Boxing Masterclass - Sugar Ray Leonard

Highlights of Sugar Ray Leonard's legendary clash with the great "Hands of Stone" Roberto Duran in their 2nd fight.

Sugar Ray Leonard - Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Leonard competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes. The fight in which this video is showcasing is the highly controversial "No Mas" fight in New Orleans. In the closing seconds of the eighth round, Durán turned his back to Leonard and quit, saying to referee Octavio Meyran, "No Más" (English: "No more"). Leonard was the winner by a technical knockout at 2:44 of round eight, regaining the WBC Welterweight Championship.

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haNZAgod

[goooch]

Absolutely loved watching Sugar Ray Leonard, his lightning speed phenomenal.

[SOLE_II_SOUL]

One of my father’s favorite boxers. Leonard was smart, tactical, charismatic and knew how to fight if it came down to it.

[shinnokcentaur]

One of my favorite boxers of all time!

[lukekenyon]

SRL has one of the most impressive resumes in boxing history! He beat Hearns, Benitez, Duran, Hagler, Kalule. He fooled the public by acting like a golden boy, he was an absolute savage in that ring!

[BoxingLife]

Leonard was in a total flow state that night, just everything was on point. Not to mention it was Duran who was in front of him! The bolo punch was also a thing of beauty!

[nubianpwr]

Pure Poetry😎 Sugar Ray Leonard is one of my favorites of all time🙏🏾

[myfamiliar]

The part at 2:35 where he's effortlessly dancing back and forth and Duran can't hit him is just mesmerizing.

[AnfoMerc]

I used to deliver his paper when I was 12 at Westchester Park. 1980-81. I got a few pointers from he and his kids. We from PG County are mighty proud of him.

[Kormac]

One of the greatest performances ever. Complete victory on every level.

[patrickbrowne]

He broke Duran DOWN..mentally as well as physically! Duran had gone EIGHT YEARS without a loss and had won over FIFTY FIGHTS IN A ROW until Ray beat him, so this was a historic accomplishment. I saw the fight live (on pay per view) back in 1980 and when Duran said those famous words “no mas” and quit, the crowd was in total disbelief. That (along with his first fight with Thomas Hearns) was Sugar Ray’s greatest fight. I believe that he was the greatest welterweight of all time!

[walterevans]

Sugar Ray Leonard’s skill was EXTRAORDINARY…His mobility, evasiveness, footwork, broken rhythm and ability to see openings fast and to go through them was unmatched…This was the ‘No mas ‘ (no more) fight with Duran. Duran was a really aggressive animal rugged fighter but Sugar Ray just never let him use it…He outpointed him in skill and in the end just frustrated Duran to the point of driving him mad to quit because he was making him look so silly in missing that it was humiliating for him. Leonard messed with him psychologically as well as tactically.

[thecoolcreativebuildchanne]

I'm so proud to say that I got to meet my all time favorite celebrity/sports star on a few occasions throughout the years. He came to my hometown of Albuquerque, NM right before the Hearns fight I believe, when I was just 16. I knew what hotel he was staying at, and decided to try a phone call. It's so unbelievable that his wife at the time, Juanita, answered the phone and was so nice, that she actually put him on. He was extremely nice to me, even though I was bothering him in his private time. Not many superstars would actually even get on the phone. But he talked to me for about 15 minutes and invited me to a gym he was going to be at later that day, but unfortunately I didn't have any transportation. But I did finally meet him a couple other times in the late 80s and early 90s. Such a nice, kind man, when he could have just said hi and bye really quick. Now he actually leaves messages for my 2 little nephews from time to time! Just really wanted to share these memories with everyone about the great Sugar Ray Leonard!!🥊🥊

[nyterpfan]

Leonard had 2 things really working for him in the rematch. 1) The ring was HUGE--21 X 21--(that's a VERY large ring--perfect for Sugar Ray to utilize his speed and movement.) 2) Duran blew up to almost 200 lbs. after the first fight and had about 2 and 1/2 months to get down to 147, which HAD to have sapped a lot of his energy. No excuses though--Leonard stayed in top shape--Duran let himself go--that's entirely on him and his management (or lack thereof.)

[chriszenko]

I miss those days of the 80s when fighters didn’t duck anyone and fought each other in their prime

[mojo]

wow excellent song
flows nicely with the footage

[STRYKERofKnuckleStriking]

@2:37 notice how frustrated Duran got with the mastery-level footwork of Leonard. Duran was reacting the entire fight. Letting Sugar Ray Leonard dictate the pace but also the flow, of the entire orchestration. He had no answer for Leonard's flow. Instead of initiating from time to time, Duran kept following, being hypnotized by Leonard's dancing and prancing that work ever so sweetly to his advantage. Duran had a hard time cutting off the ring because he s so "flat-footed".

The "jack-Dempsey-Shuffle" would have done wonders against Sugar Ray Leonard. It' the only way to time it properly, and cut off the ring on such a crafty dancer like Sugar Ray Leonard. Thank you for ALL the uploads throughout the years, it has been very entertaining. You pick the perfect clips too. I appreciate you. One Love! Peace be with you.

[stayfused]

Awesome as always💯love this format as well🔥🔥🔥always nice to see more of each fight in your style

[clivebond]

He could dance around that ring, so elegant and superb foot movement.

[AlanM]

I remember that “no mas “ moment, amazing.

[BeniPress]

Both (!) fighters had a speed and power up to the last round, just incredible, an inspiration for any young boxer all over the world.
What a great performance!