Sugar Ray Leonard : I coulda beat Manny Pacquiao

[CubanGuyNYC]

I think Sugar Ray Leonard is overrated in the sense that people act as though he was the shining star of the fabulous four when I actually place Duran, Hearns and Hagler ahead of him.

Really speaking the man was a whisker away from being like De La Hoya. I felt Hagler beat him, I felt Hearns beat him in their second fight and when Duran was at the top of his game he lost.

Leonard TKOed Hearns, himself one of the greatest welterweights of all time. Ray should've lost to Hagler, but 160 wasn't his weight and Marvin was one of the greatest at middleweight. Duran is generally recognized as the greatest lightweight of all time. "Sugar" was taken out of his game in their first meeting, but humiliated Roberto in the return match. (Duran happens to be my all-time favorite fighter.) I don't know how a fighter like Leonard could be overrated.

[Frank Ducketts]

SRL did it when the occasion came up. So did Floyd .... who asked Marquez to climb up 2 divisions then paid him off just to get that extra 2lb advantage!

While Leonard was in his prime, who did he fight at a catchweight again? I didn't hear you.

[Canelo Phresh]

P@kt@rds are going the way of the dodo. Glad to be honest.

[Frank Ducketts]

...a PM doesn't sound like harassment tbh

He's harassing me is the point.

[Talisayen]

P@kt@rds are going the way of the dodo. Glad to be honest.

look who's talking, the ***in' 3-finger troll.

[IMDAZED]

I just read the thread again......and it has 0 to do with Floyd

[CHOWWOKKA]

look who's talking, the ***in' 3-finger troll.

Manny pakyow best ever noone ever beet champ! pakyow bester Rocky KO1

[letsgobrady]

SRL would've humiliated Floyd aswell

i doubt it

[ADP02]

No, you failed big time. You Pacquiaos dramatics always have an excuse for your hero when he doesnt need one. He fought Dlh at 147, but Cotto at 145, lmao.

Anyway, if Cotto weighed in at 146 for Clottey, why not fight Cotto at 147? What's a lb or two right?

And Margarito was the 154 lb champ, not 151.

Initially, it was supposed to be a one time thing moving up to WW. After the fight, people speculated if Manny winning had more to do with Oscar not being prime and coming down to 147 than Manny. ..... So there were still definite questions ..... especially considering that Manny came in at 142 for at 147 limit fight. Manny's next fight, he came in at 138 for a 140lbs fight .....

then was asked to go back up to 145 (or 147) .. but people such as Floyd SR stated that Cotto would win. Looking at it back, I wished it was at 147, as it would not have made a difference. Cotto never said he was drained .... just the haters say it.


Margarito was NOT the champ at 154 .... and he had a bonus of 3lbs over his career fighting weight. Again, Manny was pushing his limits. SO you can't blame him for trying.

You failed in a few points but who's counting, right?

[tranquilo]

Difference between @SUGARRAYLEONARD & @FloydMayweather - Ray fought ALL his all time great contemporaries, side-stepped nobody #boxing

Ouch lol. Flo-mos are feeling it.