On YouTube, former 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-division champion \u201cSugar\u201d Ray Leonard named his top 10 boxers, with #1 a complete surprise!<\/p>\n
No. 10 was former middleweight champion \u201cMarvelous\u201d Marvin Hagler, 62-4-2 (52), whom he called the hardest hitter he faced.<\/p>\n
No. 9 was former four-division champion Roberto \u201cHands of Stone\u201d Duran, 103-16 (70), who upset Ray, who fought Duran\u2019s fight, not his own, in their first meeting.<\/p>\n
No. 8 former five-division champion Thomas \u201cHitman\u201d Hearns, 61-5-1 (48), who he said had the scariest right hand he went up against. Surviving his best shots gave him the confidence he could take a good punch.<\/p>\n
No. 7 former four-division champion Pernell \u201cSweet Pea\u201d Whitaker, 40-4-1 (17), whom he contacted after some of his showings, and called him, he had the best skills of the 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n
No. 6 former world featherweight champion Willie \u201cWill o\u2019 the Wisp\u201d Pep, 229-11-1 (65) was impressed about his defensive skills and feints and footwork talking to him about his skills.<\/p>\n
No. 5 former heavyweight champion Joe \u201cThe Brown Bomber\u201d Louis, 66-3 (52), who he called, was how his technical skills impressed him, also, how a champion should carry himself outside of the ring.<\/p>\n
No. 4 Henry \u201cHomicide Hank\u201d Armstrong, 149-21-10 (99), about his training routine and combinations, watching his films before his own fights.<\/p>\n
No. 3 two-division champion \u201cSugar\u201d Ray Robinson, 174-19-6 (109), whom he named himself after, making him the most surprised, whom he took plenty of heat for not saying he was #1.<\/p>\n
No. 2 former three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad \u201cThe Greatest\u201d Ali, 56-5 (37) for another he took plenty of heat for naming not #1.<\/p>\n
No. 1 former champion Benny \u201cThe Ghetto Wizard\u201d Leonard, 90-6-1 (71) whom he got plenty of heat even some asking him who he was. Ray said he was the perfect lightweight champion, which made him No. 1.<\/p>\n
Ken Hissner is a seasoned boxing journalist with over 20 years of experience covering the global fight scene. As a senior writer for Boxing News 24, he is well known in the boxing community for his detailed results coverage, in-depth historical pieces, and ringside reports from major events.<\/p>\n