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I wouldn't class SRL as a stalker who come forward he was mostly a boxer who boxed on the backfoot. He only become the stalker against Thomas Hearns, because he had too because he was getting outboxed. The fighters i mentioned were always coming forward and stalking while picking there shots beautifully. The term "Stalker" does not apply to SRL at all.
I thought he had to stalk Hearns when Hearns got up on his bycicle after being stunned by Leonard mid fight. Stalked him the rest of the fight, even though Hearns was probably out boxing him. Moved in and finished when he had to. Leonard could really raise his game when he needed to.

But right, yeah, that wasn't his main style, only when he had to or when his opponent was running, then he could stalk with the best of them.
Thats exactly what i said in my previous post, SRL had to stalk Thomas Hearns because he had to. Because he was losing, and even in both fights with Thomas Hearns when he had to stalk. He didn't constantly do it, he boxed atleast 50 percent in both fights.

Like i said i really don't know what SRL has to do with this thread personally, just because he was a great fighter doesn't mean he was on the best stalking/come forward fights.

90 percent of the time he boxed using his footwork, the fights i chose like Marvin Hagler, Marco Antonio Barrera, Mike McCallum, are perfect candidates for this thread.

They constantly stalked there opponents picking there shots, and they were like hunters waiting to pounce on there opponents, when they made one mistake.
OK, well I don't mean to split hairs, but I thought you said he stalked Hearns because Hearns was outboxing him. I said he stalked Hearns because Hearns went on his bicycle after being hurt, and Hearns still outboxed him while he was being stalked, for most of the whole 2nd half of the fight. Until Leonard moved in for the kill. Bit of a difference. Now if you are saying that's not how the fight went, then i'll have to go back and take a 2nd look.