Shakur Stevenson: "If Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard were to box today, people would call them runners"

[UpAndComing]

5:10

- "I've had fights where I was in the pocket, and was criticized for being flat footed and standing in front of guys too much. Now the criticism has flipped"
- "Look at how Muhammad Ali boxed, floating like a butterfly. Media/Fans now would have called him a runner with the way he moved in the ring"
- "Look at how Sugar Ray Leonard fought, especially in the 2nd Duran fight. Everyone who watched it during that time thought it was a brilliant game plan. He made Roberto Duran quit. But nowadays they casuals would be calling him a runner"
- "Casuals today would have saw that fight and say, man I would have quit too. Who would want to chase Sugar Ray around the ring like that?"

But is he wrong?

Alot of modern day Boxing fans give off casual energy where they don't appreciate the sweet science anymore

 

[Greenhornet]

get Iq tips from a boxer brehs


comparing a handful of matches to an entire career is the dumbest shyt ive read on here in a long time

 

[Nostalgic]

Yeah a guy that invented the Rope-A-Dope was a runner!?!?................

 

[UpAndComing]

Yeah a guy that invented the Rope-A-Dope was a runner................

Thank you for making Shakur Stevenson's point

 

[Tribal Outkast]

They’re not boxing today tho…..

 

[Nostalgic]

Thank you for making Shakur Stevenson's point

I'll be honest I didn't watch the video.

It's not making sense. A boxer that got diagnosed with Parkinson's disease because many believed he took too many punches to the head is considered a runner?? That's like saying a track star is the fastest but they keep coming in last place.

Maybe during Ali's prime he might've been considered a runner but that would be one hell of a stretch......

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Nah Sugar would fight when needed and could legit hurt people

He fought Duran toe to toe in the first fight. Switched from boxer to puncher and walked Tommy Hearns down and KO'd him in their first fight

 

[Boonapalist]

Sugar Ray was a killer in the ring. For a dude who looked so sweet he had that killer instinct for sure

Ali probably would get criticized for running and later on in his career holding and clinching

 

[Apprentice]

They’re not boxing today tho…..

Great analysis

 

[Pacni99a12]

Sugar Ray was a killer in the ring. For a dude who looked so sweet he had that killer instinct for sure

man what?

 

[Derek Lee]

 

[RedBull]

People really don’t know boxing today. Useless talking about it up here. Definitely.

 

[Boonapalist]

man what?

Yeah damn that does loo suspect reading it.

To put it another way he looked like he’d willingly be someone’s punk in the pen

 

[Erratic415]

Nah Sugar would fight when needed and could legit hurt people

He fought Duran toe to toe in the first fight. Switched from boxer to puncher and walked Tommy Hearns down and KO'd him in their first fight

Yeah. Leonard, especially at 147, was primarily more of a flat flooted boxer who circled the ring and looked to open up with combos. He’s one of the best finishers ever.

The Duran rematch (and dreadful 3rd fight) and Hagler fight might make people think the dancing was his usual style, but it wasn’t.

 

[Boonapalist]

Yeah. Leonard, especially at 147, was primarily more of a flat flooted boxer who circled the ring and looked to open up with combos. He’s one of the best finishers ever.

The Duran rematch (and dreadful 3rd fight) and Hagler fight might make people think the dancing was his usual style, but it wasn’t.

I rewatched his fight against Ayub Kalule recently. And once he had Kalule in trouble he went right in for the kill. He was going toe to toe with him the whole fight