This entire division was stacked with knockout artists.
Floyd would get knock tf out #smh
Duran was too much for Leonard..2 fight was crazy and suspicious
I went to Duran's house two years ago and met him on his front porch.
WTF?
@@Bankai_Musashi1yeah u could go to his house and if hes outside he'll greet you. Nice person.
@@Cuauhtemoc3 wait I can't tell if you guys are joking or not. You went to Duran's home & instead of being creeped out or calling the cops he greeted you? This is probably sarcasm which I'm not good at telling over online commenting. You're saying it as if he's a video game Easter egg character
@@Bankai_Musashi1 thats how humble & friendly he is. He has a restaurant in Panama and if he's there you'll get to meet him and take pictures. So if your lucky enough to walk by his house and hes outside tell him your a fan and like i said he'll greet you and chat with you for a couple of minutes. You could say the money and fame never got to him.
Did he teach you any boxing moves? Because he has a habit of doing that lol
Duran a great fighter but leonard showed his greatness fighting Duran's fight for 15 rounds toe to toe
The only bad thing in in this fight is the commentaries. My world… are they bias! I wish there was a version of this fight in ambient sound.
Ferdie Pacheco hysterics.
How are they biased? They acknowledged that Duran was winning the fight throughout.
1970-1990 Boxing at its best!
Two of the greatest fighters of all time 🍻
6:30 when the place went absolute nuts ! You just don’t see stuff like this in boxing hardly anymore
yeah,these commentators were obviously favoring Leonard
Leonard tried going toe to toe in this one, he didnt want to box
He should have boxed Roberto
You mean he didn’t run like a clown
He should have boxed Duran he would have won Leonard fought a foolish fight
@@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438 not this time he stayed in the pocket with the great duran
@@xxlionroarxxxxxxxx4438 he did that in the second fight with Duran and the hagler fight
Arms like pistons from both of them the skill the lack of any dirty tactics the conditioning of both , yes the greatest fight for me
Wow. Absolutely amazing how much fake BS is spewed by the announcers! They were living in a land of make believe, calling countless shots that just weren't there and never happened; Claiming one fighter is hurt, like it's about to be their undoing, but there was no hit and no injury at all. These fight announcers are straight up L I A R S .
Maybe you should start doing it yourself
Or better yet since you know everything, just watch on silent
@@deepdive1338 I know! Maybe you should go outside and play a game of Hide & GFY.
This fight and Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns was two of the Best fights ever. Also Diego Corralas vs Jose Luis Castillo
This is why we love the " Sugar Man" ! He won a lot of people over in this defeat. People who thought he was just a product or a pretty face. Ray showed hes a pitbull also. Gets closer evertime i watch!
According to CompuBox, Duran out-landed Leonard 315 to 273 in total punches. Leonard threw 50 punches per round while landing 18. Duran threw 60 per round, landed 21 and won by unanimous decision 145-144, 148-147, 146-144.
Quit saying Duran is hurt 😂he was never hurt throughout the fight
His defense is underated & he would move weird, I could see why they said so
@@Bankai_Musashi1He was hurt late into the fight when Duran charged in and ducked but Leonard hit him near the back of the head with the chopping right
@@MonkeyDToniProductions maybe he was, I watched about 7 rounds earlier but stopped because I had to run an errand
@@Bankai_Musashi1 Time to watch the rest then. I studied this fight 30 times now
@@MonkeyDToniProductions well it doesn't really matter much, hurting someone once doesn't win you the fight in most cases.
The First Minute of video shows genius of Ray Arcel standing between Leonard and Duran during instructions as if He dosent trust Duran near Leonard.
Thank you
El Cholo was built differently. He was a machine with so much hunger for victory. Perhaps the best fighter ever. It was the most natural talented boxer I have ever seen.
A lightweight whooping a whatever. It does show The Amazing Duran is smaller and Greater!!