Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sugar Ray Leonard @147 lbs.

[Silencers]

So you don't think that Mayweather's defense and skills would give SRL trouble at all?

Of course Mayweather's defensive skills and all around technical ability would've been frustrating for Leonard to deal with, I mean Mayweather Sr. gave Leonard some trouble, but I don't think Mayweather Jr. has the power to keep Leonard off him really.

[DLT]

not a fully fair fight. Both guys are very close to equal terms but SRL & Hearns were huge WW's or almost 154 pounders fighting at WW which is there very 1st divsion while Floyd is an extremely small WW who is in his 4th weight class. The better comparison is in a P4P sense where it would be a WW SRL vs a SFW Mayweather

[freudianslip]

SRL lands and it's over. Mayweather wouldn't be able to take those punches. Good fight early on but SRL systematically breaks down Mayweather.

[DLT]

SRL lands and it's over. Mayweather wouldn't be able to take those punches. Good fight early on but SRL systematically breaks down Mayweather.

SRL might win but no one is going to systematically break Floyd down

[bojangles1987]

Leonard by clear decision.

[freudianslip]

SRL might win but no one is going to systematically break Floyd down

No one in this era.

[Jedi Vader]

Close decision for Floyd. His ability to adapt is unparalleled and would see him through this tough fight.

[dibzvincent143]

leonard takes it. floyd aint going down though, he would play the slick mode against this one and counter shots. leonard will walk thru it and maybe cut money on the ropes and throw punches in bunches. yes his the bigger and stronger guy and they both just as fast.. floyd will have his moments and will not be completely dominated. leornard can knock him though if he gets lucky.

[DLT]

No one in this era.

No one in any era. Again, that doesnt mean he cant be beat or overwhelm but when you talk about a systematic break down, that speaks of someone out skilling someone round by round until a guy drops bit by bit. It speaks of someone outsmarting you, out techniqing you, etc......

Its like what you would say a great skilled fighter like SRL & Floyd would do to a Froch type fighter. Its what Floyd does in most of his fights. Floyd is a system. You can easily say that SRL will be too big or whatever and eventually wear him down but it wont be a systematic break down. No one in history could do that to him. No one could do it to Pea either.

Its like Floyd standing there being out smarted, out skilled, out foxed, looking foolish, etc.... That wont happen

[Light_Speed]

SRL by decision.