Sugar Ray Leonard visits ESPN 2’s ‘First Take’
Wednesday morning,Sugar Ray Leonard stopped by ESPN 2’s First Take to discuss the Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiáo fight on May 2nd. During the sit-down, Sugar Ray detailed how he’s analyzing both fighters history in the ring and the mental they’re having heading into what he’s calling the biggest fight ever in the history of boxing.
While Skip Bayless gave a rebuttal into saying Mayweather doesn’t have hand speed and power anymore in the later stages of his career, Stephen A. Smith touched on how he had to have those two accolades against Maidana, Álvarez, Guerror & Cotto in his last five fights. Sugar Ray touched on how Floyd’s chess-like approach (and superior mental state) will be enough to combat Pacquiáo’s aggressive throwing stance of multiple punches.
Watch all three parts from the ESPN First Take conversation with still the only boxer to win world titles in five classes and how the two are fighting for legacy and not a regular victory.
Sugar Ray talks Manny’s mental heading into the fight
Skip Bayless reacts to Sugar Ray’s pick in the big fight
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