@@Th0ughtZ_ “ it’s actually not, the staredown between (insert staredown that simply happened between two different people and was not definitively “better”) because I’m so cool everybody!! I’m so cool that I have to constantly 1up everyone I encounter!!
Sugar always tries to look out for his fellow boxers. Wilfredo was amazing boxer, sugar was just better. When Benitez fought the hitman he looked great, Hearns was just too damn long but he made The Hitman miss all night mostly.
@@jessicamills7982 supposedly Benitez didn't train hard for this fight either. So Tired of hearing stories of great fighters not training hard enough for key matches. Apparently same thing happened w Ruiz in the rematch w Joshua. Gotta go Hagler mode for every fight.
I used to work for a cable company in the early 80s...I remember PPV starting to take over....since then, personally, I've paid for a total of ONE PPV event in my entire life at the request of a family member. I will never pay for another, Boxing events should be televised and supported by advertisers and it would HELP the sport by making it more popular IMO. Most folks don't even know who the Heavyweight Champ is anymore....those fights are NEVER seen on network tv.
Thank you so much for posting this. I had searched for years trying to find footage of it, to no avail. I began to question whether I remembered the fight correctly, I was so young when it took place and so many years have passed. But there it was, that 15th round when they both went all out, leaving nothing in the tank, and Benitez falling to his knee toward the end, exhausted. What a fight! Thanks again!
I love these two warriors, but on this night I honestly thoughts that Leonard was going to get schooled by Benitez and was I wrong. Please keep Benitez in your prayers.
Benitez was such a great sportsman... he actually scored well in the 15th despite being outboxed most of the fight by talented SRL, great fight. Both guys were obviously in excellent shape.
Yeah he was a good sport that and the fact that he was a even better boxer was why I liked him and that's one reason I didn't care for Duran cause he was a sore loser
Incredible how many time Ray threw that looping right and NEVER connected. Benitez was never fooled by that punch but Ray kept trying until the end. I think Benitez was too conservative throughout. When he opened up he always got somewhere but just didn't have the confidence to follow through. Ray was superior. A real chess match.
Benitez entered the ring smiling like arriving to a party in his living room, then looked at Leonard like an uninvited guest...Lol Leonard looked like, "I'm here for the belt." Leonard always winked before he whipped their azz...as if to say, "this is not personal." Lol
akil doe Could’ve been because he was banging Sugar Ray’s sister at that time 😂. It was known that the two had been seeing each other for over a year. Also, I think the downfall of Benitez in this fight was that he only trained for this fight 6 days and was in the nightclub in Vegas the night before this fight. He was notoriously famous for not training.
Last round exchanges was incredible from the both of em. Amazing watching The Suger Man break down his opponents and feeling him out in the early rounds. Ray began to time his punches to perfection, knowing that when throwing his jab Benitez would throw one right back at him, he would then move underneath or slip that punch and throw his combination with timing perfection. This fustrated benitez and when walking to his corner you see his mentality worsening and he begins to feel less confident compared to Sugars. This is what Ray hitting and not getting hit does to the opponent. Less confidence the harder it is going to fight. Sensational fight
Do people just come here to say they the first person after the hotboxin episode.. super weird... didn’t say nothing about how good sugar ray really was
26:58 that left hook right at the end of round 4...reminiscent of the Davy Greene match-so much torque! fight could’ve been over right there had it landed.
I will hand it to Leonard, who outwirked Bentitez most of the fight. Leonard started out faster than Benitez so was ahead. Leonard would have gotten the decosion, but the ref should have let it go to the bell. With 6 seconds Benitez was not in danger, and shoukd have been allowed to go out on his feet. He was defending against Rays punches when the ref stepped in. But wow what a hell of a fight, free too as part of a 3 title fight card.
While crying 😭 Tyson: you made fucking 2 punches sound like one nigga, I looked up to you I wanted to do that, when was that 78 Sugar Ray: 79 Tyson: you know how fast you gotta be to do that!! Sugar Ray: And YOU DONT WANNA GET HIT WITH THAT !
They shouldn't of stopped the fight with 7 sec. That ref had it stopped on a decision bc he stopped it too soon. Wilfred would of lasted 7 more seconds
He should've been he beat one of the kings and made the other 2 damage near throw there shoulders out place trying to hit him The only one he didn't fight was Hagler
Back when boxers knew how to move and not rely so much on one punch. Both fighters had beautiful form and Benitez, in particular, was fun to watch with his dancing and weaving. Wonder how this fight would have gone if it took place in Puerto Rico.
Sugar ray is a genius in the ring plus he got good footwork fast hands good punching power he could just outbox you with his speed and timing coming in
Floyd would would have Benitez swinging at air dude. What hand speed r u watchn that makes u think this dude could touch Floyd? Stop. Benitez was a solid fighter tho. Not trying to shit on him but you're talkin crazy
Hard Art Benitez would have Floyd swinging at air too. Benitez defense is too good bro. His nickname back then was El Radar. Benitez is bigger and stronger than Floyd too. “Solid fighter” is an insult when referring to Benitez. Benitez bested Roberto Duran beat a fighter who was 30 at 17 becoming youngest champion ever. And was the youngest 3 division weight world champion too. In his prime he only lost to Ray and Hearns. And both fights were great classics too. Only thing wrong with Benitez was that he was undisciplined and didn’t have good work ethic never trained. El Radar and Floyd is a toss up fight. Wilfred Benitez is right behind the Fab 4. Many ppl dispute it should’ve been called Fab 5.
Yep , I read in a boxing magazine that came out after this fight ( ring or ko boxing magazine) Leonard’s sister said she fell in love with him during her brother’s fight. And after the fight he and Ray would work out together and he would show or teach Ray how to dodge punches when you’re on the ropes ( Benitez’s great talent that Leonard admitted had him frustrated and complaining that he cannot hit him in the head but HE’S RIGHT HERE ! Angelo told him then hit the body ) Benitez and Ray were super talented.
Watch ths fight. Ray won. Wut benitez cud hav won to by ben morre Offensive in stead of Definsive. He mad ray miss allot. Sad thn benitez. Is a great attacker and can out box tha best of thm.
I'm here from Hot Boxin. But in total disbelief that They said Benitez was 21yrs old and looks 40. SAME Goes for Leonard why they look older than they age
Almtyhalfbreed Lmao that’s all the young kids looked like old men back in the day.. Look at dudes like Pat Ewing and David Robinson.. They looked 30+ in college 😂
IF people are wondering what in the hell the WEC is ??? It's The World Extreme Cage Fighting Championship. That Logo was NOT shown on the night of the Fight but is a more recent thing as this is a re showing of this fight. WEC was bought out by UFC in 2006 if my memory serves me right.
Brilliant boxing performance by Leonard vs a master defensive boxer and counterpuncher in Benitez. I thought Ray dominated the fight. He must have won at least 10 rounds.
+johan cruijff I disagree, Leonard was caught with a lot of rights as he became more aggressive, Jones would have landed a lot of counter rights against Leonard, that`s slightly unfair because Jones had a number of fights reaching his peak at middle while Leonard only had 2 fights at middle but he was quite quick against Geraldo who I think he fought at middle or catchweight, a catchweight fight against Jones would be better fantasy fight.
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Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson brought me here
That was such a great episode. Mike being emotional made me tear up.
Mike sold the hell out of this fight, I gotta see it!
yup! lol
Me too.
Ha! Me too.
Here after Sugar Ray's Hotboxin' episode
Paused the interview to watch the fight.
I had to leave the podcasts and watch the fight
Henny Pa to me it all depends on who can jab who betterb
Haha me too
Hotboxn brought me here - paused to watch the fight as well
Who’s here because of hot boxing with Tyson
Im here . I wanna see what brought iron mike 2 Tears 🧐😓😂
Hahaha me ! I'm still watching it rn .. Its playing in the background .
Me
Lol. I've honestly never seen a Leonard fight. I know of him tho
Yup. Guilty! And happy!
The best boxing staredown ever
I'd have to give that to ron lyle vs George foreman.
Hell yea you dont see that at all no more
Nowhere close.
@@Th0ughtZ_ “ it’s actually not, the staredown between (insert staredown that simply happened between two different people and was not definitively “better”) because I’m so cool everybody!! I’m so cool that I have to constantly 1up everyone I encounter!!
Benitez vs Hearns was intense as fuck too
Hotboxin! I literally paused the interveiw to come watch this fight.
Bro same
Me too
Shit me too lol
Yep.
ha me 2
The rich people of the boxing world should help Wilfred Benitez with his medical problems.
Big Facts
Sugar always tries to look out for his fellow boxers. Wilfredo was amazing boxer, sugar was just better. When Benitez fought the hitman he looked great, Hearns was just too damn long but he made The Hitman miss all night mostly.
@@jessicamills7982 supposedly Benitez didn't train hard for this fight either. So Tired of hearing stories of great fighters not training hard enough for key matches. Apparently same thing happened w Ruiz in the rematch w Joshua. Gotta go Hagler mode for every fight.
@@jessicamills7982 hearns is the hitman, he made himself miss?
Edit: nevermind, I miss read it 🤦♂️
Benitez became a world title holder (back when that actually meant something) at age 17. He should have gotten out by age 27.
I watched this fight live when I was a kid! I was on the edge of my seat rooting for my hero Sugar Ray Leonard. What a spectacular fight this was!
Wow. I just watched this bout for the first time. What a great fight. This actually took place on the date that I was born.
Checkout Rubin "Hurricane" Carter from the 60's. Yes, The one Denzel Washington played in the Movie "The Hurricane".
The way mike was talking about this fight brought me here lol
Before cable came along and ruined everything. I saw this incredible championship boxing match on ABC
Same here. In my opinion things were so much better in lots of ways.
Also on that undercard was Hagler/Vito Antuofermo, and a young Thomas Hearns. Great card.. Great card.. and FREE!
I used to work for a cable company in the early 80s...I remember PPV starting to take over....since then, personally, I've paid for a total of ONE PPV event in my entire life at the request of a family member. I will never pay for another, Boxing events should be televised and supported by advertisers and it would HELP the sport by making it more popular IMO. Most folks don't even know who the Heavyweight Champ is anymore....those fights are NEVER seen on network tv.
@@wreckim old cable dog here...first dish and lna 15K
That was nice of Benitez going over to Leonard and hugging him after the boxing match.
30:50 both guys couldn’t help but smile. They knew that they were putting on a show
Yeah man we get it you came from the Tyson podcast lol
Benitez had his moments and made Leaonard miss a lot too. Great tactical match
Who ever disliked this video has to be a todler because this a classic legendary fight right 2 legends in the ring
One of the most exciting, best fights I ever saw, and I saw Ali-Frazier I.
I’m also here thanks to hot boxing. didn’t realize that this guy Benitez was only 21. Looks like he’s 35 or something.
He look super young in this fight what are you talking about?
he was already a world champion at age 17
Lol I think it was the bushy mustache
The mustcahe you mean?😅
I love boxing and will always be a fan but this era is my favorite.
Am I the only one that noticed that Benitez always had the best staredowns
Thank you so much for posting this. I had searched for years trying to find footage of it, to no avail. I began to question whether I remembered the fight correctly, I was so young when it took place and so many years have passed. But there it was, that 15th round when they both went all out, leaving nothing in the tank, and Benitez falling to his knee toward the end, exhausted. What a fight! Thanks again!
I love these two warriors, but on this night I honestly thoughts that Leonard was going to get schooled by Benitez and was I wrong. Please keep Benitez in your prayers.
Mike's reaction to Ray is like Nore's reaction to Mike 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣❤
Having Michael Buffer as the narrator was a great touch with this series lol
Masterful job by Leonard outboxing Benitez who was one of the best pure boxers of all time.
Damn man that hand speed from Leonard is crazy ridiculous
that stare down tho
I’m here because Tyson talked to Sugar Ray about this fight. I was 4yrs old when this fight happened!!
I wasn't even born yet 😂 85' was my year
who believes that sugar ray could easily beat floyd mayweather?
Def coulda bet money mayweather but pretty boy Floyd was a problem
Whether or nonot you think he would beat mayweather is fair. But easily? Get tf out of here. Either 1. A casual 2. A hater
@@apomtaylor8054 right it wouldn't be a easy fight either one
@@bsp5689 I think money Mayweather would've gave more problems
Not easily but possible
Benitez was such a great sportsman... he actually scored well in the 15th despite being outboxed most of the fight by talented SRL, great fight. Both guys were obviously in excellent shape.
Yeah he was a good sport that and the fact that he was a even better boxer was why I liked him and that's one reason I didn't care for Duran cause he was a sore loser
Incredible how many time Ray threw that looping right and NEVER connected. Benitez was never fooled by that punch but Ray kept trying until the end. I think Benitez was too conservative throughout. When he opened up he always got somewhere but just didn't have the confidence to follow through. Ray was superior. A real chess match.
the first time i have watched a "Legends of the Ring" this was really good, are there others? ...
Leonard's 9th fight of the year...wow..unheard of nowadays
Completely
That was unheard of in the 90s
Lucky to get one fight in a year
I’m here bc of The fastest boxer in the world Sugar Ray Leonard
came here cause of the tyson podcast
Benitez entered the ring smiling like arriving to a party in his living room, then looked at Leonard like an uninvited guest...Lol Leonard looked like, "I'm here for the belt."
Leonard always winked before he whipped their azz...as if to say, "this is not personal." Lol
akil doe Could’ve been because he was banging Sugar Ray’s sister at that time 😂. It was known that the two had been seeing each other for over a year. Also, I think the downfall of Benitez in this fight was that he only trained for this fight 6 days and was in the nightclub in Vegas the night before this fight. He was notoriously famous for not training.
@@dcott7071 the trainer of Benitez said that he prepared well for this fight
@@TheJoker-bx4vp Leonard said that Benitez told him he didn't train for this fight.
@@dcott7071 one thing for certain if he didn't have but 6 days of training for this fight there's no way he would've made it to the 15th round
Que buenos boxeadores habían en ese tiempo.
I just saw what boxing did to Benitez it's so sad in a wheelchair for the rest of his life
Hotboxin ' with Mike Tyson ...... Great podcast with Sugar Ray Leonard
Benitez aside from winning a title at 17 was actually unbeaten coming into this fight
Thanks to Mike's episode with SRL more people are learning about the legend Wilfred Benitez. Incredibly talented fighter.
He should've been in the four kings
Last round exchanges was incredible from the both of em. Amazing watching The Suger Man break down his opponents and feeling him out in the early rounds. Ray began to time his punches to perfection, knowing that when throwing his jab Benitez would throw one right back at him, he would then move underneath or slip that punch and throw his combination with timing perfection. This fustrated benitez and when walking to his corner you see his mentality worsening and he begins to feel less confident compared to Sugars. This is what Ray hitting and not getting hit does to the opponent. Less confidence the harder it is going to fight. Sensational fight
Was looking for Benitez v Leonard match, found gold. The entire match with Michael Buffer as host special!
Mike Tyson brought me here. ✊🏾✊🏾
Me too
ya but did you watch the whole fight? lol i made it to round 6 before i FF. That last hit that put Benitez down barely hit him.. I'm confused
When boys were men.
Men are considered men at 13 years old
Do people just come here to say they the first person after the hotboxin episode.. super weird... didn’t say nothing about how good sugar ray really was
Had to peep after mike said so
These men were total warriors and gentlemen. No thug behavior and mindless profanity, total class. Can’t say the same about today’s boxers.
I can watch this all day
26:58 that left hook right at the end of round 4...reminiscent of the Davy Greene match-so much torque! fight could’ve been over right there had it landed.
1979 I was a freshman in High School and I was so impressed with these Highly Elite fighters, I Followed SRL up until he retired.
I like the fact that benitez was in a haste to congratulate ray
I will hand it to Leonard, who outwirked Bentitez most of the fight. Leonard started out faster than Benitez so was ahead. Leonard would have gotten the decosion, but the ref should have let it go to the bell. With 6 seconds Benitez was not in danger, and shoukd have been allowed to go out on his feet. He was defending against Rays punches when the ref stepped in. But wow what a hell of a fight, free too as part of a 3 title fight card.
Two Brother-in Law fighters. LOL
Danny C Yeah I heard that at the time. That he was married to Leonard’s sister
Hotboxin with Mike Tyson brought me here.
While crying 😭 Tyson: you made fucking 2 punches sound like one nigga, I looked up to you I wanted to do that, when was that 78 Sugar Ray: 79 Tyson: you know how fast you gotta be to do that!! Sugar Ray: And YOU DONT WANNA GET HIT WITH THAT !
happy birthday Wilfred
The stare down is real!
Iron Mike got me hyped talking about this fight and the stare down. Let's get ready to rumble.
They shouldn't of stopped the fight with 7 sec. That ref had it stopped on a decision bc he stopped it too soon. Wilfred would of lasted 7 more seconds
I think he was lost and the ref knew it but gave him a chance but watched him very closely
I had to check it out too after watching Hotboxin'
If Ray Leonard got his start as a pro in the early 90s, he would have had about a dozen bouts and then won the 140 lb title first.
Unnecessary stoppage, could have been a mere unanimous decision loss in Benitez's record rather than a TKO.
Looked rigged
This was a great performance from Leonard, had Benitez completely lost on how to get to him. Thru 14 rounds I had the fight 138-127 for Leonard.
Iron Mike speaks, I listen. Amazing fight.
I wish Benitez was brought up when talking about the 4 kings
He should've been he beat one of the kings and made the other 2 damage near throw there shoulders out place trying to hit him
The only one he didn't fight was Hagler
"HeRE FrOm MikE TySoN" BRO WE FUCKING GET IT
Back when boxers knew how to move and not rely so much on one punch. Both fighters had beautiful form and Benitez, in particular, was fun to watch with his dancing and weaving. Wonder how this fight would have gone if it took place in Puerto Rico.
The best boxer that day would have won, no matter where the fight took place.
Sugar ray is a genius in the ring plus he got good footwork fast hands good punching power he could just outbox you with his speed and timing coming in
Ray knocked Benitez down with a jab
Didn’t see it coming
@@censari544 that's the ones that knock you out
I think Benitez could beat Mayweather. Note: Sugar Ray fought 9 times in one year. Nowadays...
Mayweather would smoke both of them!!
Floyd would would have Benitez swinging at air dude. What hand speed r u watchn that makes u think this dude could touch Floyd? Stop. Benitez was a solid fighter tho. Not trying to shit on him but you're talkin crazy
Hard Art Benitez would have Floyd swinging at air too. Benitez defense is too good bro. His nickname back then was El Radar. Benitez is bigger and stronger than Floyd too. “Solid fighter” is an insult when referring to Benitez. Benitez bested Roberto Duran beat a fighter who was 30 at 17 becoming youngest champion ever. And was the youngest 3 division weight world champion too. In his prime he only lost to Ray and Hearns. And both fights were great classics too. Only thing wrong with Benitez was that he was undisciplined and didn’t have good work ethic never trained. El Radar and Floyd is a toss up fight. Wilfred Benitez is right behind the Fab 4. Many ppl dispute it should’ve been called Fab 5.
@Brendan Cronin Biggest difference is Benitez wasn't scared to give or take a punch also.
@@djcutarekord Neither was Floyd, it would've been a good fight though
great match benitez was very elusive...
Any fighter that can make Duran quit and mike Tyson cry is automatically the greatest there ever was and ever will be..
My question is what size gloves did they use because they look like 6 ounces which are killer gloves and aren’t even used anymore.
Such an intense staredown
who cares about Mike Tyson? i came here because it's Sugar Ray and Benitez. That's all.
Exactly 😂😂😂
Imagine 13-year-old Mike Tyson watching this battle!!!
$200 a month pension provided by the WBC? Damn that's fuckn sad smfh.
sugar ray's 9th fight of that year. incredible. these guys today are lucky to fight one. what happened?
Hotboxin honestly opened my eyes period
Fun fact...SRL and WB were brothers in law...WB was married to Rays sister.
Love hearing bob papa calling it.
LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE
May his soul rest in peace remember watching fight with my Grandfather this was a great fight......This was a great fight between to Legends!!!!!
Masterclass by Leonard!
Me 2! Mike is a g! All respect to the sugar daddy! Mike voice
For the fans who never new, and came here after the Hotboxin, Benitez was dating Ray Leonard's sister. Just a fun fact.
Yep , I read in a boxing magazine that came out after this fight ( ring or ko boxing magazine) Leonard’s sister said she fell in love with him during her brother’s fight. And after the fight he and Ray would work out together and he would show or teach Ray how to dodge punches when you’re on the ropes ( Benitez’s great talent that Leonard admitted had him frustrated and complaining that he cannot hit him in the head but HE’S RIGHT HERE ! Angelo told him then hit the body ) Benitez and Ray were super talented.
Thanks for setting the record straight.
@@lh12cat Ray was real elusive as a result
Watch ths fight. Ray won. Wut benitez cud hav won to by ben morre Offensive in stead of Definsive. He mad ray miss allot. Sad thn benitez. Is a great attacker and can out box tha best of thm.
Lol, being more offensive leaves you much more vulnerable. He would have simply got stopped much sooner with that strategy.
@@ckobo84 a lot faster matter of fact Ray won most of his early fights by counter punching
I like how he has to tell the audience who Nolan Ryan is.
I'm here from Hot Boxin. But in total disbelief that They said Benitez was 21yrs old and looks 40. SAME Goes for Leonard why they look older than they age
Almtyhalfbreed Lmao that’s all the young kids looked like old men back in the day.. Look at dudes like Pat Ewing and David Robinson.. They looked 30+ in college 😂
Also, cant believe this was on network tv.
Ray actually married Wilfred's sister, Juanita...
Ray Leonard = Natural borned boxer 🥊
IF people are wondering what in the hell the WEC is ??? It's The World Extreme Cage Fighting Championship. That Logo was NOT shown on the night of the Fight but is a more recent thing as this is a re showing of this fight. WEC was bought out by UFC in 2006 if my memory serves me right.
I had to find this fight after Mike tyson podcast.
Frank Bruno sent me here
MIKE TYSON HOT BOXING BROUGHT ME HERE ALSO!
Brilliant boxing performance by Leonard vs a master defensive boxer and counterpuncher in Benitez. I thought Ray dominated the fight. He must have won at least 10 rounds.
+johan cruijff I disagree, Leonard was caught with a lot of rights as he became more aggressive, Jones would have landed a lot of counter rights against Leonard, that`s slightly unfair because Jones had a number of fights reaching his peak at middle while Leonard only had 2 fights at middle but he was quite quick against Geraldo who I think he fought at middle or catchweight, a catchweight fight against Jones would be better fantasy fight.
Mike Tyson brought me here
Hotboxin is the reason I'm here🤷🏾♂️
I think we are all here are that Tyson/Leonard podcast.