Mayweather vs Sugar Ray Leonard??

[Roger Mellie]

Leonard UD. He is/was quicker than floyd,better footwork,punched harder etc. The only attribute you would hand to Floyd over SRL is defense, but that on its own wouldnt have been enough. I couldnt see Ray stopping Floyd as he has a decent chin coupled with that defense.

[bluemax]

Mayweather is a good fighter in his era, He's careful as far as opponents. I've yet to see him fight someone his own size and in their prime. He beats a past his prime Marquez who has to also move up two weight divisions then Mayweather still shows up overweight and only wins by decision!!! Leonard fought far, far better tougher in their prime opposition many who would also beat Mayweather. This vote shouldn't even be close but most live for the moment and vote as the media tells them . Mayweather would be an easy fight for Leonard but even if they were of the same era Mayweather wouldn't fight Leonard as he's to big, fast and powerful. Mayweather is good but nowhere near great and is more a product of the lack of competition than skill. Can you see Mayweather handling the likes of Roberto Duran or Tommy Hearns, LOL!!! I don't think so only in a fans dreams!!

[TheGreatA]

I don't know about Benitez not being able to throw a right hand, I think he had one of the best counter right hands I've ever seen. I don't think he was truly knocked out by Leonard though, there were a couple of seconds left with Leonard throwing combinations that weren't landing and the referee stepped in for no reason.

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Hearns did have one of the best left hooks to the body.



I also saw Mayweather mistakenly called a southpaw... Kalule was a southpaw and he is very, very underrated, having pretty much cleaned out the 154 lb division previous to fighting Sugar Ray. That fight has little to do with how a match-up between Leonard and Mayweather would go.

[Stickman]

Both would be facing a style they have never faced. Floyd has never faced a 147 pounder the caliber of Ray with speed, power, size, athletisism, ability to box Floyd also. Ray has never faced a fighter like Floyd who has speed also, but mainly counterpunch speed, defensive ability, in shape with great conditioning and smart.

Even though Hagler has a big name, his 1987 style was tailer made for Ray. No way does Ray get away with those under hand combos against a quick young fighter. Hagler put his head down and those under hand combos were there. It's kinda like when Roy Jones fought Jeff Lacy, not saying he's close to Hagler but his style of bending his head down to plod inside made Roy's underhand combos look great. But when Roy fought a fighter with speed that also knew how to distance himself on defense, ability to take a step back from Roy and counter it was a totally different story. But Roy was no where close to his prime so that's a different story.

I do think the 1991 version of SRL is equal to the 1987 version with the difference being he fought a younger fighter with speed

Not sure whether you're just playing devil's advocate here, or what, but half of the points you're trying to make are just horse****. There is nothing that Floyd has ever done that Leonard wouldn't be able to deal with. I think it would've been an early KO win by leonard, but it could've just as easily turned into a 10 or 12 round beatdown, A 'La FM Senior.

[Luis12]

first of all...SRL by TKO


second...Benitez was a tough SOB that can make you have a bad night ANYTIME

third...IF Fraud happens to be in the same historic time of SRL his fans would say that fraud doesn't need to fight him because fraud would win

[wpink1]

Your point is a good point and just like Floyd is untested while Ray's resume looks tested i do think Ray's resume is tested against fighters he matches up well against with the exception of Hearns.

Ray in his prime never fought a quick fighter at 147 that was also quick, smart with the ability to defend, step back and counter, make you miss and counter who was also a smart fighter and a thinking fighter.

Your on here sounding like the conservatist who target and attack everything but have no answers themselves.

Your saying what LEONARD DID NOT FACE. Hmmm How about what Mayweather did not face.

Never faced a fighter the speed of leoanrd.
the punching power of leonard
the boxing ability of leonard.
the defensive ability to slip punches as leonard
a fighter with the reach of leonard
a peak great fighter like leonard
a fighter who will have just as much stamina as leoanrd
a fighter with the heart to pull it out in tough fights like leoenard
a fighter who has proven vs all time greats the ability to adjust midstream like leoanrd.
fighter who can counter like leonard
a fighter who has the combined speed and jab and is peak, like leoanrd
a fighter who throws combinations like leonard.
a figher that can knock you out with either hand in the middle of those combinations like leonard.

So tell me what has Floyd faced at welter that even justifies this arguement.

[Ben_London]

Leonard beat Haglar, Hearns and Duran, end of story.

[MARKBNLV]

i never hate on Floyd but this is ****** Ray Leonard fought in a better era against better comp he was faster and mor powerful then Mayweather remember before you post that he beat Duran Hearns and Hagler.

[King Flawless]

So what he beat Hearns.Hagler and Duran. Floyd is more skilled than all of them and is smartest boxer Leonard would ever face.

Leonard doesn't think when he boxes. He thought he could brawl with a LW, and he LOST. Floyd is superior than No Mas Coward Duran. Floyd would beat Leonard, easily. Mayweather speed is equal if not better than Leonard

[Ben_London]

So what he beat Hearns.Hagler and Duran. Floyd is more skilled than all of them and is smartest boxer Leonard would ever face.

Leonard doesn't think when he boxes. He thought he could brawl with a LW, and he LOST. Floyd is superior than No Mas Coward Duran. Floyd would beat Leonard, easily. Mayweather speed is equal if not better than Leonard

How dare you insult boxing by saying "so what he beat Haglar, Hearns and Duran" that's 3 of the greatest fighters ever.

If Floyd beats Mosley and Pacquiao then we can start talking.