Thanks to everyone who has commented on this fight, no matter the stand on it. These older fights are so much better! FYI friends, Lalonde used his money from this fight wisely to become a millionaire many times over much in the same way Larry Holmes did in real estate. Just a little where are they now info. I also would like to ad that we do not allow racism on our boxing channel fight comments section. Comments that could be considered racist toward ANY race will be deleted and the user will be banned from this channel. There are many other channels where race venting is encouraged. Thank you.
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.
@@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
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...
@@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.
I was a young teen when this fight happened. I remember it vividly. Lalonde was really hyped up for this fight. He showed heart and toughness but had no business being in the same ring as Leonard. And I do recall having that same feeling about Richard Steele not checking Lalonde after the knockdown. Lalonde was clearly out and it should’ve been stopped.
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.
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 is not talked about enough as one of the absolute best. His name is big in boxer but it should be bigger. He was always the smallest guy in the ring, yet he never backed down from any of those bigger guys.
SRL was the epitome of the pugilistic arts. He painted his fights with speed and grace like no other. He is fascinating to watch and truly an inspiration to anyone who would aspire towards lacin' up a set of mits. Bangin'!
How many times did those announcers say dude was “ Stronger “ then Sugar Ray like he never fought opponents stronger then him like Duran and Tommy Hearns 😂
@@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..
Man, Ray was so accurate. I remember watching this in the bar at 17 years old.lol. What a fight and finish. Was so happy for Ray. He was certainly one of my faves growing up. Ray,Hearns,Hagler,Tyson,Pernell,RJJ,etc…
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!!!!!
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.
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.
That was a vicious knockout. They kept trying to build the kid up but he was out of his league. Firestone said this might be your toughest as the guy is still laying on his back lol
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
Leonard was one of the best finishers in boxing history. He smelled blood in that 9th round when he caught Lalonde with a right and Lalonde had NO CHANCE after that!! He was done like an overcooked T-Bone steak!!😂😂
Lalonde got too excited and punched himself out every time he landed a good shot on Leonard. He was and is a mentally erratic dude. Tough guy and a good fighter, but Leonard had seen it all. Once he shook the ring rust in the first few rounds, he slowly began to take over.
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.
LaLonde said he was in the best shape of his life and felt completey comfortable. Something Leonard didnt expect. LaLonde was stronger and faster than Leonard thought and even got knocked down. Leonard had to really dig deep down to win.
@@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.
This might be an understatement, but I love watching sugar rays footwork! If there are any young fighters who want an example of excellent footwork. Here you are
This was the first time World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (Then known as Titan Sports) ventured into a non wrestling PPV. They marketed the fight to the nines on their shows. They had an interview with Leonard during the intermission of Summerslam, and Leonard co-hosted Friday Night Videos with Mean Gene Okerlund. They would do it again in 1997 when Leonard took on Hector Camacho and that was because TVKO pulled out, but Titan really didn't promote it that much. I remember seeing the clips after it happened. Steele should have stopped it after the first Lalonde knockdown because he was out on his feet. He shouldn't have been allowed to go on.
This is a great victory for SRL. Lalonde is a dangerous foe, physically stronger, big right hand. Sugar Ray had some rocky moments here but he pulled it out of the fire.
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.
Right before he KO’d him Leonard was in a bit of trouble. He was always able to summon up superhuman abilities when he needed them the most. Was a very dangerous fight vs a much bigger guy. He was a bit stationary and a bit undisciplined at times but still able to overcome.
@@Idiot_stick That's literally why you're rooting for your hero and then making excuses because he got knocked out , because you see color!!!! Man, you disingenuous sun dodging nonsense. Hahahaha.
Late in the 6th round, Leonard pushes Lalonde back. Then watching Lalonde react to Leonard controlling the inside by grabbing Lalonde"s head with the left twice, the second time the forearm almost into the neck. Boxing is rough. A great fight for the fans.
Sugar Ray's "final" accomplishment. He chose his opponent well. "Passing the torch" to Terry Norris was appropriate at the time but Terrible Terry didn't quite have Sugar Ray's chin or legendary opponents with parallel careers.
Man, rewatching this fight years later. The ref should have at least looked at Lalonde's eyes. He was done after the first knockdown. Ref doesn't even look at him just grabs the hands which looked pretty limp. He could have been hurt bad. Lucky he wasn't. I am a Sugar Ray fan & felt bad for Donny. Dudes head was being pinballed all over that ring.
Good Win one of the best ever KO Champ! 😊 People are hating as always for some personal reasons or another, but Donny Lalonde this former champion champ held the championship belts here in 1988 and could have easily just say No to fighting Ray Leonard. Period. Not being a sucker, and Avoiding the catch weight clause. So no he chose and agreed with it because surely it was a Big payday for himself and he certainly for sure felt he could beat a older Sugar Ray Leonard regardless of anything even saying the man is past his time and should retire, and disrespecting him all alone the way before the fight Day. So why fault Ray for and anything???!
I considered Leonard to be a boxer long past his prime at this time. However, Leonard was only 32 years old at that time. Today, a middleweight boxer at 32 would be considered in his prime.
this was at the end of Ray's career . he was still good but not great. the three year layoff was too much. he barely won the Hagler fight and Hearns 2 was where he should have stopped. he was fighting flat footed by then
I realized that I had to watch this with the volume off to shout out all of those stupid comments about Sugar Ray Leonard. He was the greatest of all time in every fight class he was in
Ray was just playing him as you can see he didn’t even hit him , it was like Sonny hitting Carlos in The Godfather, Ray just wanted him to use up his energy , coming at Ray with the thought that he hurt him, but didn’t, he as suckered in ,and numerous times in the fight I might add 😂
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It was a straight left to the head while Leonard was lowering himself defensely, the punch weakened his knees and he could not restore balance back.
It looks like it hit from other angles, I think it did just skim the top of his head. You can't always tell from video footage because obviously there are only so many frames, it isn't perfect. I think he caught him a glancing blow on the top of the head which could nonetheless be quite disorientating, and given that he was off balance at the moment of contact he lost his footing. So he was a bit dazed from the right in my view, but probably wouldn't have gone down from it if he had been in a more stable posture at the instant it landed.
Thanks to everyone who has commented on this fight, no matter the stand on it. These older fights are so much better! FYI friends, Lalonde used his money from this fight wisely to become a millionaire many times over much in the same way Larry Holmes did in real estate. Just a little where are they now info. I also would like to ad that we do not allow racism on our boxing channel fight comments section. Comments that could be considered racist toward ANY race will be deleted and the user will be banned from this channel. There are many other channels where race venting is encouraged. Thank you.
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.
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Glad Donny is doing well.
I'll always be a Sugar Ray Leonard fan. Pound for pound he was one of the greatest..
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.
Sugar Ray Leonard had such a beautiful way of boxing and could be so overwhelming. Beautiful bout by Ray.
Vintage Sugar Ray. He went full Ultra Instinct in that 9th round. What a legendary performance.
Thank you
I was a young teen when this fight happened. I remember it vividly. Lalonde was really hyped up for this fight. He showed heart and toughness but had no business being in the same ring as Leonard. And I do recall having that same feeling about Richard Steele not checking Lalonde after the knockdown. Lalonde was clearly out and it should’ve been stopped.
So many memories for us all. Thanks!
What a fighter Leonard was
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.
Leonard is one of the greatest to ever lace em up!
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 is not talked about enough as one of the absolute best. His name is big in boxer but it should be bigger. He was always the smallest guy in the ring, yet he never backed down from any of those bigger guys.
Agreed 100!!
@@joeallenboxing precisely how tall was SRL?
SRL was the epitome of the pugilistic arts. He painted his fights with speed and grace like no other. He is fascinating to watch and truly an inspiration to anyone who would aspire towards lacin' up a set of mits. Bangin'!
How many times did those announcers say dude was “ Stronger “ then Sugar Ray like he never fought opponents stronger then him like Duran and Tommy Hearns 😂
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
Man, Ray was so accurate. I remember watching this in the bar at 17 years old.lol. What a fight and finish. Was so happy for Ray. He was certainly one of my faves growing up. Ray,Hearns,Hagler,Tyson,Pernell,RJJ,etc…
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!!!!!
That ending was beautiful, lol I saw this fight when I was a kid.
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.
This is when we had men fighting, not primadonnas like
today.
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.
Both men put on a superb show here. We are the winners, fantastic fight!
Amen friend!!
Going into this fight I thought Ray Leonard was going to die
Amazing speed. It's like 20 punch combo. Donny Lalonde couldn't see those punches coming. Very exciting fighter.😊
Oh yeah!
I thought I saw every Sugar Ray fight and then I find this gem 💎
Yes, this one often is forgotten.
That was a vicious knockout. They kept trying to build the kid up but he was out of his league. Firestone said this might be your toughest as the guy is still laying on his back lol
One of the best retro fights I have ever watched
One of the most unbelievable fights. Ray Leonard is a top all time greats.
The man, the myth, the great one!
SRL is my favourite boxer of ALL TIME
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.
Sugar Ray Leonard is not a one punch KO boxer.
He is a demolition man. Something like punch by punch, combo by combo during the fight.
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 “
Respect to The Legendary "Sugar Ray Leonard"...What A Man❤
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
All those fighters that agree to fight at a lower weight, its their fault for agreeing to it not the fighter that suggested it.
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,,,,,
Lalonde was not '' stopped '' -- he was ko'd.
Thank you
Leonard was one of the best finishers in boxing history. He smelled blood in that 9th round when he caught Lalonde with a right and Lalonde had NO CHANCE after that!! He was done like an overcooked T-Bone steak!!😂😂
Lalonde got too excited and punched himself out every time he landed a good shot on Leonard. He was and is a mentally erratic dude. Tough guy and a good fighter, but Leonard had seen it all. Once he shook the ring rust in the first few rounds, he slowly began to take over.
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 😂😂.
Despite Being the Bigger Man Lalonde Kept pushing his punches and Leonard actually threw with proper snap
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.
The length of his mullet affected the timing of his head movement, or else he would have won
Too Funny!!!!!
Lmao.
Steele did a good job. Lalande jumped up at 6 like he thought he was superman, so Steele gave him a few ticks then siad fight on.
Looks like steele sent him to the slaughter house no communication like they do these days when the fighter is hurt
Ray took some punches Richard Steele actually did a great job as ref
Agreed 👍🥊😊
This is boxing at it's best
Probably the best finisher in boxing history. His hand speed to get a hurt fighter out of there was incredible
Truth!
Wait a sec, WHAT did they say?
They both had fought at 175, but were fighting for the 168lb title?
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.
LaLonde said he was in the best shape of his life and felt completey comfortable. Something Leonard didnt expect. LaLonde was stronger and faster than Leonard thought and even got knocked down. Leonard had to really dig deep down to win.
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.
Both men put it all on the line. Respect to both
Only one winner only one champion
Mad Respect to Donny!!
Agreed!
Lomaximo en su tiempo un abrazo a quien nos brido lo mejor del boxeo 🥊.
Classic case of Lalonde's A$$ writing a check his mouth had to cash! Same as the wishful thinkers commenting on this fight!
Ok now dammit... lol... the ref knew good and well that he should've given Lalonde an 8 count. He threw him right back into the fire 😂😂😂😂
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
This might be an understatement, but I love watching sugar rays footwork! If there are any young fighters who want an example of excellent footwork. Here you are
Sugar Ray was something special I loved as a boy growing up watching his fights with my dad
He was a sight to behold in the ring for sure!
Lol those announcers were funny after round 8 talking to Bo. "She's in control" "I gave her a 10" "I gave Leanord a 10" 😂😂😂😂
sugar ray had skill, speed, heart and a solid chin...legend
What a knockdown by Leonard Donny put up a good fight his mullet was good 👍
Master class by a true Champion. 💪🏻
This was the first time World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (Then known as Titan Sports) ventured into a non wrestling PPV. They marketed the fight to the nines on their shows. They had an interview with Leonard during the intermission of Summerslam, and Leonard co-hosted Friday Night Videos with Mean Gene Okerlund. They would do it again in 1997 when Leonard took on Hector Camacho and that was because TVKO pulled out, but Titan really didn't promote it that much.
I remember seeing the clips after it happened. Steele should have stopped it after the first Lalonde knockdown because he was out on his feet. He shouldn't have been allowed to go on.
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.
Love how Leonard finished this guy then pushes off his trainer seconds later. Bo Derek looks like she's crushing on Sugar😅
Ha ha.. Looked like..😃🥊I know she's been a big fan of Sugar for a while..😍Ahhh Bo Derek..😍😍😍
Great fighter Sugar Ray Leonard....always exciting to watch....
Damn Leonard fked him up 52:39
This is a great victory for SRL. Lalonde is a dangerous foe, physically stronger, big right hand. Sugar Ray had some rocky moments here but he pulled it out of the fire.
Agreed!
Dude gassed himself out thinking he had Ray hurt in the ninth. smh
Leonard in his prime was a joy to watch because of his lightning speed.
truth!!
Joe Dirt got taught a lesson.
I’ve never seen Sugar miss so many punches in the early rounds in his career but his accuracy improved as each round went by!🤔💯👍🏿
He was getting a little older by this time but warmed up good.
ITV covered this fight live here in UK , I remember getting up to watch it about 3 am, then went for a 4 mile run, and then went to work.
Blast from the past I actually forgot all about this fight and at that weight! It shown up when I just came on RUclips. Great stuff
How they give a round to Donny in the first two I didn't see anything he did to win too the first two
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.
He was tough but not tough enough, Sugar Ray is still the best after Muhammad Ally
Ali correct spelling thank you
@@djb2197
Allie
My favorite fighter ever.
How could you not like Lalonde he's a friendly Manitoban "I don't want to hurt the the guy I just want to end the fight" 🇨🇦✌️😁
Lalonde had more power in that mullet than he did in his right
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
Watched an interview 2 years ago. Donny blamed loss on over training.said he was pooped in 4 rounds.
Right before he KO’d him Leonard was in a bit of trouble. He was always able to summon up superhuman abilities when he needed them the most. Was a very dangerous fight vs a much bigger guy. He was a bit stationary and a bit undisciplined at times but still able to overcome.
Leonard won that’s that
@@thenecessarynews9371 you know the sun dodgers will look for any excuse as to why their great hope didn't win. C'mon now. Hahahaha.
@@thenecessarynews9371 no… yes 👍 no
@@frank-ko6de
Why you gotta be that guy? Some of us “ sundodgers” don’t see color as a reason to root for our heroes.
@@Idiot_stick That's literally why you're rooting for your hero and then making excuses because he got knocked out , because you see color!!!! Man, you disingenuous sun dodging nonsense. Hahahaha.
Ray Leanord is a a daaaaam good boxer One love to this guy.😂🎉😊
Richard Steele dropped the ball. He didn't even check to see if the fighter was alright, before restarting the fight. He should have stopped it there.
Ray Sugar was one of best. The fight was amazing.
That was BRUTAL!!!😮
Late in the 6th round, Leonard pushes Lalonde back. Then watching Lalonde react to Leonard controlling the inside by grabbing Lalonde"s head with the left twice, the second time the forearm almost into the neck. Boxing is rough. A great fight for the fans.
Sugar fought the best of the best and came out a true champion
Sugar Ray's "final" accomplishment. He chose his opponent well. "Passing the torch" to Terry Norris was appropriate at the time but Terrible Terry didn't quite have Sugar Ray's chin or legendary opponents with parallel careers.
Man, rewatching this fight years later. The ref should have at least looked at Lalonde's eyes. He was done after the first knockdown. Ref doesn't even look at him just grabs the hands which looked pretty limp. He could have been hurt bad. Lucky he wasn't. I am a Sugar Ray fan & felt bad for Donny. Dudes head was being pinballed all over that ring.
Truth!
Good Win one of the best ever KO Champ! 😊 People are hating as always for some personal reasons or another, but Donny Lalonde this former champion champ held the championship belts here in 1988 and could have easily just say No to fighting Ray Leonard. Period. Not being a sucker, and Avoiding the catch weight clause. So no he chose and agreed with it because surely it was a Big payday for himself and he certainly for sure felt he could beat a older Sugar Ray Leonard regardless of anything even saying the man is past his time and should retire, and disrespecting him all alone the way before the fight Day. So why fault Ray for and anything???!
The Golden Boy... The pride of Winnipeg Manitoba, I do believe...?
I considered Leonard to be a boxer long past his prime at this time.
However, Leonard was only 32 years old at that time.
Today, a middleweight boxer at 32 would be considered in his prime.
SRL speed is amazing.
He was old for a fighter then too. He was "Flash" fast for sure!
Me and my pops were at the Casino and tried to get him to sneak in to the fight but he wasn't with it lol
This was a handicap fight and nobody here seems to realize
Lalonde was a tough, awkward fighter, but Leonard showed even more heart & toughness.
this was at the end of Ray's career . he was still good but not great. the three year layoff was too much. he barely won the Hagler fight and Hearns 2 was where he should have stopped. he was fighting flat footed by then
Ray sugar, imponía en su boxei, estilo. Velocidad, inteligencia, era un esgrismista del boxeo, el mejor libra x libra de su tiempo
This was the first big catchweight championship fight I ever saw.
Sugar is the best fighter what a closer he is incredible
The boxers of the 1980s were the best hard hungry fighters that came up hard from the ghetto,s of poverty
Ray you should have fought HAGLER that way instead of running away the whole fight.... YOU NEVER BEAT MARVALOUS.
Pero si le ganó ja ja ja
I was going for Lalonde all the way.
I saw Haney vs somebody else tonight I wish fights were still like this.
Me too!!
Indeed Sugar was so good. He always let his hands go 🥊✅
Sugar Ray Leonard Beast Mode turn up in the 9th!!!
I realized that I had to watch this with the volume off to shout out all of those stupid comments about Sugar Ray Leonard. He was the greatest of all time in every fight class he was in
Suger Ray Leonard was a skilled fighter and businessman one of the true greats in the noble art Donny was a sweet boxer great fight
Ray leonard es de otro mundo es el superboxeador de los siglos por los siglos incomparable el mejor y superior de todos los pesos
Duran in his heyday was a tremendous fighter.
He was the greatest lightweight and one of the greatest pound for pound ever!
Sugar went off after they thought he knocked ray down !!
Donny I'M GOING TO SLEEP Lalonde..
Words of the late, great,"Dandy Don Meredith", turn out the lights,the party's over(song) rest in Peace Don;you were of the 'G.O.A.T'S
Улыбчивый Рэй, в ринге это питбуль! Спасибо!
You're welcome friend!
33:34. - The right caught nothing but air. Weird. Maybe it was the left that knocked Ray off balance. Ray looked dazed after he went down.
Ray was just playing him as you can see he didn’t even hit him , it was like Sonny hitting Carlos in The Godfather, Ray just wanted him to use up his energy , coming at Ray with the thought that he hurt him, but didn’t, he as suckered in ,and numerous times in the fight I might add 😂
It was a straight left to the head while Leonard was lowering himself defensely, the punch weakened his knees and he could not restore balance back.
It looks like it hit from other angles, I think it did just skim the top of his head. You can't always tell from video footage because obviously there are only so many frames, it isn't perfect. I think he caught him a glancing blow on the top of the head which could nonetheless be quite disorientating, and given that he was off balance at the moment of contact he lost his footing. So he was a bit dazed from the right in my view, but probably wouldn't have gone down from it if he had been in a more stable posture at the instant it landed.
That 4th round knock down seemed like that left caught the King Ray.
Ref should've stopped✋🏾it at the first wind-up.
Truth!
If Leonard would have landed that last 'wound up' uppercut it would have been a crime!!!!
Damn LaLonde's tall AF for that weight class