SUGAR RAY LENNARD'S BIG 5: IT WAS NICE, MAYWEDER

SUGAR RAY LENNARD'S BIG 5: IT WAS NICE, MAYWEDER

An invariable part of the history of boxing in recent decades is one name - Mayweather. The family is well known for the successes of the youngest among them, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who confidently steps on the already well-trodden path of his father, also Floyd Mayweather.

Father and son leave their name in the history of a sport where individual strength is everything. And if today we know the son as the Invincible with his remarkable 50 wins in 50 matches, we should not ignore the role of the man who inspired him to achieve all this - Floyd Mayweather Sr.

In the 1970s, the world was still getting to know the titanic Sugar Ray Leonard. The talent of the future champion in five different divisions was gradually revealed, and in 1978. Leonard also makes one of the serious requests for what's to come.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Sugar Ray Leonard is the 14th in professional boxing for the future champion. The challenge he faces manages to surprise him. Although he studied the style of his talented opponent in detail, his defensive qualities managed to surprise him. Known for his defensive style, Mayweather is the first world-ranked boxer Leonard faces. He quickly realizes that success will not come easily, nor quickly.

In the end, the fight went to the 10th round and after a tactical outplay, it was strength that took the upper hand. Leonard knocked out Mayweather at the last second before the gong struck.

After the appearance of the phenomenon in the face of Floyd Jr., boxing fans began to dream of a possible rematch between the Mayweather family and Sugar Ray Leonard, alas ... the outcome of such a clash will remain only within the limits of millions of fantasies.