He also is Canada's biggest advocate of helping children who were victims of child abuse and donated tons of money for that cause. Lalonde was a victim of child abuse as well.

He's been such a good man over the years. I should have mentioned this. Thank you!!@@euclideszoto997

​@@euclideszoto997I never knew that either its sad but to help other vulnerable people like he would have been at that time and he would of had to relive his own experience tells you how much of a great guy he was or still is as I've not heard much about him in a long time now

​@@euclideszoto997 ❤¹😅aah to u TTFN of c h. 7😢

Glad Donny is doing well.

Some of the greatest fights of my lifetime!

one of the most manipulative... have you forgotten all of the things leonard did to make sure his opponents were at their worst... before leonard fighters were eager to fight other fighters at their best... to prove that they were the best... leonard ushered in an era where fighters look to weaken their opponents in any way they can... and to stack the deck in their favor...

He did that with Duran 2.@@jaye501

Leonard was gifted the Hagler and Hearns fight. No other boxer of that era had the judges in their pocket like he did.

@@jaye501 True, more so in the mid to latter stages of Rays career. Cherry picking his time to fight Hearns at a higher weight. Waiting for Hagler to slow down some before fighting him. People can debate that Ray had problems with his detached retina,fair enough with that around that time ,but, even after that he still waited till certain fighters had gone past their peak, Hagler so and Hearns even more so. And as great as I think Leonard was, he still lost to both Hagler and the second Hearns bout. There are rounds where people can debate which way they went, and make points in the Hagler bout. But, the Hearns fight was definitely a win for Tommy. And Ray himself has said in public a few times that he lost the Hearns fight.

Thank you

Thank you

Yes a complete fighter, had great movement when needed and when he had to sit and trade his combos was a thing of beauty

@@crazyaboutboxing9385 agree

After Robinson, Leonard is the best welterweight champion in boxing history. Armstrong, Gavilan, Napoles, Trinidad. even Floyd Mayweather jr., etc., all great welters. Leonard beat Benitez, Hearns and Duran at welter. And dominated a great division, one of the best P4P in his generation. Best boxer P4P in the 1980s, easily can make a case for this. Indeed, Ray Leonard is the best just after Robinson at welter, IMO. Many other great welterweights, gotta rank Leonard among the best ever in that division. Also way up there in top 10 or 20 can put him P4P best boxers of all time, IMO. And I am a huge Duran fan. Place Duran above Leonard P4P, still think Ray is top 10 all time P4P. Very tough guy, Ray Leonard, refused to lose bringing it up from the gut, great heart to match his great talent and skills at boxing.

Amen!!

Nobody with the guts to step into a boxing ring to fight other men as a way to make a living is a sissy. It takes a lot of courage to step into a ring to fight as your way of making a living.

Yup there was no fear to lose that 0

If I had a dollar for every jackass who said this. Boxing is the one sport that dumb shit DOESNT apply. Go call Crawford a sissy and lmk how it goes. Or Spence for that matter. Totally outclassed and kept coming. Don't watch.

I wouldn't exactly call Terence Crawford, Errol Spence or Canelo, just to name a few, for Sissies. Still, it was a great time in prize fighting, i'll give you that.

Thank you

Without A Doubt & Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Never Came Close to The Greatness Of Sugar Ray Leonard. As Mayweather Won A/G A Majority Of: F Class Human Punch Bags 🤨

Leonard getting paid millions and he doesn't want to pay $175k to Dundee .Sugar you cheap bro.

Hagler bruh.

Duran ? 135 lb , Ray was 147

​@@sifusays9242this win proofed Dundee wasn't needed for Ray to win the fight so why pay someone extra money bc they asked for it, ? Ray made a sound business decision and fk how ppl feel about it..

says who you?? pfffft the hell you know @@loverboy1o1

So many memories for us all. Thanks!

Me too 👍🏾👍🏾

I remember I was in 4th grade. They pushing Ol Donny. He got whooped!!!

​@@qj7958 i secretly think this is what showed just how great ray was..

Me too.!

@@real-nt9qySame. Post Hearns,Retina and Hagler. This fight cemented his legacy.

Thank you

Agreed 100!!

@@joeallenboxing precisely how tall was SRL?

And now INOUE¿??? 🎉😮🤓🤔🥊🥊🥊HUH???

Just like Inoue, " THE LITTLE MAN WINS!!!!!!"

Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, yes sir. IMO he was one of the absolute best pure boxers the world has ever seen. He was my favorite fighter as a kid!!!!!

Amen friend!!

Going into this fight I thought Ray Leonard was going to die

Oh yeah!

I've always said that

Me 3

SRL was always one of my favorite all-time favorite fighters also. For me it was SRL, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, Mike Tyson, and Evander Holyfield.

The man, the myth, the great one!

Should not have been that difficult though. Lolonde really only has one punching arm.

What an ego. This fight was a set-up for him.

What respect; he beat a man ; that was not a worthy oponent; I hail from Puerto Rico; where we wrote history of boxing; weve had champions in all divisions; and the birthplace of Héctor Camacho; Who nocked out Leonard...egocentric idiot

Yes, this one often is forgotten.

Which is what made him so fun to watch

@@viralbuthow000 That's right.. 😀😀

Well, he was surely good with the one punch whenever he fought Thomas Hearns it seemed!

@@caninekingpin7442 👍🇪🇸

What they call a “ volume puncher “

Only one winner only one champion

I agree w/ you, but that was the ONLY way LaLonde was going to earn a $5MM purse.

Money talks,,,,but for me Leonard was given an advantage , he’s such a good boxer it spoils it for me,,,,,

He was a sight to behold in the ring for sure!

Leland didn't stay with the jab , don't follow the guy in the ring Cut him off

Nah his just slower, plus he cut 7 pounds

Lalonde simply wasn't in Leonard's league.

He was completely dehydrated and depleted cutting weight Have a nice day

​@@paulmarclalonde3834 excuses.

Thank you

Agreed!

yeah, thats what it was. How, agai, is that leonard's business? You caspers with your excuses are something else.

@@user-df8xx7sl1o Nearly is not the same as clearly, is it? Deluded hystericaled Casper. Hahahaha.

He sure did, and he could have knocked Leonard out if he had kept his poise@@user-df8xx7sl1o

​@@frank-ko6delol holy shit your obsessed with white people 😂😂.

As I remember it, Thomas hearns had recently won his fifth world title so ray wanted to equalise that record so the wbc made the fight for 2 weights simultaneously.

So ridiculous. I'm shocked that mayweather never tried that.

Looks like steele sent him to the slaughter house no communication like they do these days when the fighter is hurt

Too Funny!!!!!

Lmao.

I thought the first round was very close, there wasn't a great deal landed by either guy. Leonard didn't take many hits but was on his bike the whole round, and didn't land much in return. Round 2, however, was without doubt Leonard's round.

Leonard won this fight on pugilistic merit, but really, Lalonde ought to have been immediately disqualified on grounds of mullet.

Yeah he threw your boy right back onto the coals. That was some crooked refereeing there.

@@robertgunter1856what was he supposed too do 😂😂 he literally gave him the count rubbed his gloves then continued the action 😂😂 was he supposed to give him some sort of break to catch his composure?

@@OpinionsOnly979 I think you're both ignoring the crucial fact that Lalonde had a mullet. A real life, honest to goodness _mullet_ . The fight should never have been suctioned.

@@hadronoftheseus8829 😂😂😂 Too much party in the back and not enough business in the front

Agreed 👍🥊😊

He was getting a little older by this time but warmed up good.

truth!!

You mean WWF

This was a better production than anything HBO or the other boxing PPV’s at the time. That Roy guy should have hosted more events.

Where's Vince McMahon

​@@10dev785 No. He meant WTF.

He was old for a fighter then too. He was "Flash" fast for sure!

yeah, he put your boy to sleep and he was never heard from from again. he was a fugazy, go sit down.

@@frank-ko6de How long did you spend on the dictionary to post your response.

@@euclideszoto997 You need to go to a dictionary to look up fugazy? Wow, I feel sorry for you. Hahahaha.

@@frank-ko6de Your the one who used the dictionary.

@@euclideszoto997 I hit a nerve with you, its understandable. Hahhahahahha.

Thank you!!

I appreciate that!! Thank you!!

Truth!

Back in the olden days of Boxrec, journeyman Stacy Goodson, stated that of all the guys he has been in the ring with, Donny hit the hardest

You're welcome friend!

Ha ha.. Looked like..😃🥊I know she's been a big fan of Sugar for a while..😍Ahhh Bo Derek..😍😍😍

Truth!

He was the greatest lightweight and one of the greatest pound for pound ever!

Ali correct spelling thank you

​@@djb2197 Allie

Ref should've stopped✋🏾it at the first wind-up.

Truth!

Me too!!