Leonard/Jones

[Benncollinsaad]

This has probably been done a hundred times already, but I couldn't help but ask anyway; who was the greater fighter, Sugar Ray or RJ? And who would win if they met at 160 or 168? With all respect for Sugar, I think Roy would beat him. And maybe even knock him out. He knocked out guys that were nearly impossible to knock out, in his prime. Sugar Ray's most famous knockouts/stoppages came against exhausted or weight drained guys. Or both.

[Dynamite Kid]

This has probably been done a hundred times already, but I couldn't help but ask anyway; who was the greater fighter, Sugar Ray or RJ? And who would win if they met at 160 or 168? With all respect for Sugar, I think Roy would beat him. And maybe even knock him out. He knocked out guys that were nearly impossible to knock out, in his prime. Sugar Ray's most famous knockouts/stoppages came against exhausted or weight drained guys. Or both.

Jones is too big for Leonard.

[Benncollinsaad]

Jones is too big for Leonard.

Not the 160 Jones. Well, not too much anyway. And he just has one inch height advantage and two inches reach.

[Dynamite Kid]

Not the 160 Jones. Well, not too much anyway. And he just has one inch height advantage and two inches reach.

Leonard was not the same fighter at 160, *******.

[TheGreatA]

Leonard was greater but he would be fighting a bigger man at a weight class in which he only fought while past his true prime.

The Leonard who fought Hagler would not beat too many great middleweights in my opinion aside from those that he matches up well against.

Jones was not at his best at 160 though but think of what Terry Norris did to Leonard although that was a few years older Sugar Ray. Hearns and Lalonde also gave him a lot of trouble at that point in his career.

[Benncollinsaad]

Leonard was greater but he would be fighting a bigger man at a weight class in which he only fought while past his true prime.

The Leonard who fought Hagler would not beat too many great middleweights in my opinion aside from those that he matches up well against.

Jones was not at his best at 160 though but think of what Terry Norris did to Leonard although that was a few years older Sugar Ray. Hearns and Lalonde also gave him a lot of trouble at that point in his career.

What weight do you think Jones was best at, 168 or 175?

[TheGreatA]

What weight do you think Jones was best at, 168 or 175?

168 in my opinion. He wasn't really comfortable making the 160 lb limit I don't think but at 175 he was slightly under-sized. Unfortunately he didn't really face great competition at super middleweight aside from James Toney.

[BigMacFoster]

Who were these weight drained and exhausted guys who Leonard stopped?

[Benncollinsaad]

Who were these weight drained and exhausted guys who Leonard stopped?

Hearns and Lalonde. His only famous stoppages really. The Benitez one was fake.

[sonnyboyx2]

Leonard is on record as saying he knew from when Roy Jones was just an amateur that Roy had a problem with his `CHIN`and if Sugar Ray Leonard was fighting a fighter he knew had a `dodgy chin`he always KOd that fighter..... Leonard via KO