Sugar Ray Leonard vs Wilfred Benitez - Legends of the ring [FULL FIGHT]

Also, cant believe this was on network tv.

That Benitez looked old for a 21 year old.

I would like to know what song is on that intro. Please let me know.

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no reason to stop that fight at all, but now we know why

I thought it after the first watch and I still make the same assessment. Benitez spent to much of his time trying to impress or befriend Sugar as opposed to wanting to ACTUALLY fight him. This was a 6-performance, knowing the boxing acumen of Benitez leading up to this fight. Staredown aside, Benitez was almost too thankful for the opportunity to fight Leonard (and by association make a glut of money) and it showed throughout this fight, IMHO!!!

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.

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.

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.

These are the days when Boxing was Worth watching and fights were 15 long rounds. Boxing nowdays is pathetic..too much corrupted

I watched this fight live when I was 10 years old. I remember it was a Friday night and it was on ABC TV with Howard Cosell announcing. I can't believe I did it, but I watched all 15 rounds... I can't believe such a big fight was on broadcast television but it was... this fight launched my interest in boxing which would last until the Holyfield Bowe second fight

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.

Lenord was much sharper than benitez ray controlled the fight I was surprised it is styles benitez had no problems beating Duran legends

Benitez did have one sweet stache

Wilfred could have won this. A little too much respect cost him. He set up plenty of shots and didn't go for it.

I had to find this fight after Mike tyson podcast.

Dude look at them sneakers ray has those fuckers are kickass lol

These men were total warriors and gentlemen. No thug behavior and mindless profanity, total class. Can’t say the same about today’s boxers.

Corey roberts, have this great bout on dvd!!

Was looking for Benitez v Leonard match, found gold. The entire match with Michael Buffer as host special!

I wish Benitez was brought up when talking about the 4 kings

His amateur coach named him sugar, because he was molesting the young teenager. If Leonard didn't stay in the game to long, he would have had only one loss.

Benitez was a cool cat tho - I think he lost the fight but won the state down 😂.

Now very important Thank you Angelo, maybe one of the best trainers ever, also the late great Sarg Johnson, Eddie Futch, also George Benton, and the late great Manny Steward, these guys were some of the greatest trainers ever in boxing but knuckle heads like Larry Merchant and Al Berenstein Bear and Jim Lampley put up there just to dis- credit great fighters always underestimating the great and phenomenal black fighters on a reg biging up white mediocre fighters, like Don Lalonde who really wasn’t that good, and Sugar Ray completely destroyed him, knocking him out, but all you heard from these bums is oh how will Sugar react to Donnie’s right hand Sugar had no problem, but not to Lieing Larry, Same with Jerry Cooney a Nothing glass jaw but to them and Howard Cossell he hit harder the George Forman one of Georgie’s sweetest KOs so it’s nice to hear real anylists talk the truth instead of no nothing props the the Larry, Jim, and Howard! Thank you

Outboxed him sugar ray here is close to his prime here as far as skills the sugar spot where your hungry and want to be number #1

25 fights in 3 years 😮 .. people sleep on those stats they just dropped. Todays fighters lucky to get more than 5 in

La pelea más limpia que he visto.

Esa noche hubo tres peleas de campeonato mundial, coronándose, Leonad en welter, y Marvin Hagler en peso mediano, .

Leonard fue el primer boxeador, en llevarse un millón de dollar en esa pelea, bajando el billete de los pesados al welter, todavía no existía, el pagar por ver.

I often watch an old bout just to not get caught up in hype of some bouts today

It's a chess match, skill vs skill

Fight definitely not stopped too soon. Consider how much damage these fighters can inflict and do inflict.

Early stoppage, bad ref. But Leonard was still gonna win. Just put a stamp on it

It would be great if commentators would stop calling Benitez “Wilfredo”.

This fight took place 4 days after I was born

Escucha las instrucciones de Angelo Dundee en el round 15 la pelea está muy cerrada si quieres ganan You need puching back

地味かもしれないけど名勝負だと思った。レナードの攻撃力が一枚上だったがベニテスの守備力も光りました。

Leonard the best of the best❤❤

I don't know what stop the fight Wilfredo benitez he was okay to keep on fighting