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Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 13:49
by elmersalsa
warriorpoet wrote:SaadOffTheDeck wrote:warriorpoet wrote:Growing up during Leonard's early career,he was one of my favorites.With all his retirements and comebacks(and demands of what size gloves he wanted to wear,ring size,and carefully picked opponents)he became one of my least favorite fighters.He picked the late Hector Camacho as a safe opponent because Camacho was not a big puncher.Whoops,that did not work out too well,Sugar Ray got tko'd in the 5th round!I didn't like The Sugar Ray Robinson comparison either,Leonard had 40 pro fights,Robinson had 200.Sugar Ray Leonard did have some good wins but I think he was very overated!
Nobody hates Leonard more than I, but he was far from overrated. One of the 25 or so greatest fighters in history.
I don't hate Leonard,but looking back at his career I think he was very good but not great!I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
Leonard not great?
He was the best of the 80s!
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 13:56
by elmersalsa
SaadOffTheDeck wrote:The only reason hearns got the fight is because he was widely thought to be finished. It's the same nonsense people try to pull with Tyson/Holyfield. they were both past their best, Hearns just happens to be a stylistic nightmare for Leonard at any point in their careers. Particularly over 12 rounds.
I agree to that... We sometimes do not agree much, but in this case, like sometimes we do, I agree with you 100%. The great Sugar Ray Leonard gave Hearns the rematch because he thought that the great Thomas Hearns was washed up.
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 14:01
by elmersalsa
knockouts67 wrote:Not to Defend Tyson but he never said he would beat Ali or Louis---That is not true at all!
Yes he did. He said in the New York Post back in 1988. I read it. He said "Put Louis and Ali at the same age of 20 when I won the crown and both of them would get knocked out easily"
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 14:23
by drunkenpiper36
elmersalsa wrote:SaadOffTheDeck wrote:The only reason hearns got the fight is because he was widely thought to be finished. It's the same nonsense people try to pull with Tyson/Holyfield. they were both past their best, Hearns just happens to be a stylistic nightmare for Leonard at any point in their careers. Particularly over 12 rounds.
I agree to that... We sometimes do not agree much, but in this case, like sometimes we do, I agree with you 100%. The great Sugar Ray Leonard gave Hearns the rematch because he thought that the great Thomas Hearns was washed up.
Regardless. That doesn't change Leonard's position at the time and frankly I doubt Ray thought of himself as being "prime" either.
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 11:19
by Aftermath
Pernell Whittaker
Oscar de la Hoya
Adrian Broner
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 04:15
by knockouts67
Chris Byrd
Max Baer
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 06:44
by littlepug
junior witter, antonio tarver
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 16:44
by yancey
Macho Camacho
SRL
Ali
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 16:47
by evrenb
yancey wrote:Macho Camacho
SRL
Ali
Lol the anti Ali campaign continues... I see where you are coming from.... You like the blue collar champs and dislike the pretty boy, brash loudmouth right?
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 17:45
by yancey
evrenb wrote:yancey wrote:Macho Camacho
SRL
Ali
Lol the anti Ali campaign continues... I see where you are coming from.... You like the blue collar champs and dislike the pretty boy, brash loudmouth right?
I like my football smash mouth. (big Steeler fan)
I like my fighters primal, but at the same time, clean.
JF epitomized that.
Re: Who are your least favorite fighters?
Posted: 17 Dec 2014, 17:49
by Rexob
Joe Frazier at his peak of course.