Floyd Mayweather or Sugar Ray Leonard, who was more talented?

[uppercut510]

Mayweather was the all around better fighter, people will say ray because he was more exciting or because they hate floyd, he got hit way more as a result of the excitement, he also wasn't very good fighting off the ropes. both were great tho

[The Big Dunn]

I think Floyd was more talented but Leonard was the better fighter. Like how David Robinson is more talented than Shaq but not better.

[Marchegiano]

Talent alone?


Are we counting punching as a talent? I mean as in the puncher's form. Boxing, as in hit and don't be hit back, points, boxing is a bit different from punching in stance, structure, pacing, footwork, baits over fients? things like that?

[ralex]

I’ll say Floyd. His dedication to the sport is unmatched

[GhostofDempsey]

No he was not, Mayweather was better in the pocket, as well as with his back against the ropes.

Against marginal opposition maybe. Otherwise, Leonard could fight on the inside and outside, was a better puncher.

[CHOWWOKKA]

What does talented mean?

[OCPancho]

Ray won a gold medal during the golden age of olympic boxing.

[OCPancho]

Ray TKO'd Tommy Hearns.
Nuff said .

[Redd Foxx]

Floyd was brilliant at what he did and his work ethic is second to none. I'll take Ray Leonard as being a greater fighter. But, we're talking about two elite guys here.

[Code Red]

I think Floyd was a more polished and technically sound fighter than Ray Leonard