Would Floyd Mayweather go 50-0 against Sugar Ray Leonard's competition?

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  1. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Please discuss. Thank you.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    lol
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No way could Floyd stand a chance against fighters with the reach and size of Hagler and Hearns, Duran would have beaten Floyd too and Benitez.
     
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    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Possible
     
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  5. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Did Sugar Ray Leonard have 50 fights?
     
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  6. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I’m 100% Leonard goes 50-0 vs. Floyd’s. I think Floyd loses to Hagler for sure, Hearns twice, Duran at least once, possibly Benitez too. I’d say maybe he goes 35-5, 33-7 something like that.
     
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    Dempsey1238 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of these ATG fighters is bound to get a win some where imo.
     
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    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No.
     
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  9. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather Sr vs Floyd Mayweather Jr would be interesting.
     
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    Themessiah El Jefe Full Member

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    Him vs Hearns would've been a disaster
     
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    TBI Active Member Full Member

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    Floyd didn't even really go 50-0 under his competition because he ducked several dangerous guys in his day...
     
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    With the emphasis on the “OH” I would say NO - and with defeats earlier in his career and depending on their severity/nature and overall greater wear/tear I believe it to be more likely that Floyd doesn’t achieve/pursue a record that comprises 50 fights anyway.
     
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    scandcb Active Member Full Member

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    No.

    Hearns, Hagler and Duran all beat him.
     
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    jabber74 Active Member Full Member

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    No. Duran beats him, as does Tommy Hearns. Hagler is full-fledged middleweight, so I doubt he would have even considered him. I think Mayweather is still a very talented fighter and would have beaten a lot throughout history though. I also think he does very well in the 1980s as a lightweight, but not as a welterweight. He would not have been able to move up and beat any of those I mentioned...
     
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    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s banned Full Member

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    To be fair Hatton and Canelo where over the middleweight limit on fight night, if memory serves.
     
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