Sugar Ray Leonard is one of the most talked about professional boxers of all time. Known for his pacy and tenacious fighting style inside the boxing ring, there is no doubt that Leonard is one of the most accomplished boxers of his time. Apart from boxing, he is also a big fan of basketball and the NBA. And he had his fair share of live NBA match experiences. Leonard made an appearance in a photo with an NBA legend, and the picture has caused a stir among the fans, but for a different reason than one would expect.
NBA legend Rex Chapman recently took to his Twitter to share a picture with Ray Leonard. And gave a fun fact about the boxing icon and his love for basketball. This picture by the boxing icon and Chapman has surprised the fans, who are in awe of Leonard’s physical attributes at his age.
“He still looks great!”: Fans are impressed by Sugar Ray Leonard’s evergreen fitness
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Chapman shared a selfie with his loyal fans on Twitter. And Ray Leonard made an appearance in this selfie. There are two selfies uploaded by Chapman. In one of the selfies, Leonard can be seen imitating punching Chapman’s jaw. And in the other one, the two are holding the same pose and Leonard had a big smile on his face.
Looking at the pictures, it seems these two friends had a great time catching up. And the NBA sensation shared a fun fact about Leonards’s love for basketball. Chapman wrote, “He used to attend our Washington Bullets games back in the day. Forever young — Sugar Ray.” It is evident now that apart from making the other boxers taste the canvas, Leonard used to have a great time watching basketball.
This photo has taken the internet by storm and the fans are shocked to see that Leonard still looks relatively young for someone his age. Michael Woods is in awe of Leonard. And is even a little bit envious as the champion is still in very good shape.
He stays in ridiculously good shape! Props, I’m envious
— Michael Woods (@Woodsy1069) July 8, 2023
Morgan Till joked and said that Ray Leonard had looked the same for 40 years.
Looked the same for 40 years, blacdontcrac baby! What a champ!
— Morgan Till (@mtill50) July 8, 2023
Rich Rodriguez thinks that Leonard still looks great.
He still looks great!
— Rich Rodriguez 🇨🇺 (@RichiePhoto167) July 8, 2023
Keith Booth is in agreement with many fans and thinks that Leonard looks the same.
He looks the same
— Keith Booth (@hollisoshea) July 8, 2023
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Aqua Lady thinks that both of them are looking good
Y'all look great 👌
— Aqualady𓅇 𓅋 𓆘 (@Aqualady6666) July 8, 2023
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Sugar Ray Leonard looking youthful at 67 has left the fans curious about him. And, even though it’s been many years since he retired, he has definitely aged well. What do you think about Leonard’s physique at his age? Let us know in the comments.
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