Sugar Ray Leonard circa 1986 v Floyd Mayweather 2007

Perhaps Leonard sat out because he was waiting for Hagler to start slipping and wasn’t interested in high risk/low reward fights like Curry.

Mayweather compromised to put a 152 weigh in limit without a rehydration clause. Canelo would not go lower but was comfortable with 152 as he had made that weight not long before. It was as natural as Hagler’s weight and you’d know that contracted weights have been around for ages if you knew the sport like I do.

 

Leonard was actually at a physically prime age, unlike Mayweather who was 36 and at his fifth weight.

Canelo made a career out of fighting smaller fighters early in his career, often weighing in at 152 or less so he could bully on fight night. He did this because it was advantageous to him. It didn’t weaken him because he had a great team behind him. Otherwise, he would’ve started his career at 160.

 

What’s weird to me is this concept that you have about natural weights, as if an arbitrary weight limit that a sanctioning body imposes determines what is comfortable for a fighter.

What you don’t seem to understand is that giving away weight in ring is a huge disadvantage. It’s the reason why Fury is champ instead of Wilder.

 

I am not a Floyd fan, thus I am more than objective. And I have thought about this matchup.

No he won't take any of that away. All SRL has over Mayweather is reach. I see Mayweather as more skilled and just as fast.

He fought Pac.

 

Ray KO s Floyd. To much firepower .similar to Norris Taylor.

 

same quote why didnt nobody else come close if it was that simple he fought mutiple who hit hard see how your flawed

 

Leonard UD. Floyd will get outworked.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard most likely just overpowers Floyd at some point in a decently competitive bout Rays just too much of everything. This isn’t a disrespect to Floyd but this isn’t his weight class.

I’m not pointing fingers at anyone it is at the casual level. The trend of hating on Mayweather is getting long in the tooth he was who he was and I’m proud to have grown up with him and Pac.

 

How is it a fact, genius?

How can I hate Floyd, when I literally typed that I’d have no issue with anybody calling him the GOAT based on a H2H basis.

Obviously you’re not even reading the posts.

 

I prove both of you wrong all of the time.

So what if Floyd fought a dozen southpaws?

It doesn’t mean that he’d have fought Marvin Hagler.

Have a word with yourself.

 

Floyd didn’t compromise at all.

Get real.

It was 152 or no fight.

Canelo accepted it to get the fight.

And this is the guy who you believe would have fought Hagler.

You are absolutely deluded.