Sugar Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns I | ON THIS DAY FREE FIGHT
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- Look back #onthisday at one of the greatest fights of all time, the first fight between #SugarRayLeonard and #ThomasHearns
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Back when the best used to actually fight each other in their prime.
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Hearns never had Legs! His upper strength never supported his Legs!
Beginning of the fight, Leonard on his toes, and Hearns stalking. Later in the fight, Hearns on his toes, and Leonard stalking. Both master boxers.
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It's crazy to think that Ray Leonard was 25 years old and Tommy Hearns was 22. This is still the best fight that I've ever seen in arguably the greatest Welterweight era of all time. 15 rounds, horse haired and foam mixed gloves, same day weigh ins and only 2 titles per division.
Duran/Sugar first fight, more boxing!
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Name me another 22 year old today doing what Hearns did besides Rodriguez
@@vonfields6889 ray made duran quit the second time 🤣 beat the crab out of him him and made him quit what the a disgrace
@@nadermilite5652 No sir,he just "Tag him and ran,"that's all.
This is the first fight I remember in my life. I listened to it from my bedroom as my parents, who had invited my aunts and uncles over (and some others) were all watching the fight. The whole house was full of cigarette smoke and I was lying in bed just listening to the action. My uncles were yelling at the tv, "Come on Sugar Ray, go Sugar Ray, Go!" As I lay in bed, listening to all this action, everybody our in the living room munching on chips, drinking a few beers and hollering at the tv, I knew it must have been great - even though I'd never seen a fight before. I was only 7 years old. I could hear the concern in my uncle's voice during the fight, concern for Sugar Ray. It was obvious to me that Sugar Ray must have been doing not so well, and all my folks were pulling for him. It was so exciting to listen as Sugar Ray pulled the rabbit out of the hat in the 14th, and the whole living room exploded. It wasn't until many years later that I had a chance to see this fight on the internet. It's every bit as great I knew it was.
Nice History
@nerilacruz6316 IKR!
I was young but actually watched it with my mom, brother and sister. It was fun to watch then and even more so as an adult now. Sugar Ray was showing off. 😂 I know he's glad he won.
It was a fantastic era of boxing with so many great champions in all divisions.
You know, in my opinion this is the best fight ever, so much skill ad will, they were both on their very prime, so much strategy and work from their corners. This is the very very best. Youre blowing it son, said a concerned Dundee. Leonard and Hearns gave us a gift. That fight had everyting.
Hard to believe this was nearly 41 years ago. I remember watching this fight, live. One of the best matches, ever.
Yea I was in high school! Long time ago but still remember it so well. Great fight!
Floyd Mayweather vs sugar ray Leonard
You're living a good old life. Bless you.
I was being born
I watched this fight live on TV as a kid and I became a boxing fan that very day. How can you not? I still think this is the best fight ever at Welterweight
The body shots by Leonard were devastating. Hearns had a heck of a jab. Great fight
It made all the difference, Hearns had never been hit that hard before, ever. When Hearns dropped his guard low to protect from Ray's wicked body shots, his head was a prime target. I think that Ray nailed Hearns in the liver with that left hook, must have been extremely painful for Hearns.
Exactly
Many, many years ago saw an interview of Sugar Ray Leonard. He discussed that he would hit the body until the hands came down. Then he would hit the head. Last moments of round 13 and round 14. Tommy's hands were coming down and Leonard started with the right hand to the head. What an era. We could watch Pryor, Arguello, Mancini, Duran, Leonard, Hearns and my favorite Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Leonard was awesome but Hagler just had that something. They were all giants.
You hit the nail on the head. Those 6th and 7th round deep digs to Hearns body paid off in the 13th and 14th rounds. Sugar fractured his ribs with them shots...
Yessir. It was that left to the body in round 6 that opened everything up, and then comes that uppercut. A thing of beauty.
41:10 That flurry from Ray is insane. The thirteenth round and he has so much energy left. The conditioning of Sugar Ray was super human.
Drugs ,steroids,and stimulus !
Mannnn He had that killer instinct beast mode
The devastating overhand windmill by Leonard in the 14th didn't even touch Hearns. The fix was in.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Leonard always seemed to have another reserve when normal people wouldnt. I use to blaim cocaine (cuz leonard isnt my favorite and i think most peoplebelieved he was using it) for his eneregy reserves. But the older i get the more i admire him. I still think he may have used the drug, but not while he was fighting. He just had the heart of a lion. The hitman crammed that 6ft 2" frame into 154lbs. Thats just awesome in its own right. All 3 fights were great
This was the best fight I have seen in the 80's. I cannot stop watching it.
Hearns in particular, but damn they both look huge at welterweight.
What a brilliant era. This is on another level.
I thought the exact opposite, they look like two lightweights with the same day weigh-in.
@@ckobo84I sense a pot belly coming from this comment
no they looked big@@ckobo84
As a boxer myself, this fight is the perfect indication as to why Sugar Ray is my favorite boxer of All-Time.!
Who wins Sugar Ray vs Money Mayweather?
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@@nealmike5490leonard better and bigger too. Floyd is good but i feel he would have get caught with a good one and leonard was hell of a finisher
@@sicariodu9546why everytime you look in the comments of the old boxers they always comparing floyd mayweather to them not even manny but floyd
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc because most of those comment on mayweather weren’t even born during those times. Its the only thing they witnessed .they know is him. Not saying he ain’t good either but the greatest thing he done is money wise. Im not old either but iv been studying those times and i know boxing during those time were different. Guys like mayweather wouldn’t be special. Manny lost against Floyd so is rep went down plus he a small fighter. One thing is that before small fighters weren’t really considered in the top spot in boxing. Heavyweight were the top dogs and the main weight class that everyone would watch because they were monsters. Now heavyweight are kinda ass so little guys took over
Tommy Hitman Herns, Sugar Ray Leonard,Marvellous Marvin Haggler, Roberto Duran what era of Boxing.
absolutely incredible !!!
Even the lesser known guys were good....Wilfred Benitez, Pipino Cuevas, Mustafa Hamsho, John Mugabi, Marcos Geraldo. AND ALL THOSE FIGHTS WERE FREE.
@@gregfalco4528 mugabi and macarso were great fighters
Mike McCallum
Don't forget Benitez
This is the equivalent of Ali v Tyson.... Pele v Maradona....Senna v Schumacher....Hailwood v Rossi, if these two were decades apart the world would have been wondering what if they could have been matched up, but its here right before your eyes, this truly was a meeting of the Titans.
Glad you didn't bring Messi v Ronaldo like these kids today. Pelé v Maradona more spectacular
Yup it really doesn’t get more high level than them at the 147 pound division. Basketball had Magic and Bird. Boxing had Ray and Hearns
Messi vs mbappe World Cup?
And what about Morrison?
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Those flicker jabs from the Hitman so fast and powerful. If only he played it safe but his nature is to go for the kill. Mad respect to both. Sugar Ray was a killer as well.
Both times he got knocked down he wasn't being aggressive.
@@Bub009 people forget that leonard too has a killer instinct
Sugar's left hook to the body towards the end of round six was devastating. It changed the fight. Watch how much Hearns protects his right ribs after that punch.
100% . He got so much leverage into that left hook. And left hooks right near the end, no wonder Tommy didn't complain when the ref stopped it.
That was a crushing body shot.
Agreed. That was a gamechanger.
@ kiowa Horse Only true boxing fans know when the momentum shifts in a fight. That punch definitely changed the fight. Spot on🥊
The way Hearns dropped his hands and grimaced when that punch landed told the whole story.
This is when the 4 kings dominated the boxing world,I’m sure todays boxers wouldn’t get near them,pure legends,RIP Marvelous,
Boxing when it meant something, you paid, you watched, you were in awe, and it DELIVERED.
AN ERA LONG GONE NEVER TO RETURN.
Leonard later said seeing Hearns start to move and box impressed him a lot
Man, Hearns in the early rounds was the pinnacle of boxing. You can't be better than that.
He was a nightmare! Speed, power, height, stamina, athleticism
It was a 15 round fight which Hearts had little experience
@@calvinmlangeni4795 I think that Tommy would have been a problem in any era.
UNLESS your name is Marvin Hagler
@@anthonymcken6050 Without a doubt. A monster of a boxer that would've been trouble for anyone.
One of the greatest fights I’ve had the pleasure to witness. The two best welterweight champions clashing when both still in their prime. Both excellent boxers and very skilful. This was a high level technical fight, not one clinch in the whole fight. There’s were bombs and lightning combinations thrown from both fighters, and plenty of back and forth. As the rounds went on Sugar was clearly the stronger, and once he got Tommy going, he didn’t let him off the hook. The finish was dramatic and.the fight is one of the most memorable and exciting fights to grace our screens. Two Legends.
I saw that, didn't see hearns in control of the fight ever
I have to agree with that analysis, Bassman 1000. Leonard had figure out what to do with Tommy's height and reach. Ordinarily, Ray would have been more aggressive, but had to be mindful of walking into Hearns' powerful right hand. Unfortunately for Tommy, Leonard was a really smart, crafty fighter. He also had a better chin, superior cardio/stamina as well as speed/accuracy. He would need all of these things to beat a young "Cobra." This was truly like a battle between a Cobra and a Mongoose.
This was a great fight however I disagree ! Hagler vs Hearn’s was the greatest fight of all time! And sugar ducked 🦆 hagler!
Sugar did not really duck Haggler. Don’t forget Leonard was prime at welterweight.
U know your old when u remember watching it live 41yrs ago . Hearts always brought his "A" game
Tell me how was it
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Suga showed us all something new in this fight. He showed that when he was behind on points and needing a KO, that he could sit down on his punches and get an all-time top fighter like Hearns up outta there. Walking down The Hit Man and going through all those heavy shots was not ever gonna be an easy thing to do, especially with a detached retina and a swollen shut left eye. No one ever questioned Leonard's heart or chin again after this Epic encounter between these 2 Legendary Titans of the sport. ("You're Blowin' it Kid!!" -Angelo Dundee)
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His retina wasn't detached at this time but, his eye was swollen shut!
I believe it’s spelt “sugar”. Good God the Democratic teachers union has failed our children miserably. lol
The retina didn't become detached until, he started training for Roger Stafford! So that means, it actually happened while in preparation for the upcoming bout with Stafford and, not in a fight...like a lot of people (haters) would like to believe!
Remember watching this fight and everyone was on their feet from start to finish. We all thought Leonard was done and fans were cursing and screaming for him to get going all of Palmer Park MD was behind Leonard and when those body shots started taking Hearns down fans went crazy. Never will see boxing like this anymore. Truly two of the best going at it toe to toe.
You must never seen a Errol Spence JR fight 🦈
@@mooniemusictv No offense, but this fight is old school banging right here. Leonard and Hearns we're going to town on each other. Ray was behind on all the cards and Hearns was giving him fits. You know that you were loosing when your corner yells out your blowing it!!! It took everything Sugar Ray had to come back and win this fight. New school fighters are good, but old school fighters fought wars in the ring.
@@mooniemusictv I have and they are still all time greats they would for sure give him a lot of problems if they were here today both would and prolly beat him the height speed power and size of hearns would be to much I think but maybe not and I think srl power movement and combinations would be something he hasn’t experienced yet and tbh ey wouldn’t go away like other opponents they had chins I think the equivalent of this fight today in terms of the best of the best will be Spence and Crawford and I think it’s 50/50 but I think Spence has more power and I think he can hurt Crawford I think Crawford can win Also tho he’ll of a fight and can’t wait
Leon Whitted Great story/perspective Bro! Thanks for sharing. On the other hand, as a Detroiter I remember not being able to see the fight. (Couldn't have been ppv way back then?) But anyway we had to rely on recounts of "rich" friends who had seen it and I remember being heartbroken when they said Leonard "knocked Hit Man out of the ring .... twice"! It was reported like it was Rocky vs Apollo. I couldn't believe it but several reports confirmed the exaggerated truth. I was so hurt< I didn't even want to watch it when it became available to us peasants months later. lol
@@wanderlustly313 It was actually close circuit TV and had to pay $25.00 to watch it and arena was packed and money was being bet everywhere.
That's unbelievable that two boxers of such level of mastery appeared to have only a few years of age difference and lived in the same country. And the fact that there was not only two of them just blows my mind. US's had so many great boxers, in my opinion it's a greatest boxing land so far.
There are other options available to kids these days. Football, basketball, baseball, and hockey are all sports where you can earn a 7 or 8 figure paycheck and not die of a brain disease at age 60 (well maybe not football). Also, when I was young, we had free boxing on tv every week. Pay per view has actually taken access to the sport away from kids, so there are fewer fans and less young people wanting to be fighters in America.
Foundational Black Americans have the best boxers on earth. People don't look at it that way but it's the unspoken truth.
@@mentlinc we are the best athletes period! No need to apologize! All lands and ppl have their strengths, black ppl excel at athletics!
@@mikewilkins2030 Yes, we do excel at athletics. 'But keep in mind that for over two centuries in this country it was against the law to teach Black people to read or write. We could ONLY participate in sports.
@@lindametchie3239 I agree. Not saying that’s all we excel at. Just stating that black ppl from all lands are gifted in athletics!
SRL had it all. You could see that from his amateur days. Definitely one of the top 3 boxers of all time.
He did not have Hearns' height, reach or raw power. But he was superior to Tommy in too many other ways; chin, endurance/cardio, defense, speed and ring smarts. Tommy's height and reach had him ahead in this fight. But Ray's mastery of the sport and overwhelming array of skills finally stopped the Cobra.
@@DrSeuss-nv9hw i loved to watch him box the minute I saw him in Montreal. He was just so silky fluid and yet hard as nails. A once in a generation fighter.
As an aside, I am not American and no longer watch the Olympics, but I miss the days of the US and Cuban Olympic boxing teams. They always had some extra special fighters that were so exciting
Sport, particularly boxing, used to be well worth watching then.
Nothing to say except 15 ROUNDS of boxing! Those were the days of some great fights!
Ngl 15 rounds r kinda boring. Love me a knockout in the 6th round
@@saneldacic6143 Nah 15 rounds is hype
The percussion of Ray’s finishing body shots was astounding. Absolutely rattling power and velocity.
Yeah it's painfull to watch. Ask Roberto Duran.
Very underrated power and chin. Ray was also one of the smartest boxers ever. He had a problem with Hearns' height/reach advatage. But Leonard figured it out and had too much stamina and a better chin than Tommy.
@@DrSeuss-nv9hwspot on! I think its bc of Sugar's baby face and slender body that everyone that did not experience his punch first hand always seem to look past. Dude must have had ungodly core strength bc you could see when he found a home for a power hook to the body what it did to grown men. Plus he has always had incredible stamina.
Recuerdo ver esa pelea con mi padre eso me lleva a mi niñez que grande eran esos guerreros
Cuando el boxeo si era boxeo 100% calidad
The golden era in boxing. The cream of the crop 🥊🥊
One of the hardest things to do is to recover from throwing big missed shots
Hearns made Leonard do this several times early. Incredible he came back to win.
One of the best fights ever...that stopage still breaks my heart...
The Cobra vs. The Mongoose. Tommy Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard.
Hearns was going out.
Just a great, great fight! Both men were easily among the best of their era and as thrilling a fight this was, there weren't many fights either was in that wasnt great !
Sugar Ray Lenard had the highest ring IQ of any era. Both were great fighters!
Higher than Mayweather? Please lol
@@JohnSmith-su3ze hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahlolz
100% agree. He displayed it in this fight. He had to deal with Hearns' height, reach and power. He was on his bicycle early, giving away rounds. By the end of the fight, it was Hearns on his bicycle, peddling and trying to survive. Also, Ray had superior stamina, chin, defense and speed. In the end, the sum total was too much.
@@JohnSmith-su3ze Ray fought fighters in their prime.. Floyd avoid prime fighters until they were past the prime or way before their prime
@@ericjones4776 don’t agree with that.. Canelo was 23 years old and floyd was 36 lmaooo😂… wtf are you talking about sir Canelo was definitely in his prime when he fought Floyd
"I don't believe THAT!!! AH NO!!! Hearns was way ahead on points"... yep then he was out on his feet. Good stoppage.
I agree with both opinions on the stoppage. I think it was too early, but I also believe that Tommy really was defenceless at that point, so in the end, the ref did the right thing. What did Tommy say after the fight? Either way I am grateful to be able to watch this fight when it is -22 Celsius in Calgary.
The lapse by the referee in not calling a knock down to make for three 10-8 Leonard rounds needs to be factored in. I rated Sugar Ray as the P4P of the era.
I think the ref stepped in too quickly, but Ray was probably going to knock Hearns out anyway.
Horrible stoppage. He was not out.
He was still on his feet and blocking punches,it was a terrible stoppage for me.
Ray had the fastest hands and feet in boxing. A master counter puncher, and he was always in amazing shape.
Fantasy fight, Ray vs Mayweather, both in their prime, both at the same weight
@@jimquantic he fought one Mayweather already
Fastest hands and fastest feet?? That would be Pacquiao
@@destinator7741 noway Sugra Ray all day
@@jimquantic ...Both Leonard and Hearns would beat Mayweather Jr. Leonard would figure Jr. out, just like he did with Sr. Simply fighting defensively wasn't enough to beat Hearns. You had to HURT him or he would HURT you. Jr. is fortunate he fought in the era he did.
Seems like this legends were kind of friends, they are both enjoying the bout, look like they had passion on this kind of game, very excellent on it.
One of if not the greatest fight in boxing history
Best fight I've ever seen in boxing, adjustments after adjustments; counter-adjustments made too. This was a different level of athleticism, skills & fundamentals all bundled up into 2 fighters. Watching this fight made me realize how dangerous Hearns was to ANY era of welterweights, & how great Leonard was to defeat such a monster. I would only wish to see history repeat itself with a modern fight at it's best timing that I can watch live & appreciate.
The days of the best fighting the best in their primes are over…unfortunately.
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I couldn’t agree with you more but I’m also sorry to say to you that your NEVER going to see a modern fight like this nowadays because all the top fighters are SCARED of each other PERIOD.!!!!!!! Chumps
@@Toesucker26 okay thanks
2 all time greats in the ring
Some SRL moments
10:03 great right hand
19:52 left hook to the body
20:40 reads Hearns right hand and counters
21:58 again with hard body shots
41:05 right hand that led to the quick combination
44:49 TKO
Those shots had brutal power behind them. Any average person would be knocked out.
Amazing
41:05-41:25 was a thing of beauty. That was a 25 punch combo
Confirmed
@@Skankhunt-wl5jy Yeah, Davey Pearl said...that's why he stopped it cause, Hearns hadn't thrown "nothin" back and, he thought if he had let it continue, Ray Leonard could Have possibly killed Hearns! Of course...Hearns didn't think so! 🤭🤭🤭(The false pride of the fighter.)
Que clase de pelea, en ningún momento se abrazaron los peleadores, solo cuando Hearns se sintió tocado en el round 13 se abrazo, Oero en toda la pelea los dos fueron muy valientes, que grandes peleadores y guerreros, gracias por compartirnos y dejarnos ver estás grandes peleas de dos monstruos del boxeo universal.
sugar ray is one of the best boxers ever. His heart is massive.
Most obnoxious person ever
Leonard was like Ali. So skilled that the announcers had no idea what they were doing!
Leonard was basically Ali at welterweight. He has beaten them all!
To me, it looks like the announcers we’re slanted for Tommy Hearns. They totally ignored some of Ray’s better punches or they didn’t see them.
ali and leonard were ninjas to me
@@Tahquitz Rooney always down played Leonard... His old hating ass
That left hook to the body in the 6th round by Sugar changed the fight
I'm a kind a Thomas Hearns fan , but Sugar ray is a hard puncher he borns with a gift.
Kind a 🤷🏻♂️
Neither Mayweather, Haney, Spence, Thurman, Broner, Porter, Benavadeis, Crawford, Jarron Boots, none of these in 147 pounders today could beat these two... Not one that's right I said it....Ole School
😂 It’s ok to give credit to both generations
@1Chosen337 we give them credit but they can't fight like these guys.
Yes. It's true.
One of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen in boxing!!! Big up to these two legends, very truly an inspiration!
I don't think there was ever a harder round fought in Pro boxing, than round six of the Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi fight.
Its the speed and snap of the punches of both men it makes you shudder their a few champs now that would of had big problems with them boys .they kept up an unreal pace and if you notice they didn't hold the whole fight
@@martinmunnelly5475 bruh, i miss tassels on boxing shoes
@@BobbyOfEarth have you seen evander holyfield vs riddick bowe ?
Anche per me grandissimo match..il migliore degli anni 80
19:54 that left to the body changed the fight even more than the uppercut. Hearns protected his ribs on that side the rest of the fight, opening up the head.
That left hook took Tommy’s soul and even manny steward said it was that left hook Tommy never really recovered from
#facts
There are rumors about hearns condition before the fight, that he had broken ribs or something to that effect. I don't think it's valid but that's what I heard.
@@sleazyfellow also heard that Hearns had overtrained, Leonards trainer Angelo Dundee noticed that his legs were looking shaky by the 12th round. A sign that Hearns was running out of gas.
Right to the jaw did it.
El tiempo pasa tan rápido que cuesta creer que han transcurrido más de 40 años de esta pelea, una de las mejores que ví en mi adolescencia, tenía 13 años para ese entonces, gracias Leonard, gracias Hears por tan bello espectáculo, se les recuerda con mucho aprecio. Dios los siga bendiciendo
Leonard flotaba en el.ring que calidad.. el jab de hearn un látigo.. que calidad de boxeadores enfrentándose en su mejor momentos los 2
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Para mi Leonard correo mucho no quería arriesgar muy pronto era muy rápido los dos pero nunca me gusto sugar ray el quería mostrar se nada más y después cuando él está bien comido en el ring para ganarle confianza al rival es cuando el se empezaba a castigar con todo pero no antes de crecer la confianza! Era bueno pero creo q para mi los tipos de hoy como el tank Davis o el Filipino many paquiao les much más rápido que sugar ray Leonard!!
I think by far I saw this fight like some one said whenever I was like 14 years old ppv ofc gray two best fighters but sugar ray liked to gain control by gaining confidence off of his rivals the he wouid once he felt comfortable with u he goes after u not b4 ur if he fought manny or the Oscar de la Hoya idk w think that sugar ray Wouid of lost all of them fight with them todays world ! I loved watching all the fights back the tommy h was my favorite so was haggler what’s body ! 😊
Sr gabriel yo tenia 13 igual parece mentira ya n40 años
As far as I'm concerned, Sugar Ray Leonard is the best boxer of all time. Master strategist. Best technical fighter. Speed. Precise punches. And fought guys who ideally should have spanked him, but he rose to the occasion to win. Fought Duran, Duran's style and loss by decision. Fought Duran his style and humiliated him. Out staminaed Hearns. Out boxed Hagler.
Simply the GOAT!
I most definitely got Sugar Ray Leonard in my top 5 of the best of all times. Matter of fact I got Sugar Ray Leonard at number 5, Terence "Bud" Crawford at number 4, Muhammad Ali at number 3, Floyd Mayweather Jr. at number 2, and Sugar Ray Robinson at number 1.
@@kobiecamp1134I am not sure if Terence Bud Crawford would stand a chance against Sugar Ray Leonard. I guess even Carnelo would defeat him.
One of the best fights ever. Hands down
Fascinating how the dynamic of this fight developed. Early rounds Hearns stalking, looking for the KO punch, Leonard dancing,
constant lateral movement. After Ray hurts Tommy in the sixth the roles are completely reversed. Sugar becomes the hunter,
and it`s Tommy who begins constantly moving ( away from Rays power).
I remember this fight live. Amazing how much energy and stamina Ray Leonard had.
1995 brother here and just gotta say that i really like watching old boxing fights
This is the epitome of boxing Two of the greatest boxers of all time going at it with impeccable technique and boxing skill.
Man I swear these 2 fighters would knock out any of today’s middleweight or super middleweight boxers.
Facts
Absolutely! Both would put Money May to sleep! 🥊🥊
Well, Sugar Ray Leonard knocked out Donny LaLonde, a natural light heavyweight, in the 9th round of their fight.
To be fair, I think GGG can take just about anything, even Tommy`s right hand.
@@bontrent4521 He can take a lot, but a clean shot from that right could drop a rhino.
Que época más grandiosa del boxeo,que recuerdos cuando veíamos éstas verdaderas batallas de grandes boxeadores.Los 80" fue la década de las grandes estrellas del boxeo y que nos tocó ver!!!
The greatest display of skill in boxing history.
I remember watching it live via closed circuit. Watched it in full again now, so many decades later. What an era, and weight class it was then. This fight had it all. Hearns was the aggressor for about four rounds. Then the master took over. :)
Thomas hearns knew he was the better fighter but body punching catching up with u
Ray knew he had a weak chin. He was just setting him up for power shots. He was a master. Hearns wasn't a better fighter. Not even close.
@@addemup It surely was. The Welterweight division, and what mix there was up or down a weight class, was probably the best division ever in the history of boxing in the decade of the '80's and early '90's. So many excellent fighters who could beat the crap outta each other :)
@@keithragland6404 ...Hearns had the nearly unbeatable advantages of height, reach and power. But he wasn't the better fighter. Leonard possessed superior ring smarts, chin, cardio/endurance, defense/reflexes and speed (no one was faster). It was the Cobra vs. the Mongoose. You know who usually wins.
@@petersd314...please, Hearns was waaaaay better fighter than sugar ray leonard. Tommy couldn't take a punch, he was too dam skinny. sugar ray took punches better.
One of best welterweight fights in boxing history. A real chess match
This fight caused me goosebumps . Watching this i felt like i was right there . Wish i witnessed at this match.
This era with Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Hagler etc they filled in well the gap left by the heavyweights after Ali retired. These men worked hard.
41:13 fastest combo I’ve ever seen
In the 13th round nonetheless
SRL became an animal when he smelt blood
The stamina and endurance on these guys man! Where the hell did Sugar get that burst of energy, he must really have to dig deep down inside him to get that fire out
Chemically induced burst of energy. Leonard was chemically juiced. But you knew that
Folks were much healthier back then. They wernt forced to take so many poison potions, allegedly to protect them. Plus - They didnt have so much wireless radiation, And their food and water was natural (no chemicals , nor poison potions/ meds added). And their air wasnt filled with heavy metal .
Thats why sugar ray , and all folks were much stronger and healthier back then. Thats why he has all that energy. Plus he allegedly was taking some energy drugs according to the last comment, but I dont remember hearing that before.
Heart is what it's called my man. "HEART"!.
And, give some credit to Angelo Dundee by telling Sugar, "You're blowing it kid!"
@@jg6698 no he wasn’t
@@cade9173 major coke head. Dundee looked the other way while corner men powdered him. Very slick production
23:31 the way Muhammad Ali was looking you can tell how great the fight was
both great fighters that was masterclass 👏 just wow
In the crowd
Madre mia que pelea, en mi humilde opinión está en las mejores 5 peleas de la historia
When Ducking Didn’t exist the Best Fought the Best Fighters now just want the pay check and call them self the best without the resume to back it up
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@BoxSengh that’s exactly what I’m saying this his first real test for me Shawn ain’t a bum
@BoxSengh of course I have bud beating shawn But I’m just saying this his Real Test in My opinion every Fighter he Fought looked like a mismatch every fight he’s been in he just looked better
@BoxSengh thanks
Preach!!
These fighters of today are all talk
Ray Sugar Leonar en su mejor momento puede considerarse el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos.
Tenía una gran ofensiva nunca lo había visto pelear y vaya que sabia pelear, incluso el otro me sorprendió la paliza que le dió a Duran pero Sugar Ray Leonard si que sabía boxear increíble
El mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos es don Ramón 😂
no doubt!!
I’m here it’s July 28th 2023 tomorrow Errol Spence vs Terrence Crawford brought me to watch this legendary fight before they fight!!!!!
Yo era un niño cuando miraba las peleas de Sugar era tremendo boxeador una leyenda lo admiro y ahora esta pelea me hace regresar a mi niñez wow que hermosura de pelea hoy diciembre 28 del 2023 puedo ver este pelea y la volvere a ver en el 2024 ❤ y seguira siendo un espectáculo
No como ahora el boxeo es corrupcion es una vergüenza nada que ver con aquellps tiempos cuando de verdad peleaban asta dejar los dientes flojos y los ojos cerrados de los golpes de poder 😮
THE GREATEST FIGHT I HAVE EVER SEEN....TO THIS DAY
Never seen a fight with so much high level boxing skills , had it all. True greats. Tommy was my favourite but Sugar ray Leonard was the best fighter I've seen to this day.
Nothing like old school boxing 💯
Leonard's boxing was homage to Ali, he moved in a very similar manor and had exceptionally fast hands, stick and move and this technique was exactly what was needed this fight. Leonards stamina and hands speed in 13 and 14 rounds was something else. Hearns gave him one hell of fight and showed he had many facets to his boxing. Both Great Champions
What a fight. Hearts was out. Didn’t know where he was. Came back. But Ray knew. Ray worked the body and waited. The commentators didn’t really talk about that but Ray chipped away at Hearns, weakened him. A real chess match. Man, can Tommy use the ropes. Surprising how well Ray took all those excellent jabs. Just a class fight all around.
The ref knew Hearns wasn’t the gonna go down unless it was 6ft under 😭
One of the greatest fights in boxing history
One of the greatest fights of all time. And two of the top 3 welterweights of all time. Only SRR is ahead of Leonard and Hearns in my opinion.
The late 70s and beginning of the 80s was really the golden era of the welterweights, maybe the best era of all time at any weight class.
A boxing classic.
Great fight, and a huge win for ray! No secret that Tommy was the grim reaper of the division at the time🥊🔥
Sugar Ray Leonard is one of my all time favorite human beings.
I wish we could have another golden age of boxing. Unfortunately I guess we’ll have to still watch all the old gems.
It's crazy how they changed 15 rounds to 12 rounds. Sometimes the best part of a match is in those 13-15 rounds.
I do agree, but I'm sure as your aware they cut it down to 12 because most of the deaths in the ring where happening due to exhaustion, then getting smashed with a hard punch..
Certainly made for entertaining fights though
@@mrg6185 If he dies, he dies.
-Ivan Vasilyevich Drago🤪
@@doc.sk8erdie286 easy to say from the safety of your couch
Yes but those rounds were when boxers were taking the most damage. I watch Pryor-Arguello 1, Bramble-Mancini 1 and the Thriller in Manila, and I agree that fights simply had to come down to 12 rounds.
Ou can thank Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim for that.
This is when boxing was about greatness n not just money ... The best boxer of all time right there . Leonard ... Why? cus he had it all he can box he can hit he can take a punch he was fast . And most important just like in this fight he fought the best of the best on their prime ... Some people say Mayweather but nah . I take nothing away from Mayweather but just cus he retired undefeated doesn't mean he never lost ... A couple of fights were given to him ...
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Sugar had a few given to him too buddy, Mayweather had 1 dodgey decision against Castillo but rematched and won convincingly
@@turkyish 👍💯🆗👍👍👍
Mayweather.wouldve beaten leanard aswell
@@dipchips34garvis68 i dont agreed with that but thats ur opinion and i respect that... but i dont think Mayweather would of have beaten tommy hearns like sugar did so with that been sed i dont think he would have pass Leonard. Leonard had the speed the power and the skill . Mayweather has the skill n he can take a punch i give him that but that's about it
Ohhh, I remember this fight!… blew my mind back in the day, one of the best fights I’ve seen… they were both WARRIORS!
amazing fight! and you can see Ali in the crowd!
41:09 might have been the most impressive set of hooks I’ve ever seen in my life got damn
Well said
He became a punching bag
Leonard goes in ultra mode when he knows you're hurt
And they said no knockdown lmao
What an amazing fight! Both men Deserve all the respect in the world!
Sugar Ray danced around like Ali, really reminds me of him R.I.P. the Goat👑🐐
In my opinion this was the best ERA in boxing for welterweights and middleweights like them of the day it's too much ducking and fighting one time a year 💯
Pound for pound, the greatest boxer ever is Sugar Ray !
Robinson i agree
Duran is the greatest ever but Ray is at worst 3rd
@@cade9173 Duran is the best lightweight ever and one of the best middleweights ever but if we are talking p4p Robinson was the slickest fighter of all time.
Marvin Hagler will forever be the baddest and greatest of the 4 kings
@@CoachCarter102 yeah agree with you there but who goes second in your opinion.
¡Una de la mejores peleas de la historia!
Grew up in the era of Sugar Ray , The Hitman , Marvellous Marvin and Roberto Duran .As a passionate boxing fan no better times .
I was age 19 when I watched this fight. The is still to date for me, the greatest welter weight fight of all time.
Duran vs Leonard 1 best ever
My favorite boxing match ever
Say what you want but Sugar Ray vs Mayweather is the best generational crossover fight we could of ever seen!
The announcers were criticizing the referee Davey Pearl for stopping the fight, but it was clear Hearns was suffering extreme long term damage from being hit nearly defenseless at that point in the fight, and even given the era, it seemed the right decision to me even when I watched it back in the day (when it came to regular tv).
I said it all the time the Ray would have knocked them out if they didn't stop the fight he had no legs the 13th round the greatest round ever in boxing
@@anthonypoindexter6223With the advances in neurosciences, nobody today would have questioned the stoppage. The 13th Round was one of the greatest rounds ever in boxing - if like you and me you're a big Ray Leonard fan. Hearns fans might have other ideas!
Welterweights just don't move like those two did compared to those in this decade of ours considering this fight was set for 15 rounds. What a pace, and two belts on the line. And Its a hell of a reflection of all the great fighters that preceded both Ray and Tommy because in their fighting youth I'm guessing there was only one belt on the line.
If we are never to be rid of all these sanctioning body's we have any time soon , then i would propose that all unification fights from now on are set for 15 rounds as a compromise.
@PJ Rivera ; Not sure about that. I would say that fighters back then from the beginning of the gloved era were mentally tougher than those of today in particular because they fought more often in a single year , and sometimes more than twice in one month. Scars were not given time to heal , and skills yet not refined. But we can exclude those fighters like Jack Johnson , Benny Leonard , and later Willie Pep from the equation. Your always going to get fighters way ahead of their time's in terms of their skills over others of their own decade.
I would say fighters of today are under better management and are more nourished, and are generally paid better all around. And Its easy to assume that skills evolve over time because of knowledge passing from trainer to trainer , but at the same time its easy to assume that some of those skills could well be lost before fights were recorded on film.
However on reflection i would say that the fighters of today *ought* to be superior
than those of yesteryear , but not as mentally hardened or challenged.
@PJ Rivera ; Yep , that's because of all those dangly belts hanging around their waists. A three time whatever champion today wouldn't mean jack to those of yesteryear. And if they have a LOSS on their records , they loose their marketing appeal. I mean all the greats lost , that's what made them great because they reversed it.
Also humanity is growing taller. The prime middleweight division has now become the supermiddleweight division because the average person is getting taller.
Look at 'AJ' for example. Cannot feint , cannot understand what or why the need to feint is so important. He's too methodical. Sometimes the trainers have to let them loose , you cannot train a grizzly to be a bunny.
We have to do away with them b'stard belts 👍
@PJ Rivera ; Yes the WBA have become a joke now, and they are cheapening themselves with all of those belts that they keep dishing out.
@PJ Rivera no just smarter brain damage isnt fun coming from a boxer
Absolutely right. Today fighters are more flatfooted. And even if they are busy with movement - they lack this monster skill like shown in this fight.
One of my favorite fights of all time
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Mines too I didn't realize till recently but it was Sooo Beautiful the way they just started floating and stinging...Pure Classic
My favorite boxing match ever
Man I miss the 15 rounds fights, they truly revealed who the best fighter was
just watched this for the first time with no idea of the outcome. probably one of the best fights i've ever seen, top ten for sure. my eyes were glued the entire fight, what a fight gentlemen.
I remember watching this fight I think on Qube. I have never been so excited in watching a fight. It was unbelievable.