Sugar Ray Leonard circa 1986 v Floyd Mayweather 2007

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  1. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I thought you were going to get me banned!

    why am I not banned yet??? and why the switch of tactics to ad hominem attacks?

    ad hominem attacks are a sign of desperation on the loser's part and a confirmation of my winning claims, none of which you can refute!

    Since you CAN'T say Leonard wasn't unbeaten, you cant say he wasnt beat by Norris and you cant say he wasnt knocked out

    Neither can you say his record is superior to Floyd's

    Let's review the facts: (notice the absence of ad hominem attacks?)

    Leonard success only when faced with opponents of Lalondish abilities (Howard, Lalonde, a beat up ex-hitman) and a washed up Hagler

    Note that you dont see the names McCallum, Nunn, Kalambay?

    those opponents would be much a stress test for Leonard

    Ray Leonard did swimmingly until he faced an opponent of Mayweatherish caliber (Norris)

    after which Leonard fought on until his final bout six years later when ray met up with Camacho who, was made in the image of Mayweather.

    Note how Leonard always loses to opponents who approach the caliber of a Mayweather?
     
  2. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You said Brady was the GOAT because he has 7 SuperBowl Champions to Brett Favre's 1 but he also has two losses to Eli Manning who is undefeated in SuperBowls and his two wins came against Tom Brady. By your own benchmark why isn't Eli Manning the GOAT? (1) And by your own benchmark why aren't Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana the GOAT? (2) They are both 4-0 in the SuperBowl. Back to boxing why was Marvin ready for the rest home at 33 when Leonard wasn't ready for the rest home at 35 and 41? (3)And if being undefeated makes you GOAT or a GOAT candidate and it doesn't matter who you fought or at what stage of their careers your opponent was in why isn't Joe Calzaghe a GOAT candidate after beating Roy Jones Junior and Bernard Hopkins in succession and retiring undefeated? (4) Please answer my four questions and number them so readers of this thread can determine if your answers are satisfactory or not. Thank you in advance.
     
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  3. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'll answer only when you can tell me the reason Hagler retired if he was "far from done"

    Since I asked first, you must be first to reply
     
  4. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not a mind reader. That's a subjective question. You are asking me what made a person take an action. If you want me to speculate I will. He retired because the thrill was gone and he was financially set for life.Now for objective questions. Marvin retired at 33. Only Marvin knows why he retired and unfortunately he can't tell us. Back to the world of facts which don't care about feelings. If Marvin was retirement aged at 33 why wasn't Sugar Ray retirement aged at 35 and 41. I answered your question. Don't forget to answer those four questions. There 4.66 billion users of the internet and amost every one of them will have access to my questions and your attempts to answer them
     
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  5. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Brady is the greatest b/c he has the most SB trophies. anything else, defeated one?
     
  6. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm glad you agree with me that greatness encompasses so much more than being undefeated. Keep reading my posts. You seem to be catching on, albeit slowly. I pride myself on being able to reach the dullest lads and lasses.
     
  7. mark ant

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    I don`t think Ray looke that great v Hagler and ran most of the fight he`d have to do more v Floyd, I think Mayweather would have too much for him, don`t know what weight this fight would be at in 1986 though, Ray fought at 160 v Hagler in 87, I didn`t think he looked great at that weight.
     
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  8. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    not only is Floyd undefeated, he surpasses Ray Leonard in every area imaginable. No matter how you slice it, everything Ray Leonard does, Floyd does better.

    Floyd has so much money, that Ray Leonard's mansion would be the house in back of Floyd's yard.

    and what happened to Louden? The big bluffer promised me he'd have me banned yet here I still am.
     
  9. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Look, just come and debate us all properly for once.

    That’s why we’re all here.

    I will gladly debate you if you can be serious for a second.

    Give me a breakdown of the fight or something.

    Look at my post count. I’m on here every day. I’ll gladly debate you if you give me something to debate.

    Your act is just tired and repetitive.

    You’ve been doing the same thing for a decade now, under 2 different accounts.


    How are we supposed to debate you, when you’re typing things such as:

    “Scratch Benitez off of Leonard’s resume because he was nothing”

    ?

    What are we supposed to do with that?


    You’re wasting everyone’s time.

    You’re wasting your own time.

    We’d all be able to have a much better debate if you were serious.

    So either debate me or don’t quote me.

    Hopefully, you’ll debate me.

    Use the knowledge that you have in a more productive way.

    You’ll get much more out of the threads.


    Thanks.
     
  10. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I didn’t promise to have you banned.

    I said that you’ll end up being banned if you carry on your tired, old act.

    Just come and debate us instead of trolling.
     
  11. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think Ray looked good against Hagler. Especially considering that it was at a new weight and he hadn’t fought in 3 years.

    Apparently, he had mock fights beforehand.

    He looked sharp.

    Of course he’d have done more against Floyd. He wouldn’t have had any respect for his power. He simply had to use those tactics against Marvin.

    What nobody has answered yet, is:

    What would Floyd have done if Ray had’ve fought him aggressively?
     
  12. Mark Dunham

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    you're full of hot air. take your Rolaids old man

    Old and tired is just how you label it since you're always on the losing end of it

    Ray was doing swimmingly vs those with Lalondish abilities ie; Kevin Howard, sloppy leftovers such as 1989 Hearns/Duran

    but real life showed he did not fare so well against those with Mayweatherish abilities such as Terry Norris who mopped the floor with Leonard or Camacho who was made in the image of Floyd, and who knocked Leonard out

    Floyd has fought well beyond the age of 40. You dont see Floyd getting his head bashed in

    Everything Leonard did, Floyd did better
     
  13. Mark Dunham

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    and in one of those mock fights, he was knocked out. Surprise surprise

    vs the young lions, did not fare so well and so is no surprise it took another five years to take this fight
     
  14. ThatOne

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    As an impartial judge I'm compelled to concede that the poster known as Loudon is outpounting the posters known as Mark Dunham aka Red Rooster. This could change, Mr. Dunham, if you put forward more coherent and fact based arguments.
     
  15. Mark Dunham

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    what do you want me to do, concede to you because Floyd didnt have the honor of getting flattened by Camacho?

    Because he didnt have the honor of visiting the canvas courtesy of immortals like Kevin Howard and Don Lalonde?

    for ducking Aaron Pryor?

    for taking the Hagler fight 5 years late?

    for giving Hearns & Duran rematches at the end of the decade?

    for getting knocked out in a sparring match?

    for failing to defend his portion of the middleweight title?

    For ducking Michael Nunn?

    come on, let's see some action!

    Everything Ray Leonard did, Floyd does better