Re: I think the pressure got to Hagler against Leonard

Originally Posted by
Sleepwalker
To this day, SRL still doesn't get enough credit for his power and "bruteness".
People still view him as some type of feather-fisted pretty boy who relied only in speed and danced his way to victory most of the time.
He was the prototype Welterweight.
I get derided for what I am about to say, but I understand: SRL was overated as a boxer, but under rated as a brawler.
He had to fight to beat Benitez, Hearns & even lalonde. Rarely did he outbox his foes. I guess because he was the heir to the so-called great Ali- pretty boy who was articulate, he was misconstrued as the consummate boxer. He could crack & he could take it.
All's lost! Everything's going to shit!
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