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01/16/2008 Archived Entry: "SRR vs. SRL and Generational Prejudice: Part Two"
SRR vs. SRL and Generational Prejudice: Part Two
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
You always say 'I'll quit when I start to slide', and then one morning you wake up and realize you've done slid --Sugar Ray Robinson
A fighter never knows when it’s the last bell. He doesn’t want to face that.
—Leonard
In my recently published book, I included a piece (Chapter 50) on the top 100 fighters since 1950 and had Sugar Ray Robinson a firm number one. Another Sugar, Ray Leonard was number seven and here is what I said about him:
“7. Sugar Ray Leonard’s record was 36-3-1 with 25 KOs. Like Ali, he was equiped with super speed, ability, and charisma. Leonard filled the boxing void left when Muhammad Ali retired in 1981. With the American public in search of a new superstar, he came along at just the right moment. Like Ali, he was another right person for the right time. An Olympic gold medal winner, he was named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s. He won an unprecedented five world titles in five weight classes and competed in some of the era’s most memorable bouts. He won the unofficial round robin of his era by beating Benitez, Duran, Hearns and Hagler which is enough of a platform for entry into any Boxing Hall of Fame. No one could exploit an opponent’s weaknesses better than Leonard and there were few better and more ruthless closers in boxing history.
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