The 4 Kings of Boxing | Backgrounds & Styles | * Hagler * Hearns *Leonard * Duran

Four Kings: amzn.to/2rOAnnz Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hit Man Hearns, and The Hands of Stone, Roberto Duran. These men ruled the ring during the last golden age of boxing. They rose from poverty and obscurity to become legends. They left their marks on history, and on each other. Their styles, and their personalities, were diverse. But each man would come to know the others well, as they fought each other for the prize of the being the greatest of an era.
All 4 of these exceptional fighters would face each other in the ring. In another era, any one of them could have dominated several weight divisions for years. But in the last golden age of boxing, each man would form deep rivalries and take eachother to the limits of their talent, stamina, and willpower.

[@davidashraf1283]

“He was kicked out of school when he beat up his male teacher and tried to kiss the female replacement” a legend even before he fought 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@neilkorchinski1006]

I want that written on my tombstone!

[@ramirosuarez4141]

Who? Hagler?

[@MrWoodCy]

Goku 100 Fazos después: Ramiro Suarez No no....got to be Roberto...

[@ramirosuarez4141]

@@MrWoodCy Oh, thanks xd

[@saikatkar4452]

@@MrWoodCy I knew it had to be Duran. He's the crazy one.

[@spidey-tron7827]

4:52 - 4:54 "His hand speed was 2nd to Nunn." I disagree. Michael Nunn was fast but Leonard was clearly faster.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

+Gian Torres This may be the worst joke I've ever heard, and I still laughed. Well done.

[@jonathanjoestar7640]

Lmao that joke is so bad it's good.

[@jensenalmighty2689]

Lol

[@josiahpaz9986]

Cringe but good

[@susgunner7852]

#badgoodjoke

[@princemjbp695]

"He was kicked out of 4th Grade, where he beat up his male teacher, and kissed the female replacement." Damn! Roberto Duran already knows how to win 😂 Best Fourth Grader Ever

[@rogerwilliams4742]

He was on his way to prison.

[@moomaniac2932]

@@malachaicarter4338 yeah fr idk why people are saying this as if its badass, its fucked up

[@rozualakawlni2091]

@@moomaniac2932 I mean a forth grader beating up a male teacher is kinda impressive like fourth grander are pretty small.

[@moomaniac2932]

@@rozualakawlni2091 you really think the teacher fought back?

[@subhanniaz9348]

@@moomaniac2932 its fucked but also verry funny

[@RichardFlores2K]

Sugar Ray Leonard as out boxer; Robert Duran as swarmer; Tommy Hearns as brawler; Marvin Hagler as boxer puncher The real examples of STYLES MAKE FIGHTS The deadliest beauty of this ancient punching based martial art

[@combatsportlover6919]

Except Sugar Ray Leonard was a swarmer and brawler as well as he had to do this against Hearns. Roberto Duran had a good jab and was an excellent counter puncher as he had to do this more often when fighting at a higher weight later in his career. Tommy Hearns was actually an out boxer who preferred to stalk behind his long jab despite his heavy right hand although he could brawl in close or box off the back foot when needed. Hagler was definitely a boxer puncher but could do everything else as well. The thing that makes these 4 what they are is their versatility.

[@kobiee2x137]

​@@combatsportlover6919 I didn't want to have to type all that. Thx for doing it first👌🏿

[@DaveN80]

Duran coming up from lw to fight these guys will always be friggin legendary. What a group of champions that we were gifted with back then.

[@gordondeprest]

Each fight Thomas Hearns fought against the other 3 King's was very memorable, even in defear Hearns always gave you your money's worth. He never ducked anybody either, fought some treats, Cuevas, Benitez, Roldan, Kinchen, Barkley twice, plus Virgil Hill. Tommy Hearns is deserving of the title Legend of Boxing.

[@muhammadqasim8669]

He was my fav of the 4 kings

[@tinaa9231]

@@muhammadqasim8669 Mine too - he should have been undefeated but went to war to entertain the crowds instead of boxing from a distance. No one in history could have out boxed Tommy - he was just too damn fucking good. Phil.

[@Suplex479]

@@tinaa9231 I agree, skill wise he was the best of them, but he has terrible strategies. He out-boxed Leonard twice, choosing to slug it out in the first fight and being TKOd and being robbed of his win in the second fight. And if he can firmly outbox Leonard he most certainly could've out-boxed Hagler, but no, he chooses to have a WAR, with Marvin FUCKING Hagler. And we all saw what he did to Roberto Duran. If he made better decisions he could've went down as a top 3 welterweight/middleweight of all time.

[@armoredmilkman3288]

ducked mccallum tbh

[@Suplex479]

@@armoredmilkman3288 they were teammates so they didn't wanna fight, didn't duck anyone.

[@avishekmitra9298]

Ali, Frazier & Foreman the Holy trinity of 🥊

[@hoop6988]

Avishek Mitra fuck yeah

[@Richiesam2]

Avishek Mitra and ken norton

[@masamuneidkyriou]

All three of them were olympic champions.

[@HulkVahkiin]

I mean Ali, Tyson, Floyd, Manny are probably the 4 most popular boxers ever.

[@tigerclaw4481]

We have a similar trinity now a days between Fury, wilder and Joshua

[@JasonMichaelBernardo]

I loved watching Marvelous box. Every fight, win or lose, was beautiful violence. I met him once while on vacation and he left such an awesome impression on me.

[@jesseb5076]

Hahker all day long. He was a silent killer

[@kevinavila9489]

We gotta thank that local boxer who beat up Hagler in front of his friends, if not for him we might never see this legend

[@papawx3]

I was lucky enough to remember watching them all in their prime years {and beyond}. I took for granted the greatness I was seeing at the time, not really realizing just how great they were, and how badly the sport would suffer after they retired. I respected them all, but Marvin was the man. And yes, he WAS CHEATED out of a victory, because Leonard was their cash cow, and there was no way they were going to decide against him. Marvin needed to flat knock him out like he had Tommy, and when he didn't, that was that. Thanks for the postings, I love watching those fights from the 1970s-80s, they really were golden!

[@TheEleatic]

Duran was the master, because he fought opponents with a height and reach advantage, above his weight class, and beyond his prime.

[@moomaniac2932]

And he was extremely unhealthy and partied constantly, imagine if he had the discipline of Marvin Hagler. He would have been the greatest of all time, undoubtedly.

[@timmy4312]

Well he still lost to all 3 if I'm not mistaken, his reach and height disadvantage was perhaps not that much of a disadvantage, he was simply that kind of fighter

[@GrubKiller436]

@@moomaniac2932 Agreed. I think his first fight against Leonard was when he was at his prime. That fight was one of the most heated, non-stop, barrage-filled fights. But after his win over Leonard, he let that all go to his head and you never see the same Duran ever since.

[@hiruyabebaw7140]

@@timmy4312 He beat leonard the first time

[@scottnoricsson2023]

Duran was exceptional, he perfected what I call "wing chun" boxing (haha, don't get upset) i.e Duran was able to SIMULTANEOUSLY do a bob and weave and counter. Sugar Ray Leonard - he took Ali's style and perfected it even further, the toughest style to use in boxing if your reach is shorter than your opponent's as was the case in his fight against Hagler. You have to get in, do a few punches and get the hell out - and that is difficult, especially if you don't use bob and weave as a way of entering your punching range, which Leonard didn't, again, against Hagler - he only used footwork. Do SRL and Duran. Hearns is not that complicated, it's basically Wladimir Klitchko (both trained by Manny Steward) and Hagler is a freak of nature.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

+Srdjan Teofilovic That's so weird you said wing chun boxing, I just made that comparison to my wife.

[@scottnoricsson2023]

The Modern Martial Artist Heh, cool, today at the gym I practiced that Duran's manoeuvre quite a bit 😎

[@PicoVegas]

Look up Alan Orr here on youtube, a wing chun master you see the real similarities between what he does and what Duran does

[@illonebaby]

Hearns isn't complicated to the naked eye. A Lot of people can imitate what he did but the only to perfect it after him was James Toney.

[@Piglatinsuperstar]

Hagler COULD take u out with a shot. Scypion, Hamsho 2, Obel 2, Monroe 3, Hearns, Lee, Hamani, Colbert.

[@raxmanbox]

Although Hearns is my favourite all time, I'd love to see you break down Duran's style. Its hard to look past his ferocity. On the surface his style seems the ultimate embodiment of boxing machismo, but there is a subtly to Duran, the way he would role his shoulders, moving his head enough so the punches just missed without every being out of position to punch - and the thing you touch on in this video, his ability to make space on the inside

[@joshuaesparza2984]

I'd like to see The Hitman Hearns style broke down 😁

[@jayl878]

I love this page. It brings back some really good memories of when boxing was good. How blessed were we to have these four all at the same time? Damn they were good. Never liked Duran as a kid but I respect the hell out of him now.

[@Estarlin.c]

please breakdown the hands of stone Roberto Duran

[@jonathanjoestar7640]

Estar Castro he cant break them down because they are the hands of stone lol jk

[@Estarlin.c]

Yeah I thought it sounded weird too lol

[@Estarlin.c]

lissa leggs It's between him and Henry Armstrong.

[@heyguysityaboi621]

My man kissing teachers at 4th grade, what an absolute player.

[@s.m.a111]

@@jonathanjoestar7640 that is a horrible joke but I laughed anyway

[@torislituano]

Please do Duran first, but I think a series on the four kings is a wonderful idea. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@andrewbarrett2576]

great concept for a video The Hitman I think would be the one I'd like to see the most although Duran is probably my favourite boxer of all time I think you'll do a really good job and all of them

[@artemioarevalo4335]

Respect to the 4 kings... Great Video have us wanting more! to many promoters, divisions & sanctions make it almost impossible for great fighters to fight each other in their prime. Although I do see some progress in the past months hope to see more and continued

[@jesseg94]

Im more interested in Hagler and Duran.

[@markant9534]

Like to see a study of Hagler vs Duran.

[@grimaffiliations3671]

Tommy the hitman my favorite 🥊

[@porkfrog2785]

weirdest fight EVER...Hagler won the fight by beating the master inside, where Duran owned everyone. Duran did better outside giving up massive reach. Hagler was either tentative or outboxed for quite a few rounds before pouring it on late thru inside aggression. Each fighter showed great versatility in one very strange fight.

[@never_pharma1412]

@@porkfrog2785 I'm more interested in Hearns and Leonard, they were more entertaining in the ring. Leonard who turned boxing into a science/art form, and Hearns who, when sensed a KO on the cards, was second to none of them, and their fight was the best out of all 4.

[@deniseneal5678]

@@markant9534 they fought each other hagler won a close fight. many thought Duran had won.

[@Head318Hunter]

Prime Hearns crushes Mayweather.

[@PrinceAkaiVtuber]

All of these Kings can do that blindfolded.

[@coachm86]

R.O.A., maybe so but Pacquiao wouldn't last 30 seconds

[@michael6880]

Don't be so sure my guy, they may be legendary boxers but Mayweather was one of the greatest if not the greatest defensive boxer in boxing history second only to Melankomas of ancient Greece. Mayweather was naturally a very defensive and very technical boxer it was what he did best and it worked for him flawlessly, 50 times might I add and that's only in the professional ring He's not gonna go down in history as one of the most beloved boxers but he sure as hell will be one of the greatest

[@eranliber5993]

@@ReservoirPunk most rank floyd higher than hearns - A. Doesnt mean he was better. And B - even a superior fighter can lose to the right (or wrong) opponent. Its a matter of style. Now - as for floyd being a defensive master, no doubt. But most of his offense is based on counterpunching and not brawling or stocking your opponent. If you know hearns, you know that in order to defeat him - you brawl - and you brawl to kill - because your gonna get tagged yourself with his unbelivable power and speed. Floyd is not the boxer to outbrawl a huge guy like tommy. And tommy was NEVER outboxed, only outbrawled. This fight will probably look like the hearns vs benitez fight. Floyd wont stock tommy - too risky. But on the other hand, thats his best chance. Even floyd wouldnt outbox hearns in million years (i think leonard was better than floyd and leonard was outboxed twice by hearns). Floyds method of relying on counterpunching is useless when you face a 6.2 giant, with a cobra jab that keeps you in a different zipcode when he tags you.

[@porkfrog2785]

ridiculous, Hearns was much too big and powerful for Floyd...Leonard had greater reach and at least equal speed to Floyd, and got a detached retina for his trouble...if you think Floyd is wading into Hearns like Leonard did and merc-ing him, you don't know Leonard OR Floyd...the whole matchup would be a joke--6'1" vs 5'7", a guy who like to potshot outside vs a guy with a dominant jab and a heavyweights height and reach and elite power? And Floyd's gonna win somehow? Even Mr Rourke couldn't arrange that fantasy

[@peterparsons7141]

I remember hearing what someone close to Hagler told him about his chances of becoming a champion. He told Hagler he had an additional three things against him. He was black, he was a south paw, and he was very good. All these things will make it much more difficult than it is to become Champion. It didn’t stop Hagler, a common thing amongst successful people in any profession they never give up.

[@wazza33racer]

thank you for excellent videos........Im not a boxing fan, but the narration brings it to life, and I can grasp what is happening and why.

[@pierredupuis85]

Thanks for your video ! Great job !

[@redacted3557]

Sugar Ray seems a bit cocky for my liking. Definitely deserved his place with the other 3 Kings though, great fighter.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I think this is what makes these guys so great. All 4 have wildly different personalities and wildly different combat styles yet each one was an absolute beast in their own right

[@CanadianBiPolarBear]

I still watch these classic fights of these 4...mostly marvelous marvin hagler ...i love mike tyson and grew up watching his career however hagler is my most favorite to watch of all time

[@shanecordova6970]

All your videos are amazing keep them up love the old school breakdowns Ali Frazier’s are my favs

[@senne3249]

You are really good at this stuff Keep on putting in the good work Greetings from belgium!

[@heftyalan1152]

Not the best but I could watch Hearns all day. Just something about his style and poise. A joy to watch.

[@chuckurso593]

If he had a chin, he could press for the best of the lot. My vote goes leans for Leonard however, since he seems to find a way to win no matter what the situation is.

[@CPyRo]

i thought this was a very good video. keep up the work

[@tallpaul1563]

Love watching Tommy Hearns throw hands!

[@zzzhuh]

Everyone in the comment section is apparently a boxing professional. Each of these fighters are all great in their own regard. Show a little respect, before one of em comes and finds you.

[@anatolyify]

PLEASE DO GERALD "THE G - MAN" MCCLELLAN AND THE HITMAN HEARNS STYLE EXPLANATION. THEY WERE BEASTS FROM THE DETROIT KRONK GYM !

[@eranliber5993]

Two of my favorites! Along with benn and saad muhammad

[@alexofff6942]

THE BEST MARVIN ' MARVELOUS ' HAGLER FOREVER

[@charlesrazo4847]

Alex Offf As Michael Spinks light heavyweight champion offered Marvin Hagler a shot a his title Marvin didnt want nothing to do with it.

[@burgerflipper6952]

Charles Razo yeah cause he was small for a middle weight

[@neilshanahan8217]

@@charlesrazo4847 Stupid comment. Spinks went all the way to heavyweight. Size difference was way too big. Pound for pound it's no contest.

[@markdunham9949]

@@charlesrazo4847 nobody even cared about mike spinks at the time. it wasnt nearly as big a draw as Hearns that's why Marvin fought Tommy

[@franjes9999]

@@charlesrazo4847 Spinks is way bigger than Marvin that would be a terrible fight for him to take. Spinks was a HW ffs

[@Undisputed_Fight_Talk]

Definately watching this playlist tomorrow!

[@666aladdin]

great vid bro. dont ever stop making these vids

[@mauricioyinvieira2242]

We are still missing the Leonard - Hagler breakdown! Awesome videos!

[@mshklh2099]

Not anymore !

[@johndasilva2686]

Leonard’s fast hand speed and superior boxing brain beat haglers muscle and brute force.Brain best brawn., Sugar ray was a complete boxer .

[@Magneticlaw]

Even as a kid watching, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman (older version) were a couple of my favorites - absolute class acts in victory or defeat.

[@kylieabellana705]

Old leonard?

[@user-jt8dh4qy8d]

May I say sir rhis is a fantastic channel. 👍

[@baraistatieh5749]

you man are amazing and your videos are well scripted... your channel should be more successful... I really enjoy listening to your script and breakdown... thanks man

[@onepunchfatality8946]

these 4 kings were real fighters duran hearn and leonard were knocked out and lost but have you ever seen anyone diminish these guys legacy other than the new floyd lovers who use his 0 as the base of a argument. no andre ward floyd mayweather comes close to these warriors end of.

[@S0DASTREAM]

I'm not gonna say that Floyd Mayweather Jr is the most entertaining or the best boxer in history. However he is certainly one to be noted and possibly may just be the best defensive boxer in history. A lot of people shame Mayweather for his fight against Manny because he "ran away" but in all reality to avoid your opponent in a small boxing ring is definetely a note worthy skill. I'm speaking on experience as well. Mayweather did show he is a smart boxer and know what he was doing when he faced off against Connor McGregor. Now the arguement will be made that McGregor was inexperienced and Mayweather has years of experience behind his belt but i'm not saying this just because he won. Mayweather switched from defensive to offensive. That fight he played different and not becaude of confidence but because of knowledge of McGregor. Normally Mayweather would avoid his opponent but in this case he got up in McGregors face expecting McGregor to exhaust himself. McGregor did exactly that and near the middle of the match Mayweather got offensive and started trading blows and by then end McGregor has lost all energy just as predicted. Mayweather also proved experience is the biggest key to anything. A lot of people banked on McGregor winning because he was younger, faster, and stronger. While that is most certainly the truth together they didn't a hold a thumb to Mayweather's stamina or experience and knowledge of the sport. Mayweather is not in all means a bad boxer or one that should be shamed for how he fights. After all stepping into that ring is scary! Boxing isn't the pre-show beef of a UFC Match or the soap opera of a WWE sport it really isn't about putting on a show for the audience. Now this could be argued as an opinionated decision but it's about winning. At least in Mayweathers case! Some want the passion, some want the glory, some want the money, others want to be on top. All those increase by winning. Glory can be said depends on how you win but Mayweather still makes lots of money and has many many fans. I will put up the arguement 51 - 0 is definetly an accomplishment, nobody can say he only fought weak opponents after all he had a fight with Manny. Now I do wanna say I don't think he is the greatest overall boxer he definetly is lacking. I wouldn't even come close to saying he is my favourite or that I like him as a boxer or a person. However it can be said he is the best defensive boxer and will go down in history as one of the greatest. Again though everyone is entitled to their own opinion on the subject I know people will definitely disagree and try to say i'm wrong and point out the flaws in my arguement, but really I don't care. I just wanted to give my opinion and maybe give people some insight onto why I think this and maybe they will agree, or if anything learn something from what I stated here. ✌

[@ContextReallyMatters]

Dr Manhattan I knew Floyd would be mentioned even though the video has nothing to do with him. The man was a great boxer.

[@tadhgknight3484]

Nice acknowledgement that Hagler only lost by decision and never KO’d

[@caiogoncalves6103]

Floyd is a superb boxer with impecable skill, but i find most of his fights boring.

[@DopeBoysofAtlanta]

Dr Manhattan their legacy will come just like these fighters did. Difference is, they were so good they didn’t lose. So stop hating

[@WACHANYSHT]

I gave an ice cold bottle of water to Sugar Ray at a club I worked in once. He and his crew were very polite. 👍🏻

[@00Noontide]

good video! thanks!

[@fernandoandres2434]

As always, great work by D.C.

[@davelarson6870]

Thanks for this Bro. I asked and you delivered. Each 1 of these Killers would have beaten Maywether..easily

[@markant9534]

Hagler was a middleweight so he would have been too big for Mayweather, but it would have been interesting to see if Floyd could have done as well as Duran did because his prime weight was at lightweight the same as Floyd.

[@davelarson6870]

I know but if SR Leonard fought him then Floyd could have. At LW Duran was a Monster, so IMO Duran would beat him. At 140 and 147 SR Leonard would jab the shit out of him and win. At 147, 154 and 160 The Motor City Cobra (The Hitman) would K.O him. At 160 Hagler was a killer...Nuff said

[@MrJC7071]

More ignorance.

[@drattoX]

@@MrJC7071 it's not ignorance it's common sense. Mayweather is one of the greatest defensive boxers, no doubt, but all of these legends would beat him by KO or decision.

[@the_stewbear]

4:01 dude got struck by lightning

[@94spear]

i definetly Hope you will eventuality breakdown all off them, my favorite Is Sugar Ray as he is someone i take inspiration for my style. But definetly most interesting Is Hagler, his technical level And movement Is unbelievible

[@bluwng]

Love all your analysis bud

[@TheEvilmonkey25]

Btw, you've fulfilled my wishes, thank you

[@shadowsnake8989]

Duran is my absolute favorite but if I had to choose one to do a breakdown video I'm going with Hagler.

[@williammorton3359]

Hagler never did what Duran did. 4 world championships in 4 different weight division. Ray did win in middle weight title from Hagler but he didn’t beat Hagler he stole it from Hagler. With 15 seconds left in each round ray would throw these wild flurries that looked good but never hurt Hagler. But it would win the round for ray. Ray was not a true warrior. He just wanted to win without fighting. The only war he was really in he lost. Duran kicked his ass all over the ring. And Duran had to gain almost 10 to move up in weight to kick his ass. Shit at least hearns would fight ray was so affair of Aaron Pryor he wouldn’t even fight him. He knows Aaron would kill his ass.

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

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[@slimreaper2240]

The Modern Martial Artist Your videos are great and I would to see a GGG breakdown specifically his jab thank you.

[@AmanTheOneNOnlyShrestha]

I'd love tro see the thomas hitman hearn... his techinicality, generation of power and all :)

[@guitarfan84]

the Hitman

[@boxcarent.3147]

The Modern Martial Artist same old story video and boxing clips seen on tv and KZbin over and over and over and over

[@markant9534]

I would like to see Leonard because I saw another study showing seeming weakness`s that would lead to Mayweather beating Ray in a fantasy fight, I don`t if you`ve seen this study or what you would think of it, it would be nice to see something about all of their weakness`s, like the myth that Duran lost to fast crafty boxers and only won his first fight with Ray because Ray fought him on the inside. There is also a comment by a pundit announcing on a Hector Camacho title fight who turned to Ray who was a co-commentator that night and said someone told him "even when Sugar looks in the mirror he doesn`t see someone with the hand speed of Camacho!" Maybe you could show combo`s that counter that claim.

[@AH-mq2zu]

Subscribed. I'd love to see a breakdown of either Hearns or Leonard

[@takuansoho5836]

I'd particulary be glad to know more about Marvelous Marvin. Maybe not the best of the four, but he always had a strange style that fascinated me :) Plus his body, little round head on compact torso on long shanks was impressive to see in motion, his devastating hooks, short reach (he must had suffer in front of Hearns), his southpaw posture that he changed sometimes... A very talented yet unusual boxer. Anyway I'm impatient to learn about all of them, but if you could develop a bit on Hagler's personnality and style, that will be greaaat. ^^

[@datboi5979]

Takuan Soho what the hell. Hagler was easily the best of the 4. Honestly, I think he's the greatest middleweight of all time.

[@justsomerandomguy9547]

Maybe not the best? He beat all four.

[@JonJonGTA]

Hagler is definitely the best of the four.

[@TheFreedef]

Hagler is best of Fantasy four

[@madara792]

Just Some Random Guy All 4? Dude so good he beat himself in the ring

[@DitchBankBandits]

What a time to grow up in! I was a kid watching these guys with my dad. Best time ever for boxing.

[@morganlim4552]

This was the time when I was training and competing in Muay Thai/Kickboxing and my instructor told me that he wanted me to move and fight like these guys but in kickboxing. they got it all, speed, power, agility, endurance. To this day, I still watched their fights before working out. Great inspiration.

[@TheFitfather]

great video!

[@UnkDrefinest]

ALL FACTS I APPRECIATE YOUR CHANNEL ✅

[@eac1235]

The title is great as are the fighters ,no question. However just like the book about these men ,Four Kings , There is one missing and that's Wilfred Benitez. There was a fifth king during this time and he was it. I wonder how it would have been if Benitez has trained seriously and partied a bit less.

[@juliusluisventura2095]

had he fought Hagler, that would be the 5 kings

[@cliffordhill2365]

Most fight fans (especially old school ones) say that Floyd isn't as good as these guys, well they're all naturally bigger except for Duran. The thing I can say about these 4 fighters is that they did'nt play it safe as far as who they fought, so I will say that they're braver, but better? , I guess we'll never know.

[@Luffytaro39]

clifford hill i think Roberto duran would be able to break Floyd maywether defense style that he uses now And just Duran but Thomas Hearns Marven hagler and sugar ray leonard would also be able to do that

[@rogerwilliams4742]

Mayweather didn't play anything safe. And none of those guys are any braver than he is. Cowards don't box for a living bruh. There are much easier things to do in life. No body forces you into a ring. I box and I know guys who wouldn't even go to a boxing gym. There is nothing wrong with that either. My point is they avoid it because it isn't in them. You are either a fighter or not.

[@wilde4945]

Splendid archive.

[@VIXER1000]

nice vid bro

[@gigante87]

mayweather will never be considered as great as these warriors

[@DallasTechie]

gigante87 Maynever is a joke

[@jfan5453]

gigante87 I'm sure he will his guard is near unbreakable

[@cent0r]

Mayweathers whole campaign is to make you hate him so you can say he's already won.

[@leonb5219]

K2 Hbu what? his whole defends is near impenetrable

[@jfan5453]

K2 Hbu did you not see him guard up against pacmans combination and laughing at him??? GTFO

[@gd131]

hagler was robbed in that fight against leonard.

[@danieleriksson5587]

Paid judges for sure

[@danieleriksson5587]

@The Book Of ƬЯXPXP Well anycase Hagler won that can anyone see. What lead To his loss we Will never know

[@johnnicolazzo4146]

Absolutely agree

[@jfarm30]

He did but he got lucky that the Hitmam broke his hand.

[@never_pharma1412]

You lot are trippin,........ he was CLEARLY out-boxed. It's about landing more punches than you get, and Sugar Ray Leonard was THE master at that (only second to Sugar Ray Robinson)

[@mogatdula]

I can't wait to see it!

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

Amazing videobro

[@christophermosley4577]

I'll respectfully say Wilfred Benitez should've been apart of this video and I'd love to see an individual breakdown on him as well

[@joethompson9947]

Christopher Moseley

[@Va1eri3405]

If only he went up to middleweight to fight Hagler.

[@Uuyrijies1123]

@@Va1eri3405 Hagler breaks Benitez radar and knock him out.

[@Va1eri3405]

@@Uuyrijies1123 If Tommy Hearns couldnt KO Benitez then most probably Hagler will find it difficult. Also Hearns beat Duran by KO,..Hagler couldnt KO Duran. Benitez is very slick, hard to hit.

[@Uuyrijies1123]

@@Va1eri3405 Hagler has fights where he box on his toes, jab, jab, and move out the way. Other fights, he goes all in, takes massive shots, trade blow to blow like the Hearns fight. If Hagler fights like he did against Hearns, then Benitez wouldn’t have enough space to dodge shots, especially brutal body shots. Benitez would have to fight toe to toe or use his footwork.

[@rashidahmed8866]

Never forget these great fights, Hagler was my favourite, all these fighters were great, not like the circus act about to take place, Mayweather vs Mcgregor.How times have changed.

[@justdontworryokay8404]

Yh all these fighters r better than Maywether. These 4 plus roy jones, george foreman, sugar ray robinson, joe frazier, mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali would destroy all of the maywethers.

[@ARG0T]

@@justdontworryokay8404 Weight classes are irrelevant now, apparently. All because "mayweather bad lol."

[@dwightpolston9337]

great video

[@BonerMaroner]

I am from Tacoma, wa. lived next door to Sugar Ray in 1977 he had two beautiful little twin girls back then he lived with his mother and brother drove a Green lincoln with ID plates; wonderful family!

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

Sugar Ray seals

[@killer11843]

My nigga great video

[@cocainecat2740]

Sugar Ray Leonard is the best out of all of them. That’s not to knock any of the other fighters, but that’s my opinion. He’s one of the smartest, fastest, toughest, boxers ever. My personal favorite for his flamboyance and pride

[@iProHydro]

T.L. KING he lost to Duran, and waited to fight hearns and hagler if anything he’s last on the list.

[@mrdark9916]

He lost the ONLY fight with Duran that Duran was actually in shape for. After that fight, he spend YEARS ducking Duran, and only fought him when he knew there was no way for Duran to physically get into shape for the time. There is a video where he exclusively states this fact, waiting for duran to be horribly out of shape, and then give him the fight knowing he would have to "sweat it all off". After what Duran did to Moore, he waited even more years before giving him the 3rd fight, again knowing he was out of shape. That was Durans biggest enemy.. Himself. He would balloon up between fights, even sometimes getting up to 200lbs. But at the end of the day, POUND FOR POUND, Roberto Duran was the best of all time. Atleast in my opinion.

[@zzzhuh]

@@mrdark9916 Spent years? Their second fight took place 5 months after the first. Duran fought all 4 and only won the first fight against Sugar Ray. Easily the worst out of the top 4, which is still a hell of an accomplishment. But don't blow shit out of proportion here.

[@mrdark9916]

@@zzzhuh Nah. Lost to Hearns who had a full 12in reach advantage, already well outside his natural weight Went distance toe to toe with Hagler, who knocked out Hearns.... And was ahead on points in round 12, Duran was only the 2nd person to ever go the distance with Hagler..... And also beat Barkley whom knocked out Hearns twice. The only 1 who beat Sugar Ray, and whom also knocked out Hearns Had FAR FAR FAR more fights in his career than the rest of them, fighting until a MUCH older age(retired at 50 damn years old lol) He had over 3x the amount of fights Leonard had in his entire career. Hell leonard retired with only 36 damn fights, and had 3 losses and a draw..... He had almost double the amount of Hagler's fights. As well as Hearns's total fights. Duran was like 75-1 at one time lol when he was actually fighting in his best shape.... You also look at the Moore and Barkley fights, amazing showcases for him. You can have any opinion ya want, i dont care lol. But pound for pound, even with the huge negatives of his personal health and training issues, he has proven himself to me as my favorite P4P boxer ever. POUND FOR POUND in my eyes.

[@nicklasandersson5606]

Duran had the most handicaps of the 4,he was BY FAR the smallest,went up TWO weightclasses just to face leonard,and at that point you could also say at 72 fight and 29 years he was already out of prime.ranking them in all time duran is by far ahead of the other 3 and thats just only in what he did at 135.

[@AdvancedMuayThaiTech]

great video, a break down of all of them would be great, but if I have to pick one, ill pick sugar ray

[@robert22618]

This brings back memories. I was in high school when Leonard beat Hagler. Nobody thought that would happen. You couldn't go anywhere without talking to someone about the fight for months afterwards. Same for the Hagler-Hearns fight. Everyone lost their minds over that one.

[@iw7458]

should do one called the gods of boxing on Ali Frazer Foreman And another from the same time

[@Head318Hunter]

HEARNS!!!

[@paoloflores6282]

nice video sir.

[@Nicolas__-js1jm]

Thank you :)

[@umaryes4473]

4 kings? more like the 4 horsemen.

[@johnbenacci2382]

Hagler

[@SuperKellx]

Some of my favorite boxers alongside Floyd and Sugar Ray Robinson 💁🏽‍♂️

[@jr22catracho]

videos getting betting better and better

[@TheEvilmonkey25]

MANOS DE PIEDRA PLS

[@christopherjamison7452]

Based on accomplishments, I would rank them as follows: 1) Duran 2) Leonard 3) Hearns 4) Hagler

[@kasparfrmda808]

i agree since its based on accomplishments

[@Luffytaro39]

For me based on fighting each other the best is in my opinion is 1 Thomas hearns cause he outboxed sugar ray leonard in the first fight but lost and in the second fight he outboxed leonard again he won but got robbed and hr outboxed marvin but lost and knocked duran out effortlessly 2 Marvin hagler he won against leonard but he got robbed in my opinion and he beat duran on decision and won against hearns 3 Sugar ray leonard he lost to duran but beated him so bad in the second one that duran quit and he knocked hearns out in the first fight showing that he had heart and determination and gave and in his second fight against hearns he gave hearns lots of trouble he gave marvin a hard time too but in my opinion he lost that fight 4 Roberto duran in terms of achievement he would be the best also he got into leonard head and beated him against hearns and hagler he coudnt do that hearns knocked him out and marvin won desicion

[@RansomKong]

Skill, punching power pound for pound, defensive wizardry, ferocity, ring mastery, diversity of fighting styles, courage, and coming from the lightest weight of the 4 kings, Duran is my favorite and all time favorite. You look at how small he really is compared to the other 3 and you're left with amazement. How did he do that.

[@alexj5376]

I'm watching all these great fights

[@porkfrog2785]

Wait...who beat up Hagler at a party?

[@adam-kq4jc]

look up hagler on boxrec, should be the first undefeated boxer he fought

[@Noah-pc6wq]

Please do Mike McCallum. The one fighter all four of the Kings avoided.

[@poweroftheriff]

Noah R. de Luzuriaga Mike always says they avoided him but the truth is by the time he moved to 160, Hagler was retired, Leonard and Hearns were fighting at super middleweight and light heavy, and Duran was fighting journeymen after an embarrassing loss to Robbie Sims. The timing was just never right for McCallum to face any of the big 4.

[@Noah-pc6wq]

Such a loss to the fans that Mccallum's career was out of sync.

[@darklord220]

I see someone already beat me to it.

[@jgebauer1]

The Body Snatcher!

[@saintshawn5504]

Nice shout out to the great Mike McCallum. Dude KO Julian Jackson, always get my props for that.

[@zedgee4514]

very nice.

[@jimmykoplin1807]

Great time in boxing history, along with Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Norton! These welterweights were exciting!

[@alexpin2426]

i think itd be perfect if you broke them down in the order you introduced them!

[@YungJuve]

Unfortunately, Sugar Ray Leonard got a few undeniably favorable decisions in his career against these other greats.

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

Such a great site but yet not ONE breakdown of the Leonard vs. Hagler fight. Or did I miss it? I searched three times for it. Nothing. Incredible.

[@AnaamSings]

That cross @4.03 ! it made me spit out my drink! I watched it many times in disbelief

[@yadisamdestiny]

julio cesar chavez

[@markant9534]

Chavez vs Duran!

[@mandarkastronomonov2962]

Mark Ant What a fight that would be!

[@hueyfreeman1983]

yadisamdestiny different time

[@korbindallas8224]

do the 5th king.. AKA Charlie Zelenoff

[@Lightning5717]

@Korbin Dallas You got me..🤣 I thought that you are going to say Wilfred Benídez

[@johndasilva2686]

Wilfredo Benitez.

[@travisd7888]

Great stuff! I think Leonard got influenced by the commercialization of pro boxing and it took away his desire and real talent. I’d like to see an analysis of his pro career up to right before winning his first world title 👍👍

[@Coose11]

Do the rematch and 2nd bout of Suagr Ray vs Duran. That'd be tight af. Yo first vid of them was classic

[@xPepe1310]

breakdown hagler the G.O.A.T

[@johndasilva2686]

Hagler was a superb middleweight that stayed in his comfort zone. Eg he never went up in weight to fight Mathew saad Muhammad at light heavyweight. Leonard Hearns Duran and Benitez all fought successfully at different weights.Hoeever

[@xPepe1310]

@@johndasilva2686 he was the king of the weight class they should have come to him not the other way around lol

[@IntheClutch75]

I'd really like to see you break down Hagler - Leonard. Always felt Hagler got robbed.

[@Hexspa]

Nice; and short.

[@Gigas0101]

I love your older videos because the sound mixing makes me feel like I just ate a nasty left hook.