LaLonde fought really well, maybe he just needed to better manage his energy, because Leonard was very dangerous even in the last 3 rounds,Ray Leonard it was simply the best boxer ever! He was from another planet!
This was the best time in boxing, the 80s. Sugar Ray, Tommy Hearns, Hagler, Duran. Watched all of these fights live. Great to see the old fights on Ytube. After this era boxing went to the crapper and has never recovered, probably never will.
Love to have seen a prime Leonard vs some of today's champions like Canelo Alvarez/Errol Spence Jr ect. Leonard's footwork and spiteful punches were on another level, brilliant fighter 🥊
Canelo was smoked by a 36 year old Mayweather and was outfought in his first fight with ggg who was past his prime. Canelo would not have been competitive Vs Ray Leonard. Huge disparity in talent, Leonard would have embarrassed him
Both together showing respect in a studio after the fight.Fighters these days would be shouting over each other demanding a rematch and probably rolling around on the floor…..I miss the good old days.
Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson's former trainer. He wasn't hating on SRL, he was calling the fucking fight as he saw it. In the first SRL landed a good right hand and Rooney said that is a good right hand by Leonard. That's hating on a fighter. I love SRL, he is great. He got off to a rocky start in this fight and had Lalonde not gassed because of the weight drain. Rooney simple had a lot of respect for Lalonde as a fighter and a person and he did a lot better in this fight than most said he would.
ibhof22, I can't thank you enough for uploading this entire broadcast. I have been searching for this since March 1989, the last time HBO aired the full fight.
@@wetfartsleavebrownstains1757He may have been a VHS fight trader or "bootlegger", dummy. YOU threw in the phrase "searching for uploads" not him. My dad used to write letters and could've been a postmaster general with all the VHS stuff he traded, just looking for Salvador Sanchez fights. I got to see them all growing up, where the rest of you had to wait until YT to bitch in the comments.
@@GuyFromTheSouth yep! Arrogant bloke really disappointed me .It was at LaGuardia airport NYC i was working there . He was just arriving to catch a flight and i was just pulling up to collect a client and iw a absolutely elated to see the bloke even though i sensed something a little off about him throughout his career. It always seems to me that he tried to hard to be respectful ,which to em something that you don't have to "try" to be ,a bit of an actor so to speak. So when ,in my obvious excitement said "hey how you doing champ?" he turned and looked me up and down and said something like "cool" with absolutely none of the fake smile he puts on fro the cameras . Hell of a fighter ,and maybe i caught him at a bad time ,but i soured on him big time after that.
Leonard is one of the greatest technical boxers who ever lived. To KO a LH later in the fight is amazing. Since the day he began as a welterweight he had that aura that he just can't be beat. With Duran it was more intimidation. You knew, and so did Leonard, as well as Duran, that he would have KOed Duran in their rematch - hence, no mas. Leonard's conditioning was top notch. And his combos were vicious and accurate.
He wouldn’t have koed Duran. Duran was too tough. Leonard just frustrated him. If leonard could of koed him he would of done it the first fight when they were trading punch for punch
@@spenser6353There's no would have or he's going to on boxing. It's a fight. Leonard wasn't a big puncher, he mostly ended fights with accumulation of punches in his stoppages. Every boxer will want to finish fight before the end. Every fighter will also believe he's going to win and believe he will stop his opposition.
This fight had me on the edge of my seat like it just happened yesterday,o.m.g the best fight I seen in awhile,was my favorite growing up my uncle Boris use to idealize Sugar Ray,He punished that white boy and shut whoever mouth up that was hating the whole fight,punk ass commentator
Ray Leonard's pocket work is dangerous but he had the heart to stay in that pocket and throw em. Even against a light heavy weight. Superb in that pocket then that speed kicks in. The GOAT!!!
@@geallen9754 The truth Leonard would only agree to fight Lalonde if he came down to 168 pounds. Lalonde agreed because he would make more money fighting Leonard than he would fighting anyone else. Being forced to weigh in at a full 7 pounds lighter than your usual fighting weight is going to weaken any fighter.
@@5star64your right lalonde also said that he hadn't felt this good with his power speed ect, even fighting at light heavyweight those are his words and he never once used the weight lost as an excuse, but here you are trying to use it to explain why he Lost. LoL 🤣
Sugar Ray Leonard was my favorite fighter when I was a teenager and still is. He has the best combination of speed, power, footwork and brains I have ever seen even today. He would have knocked out any fighter since. Best Welterweight or Middleweight ever. The 80's was the best years for.boxing fans with the best boxers and Leonard was the best of them all.
Carlos Monzon was the best ever middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Ronnie Harris was a great middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Took Alan Minter apart.
Great fight! Ray Leonard was the "GOAT" In his weight class, and more. Yet some people are born "Haters, or Sore Losers" anyone that would think, let alone say. That "Sugar Ray Leonard" hand picked his opponents must be drunk, high or plain ignorant to the sport of boxing? Because this "Champion" has fought and beat everybody that was somebody, in 4 different weight classes he has won a "Belt"! Which simply makes him "Great" at what he was, a true "Boxer" Thanks Mr. Ray Leonard for the memories!!!
Hey Marvin, I can't fight you. You're way bigger than me! (1982). Hey Marvin...you've slowed down considerably. I want to fight you now. (1987). Good one, Ray.
Hey Roberto, You beat me man. Can we have an immediate rematch? Hey Tommy, I got past you in the 14th round. There is no way in hell I want to step into the ring with you again, mate.
Hey "Moron" I Beat the shit out of them all, and I even beat "The Light Heavyweight Champion of the World Who by the way was 10 years my Junior"! Oh let's not forget that not one of those former boxers comes close too my "Accomplishment's" and I still look and feel good!
Hey Ray "You Embarrassed me so Bad that all I could do is say No Mas, even though it meant Shaming not just myself but my entire Country"! LMAO even though its True, Wait its "History" the man that was called "The Hands of Stone, Became the Bitch of Heart"! Still LMAO...Get the Fu*k Out of Here, With that "Lame Ass Reference" Ray Leonard made that "Bitch Roberta lol. Quit, Fin, Enough, Stop, Help call the police please, and my all time Favorite No Mas"! Damn this is too Fu*king Easy HaHaHa and Still (Yep) LMAO...
Hey Tommy "Sorry I had too Knock you the Fu*k Out, but my Trainer Dundee told me Too go Knock you the Fu*k Out"! LMAO....But lets be real about this Tommy, "You do Have one hell of a punch, However Your Jaw is pure Glass by the way how many times have you been Knocked the Fu*k Out"? Too Easy, and Way too Funny.....
What an excellent fight this was. Leonard, as he proved with Hearns, Kalule, Hagler and Lalonde, was never afraid to take on physically more imposing fighters. Lalonde fought probably the fight of his life and possibly persuaded Ray that the light heavy division was just a little too big. Ray never returned to this weight.
Hi Eric, I know it's a long time ago since you made your comments which are very good but I would just like to point out that Leonard never fought at the actual LHW weight of 175 lbs , Lalonde was forced to lose about 8-10 lbs and fight him at a catchment weight of around mid 160lbs . Don't get me wrong, Ray's an unbelievable Boxer and ATG but he was treated a lot different from the rest when it came to stipulations , he even got to fight T Hearns in their return at a catchment weight of no more than 164 lbs despite them both being SMW , 168lbs Champions , Tommy would have had to pay a 500K fine for each Ib over so he weighed in about 162 , then he floors him twice in separate RDS and only gets a draw , ridiculous really . Take care 🥊🥊
@@francishegarty8087Hi francis I know it's been a long time since you made this comment however every excuse you made for lalonde, and Tommy hearns neither fighter used the Factors you have to explain why they Lost BTW lalonde said he felt stronger faster, more powerful at the weight he fought Ray Leonard at than any other weight so how did you come to the conclusion that it hindered his ability to win ?
@@BrianWarren-hl6pv Great to hear from you Brian , yes get lots of what you say there and in truth , I never knew Lalonde made such comments so from that angle , yes your totally right and he didn't use that as an excuse as you've explained , however , the Hearns rematch with Leonard , which ended in a draw , was a farce when it came to the actual weight that they fought at as they were both , SMW , 168lbs Champions. At that time , it was same day weigh ins and Leonard had a weight stipulation where neither guy could weigh in over a catchment weight of 165lbs or they'd have to pay a 500k dollar fine for each 1lbs over , how ridiculous was that , anyways , and I've always said this , Leonard showed an enormous amount of heart and was brave as a lion on many occasions especially in both those fights when he got up off the canvas 3 times , once V Lalonde and twice V Hearns to get 1 win and 1 draw so kudos to him for that however I still feel a 175lbs Lalonde and a 168lbs Hearns , beats him but that's just my humbe opinion . 🥊🥊
@@francishegarty8087 I'm glad you replied Francis, what people overlook about Ray Leonard is his opponent weight nor size make it difficult for him to over come because what he brings to the fight is a boxing IQ that's second to none his conditioning is phenomenal and his skill set is adaptable too any style of boxing, that's why I believe lalonde weight no matter how heavy he is, that'll never be enough to beat SRL .
Yeah, Chavez vs Taylor I think has this beat. Poor Taylor, he was brilliant that night, but the beating he took in the later rounds cost him his prime.
This fight was bullshit. Leonard made the 175 champion come down to 168 but they fought for the 175 belt and the vacant 168 belt on the same night. As a result, Leonard is called a 5 division champion. I don't consider Leonard to be real 5 division champion.
Your man got his ass handed to him by Duran. If Duran would have been 25 again he would have beat ray to death. Duran hated ray. Because everyone on the planet was kissing his ass Duran proved to the world who the best fighter was. After that he partied his ass off for 5 months.
Super Kyle too true!! Look at the interview Ray gave about the Dave Boy Green fight. Dave foolishly angered Ray by growling at him just before the bell. Ray actually thanked him after for making it an easy knock out. They are friends to this day 👍
Get the impression of Lalonde as a smart fighter, always coming in with a good game plan, but physically clumsy, compared to someone like Sugar Ray anyway
FROM WHAT I GATHER DONNY COMING DOWN TO THAT WEIGHT MADE HIM A WEAKER FIGHTER AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LATER ROUNDS HAS HIS FITNESS IS OFF THE HOOK FROM THE MARATHONS HE RUNS . RAY VERY SMART FIGHTER LIKES TO HAVE EVERY ADVANTAGE. I THINK KNEW HIM DROPPING THIS WEIGHT WOULD MAKE HIM WEAKER IT DEFINITELY SHOWED HIM TIRED IN LATER ROUNDS. I HAVE HAD THE FORTUNE TO HAVE MET DONNY IN PERSON HES A REAL CLASS ACT.
@@alexhaggerty39 I know Donny. A class act. The jab was winning the fight I told him and the weight weakened him. He never made an excuse over the weight, but did agree on the jab.
@@alexhaggerty39 exactly ....he played sugars game comply or no mega millions.....he was nt going to win anyway but he had to comprimise just the same ......too bad he didnt have more skills
@@joshposh7239 They used a great camera angle for this fight. Gets the viewer really inside the ring! Great commentary and the crowd is right into it too. All adds up to a fight you can watch repeatedly!
Underrated performance by Leonard. Many people don't realize that before this bout, Lalonde had KO wins over former champion Leslie Stewart and contender Eddie Davis (who went the distance with Michael Spinks).
“For All The Gold,” as was the tagline for Leonard-Lalonde, may have been a criticised and controversial promotion, but it ended up being a very good, exciting fight. And all these years later the fans who were there remember it almost as well as the two practitioners do.
here is his facebook page facebook.com/tkooobydonnylalonde TKOOO: Taking Care Of Our Own is an initiative to provide care through holistic medicine by way of treatment modalities, nutrition, and lifestyle.
Interesting fact about the company that handled the pay per view and closed circuit TV rights for this fight. The company that handled those responsibilities was Titan Sports. That name may not ring a bell with people but it (at the time) was the corporate name for a company that helped usher in PPV events. Titan Sports was the parent company of the then World Wrestling Federation. So Vince McMahon handled the television rights via PPV and closed circuit broadcasts. FWIW the host was Roy Firestone who at the time had a good talk show on ESPN that was called Up Close(or would later be called that)
Athletes with pure class. To sit next to each other and talk about the fight humbly. But it must've been pretty hard to sit there watching the playback while they describe him getting knocked out. But they had great sense of humor. Pro's!
He was stronger than people gave him credit for. However, Lalonde had a big punch too but he was weight drained for this fight. Remember, this in when fighters had to weigh-in on the day of the fight and Lalonde had to come in 8lbs lighter than his usual fighting weight. At 6'2" Lalonde was already a strain bean at 175 and by the 5th Lalonde was spent, not because of anything Leonard and had done. Lalonde had won the first rounds on everyone's scorecard, not paid to be a judge.
I remember the hype for this fight. It was everywhere. I was in the 4th grade, and remember it was on every commercial on cox cable in California. I remember waking up the morning after, hoping Lalonde had won, and seeing that he had indeed lost, but fought a good fight. Great fight.
No mention by anybody doing the fight that Lalonde had to make a weight 7 lbs lighter than what he was used to. That could not have helped him. Lalonde was used to making 175 and had to cut down to 168.
Right ... Yet, they called this a light heavyweight championship fight, Ray became the LHW Champion ... Who's buying that ? They fought at SMW, 168 when LHW is at 175
Brilliant points Joe and Johnny , agree with you both here , there was 2 Titles on the line here , Donny's 175 LHW , and the newly branded 168 SMW Title and was sanctioned by the WBC but was fought at 168 , Donny being the bigger , naturally heavier man , was forced to boil down to this weight and considering he floored Leonard earlier on , would be interesting to see if he could recover from getting hit by a Donny shot at 175 . Just 1 year after this , Leonard would fight Hearns in a rematch , both were 168 SMW Champions and it was sanctioned for this weight but once again , Leonard had a weight stipulation inserted where each fighter could not weigh in over 164 and if either broke this , had to pay a forfeit of 500K , per 1lb , how ridiculous was that . Hagler was in the commentary box for that fight in 89 and said it was ridiculous and also slated the judges for calling a draw , despite Tommy being the better man with 2 knock-downs in separate rounds , all the best lads 🥊🥊
it must be nice to look back on this fight for sugar and listen to kevin and "the boxing expert " on how bad they wanted don to win and shut the sugar mans mouth. ray loved to quiet people with his hands, heart and determination.
White hope? Forget that crap. Ray was arguably the best fighter pound for pound, ever. What is not up for debate is that Ray was the smartest fighter ever. He would break down a fighter very early on and set a pace once he was satisfied with the intel. Ray was brilliant and I am so glad that I'm old enough to have seen him in his prime. The 1970's and 1980's Boxing can never be duplicated again. Google may be a lot of things but with RUclips, we get to relive those years. I can recall going to the Spectrum in Philly to watch a fight on closed circuit TV. This was before Cable. We had a neighbor who was a Light Heavyweight, Mike Rossman. The most dominant fighter I ever saw was Taofelo Stevenson from Cuba. The scariest was Iron Mike. So many great fighters I would get carpal tunnel if I had to list them all.
@@motorcitycobra8875 I'm guessing your super 1 dimensional and has a hard time admitting when someone or something he likes sucks. Lol. Like when a band cuts a bad album or some shit. Lol. Your the guy who even though inside you truly know it sucks you still say otherwise. Now be gone with you boy.
@@titanman8302 Donny wasn't 168 lbs Champion then , the WBC added this Weight Category to their Roster for this fight , he was a LHW Champion then , 175 lbs but had to boil down to 168 lbs , or less , for his showdown with Leonard , it was another show of just how he benefitted from the Favouritism shown to him by the US Boxing Authorities , who fell over themselves looking after their favourite .
@@titanman8302 How am I a hater ? You said it was like a 154 lb guy V a 180 lb guy , for 2 Straps , which you said , Donny held , but he was 175 lb Champion then , and SRL sneaked out of retirement , because he wouldn't give the Late , Great MMH a return , which he tried so desperately for . Hagler was treated disgustingly at the end of his Career , had Straps taken from him for Pitiful reasons and some shocking bad decisions went against him , whereas Leonard was gifted this easy fight V Donny , then gifted a disgusting draw V Hearns in 89 , what's hating about that ? I was his biggest fan upto the Hearns fight but soon realised he was looked after big time , a Helluva Boxer , don't get me wrong , a Legend but he didn't deserve a draw with Tommy and he should have returned Hagler , his Team wouldn't even answer calls from the Petronnellis , Haglers Team .
@@titanman8302 You are right , he ko'd him and got 2 Straps , Donny's 175 Title and the newly added 168 Title but Leonard was also voted Boxer off the 80s despite only having 12 Contests , record 10-1-1 which was really 10-0-2 , what about Iron Mike's unbeaten run to become the Youngest ever Undisputed HW Champion , or Haglers run of over 7 years as Undisputed MW Champion , or Panama's Eusebio Pedrosa , who defended his Featherweight Title 18 times V different opponents from 78-85 , and you don't think he was looked after .
Your statement is untrue, this was contested at Super Middleweight. Check the weights, the light heavyweight title was on the line but neither guy weighed above the super middleweight limit. Lalonde had fought his entire career at 175 or above. Ray Leonard got special treatment, being the only fighter in the history of the sport allowed to fight for two separate titles in two weight divisions. As I said before, SRL made sure Lalonde's few advantages were comprises. Hearns beat his ass n #2.
I admire Sugar Ray Leonard for his heart, coming back against Donny LaLonde, but I felt Leonard robbed the Late Marvin Hagler of a well deserved rematch.
Yes it was heat exhaustion that stopped Sugar Ray Robinson. Over 200 Pro fights. He would have an epic 15 round fight And just 3 month's later have another epic 15 round fight. Fighters of that era were amazing. Fighters in later years have a tough 12 round fight. And don't fight again for another year.
Leonard’s leverage is insane. Nobody through them light that nowadays. He hangs in the pocket in danger just to unload. I wish fights were like this now.
Glad you noticed that. His pocket work is dangerous but he had the heart to stay in that pocket and throw em. Even against a light heavy weight. Superb in that pocket then that speed kicks in
SRL as always said that no one hurt him more than Donny Lalonde and that is some serious props to Lalonde is that coming from Ray Leonard 🥊 Donny was very much underated who had big right hand and some what of an up right awkward style that was affective . He showed the world just how good he really was in this fight with Leonard. This was his highest peak in boxing 🥊. His career slowly started to go down but (1987-88) was the Golden Boys Years 💪🏼🥊
Sugar Ray Leonard is my favorite boxer of all time he seemed to always come back even when he was losing.....Leonard was more then flash he also had power.... LaLonde was an easy target standing straight up LaLonde had more power but less experience....
At 0:07 seconds. I still have that cover that came on the cable guide that month with this picture on it and I have a shirt. An image burned into my mind forever. Thanks for this upload.
Ray knew he had this fight before the second round started. He was almost in the middle of the ring before the bell rang for the second. Similar with Ali. Ray has that way of knowing when he has the other guy beat. Lalonde is no slouch. But Ray made it seem that way. That's vintage Sugar Ray Leonard. All white commentaries is obviously bias. Leonard was smart waiting for the later rounds. Conditioning is top priority with Ray. Lalonde really believed he was going to walk thru Ray. That knock down made those commentators jump with glee. No way. I had Ray knocking this guy out in the last round. Unfortunately it was earlier. haha
Ray was just the total package. He was also able to take his game to another level under pressure. That was what separated him from guys like Hearns and De La Hoya. He is FAR better then Floyd.
Leonard...fantastic and picking his opponents and then retiring. Then coming out of retirement to 'pick' another target. The true fighter Thomas Hearns. He stayed in the game and fought everyone.
Yea and got knocked out by everybody. Sometimes its wise to take a break to regroup. Hearns just fought and fought and fought and now he is braindamaged. Should a fighter become braindamaged just so that people on youtube can call them "true fighters" ? I dont think it's worth it.
Brian better puncher yes but better boxer absolutely not... i don't think anyone was a better pure boxer than floyd and i definitely don't think anyone felt the ring as well as floyd. Leonard had really average defense and got hit alot, also pretty one dimensional and rarely controlled the flow of the fight against the best. Don't get me wrong sugar ray is one of the best of all time but had many flaws in his game
Leonard was a great fighter, with names on his resume, but when you look a little deeper into those fights there not as impressive as they first appear. His performance in the first Duran fight impressed me more then any other performance.
I was at that fight with my dad. I still remember, the excitement that came over the crowd when Lalonde started taking it to Leonard. He (Lalonde) also came jogging past a bunch of us runners on Churchill Dr. before the fight. It almost seemed like a "Rocky"moment. He quipped "mind if I run through? ". Classy guy that seemed to have been forgotten in this city
He was weight-drained. Thats why his emaciated/badly weight-drained body gave in when it did,otherwise it very likely would've went the distance. LaLonde had no choice though cause he was the begger,and beggers cant be choosers. He needed the big money payday. He Had to meet the weight-limit /catch-weight demands of Leonard in order to get this big money fight to be made for himself. With Leonard-Duran II it was obviously even much worse as Duran had to go from 230 lbs down to 147 in a matter of what,10 weeks..?! Now that is some insane emaciation right there,but hey,it was all about having to meet Leonard's demands of having they're rematch happen within such a short span of time and thus horribly hindering Duran's proper preparation. Boxing promoters made Leonard they're darling very early on though as he was seen as the miniaturized successor of the legacy of the great Muhammed Ali.
You don't have to be from the same country as a certain fighter to be a fan, it's perfectly fine. Matter of fact, so called crazed fans that follow a fighter just because theyre from the same country and no other reason, always baffled me. Be a fan because of their ability as a fighter and how entertaining they are, this is why you were a Sugar Ray Leonard fan.
I saw this fight live. I remember everyone was saying Sug was going to get himself hurt because Lalonde was so much bigger. Sug took his time and chopped him down! l didn't know Kevin Rooney was such a biased commentator. Not to mention, his boy got his ace whooped!
I like how both fighters can sit down and go over the fight without bodyguards or a whole bunch of people standing behind them like how today's boxers bringing everybody with them
Man it’s sad to think we used to believe age 32 was far too old to be an athlete anymore back then. It’s almost insane to hear the announcers talk about it in that way. Health improvements have come a long way
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One of the most underrated fights of all time
everything is "underrated"
agree
Ive watch this fight a couple times 😂😂😂
Not really it was highly advertised by the wwf especially during summerslam 88 and Jesse ventura promo'd Survivor series
I dont know about that... It was heavily promoted by the WWF and did the most PPV buys up to that point.
LaLonde fought really well, maybe he just needed to better manage his energy, because Leonard was very dangerous even in the last 3 rounds,Ray Leonard it was simply the best boxer ever! He was from another planet!
Esta pelea la arregló, ,obligando a Lalonde a bajar de peso,,claro,,por un montón de dinero.
My grandfather, Tommy Gallagher was in Lalonde's corner last night. Even in the loss it's one of the highlights of his career. god this fight was fun
This was the best time in boxing, the 80s. Sugar Ray, Tommy Hearns, Hagler, Duran. Watched all of these fights live. Great to see the old fights on Ytube. After this era boxing went to the crapper and has never recovered, probably never will.
Man I feel like there isn't fights like there used to be . Sugar ray always finds a way at the end 🥊😎
I respect both of these guys for showing such sportsmanship and professionalism.
Love to have seen a prime Leonard vs some of today's champions like Canelo Alvarez/Errol Spence Jr ect. Leonard's footwork and spiteful punches were on another level, brilliant fighter 🥊
Yeah mate so would I. Don't think many have a chance of beating a prime sugar Ray including the beast Canelo.
They'd make for great fights! I still don't see any of em beating a prime Ray. I still have him as the best welterweight of all time and top 3 p4p
They wouldn’t stand a chance with him😂
He threw way too many punches per round in his prime for modern day fighter s to deal with, busy hands , busy feet and a fast brain
Canelo was smoked by a 36 year old Mayweather and was outfought in his first fight with ggg who was past his prime. Canelo would not have been competitive Vs Ray Leonard. Huge disparity in talent, Leonard would have embarrassed him
Both together showing respect in a studio after the fight.Fighters these days would be shouting over each other demanding a rematch and probably rolling around on the floor…..I miss the good old days.
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Not true Most fighter have respect for each other
The 3rd dude commentating was hatin on Ray the whole time damn I'm glad Ray proved him wrong
Wasn't he tho?!
Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson's former trainer. He wasn't hating on SRL, he was calling the fucking fight as he saw it. In the first SRL landed a good right hand and Rooney said that is a good right hand by Leonard. That's hating on a fighter. I love SRL, he is great. He got off to a rocky start in this fight and had Lalonde not gassed because of the weight drain. Rooney simple had a lot of respect for Lalonde as a fighter and a person and he did a lot better in this fight than most said he would.
@@charleslowe522 bullshit he was clearly hating
Yo!!! I was actually pissed…
I was like let the Fight Breathe Son!!! lol.
Great Fight By Both Warriors!!! 👊🏾🦁🦁🇳🇬🇺🇸
Definitely hating on Suagar Ray , he sounded like Joe Pecci
ibhof22, I can't thank you enough for uploading this entire broadcast. I have been searching for this since March 1989, the last time HBO aired the full fight.
Yes, really good to see the whole fight here. Thanks from me as well! Top job!
@@alanchong7513 como le respondes a un comentario de a se 8 años 🤣🤣
You’ve been searching for uploads since 1989?? Wow you were really technologically advanced
@@wetfartsleavebrownstains1757He may have been a VHS fight trader or "bootlegger", dummy. YOU threw in the phrase "searching for uploads" not him. My dad used to write letters and could've been a postmaster general with all the VHS stuff he traded, just looking for Salvador Sanchez fights. I got to see them all growing up, where the rest of you had to wait until YT to bitch in the comments.
The eight pounds lalonde had to loose for the 5 million really hurt him
La Blondie seems very articulate, intelligent respectful and an all round good sport. Much like Mr Leonard.
not in real life, Leonard was an asshole .
@@donsolis12 have u met him?
@@GuyFromTheSouth yep! Arrogant bloke really disappointed me .It was at LaGuardia airport NYC i was working there . He was just arriving to catch a flight and i was just pulling up to collect a client and iw a absolutely elated to see the bloke even though i sensed something a little off about him throughout his career. It always seems to me that he tried to hard to be respectful ,which to em something that you don't have to "try" to be ,a bit of an actor so to speak. So when ,in my obvious excitement said "hey how you doing champ?" he turned and looked me up and down and said something like "cool" with absolutely none of the fake smile he puts on fro the cameras . Hell of a fighter ,and maybe i caught him at a bad time ,but i soured on him big time after that.
@@donsolis12 So he was just a normal person having a bad day? He wasn't "trying" to be respectful he was.
@@CatsClaw44 If you say so. : )
Leonard is one of the greatest technical boxers who ever lived. To KO a LH later in the fight is amazing. Since the day he began as a welterweight he had that aura that he just can't be beat. With Duran it was more intimidation. You knew, and so did Leonard, as well as Duran, that he would have KOed Duran in their rematch - hence, no mas. Leonard's conditioning was top notch. And his combos were vicious and accurate.
He wouldn’t have koed Duran. Duran was too tough. Leonard just frustrated him. If leonard could of koed him he would of done it the first fight when they were trading punch for punch
@@spenser6353good point
@@spenser6353There's no would have or he's going to on boxing. It's a fight. Leonard wasn't a big puncher, he mostly ended fights with accumulation of punches in his stoppages. Every boxer will want to finish fight before the end. Every fighter will also believe he's going to win and believe he will stop his opposition.
@@Brizy93 Sounds like you agree with what I said. What are you trying to say?
Maybe Duran was weak from having to make the weight in the return fight.
Anytime you get close to 9 minutes left in a fight Sugar Ray is deadly
This fight had me on the edge of my seat like it just happened yesterday,o.m.g the best fight I seen in awhile,was my favorite growing up my uncle Boris use to idealize Sugar Ray,He punished that white boy and shut whoever mouth up that was hating the whole fight,punk ass commentator
@@darronstephens2404 LaLonde was a tomato can. Leonard should have given Hagler a rematch instead taking the needle and moving to light heavy.
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Yes, he is a great finisher who is merciless.
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Ray Leonard's pocket work is dangerous but he had the heart to stay in that pocket and throw em. Even against a light heavy weight. Superb in that pocket then that speed kicks in. The GOAT!!!
Lalonde had to take off had to come in 7 pounds lighter for this fight. He was not a light heavyweight in this fight.
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@@geallen9754 The truth Leonard would only agree to fight Lalonde if he came down to 168 pounds. Lalonde agreed because he would make more money fighting Leonard than he would fighting anyone else. Being forced to weigh in at a full 7 pounds lighter than your usual fighting weight is going to weaken any fighter.
@@5star64your right lalonde also said that he hadn't felt this good with his power speed ect, even fighting at light heavyweight those are his words and he never once used the weight lost as an excuse, but here you are trying to use it to explain why he Lost. LoL 🤣
Sugar Ray Leonard was my favorite fighter when I was a teenager and still is. He has the best combination of speed, power, footwork and brains I have ever seen even today. He would have knocked out any fighter since. Best Welterweight or Middleweight ever. The 80's was the best years for.boxing fans with the best boxers and Leonard was the best of them all.
still think Hagler beat Leonard, who was just flashy with softer punches. Leonard fought a smart fight to beat Lalonde.
Carlos Monzon was the best ever middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Ronnie Harris was a great middleweight, avoided by many fighters. Took Alan Minter apart.
Great fight! Ray Leonard was the "GOAT" In his weight class, and more. Yet some people are born "Haters, or Sore Losers" anyone that would think, let alone say. That "Sugar Ray Leonard" hand picked his opponents must be drunk, high or plain ignorant to the sport of boxing? Because this "Champion" has fought and beat everybody that was somebody, in 4 different weight classes he has won a "Belt"! Which simply makes him "Great" at what he was, a true "Boxer" Thanks Mr. Ray Leonard for the memories!!!
Hey Marvin, I can't fight you. You're way bigger than me! (1982). Hey Marvin...you've slowed down considerably. I want to fight you now. (1987). Good one, Ray.
Hey Roberto, You beat me man. Can we have an immediate rematch? Hey Tommy, I got past you in the 14th round. There is no way in hell I want to step into the ring with you again, mate.
Hey "Moron" I Beat the shit out of them all, and I even beat "The Light Heavyweight Champion of the World Who by the way was 10 years my Junior"! Oh let's not forget that not one of those former boxers comes close too my "Accomplishment's" and I still look and feel good!
Hey Ray "You Embarrassed me so Bad that all I could do is say No Mas, even though it meant Shaming not just myself but my entire Country"! LMAO even though its True, Wait its "History" the man that was called "The Hands of Stone, Became the Bitch of Heart"! Still LMAO...Get the Fu*k Out of Here, With that "Lame Ass Reference" Ray Leonard made that "Bitch Roberta lol. Quit, Fin, Enough, Stop, Help call the police please, and my all time Favorite No Mas"! Damn this is too Fu*king Easy HaHaHa and Still (Yep) LMAO...
Hey Tommy "Sorry I had too Knock you the Fu*k Out, but my Trainer Dundee told me Too go Knock you the Fu*k Out"! LMAO....But lets be real about this Tommy, "You do Have one hell of a punch, However Your Jaw is pure Glass by the way how many times have you been Knocked the Fu*k Out"? Too Easy, and Way too Funny.....
What an excellent fight this was. Leonard, as he proved with Hearns, Kalule, Hagler and Lalonde, was never afraid to take on physically more imposing fighters. Lalonde fought probably the fight of his life and possibly persuaded Ray that the light heavy division was just a little too big. Ray never returned to this weight.
Hi Eric, I know it's a long time ago since you made your comments which are very good but I would just like to point out that Leonard never fought at the actual LHW weight of 175 lbs , Lalonde was forced to lose about 8-10 lbs and fight him at a catchment weight of around mid 160lbs . Don't get me wrong, Ray's an unbelievable Boxer and ATG but he was treated a lot different from the rest when it came to stipulations , he even got to fight T Hearns in their return at a catchment weight of no more than 164 lbs despite them both being SMW , 168lbs Champions , Tommy would have had to pay a 500K fine for each Ib over so he weighed in about 162 , then he floors him twice in separate RDS and only gets a draw , ridiculous really . Take care 🥊🥊
@@francishegarty8087Hi francis I know it's been a long time since you made this comment however every excuse you made for lalonde, and Tommy hearns neither fighter used the Factors you have to explain why they Lost BTW lalonde said he felt stronger faster, more powerful at the weight he fought Ray Leonard at than any other weight so how did you come to the conclusion that it hindered his ability to win ?
@@BrianWarren-hl6pv Great to hear from you Brian , yes get lots of what you say there and in truth , I never knew Lalonde made such comments so from that angle , yes your totally right and he didn't use that as an excuse as you've explained , however , the Hearns rematch with Leonard , which ended in a draw , was a farce when it came to the actual weight that they fought at as they were both , SMW , 168lbs Champions. At that time , it was same day weigh ins and Leonard had a weight stipulation where neither guy could weigh in over a catchment weight of 165lbs or they'd have to pay a 500k dollar fine for each 1lbs over , how ridiculous was that , anyways , and I've always said this , Leonard showed an enormous amount of heart and was brave as a lion on many occasions especially in both those fights when he got up off the canvas 3 times , once V Lalonde and twice V Hearns to get 1 win and 1 draw so kudos to him for that however I still feel a 175lbs Lalonde and a 168lbs Hearns , beats him but that's just my humbe opinion . 🥊🥊
@@francishegarty8087 I'm glad you replied Francis, what people overlook about Ray Leonard is his opponent weight nor size make it difficult for him to over come because what he brings to the fight is a boxing IQ that's second to none his conditioning is phenomenal and his skill set is adaptable too any style of boxing, that's why I believe lalonde weight no matter how heavy he is, that'll never be enough to beat SRL .
@@BrianWarren-hl6pv Your welcome Brian thanks 🥊🥊
This was the greatest comeback fight of all time in my opinion.
What about Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor?
He hasn't seen many fights if he believes that.
Yeah, Chavez vs Taylor I think has this beat. Poor Taylor, he was brilliant that night, but the beating he took in the later rounds cost him his prime.
Donny Lalonde was the pride of Winnipeg at this time
The whole city watched this fight
Sugar Ray is a legend in the boxing 🥊 ring.
Leonard is a devastating and technical boxer. A real professional with an excellent foot walk.
Kevin Rooney sounds like Joe Pesci is commentating.
This fight was bullshit. Leonard made the 175 champion come down to 168 but they fought for the 175 belt and the vacant 168 belt on the same night. As a result, Leonard is called a 5 division champion. I don't consider Leonard to be real 5 division champion.
two weight champ..
beat Benitez and Kalule..
gifted the next three
The belts don’t matter he still knocked the guy out who clearly was was much much much bigger than him
What a memorable career Sugar Ray Leonard had
My 2nd favorite fighter behind Ali! Sugar Ray Leonard was a beast.
Same here!
Your man got his ass handed to him by Duran. If Duran would have been 25 again he would have beat ray to death. Duran hated ray. Because everyone on the planet was kissing his ass Duran proved to the world who the best fighter was. After that he partied his ass off for 5 months.
The million dollar smile, don't let it fool you, Leonard will put you on a stretcher!
Lol dead straight mate. Good call.
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0:18 Bad idea to insult Ray Leonard right before you're about to fight him.
Super Kyle too true!! Look at the interview Ray gave about the Dave Boy Green fight. Dave foolishly angered Ray by growling at him just before the bell. Ray actually thanked him after for making it an easy knock out. They are friends to this day 👍
@@andyaim4764 That was scary...that punch could've killed DBG...that was one of the most perfect left hooks ever landed by any fighter!
Yeah,rays sugar was laced with poison-in both hands.
In the videogame Mórtal Kómbat, this would be: Sugar Ray wins.. BRUTÁLITY.
Get the impression of Lalonde as a smart fighter, always coming in with a good game plan, but physically clumsy, compared to someone like Sugar Ray anyway
FROM WHAT I GATHER DONNY COMING DOWN TO THAT WEIGHT MADE HIM A WEAKER FIGHTER AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LATER ROUNDS HAS HIS FITNESS IS OFF THE HOOK FROM THE MARATHONS HE RUNS . RAY VERY SMART FIGHTER LIKES TO HAVE EVERY ADVANTAGE. I THINK KNEW HIM DROPPING THIS WEIGHT WOULD MAKE HIM WEAKER IT DEFINITELY SHOWED HIM TIRED IN LATER ROUNDS. I HAVE HAD THE FORTUNE TO HAVE MET DONNY IN PERSON HES A REAL CLASS ACT.
@@alexhaggerty39 I know Donny. A class act. The jab was winning the fight I told him and the weight weakened him. He never made an excuse over the weight, but did agree on the jab.
@@motorcitycobra8875 ź☺😺
@@alexhaggerty39 exactly ....he played sugars game comply or no mega millions.....he was nt going to win anyway but he had to comprimise just the same ......too bad he didnt have more skills
La-La- land- Leonard Always a Champ, never anyone's Chump!
Господи помилуй! Одно из лучших выступлений в ринге, второго "Сахарного"! Спасибо!
Classic case of “dragging someone into the deep water.”
When did Wayne Gretzky fight Sugar Ray Leonard
Hahaha. That's classic!
56:12 he even compares Ray's mannerism to a Hockey player
@@joshposh7239 Good pickup, buddy! Gretzky Vs Leonard...fight of the year!
@@joshposh7239 They used a great camera angle for this fight. Gets the viewer really inside the ring! Great commentary and the crowd is right into it too. All adds up to a fight you can watch repeatedly!
No
Donny won the hairstyle fight tho😂
don't underestimate the waves.
Looks like a mullet cut
A mullet never wins. If that hairstyle was a car it would be the Pacer. Look it up!
This was the only time that I rooted against a fellow Canadian.
@@markdemell3717 why
Lets not forget that Chugar Ray made Lalonde come in way under 175 lbs ...
Yes, 168, even though Leonard's SM title was not at stake. Really chickensh*t.
Ray leonard always fought bigger opponents with big punches and used his speed and skills to win...the bruce lee of boxing
Underrated performance by Leonard. Many people don't realize that before this bout, Lalonde had KO wins over former champion Leslie Stewart and contender Eddie Davis (who went the distance with Michael Spinks).
I really like the fight break down with the two fighters afterwards.
“For All The Gold,” as was the tagline for Leonard-Lalonde, may have been a criticised and controversial promotion, but it ended up being a very good, exciting fight. And all these years later the fans who were there remember it almost as well as the two practitioners do.
good fight thanks for sharing Walter Karas
ya i know donny great guy we are working on helping Boxers with health issues all over the world BLESS HIM
here is his facebook page facebook.com/tkooobydonnylalonde
TKOOO: Taking Care Of Our Own is an initiative to provide care through holistic medicine by way of treatment modalities, nutrition, and lifestyle.
Interesting fact about the company that handled the pay per view and closed circuit TV rights for this fight. The company that handled those responsibilities was Titan Sports. That name may not ring a bell with people but it (at the time) was the corporate name for a company that helped usher in PPV events. Titan Sports was the parent company of the then World Wrestling Federation. So Vince McMahon handled the television rights via PPV and closed circuit broadcasts. FWIW the host was Roy Firestone who at the time had a good talk show on ESPN that was called Up Close(or would later be called that)
What happened to titan sports i remember them making video games in the 90s
They promoted the fights on their wrestling shows including their PPV Summerslam, and Sugar Ray was there.
Leonard and lalonde promoted the fight. I know lalonde.
@@michaelmedina8304 They changed there name to WWF(and later WWE).The company is still around just under another name.
Lalonde showed a lot of heart.. one of my favorite ko's though. Sugar Ray caught him on the ropes with the Denzel throat punch 😂
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"He looked like a lot of guys I had seen losing in the first round at Wimbledon." :D
I don't get your remark.
@@alanchong7513 that's what Larry merchant said in the broadcast
@@uncletony6210 Got you,!
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The mullet
Athletes with pure class. To sit next to each other and talk about the fight humbly. But it must've been pretty hard to sit there watching the playback while they describe him getting knocked out. But they had great sense of humor. Pro's!
Hard to find a boxing match these days that even approaches the excitement level that this does.
Kevin Rooney was heartbroken 💔😂😂
He was definitely a hater.
@@judahsong he made it obvious
Rooney was a great trainer for Tyson, but he sucked as a ringside announcer...
Probably had money on the fight
Sugar Ray Leonard had a big time punch! One of the best pound for pound fighters in boxing history.
A on lq
Other than prime Roy Jones Jr, Leonard Is greatest fighter of all time
He was stronger than people gave him credit for. However, Lalonde had a big punch too but he was weight drained for this fight. Remember, this in when fighters had to weigh-in on the day of the fight and Lalonde had to come in 8lbs lighter than his usual fighting weight. At 6'2" Lalonde was already a strain bean at 175 and by the 5th Lalonde was spent, not because of anything Leonard and had done. Lalonde had won the first rounds on everyone's scorecard, not paid to be a judge.
what? sugar ray punch? roberto duran had punch....no sugar ray, donny lalonde was bad boxer is all
@@kennethlundgren Leonard was better than Jones. The only fighter better than Ray was Sugar Ray Robinson...he was the greatest of all time...
Great fighter and great finisher was ray, one of the greatest of all times
Hearns was to Ray, as Frasier was to Ali
Kevin was way off the mark with his commentary - not very insightful and definitely not accurate
He was probably drunk.
He was so bad!
great fight won by my historic favourite: Ray Leonard
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I remember the hype for this fight. It was everywhere. I was in the 4th grade, and remember it was on every commercial on cox cable in California. I remember waking up the morning after, hoping Lalonde had won, and seeing that he had indeed lost, but fought a good fight. Great fight.
cheers from Winnipeg
Brilliant upload, thanks a lot
When I watched this fight, I was stoned. I thought it was the greatest fight I'd ever seen.
Lol same here.
you have good taste in music
No mention by anybody doing the fight that Lalonde had to make a weight 7 lbs lighter than what he was used to. That could not have helped him.
Lalonde was used to making 175 and had to cut down to 168.
Right ... Yet, they called this a light heavyweight championship fight, Ray became the LHW Champion ... Who's buying that ? They fought at SMW, 168 when LHW is at 175
Brilliant points Joe and Johnny , agree with you both here , there was 2 Titles on the line here , Donny's 175 LHW , and the newly branded 168 SMW Title and was sanctioned by the WBC but was fought at 168 , Donny being the bigger , naturally heavier man , was forced to boil down to this weight and considering he floored Leonard earlier on , would be interesting to see if he could recover from getting hit by a Donny shot at 175 . Just 1 year after this , Leonard would fight Hearns in a rematch , both were 168 SMW Champions and it was sanctioned for this weight but once again , Leonard had a weight stipulation inserted where each fighter could not weigh in over 164 and if either broke this , had to pay a forfeit of 500K , per 1lb , how ridiculous was that . Hagler was in the commentary box for that fight in 89 and said it was ridiculous and also slated the judges for calling a draw , despite Tommy being the better man with 2 knock-downs in separate rounds , all the best lads 🥊🥊
0:43:11 - 0:44:14 ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! GREATEST COMEBACK EVER!
Leonard should have retired after this fight imo.
Yes, just like Roy Jones should have retired after the Ruiz fight.
it must be nice to look back on this fight for sugar and listen to kevin and "the boxing expert " on how bad they wanted don to win and shut the sugar mans mouth. ray loved to quiet people with his hands, heart and determination.
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Exactly!!!!
"DON, FIGHT UNTIL YOU DROP" lol
Yo!!! Good And Bad, Right? 👊🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
White hope? Forget that crap. Ray was arguably the best fighter pound for pound, ever. What is not up for debate is that Ray was the smartest fighter ever. He would break down a fighter very early on and set a pace once he was satisfied with the intel. Ray was brilliant and I am so glad that I'm old enough to have seen him in his prime. The 1970's and 1980's Boxing can never be duplicated again. Google may be a lot of things but with RUclips, we get to relive those years. I can recall going to the Spectrum in Philly to watch a fight on closed circuit TV. This was before Cable. We had a neighbor who was a Light Heavyweight, Mike Rossman. The most dominant fighter I ever saw was Taofelo Stevenson from Cuba. The scariest was Iron Mike. So many great fighters I would get carpal tunnel if I had to list them all.
Larry, Virgil Hill was not a gold medalist at the Olympics.
Larry Merchant is arguably the worst commentator in the history of boxing
Lol. Rooney is a CLOOOWN! Just admit when your boy is getting it handed to him.😂
I'm guessing your blind
@@motorcitycobra8875 I'm guessing your super 1 dimensional and has a hard time admitting when someone or something he likes sucks. Lol. Like when a band cuts a bad album or some shit. Lol. Your the guy who even though inside you truly know it sucks you still say otherwise. Now be gone with you boy.
@@tyclone32 Nigga, shut the fuck up.
@@TheGoodOnion HAHAHA. Don't be a hater cause you know I'm rite. Now piss off. Nigga. Wow!😂
What the fuck does that mean ?
One of the early "cut weight" fights. Devastating to any fighter....well before the 1st bell.
Yes
The announcers sound like they forgot their glasses 🤓
They said this fight was for the light heavy weight belt ?? But yet both fighters weighed in at 168?? Leonard had his way again
Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson brought me here.
Had to see those punches because Sugar Ray said they was hurting him.
Heckuva FIGHT!!!
@@titanman8302 Donny wasn't 168 lbs Champion then , the WBC added this Weight Category to their Roster for this fight , he was a LHW Champion then , 175 lbs but had to boil down to 168 lbs , or less , for his showdown with Leonard , it was another show of just how he benefitted from the Favouritism shown to him by the US Boxing Authorities , who fell over themselves looking after their favourite .
@@titanman8302 How am I a hater ? You said it was like a 154 lb guy V a 180 lb guy , for 2 Straps , which you said , Donny held , but he was 175 lb Champion then , and SRL sneaked out of retirement , because he wouldn't give the Late , Great MMH a return , which he tried so desperately for . Hagler was treated disgustingly at the end of his Career , had Straps taken from him for Pitiful reasons and some shocking bad decisions went against him , whereas Leonard was gifted this easy fight V Donny , then gifted a disgusting draw V Hearns in 89 , what's hating about that ? I was his biggest fan upto the Hearns fight but soon realised he was looked after big time , a Helluva Boxer , don't get me wrong , a Legend but he didn't deserve a draw with Tommy and he should have returned Hagler , his Team wouldn't even answer calls from the Petronnellis , Haglers Team .
@@titanman8302 You are right , he ko'd him and got 2 Straps , Donny's 175 Title and the newly added 168 Title but Leonard was also voted Boxer off the 80s despite only having 12 Contests , record 10-1-1 which was really 10-0-2 , what about Iron Mike's unbeaten run to become the Youngest ever Undisputed HW Champion , or Haglers run of over 7 years as Undisputed MW Champion , or Panama's Eusebio Pedrosa , who defended his Featherweight Title 18 times V different opponents from 78-85 , and you don't think he was looked after .
@@francishegarty8087 Tyson didn't need protection nor did Hagler,,they knocked their men out...didn't need Vegas decisions
@@Bruins-vq5ey Well said Bruins , agree with you totally , all the best 🥊🥊
This fight was only exciting because an old Ray Leonard struggled with guy who wasn't particularly good.
Struggled with a younger stronger and much much bigger guy and still knocked him out😂
Lalonde’s nickname...Oscar De La Hoya would like a word...
He had it 1st
This fight was a lot closer than i remember it 😮
Your statement is untrue, this was contested at Super Middleweight. Check the weights, the light heavyweight title was on the line but neither guy weighed above the super middleweight limit. Lalonde had fought his entire career at 175 or above. Ray Leonard got special treatment, being the only fighter in the history of the sport allowed to fight for two separate titles in two weight divisions. As I said before, SRL made sure Lalonde's few advantages were comprises. Hearns beat his ass n #2.
Yeah ok but they both still got Ko’d by Ray 😂😂😂
The Kevin Rooney commentary is horrible
I admire Sugar Ray Leonard for his heart, coming back against Donny LaLonde, but I felt Leonard robbed the Late Marvin Hagler of a well deserved rematch.
Fantastic
I don't think Sugar Ray won that fight. I saw it live and was happy for Sug. but as I continue to watch it over the years, Hagler won that fight.
Yes it was heat exhaustion that stopped Sugar Ray Robinson. Over 200 Pro fights. He would have an epic 15 round fight And just 3 month's later have another epic 15 round fight. Fighters of that era were amazing. Fighters in later years have a tough 12 round fight. And don't fight again for another year.
happy 31st Anniversary Lalonde vs Leonard, my fav Sugar Ray Leonard fight of All Time!
The fighting son of Maryland! Awesome fight.
Leonard’s leverage is insane. Nobody through them light that nowadays. He hangs in the pocket in danger just to unload. I wish fights were like this now.
Glad you noticed that. His pocket work is dangerous but he had the heart to stay in that pocket and throw em. Even against a light heavy weight. Superb in that pocket then that speed kicks in
SRL as always said that no one hurt him more than Donny Lalonde and that is some serious props to Lalonde is that coming from Ray Leonard 🥊
Donny was very much underated who had big right hand and some what of an up right awkward style that was affective .
He showed the world just how good he really was in this fight with Leonard. This was his highest peak in boxing 🥊. His career slowly started to go down but (1987-88) was the Golden Boys Years 💪🏼🥊
one of the true all time greats.
Gotta give LaLonde credit...He's a very candid and honest man.
Rip Donny
Donny Lalonde, the undisputed supermullet weight champion of the world .... And damn, Kevin Rooney is sooooo good at commentary
Rooney was hating on
Leonard
The camera work by HBO is really good!
Sugar Ray Leonard is my favorite boxer of all time he seemed to always come back even when he was losing.....Leonard was more then flash he also had power.... LaLonde was an easy target standing straight up LaLonde had more power but less experience....
It was similar to what Ray did to Tommy Hearns. Hearns hurt him more than LaLonde but it was still a tough fight for Ray.
forget the pretty boy shit, all the smiling, ray had a killer instinct in that ring that not many fighters ever had!
At 0:07 seconds. I still have that cover that came on the cable guide that month with this picture on it and I have a shirt. An image burned into my mind forever. Thanks for this upload.
Donny looked clumsy against Leonard. Sugar Ray was such a good boxer and mover
Ray knew he had this fight before the second round started. He was almost in the middle of the ring before the bell rang for the second. Similar with Ali. Ray has that way of knowing when he has the other guy beat. Lalonde is no slouch. But Ray made it seem that way. That's vintage Sugar Ray Leonard. All white commentaries is obviously bias. Leonard was smart waiting for the later rounds. Conditioning is top priority with Ray. Lalonde really believed he was going to walk thru Ray. That knock down made those commentators jump with glee. No way. I had Ray knocking this guy out in the last round. Unfortunately it was earlier. haha
Ray was just the total package. He was also able to take his game to another level under pressure. That was what separated him from guys like Hearns and De La Hoya. He is FAR better then Floyd.
i dont no about far better than floyd but u can argue the level of competition tho.
Leonard...fantastic and picking his opponents and then retiring. Then coming out of retirement to 'pick' another target. The true fighter Thomas Hearns. He stayed in the game and fought everyone.
I would say that Leonard is definitely a better boxer than Floyd, but not by much.
Yea and got knocked out by everybody. Sometimes its wise to take a break to regroup. Hearns just fought and fought and fought and now he is braindamaged. Should a fighter become braindamaged just so that people on youtube can call them "true fighters" ? I dont think it's worth it.
Brian better puncher yes but better boxer absolutely not... i don't think anyone was a better pure boxer than floyd and i definitely don't think anyone felt the ring as well as floyd. Leonard had really average defense and got hit alot, also pretty one dimensional and rarely controlled the flow of the fight against the best. Don't get me wrong sugar ray is one of the best of all time but had many flaws in his game
Leonard was a great fighter, with names on his resume, but when you look a little deeper into those fights there not as impressive as they first appear. His performance in the first Duran fight impressed me more then any other performance.
I have always wondered about the designation of this win. They said it was a TKO. That was a KNOCKOUT in any stretch of the rules ! !
Damn what a fight, lalonde did pretty good against the legend.
Donny is very nice man , with a huge heart..
he is my nephew
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I was at that fight with my dad. I still remember, the excitement that came over the crowd when Lalonde started taking it to Leonard. He (Lalonde) also came jogging past a bunch of us runners on Churchill Dr. before the fight. It almost seemed like a "Rocky"moment. He quipped "mind if I run through? ". Classy guy that seemed to have been forgotten in this city
Khalil Abdul-Baaqi ..because out here on the Canadian prairies, the words "classy"and "nice" still count for something
He was weight-drained. Thats why his emaciated/badly weight-drained body gave in when it did,otherwise it very likely would've went the distance. LaLonde had no choice though cause he was the begger,and beggers cant be choosers. He needed the big money payday. He Had to meet the weight-limit /catch-weight demands of Leonard in order to get this big money fight to be made for himself.
With Leonard-Duran II it was obviously even much worse as Duran had to go from 230 lbs down to 147 in a matter of what,10 weeks..?! Now that is some insane emaciation right there,but hey,it was all about having to meet Leonard's demands of having they're rematch happen within such a short span of time and thus horribly hindering Duran's proper preparation. Boxing promoters made Leonard they're darling very early on though as he was seen as the miniaturized successor of the legacy of the great Muhammed Ali.
A welterweight taking on a light heavyweight. Almost as bizarre as when Roy Jones Jr took on John Ruiz, the size comparison is crazy.
this fight was a joke .
168-164
I'm not a yank but Sugar is my all time favourite bar none his speed, accuracy how can you not rate him amongst the alltome greats
You don't have to be from the same country as a certain fighter to be a fan, it's perfectly fine. Matter of fact, so called crazed fans that follow a fighter just because theyre from the same country and no other reason, always baffled me. Be a fan because of their ability as a fighter and how entertaining they are, this is why you were a Sugar Ray Leonard fan.
I saw this fight live. I remember everyone was saying Sug was going to get himself hurt because Lalonde was so much bigger. Sug took his time and chopped him down!
l didn't know Kevin Rooney was such a biased commentator. Not to mention, his boy got his ace whooped!
LaDeDahDee was a little fresh at the mouth calling Sug, old and fat. These youngster have to LEARN to respect!😂😂😂 great fight!😃👊
very biased!!! commentator!!!
I love this fight. Donny threw down. No match for Sugar Ray in the late rounds. My favorite Sugar Ray threw down hard in the later rounds.
rooney was so critical of ray in this fight it always annoys me
Really love the ringside camera angle!
I miss classy fighter's in a interview like this
I agree. The one thing the sport is lacking now is class.
Absolutely.
I miss real fighters in the ring. Boxing is such a joke now.. :(
Looks like two different weight Classes in the ring🤔
Mayweather vs logan paul freak show version
I like how both fighters can sit down and go over the fight without bodyguards or a whole bunch of people standing behind them like how today's boxers bringing everybody with them
Man it’s sad to think we used to believe age 32 was far too old to be an athlete anymore back then. It’s almost insane to hear the announcers talk about it in that way. Health improvements have come a long way