Emanuel Steward: I think Tommy and Ray are superior fighters than the fighters today"

[jri9d0]

They wouldn't also turn down an "easy fight" that would make them 50+ million dollars, especially if they called themselves "money."

I can't argue with that either, personally I think self proclaimed "money" would get starched by both Tommy and Ray.

I give this 30 seconds before all of the *****s jump on this post.

[The_Demon]

Stewart is spot on,id like to see someone try and argue against the point he made though

[Calilloyd]

No, the P4P rankings might be more like this:

1. "Sugar" Ray Leonard: Better than anyone else on this list by a long-shot; even better than Hearns.
2. Thomas Hearns: He would destroy Floyd and Manny, and probably win a U.D. against Cotto.
3. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: He would outskill and be able to stay away from Cotto and out-box Manny, but he would be destroyed by Hearns and Leonard.
4. Miguel Cotto: My surprise inclusion. The fact of the matter is, Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito may not have happened because Margarito might have gunned for the higher-ranked fighters like Hearns and Leonard. And, if plaster-packed Margarito hadn't brutalized him, Cotto would be ranked here in my opinion.
5. Manny Pacquiao: The obvious inclusion, but his rank comes not from his fighting ability but his ability to maintain effectiveness while scaling the weight classes.

In no way should Cotto be ranked over fighters like Trinidad.

[Calilloyd]

I agree...

Hell IMO the WWs of the 90's IMO are superior than the fighters of today

Whitaker early 90's>All

Oba Carr>The 2nd tier WWs.

Then you add Tito...

Damn I miss those days.

I hear you.........

[jrosales13]

In no way should Cotto be ranked over fighters like Trinidad.

I like how Hearns would "destroy" both Pac and Floyd....

Yet, "PROBABLY" win a "UD" against Cotto

[qwerty07]

Stewart is spot on,id like to see someone try and argue against the point he made though

He also said no he couldn't train a heavyweight to beat Wlad...

But OF COURSE he wrong there right???

[Chief2ndzOnly!]

I like how Hearns would "destroy" both Pac and Floyd....

Yet, "PROBABLY" win a "UD" against Cotto

Yea Jro. That made me scratch my head too bruh. Oh, nice one mentioning Oba Carr.

[Imhotep]

Hearns and Leonard are just bigger then Floyd and Pac but not better.If they all was the same size Floyd and Pacquiao would beat them easily.



Steward is just bias towards old school fighters.

[Swag Hustla]

In a quote from Geoff Ciani's Interview with hall of fame trainer Emanuel Steward, he was asked how he believes Hearns and Leonard would fare in today’s welterweight division, and he said this.....



Do you posters agree with how he feels Leonard and Hearns would do in today's boxing?


Assuming that they have not fought IMO the P4P rankings would look like this:

1. Ray Leonard
2. Thomas Hearns
3. Floyd Mayweather
4. Manny Pacquiao.

I agree to an extent. But I do believe training methods and diets have evolved for the better.

One thing that can't be denied is that fighters from that era fought the biggest, toughest challenges available. They fought fights the public demanded, unlike a pair of premadonnas I think of right now. Imagine Leonard and Hearns fighting over blood tests and money rather than fighting each other.

[jrosales13]

Hearns and Leonard are just bigger then Floyd and Pac but not better.If they all was the same size Floyd and Pacquiao would beat them easily.



Steward is just bias towards old school fighters.

Stop saying ****** **** Bhopreign