If Floyd Mayweather Jr, Roy Jones Jr, Ray Leonard and Pernell Whitaker were the same size who wins

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by MarkusFlorez99, Sep 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM.


Who wins ?

This poll will close on Jun 24, 2028 at 7:22 PM.
  1. Floyd Mayweather jr

    3.3%
  2. Roy Jones jr

    43.3%
  3. Pernell Whitaker

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Sugar Ray Leonard

    53.3%
  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hypothetically speaking, make then all natural 147 pounders. Who wins
     
  2. Bofo24

    Bofo24 hobbyist Full Member

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    If same division, then RJJ. Matching height, reach, speed, agility, reflexes. Then he has actual winning performance/result vs Hopkins and Toney. It would be boring decision wins though, with him mostly moving backwards. He already said in an interview that he would likely have a harder time with a Pacquiao than a Mayweather. Might as well include Crawford there?
     
  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Leonard ranks higher than all of them P4P in an all time sense, and regardless, I'd be inclined to favor him to beat the rest under this impossible hypothetical scenario.
     
  4. Stonehands

    Stonehands Member Full Member

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    The huge problem with the same size hypotheticals and p4p in general is because DUE to their size, bigger dudes won't have the same skillset as the smaller guys.

    For instance I don't think anyone over 175 was ever as skilled as peak Rigondeax Mayweather Pernell, list goes on. So if we blew these guys up to heavy, do we assume they still possess the same reflexes and footwork? Or if we shrink some heavies, are they still going to have the same 1 punch KO power?

    Still, a very good question. I'll take SRL
     
  5. SouthpawsRule

    SouthpawsRule Active Member Full Member

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    RJJ via freakish athleticism.

    As @Stonehands said, its hard to scale fighters up and down in size because their physical build directly affects their skillset and how they fight. You can’t criticize a guy like Wladimir Klitschko for his lack of head movement and combination-punching, guy was 6’5 and 245 lbs, he could keep you at arm’s length halfway across the ring and crack your skull in 7 different places with a cross, why should he even bother trying to move his head or learn how to throw a 5-punch combination?
     
  6. bjl12

    bjl12 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  7. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather would retire to avoid the others in this poll
     
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  8. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RJJ or SRL

    I feel RJJ would just outspeed everyone. SRL had speed, but not RJJ level, had power but not RJJ level, but he had more guts and meaness to him so he could potentially outgrit Roy P4p.
     
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  9. JusABoxinFan

    JusABoxinFan Active Member Full Member

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    RJJ is the definition of elite in the boxing ring. He was too fast, too strong, too crafty for anyone to figure out a way to beat him. He is my ALL TIME FAVORITE and the GOAT. I don't see any of the names mentioned going 12/15 rounds with him. RJJ was just a different creation.
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Leonard I think combines all the best attributes.

    Leonard has power, speed, footwork, good fundamentals, combination punching, good chin, big heart.

    So for me Leonard.
     
  11. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    It is close between Leonard and RJJ,but i slightly favour Roy
     
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  12. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    I honestly think Leonard is in a class above the other 3. He embarrassed Duran, stopped Hearns when he looked indestructible, and took Hagler right to the wire. They don't make them like SRL anymore, the closest we have seen since is Crawford, but he isn't Leonard either. Leonard, for me, is top 10 P4P all time, the other 3 are somewhere between 15-25.
     
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  13. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Leonard. Roy’s Chin wouldn’t be able to hold up.
     
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  14. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Roy Jones and Ray Leonard beat Mayweather rather easily.

    Against Sweet Pea, while one would think that because it would be two natural slick counter punchers, someone would have to take the lead, and that would probably be Whitaker. So Mayweather would most likely pick him apart. But that's not necessarily the case, Floyd was never all that impressive against southpaws, and when Sweet Pea got aggressive with the Cuban slickster Diosbelys Hurtado, he cut the ring off very well, and beat his ass. So I wouldn't rule out Sweet Pea outpointing him either.
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