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

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  1. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't disagree with everything you have wrote but you are going to lengths to justify Floyd's wins which is pathetic.
    For example saying Oscars poor stamina as if that diminishes an impressive win when it was Floyd who had gone up in weight and carrying the additional pounds.

    Then you say canelo was green when he had been involved in over 40 fights and around 7 world title fights.
    So with that example applied at hw, d Whyte should not be able to challenge wilder as wilder was a bronze medallist had over 40 fights and several world title fights and Whyte would have to be very green with your example as he has had a few tough fights and less than 40 fights with little amateur experience and no world title fights.
    See how ridiculous that sounds?

    They are just a couple of small examples to several on this post
     
  2. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    The issue with that line of reasoning is that it was still a pfp 1 vs pfp 2 fight. I only recall that happening when Whitaker fought Chavez and that fight had the same issue with timing, but also was a weight that Chavez was never effective at.

    The timing issue with the fight exists but it was still a more significant fight than just about any other.
     
  3. tee_birch

    tee_birch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Any win Vs Pacquiao is significant. But anything post JMM 4 is downgraded significantly.

    I'm just like everyone else hoping it happened when both were prime.

    That's why Leonard Hearns 1 is still my favourite ever fight. 2 prime monsters in a 15 rounder that ebbed and flowed
     
  4. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Floyd did also beat Marquez at ww, though I think he did come in over the agreed weight which if so does take some of the shine off of the win
     
  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Well, Corralss was extremely similar in accomplishments and size:weightclass to Hearns for Mayweather. Hearns would outacheive Corrales but that hardly was the case before those fights.