Is floyd a poor mans leonard or sweet pea?

[Doctor_Tenma]

Neither. At all. Leonard was a brilliant offensive fighter with top defense and all around skill and freak speed. This thing about him being like a WW Ali is rubbish. He could move around and box well, but very rarely did that. In fact, the only fights he fought like that were Duran II and Hagler really. All the rest of his career was done using his own real style which was to trade, flurry, stick the jab and win with his speed, power and skill. Very different from Floyd.

Whitaker was more of a risk taker than Floyd too. He used his defense a lot of the time as an entertainment point in many fights. He had less power though and wasn't as fast. He was a little more unorthodox in his style too. Again, very different.

Floyd is just Floyd. Not really a poor mans anything, nor does he replicate any guy in particular. He's much closer to how his dad fought than either of those two, just better.

Out of Green :-/

[pbftxrs316]

his style is nowhere near those 2----it's his own style--if anything, james toney is more comparible to floyd than pea and sugar---floyd is more skilled overall than pea and sugar--he moved better--fought off of the ropes better--much more polished if you ask me, meaning he does almost everything perfectly and much smoother---he punches never really looked sloppy and wild--he's a sharp shooter---they all have their own styles though--he used to get compared to these guys when he was younger but i didn't see the comparison--he's floyd mayweather jr, that's a style in it's own-

they compared floyd to roy jones also and de la hoya--and they compared roy jones to srl and i never saw it--maybe roy and srl some, but not floyd---

floyd's style is unique--

[Alibata]

SRL > Floyd > Sweat Pea

[Come∂ian]

No, not at all he fights nothing like them.

He is more Hopkins, Toney, Benton etc etc type of a fighter.

Nothing like Whitaker at all.

Anselmo Moreno is a poor man Whitaker, and I mean very poor, no disrespect to Moreno cuz he is one of my favorites and very skilled. It just Whitaker was on another level.

And, Leonard? I would say defense wise, pure boxing skill wise Leonard is a poor man Floyd TBH. Leonard defense and pure boxing skills was overrated IMO. However, Leonard brawling skills and pressure skills was underrated IMO. Overall I would take Leonard>Floyd. But, no poor man anything different dudes, different styles really, different ways they went about their business.

[Come∂ian]

He fight more like Light Outs the Leonard or SRL

[DARKSEID]

He's faster, more athletic, and better conditioned than whitaker and Leonard.

Doesn't mean he's the better fighter though.

and it definately doesn't mean floyd would have fought them if they were somehow born in their primes together.

I think Sugar Ray and Whitaker would have both beat Floyd because as much technical ability as all 3 have, only Floyd is lacking natural fighting/brawling ability and killer instinct.

[pbftxrs316]

He's faster, more athletic, and better conditioned than whitaker and Leonard.

Doesn't mean he's the better fighter though.

and it definately doesn't mean floyd would have fought them if they were somehow born in their primes together.

I think Sugar Ray and Whitaker would have both beat Floyd because as much technical ability as all 3 have, only Floyd is lacking natural fighting/brawling ability and killer instinct.

you must not have not watched his fights with coralles and gatti then--he does have that instinct, but nobody has been good enough to bring it out of him like gatti did and coralles did--those fights were very personal---don't kid yourself--he has a killer instinct--he's just too good to have to show it---

he'll show it against manny, and you'll be another fan who comes to realize just how much of a beast this ****er is--

[puga]

you must not have not watched his fights with coralles and gatti then--he does have that instinct, but nobody has been good enough to bring it out of him like gatti did and coralles did--those fights were very personal---don't kid yourself--he has a killer instinct--he's just too good to have to show it---

he'll show it against manny, and you'll be another fan who comes to realize just how much of a beast this ****er is--

thats a ****en myth even in the lower weights....all of his good wins came from corner stoppges including a hyped up manfreddy..of all the puches he landed, he could'nt bring that ass down...he was good but to say he was a beast is reachin it.....

[ManOfVictory]

I do not like May's boxing stile, BUT nobody can beat him. Pac will loose by UD.
This mofo can box the *** out of anyone who steps in with him. (Except for the first Castillo fight)

[ManOfVictory]

you must not have not watched his fights with coralles and gatti then--he does have that instinct, but nobody has been good enough to bring it out of him like gatti did and coralles did--those fights were very personal---don't kid yourself--he has a killer instinct--he's just too good to have to show it---

he'll show it against manny, and you'll be another fan who comes to realize just how much of a beast this ****er is--

Did u watch May vs Castillo first fight?