Floyd Mayweather or Sugar Ray Leonard, who was more talented?

I've been watching Floyd and Leonard's early fights lately. Both had great amateur careers. Obviously, they were both incredibly talented fighters. But who would you say was more talented? - -Ray won gold and the star. TUE 50-0 won bronze and the bore.

Mayweather was very talented but SRL proved his talent against much better fighters. Past prime Pac and pre-prime Canelo are good wins but are they better than Leonards wins over Duran, Hearns and Hagler?

No he was not, Mayweather was better in the pocket, as well as with his back against the ropes. Better in the pocket is debatable, Leonard was a beast on the inside and fought a close 15 round fight with Duran who is arguably the greatest inside fighter.

Sugar Ray was more talented and dynamic. I'd say Floyd was a harder worker and lived a more disciplined life though. That's why his career lasted much longer.

I think Floyd was a more polished and technically sound fighter than Ray Leonard

Floyd was brilliant at what he did and his work ethic is second to none. I'll take Ray Leonard as being a greater fighter. But, we're talking about two elite guys here.

Ray TKO'd Tommy Hearns. Nuff said .

Ray won a gold medal during the golden age of olympic boxing.

What does talented mean?

No he was not, Mayweather was better in the pocket, as well as with his back against the ropes. Against marginal opposition maybe. Otherwise, Leonard could fight on the inside and outside, was a better puncher.

I’ll say Floyd. His dedication to the sport is unmatched

I think Floyd was more talented but Leonard was the better fighter. Like how David Robinson is more talented than Shaq but not better.

Mayweather was the all around better fighter, people will say ray because he was more exciting or because they hate floyd, he got hit way more as a result of the excitement, he also wasn't very good fighting off the ropes. both were great tho

I’m not gonna get into it with the fanboy’s who think boxing started in 1996, cause there’s only one answer to this question and it’s... ...Sugar Ray Leonard.

Leonard. Faster, meaner, and hit harder. A true boxer-puncher like his predecessor Robinson.

Ray Leonard. He was more versatile, a more complete fighter who could do it all, and against better competition. No he was not, Mayweather was better in the pocket, as well as with his back against the ropes.

SRL all day... SRL was. As proven over the course of his incredible career. He ducked NOONE! Floyd's insecurities as a man, hurt his career as a fighter. He was really doubting his own abilities by not taking certain fights and by not giving Manny his much deserved rematch. He turned down Winky Wright, Paul Williams, Vernon Forrest, Margarito, the Oscar rematch, the Cotto rematch, and the Pacquiao rematch. When a fighter does that with BIG money on the table, it tells you they are not sure they can either WIN or WIN again. In conclusion, SRL would've KO'ed Floyd and MOST welterweights who came after him. He is arguably the greatest of all-time. His losses to Norris and Camacho happened, only because he was OLD. Period. He would've KO'ed them both in his prime. PS. Manny's win over Thurman recently, puts him in my top 5 fighter's of all-time. Floyd isn't even top 20. Don't "@" me either. He did it to himself.

Leonard was more talented and electrifying and the fights of the late 70's/early 80's between all those superstars was amazing. Leonard, Hearns, Duran, Benitez, Cuevas as a team would have annihilated any Welterweight era in boxing history! Even Cuevas, considered the least of them was a crushing puncher who defended his title 10 times and was the youngest Welterweight in history.

Floyd's prolonged discipline and good habits is what makes him one of the best ever. Wasn't changed by the money and the fame like Roy, Ray, Tyson, etc. Max effort for his entire career. Bhop and Hagler are also cut from this cloth.

Ray Leonard. He was more versatile, a more complete fighter who could do it all, and against better competition.