Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "" video.
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@Real1RBz Hagler's road to the belt was way longer than it should've been. If he gave lesser-known fighters a shot, that was his privilege.
My only grip about Sugar Ray was he played the judges. Scored a lot of points with less-effective blows that looked good on scorecards but did no damage. Ali used to do the same thing. Answer every flurry with a flurry and try to start and end with a flurry. Sugar Ray responded to the criticism by showing real power, later. Ali and he were the two most gifted boxers I ever saw, though. Could throw punches from all angles with speed, precision and power. And all-time 2 best with their footwork.
The thing about Duran vs Leonard was that when they first met, Duran was still in his prime. By No Màs, Duran was 29, and he was 38 years old for their 3rd fight. I think Duran was an overpowering force/freak of Nature in his mid-twenties. But I don't think he took as good care of himself as Sugar-Ray, who was also 5 years younger. When Duran was fighting as a welterweight, he was all bone and muscle. I don't think he did anything special to move up. He just got heavier and he could kick ass at middleweight. Sugar-Ray was pretty scientific about moving up, making sure every ounce of it was muscle.
Sugar-Ray had it all, but coming up from the amateur ranks, he thought more in terms of points, while brawlers like Duran just wanted to hurt the other guy. But like I said, Sugar-Ray proved he could slug with the next weight class. Along in that era, I felt like Hagler was the least recognized. I think he wasted some of his best years not getting the opportunities to fight for a belt. Staying on top as long as he did was pretty impressive, I thought. By the time he finally fought those big names, his best days were behind him.
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