To this day I always felt Ray was overate as a boxer.
Under rated as a brawler.


He didn't out box Benitez, he had to bring the dog out.
His rematch over Duran IMO was like Ali's Rumble in the Jungle vs Foreman- a one trick pony neither fighter could ever duplicate.
He got out boxed by Hearns the Puncher- & had to bring the dog out. Or as Dundee told him: "Ya blowin it kid! This is where we separate the boys from the men, ya blowin it!"
He was getting out boxed by Lalonde for Christ sake- & once again, brought the dog out and proved his punches weren't lightweight by any means. He beat that boy down.
Rematch with Hearns- next to nobody got up from a Hearns punch if dropped, yet Rau got up and didnt out box, he brought that canine out. That 12th round Tommy almost gave in again, but not to a boxer, but a pretty boy who could punch as well.

Against Haglar- he boxed well. But also to the fault of Marvin who came out orthodox and waited till the mid rounds to turn things on- by that time Ray was ahead on my card.
By Camacho fight- coke did him in more than it did Camacho- + Hector could throw while moving, whereas Ray used his legs to get out of the way and when he threw- he was almost always flatfooted- to which I think is why/how he generated power. So a slow-footed coked-up Ray just couldn't compare with a hyped-up coke head Hector!