Quote Originally Posted by cockey cockney
Coach, how did you rate Leonard as a boxer?
I rated him just above average as a boxer, but higher as a business minded person....

SRL made sure of one thing and that was when he retired he was going to be well off...

He could have fought Tommy Hearns when Tommy wanted the fight and he would have had a shorter career, instead he ducks Tommy for 5 years before he finally gets the right money and Tommy is out of his prime...

I felt that his win over Hagler was what brought a huge black eye to the sport, Hagler was the only one that seriously worked to win that fight....SRL waited till the last 30 seconds of each round to do his work....

SRL sits comfortably now because of sound business choices, not for his boxing skill....

Good Luck,

Coach