Quote Originally Posted by cockey cockney
Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
he would never ko them two they were two tough sob
Spot on. Most people in HISTORY would struggle to stop them hard bastards!
You got it all wrong, guyz. You see, Sugar suffers from one weakness like many or most other good boxers do, that is, when faced with strong or hyped up opponents, they lose their offensive mindedness and becomes less aggressive than they usually do - e.g., the first Duran fight and the perhaps the Hagler one too but maybe that one can be dismissed coz he hadn't fought for about 2 years before that. There are lots of examples, like Trinidad against Hopkins, but the best recent example would be the Castillo-Corrales fight. Remember Corrales showed his real power ONLY when he was cornered like a wounded tiger and there was no way out for him except to attack with all his might. See lots of these fighters have power but most of the time they are sort of intimidated to use, perhaps fearing the Corrales-like retaliation, but don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that when I mentioned his power. I meant that like Corrales, there are many boxers including Sugar Ray who somehow lack the heart to use them especially against strong opponents. If it weren't for this weakness, he would've been the best ever fighter in the history - he had everything else where most others lacked.

But believe me, Sugar had the power to knock out any boxer with his power, even Hagler, but only if he decided to let them loose like when he did to the poor chap LaLonde. He was clearly the one of the best, if not the best, power puncher in the boxing history. Take it from a guy who has been punching most of his life, that's me .