Is sugar Ray Leonard the greatest welterweight?

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  1. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thanks. I used to write that sort thing all the time, but the General pretty much destroyed the joy I got from it!
     
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  2. Stevie G

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    I'd say that he's runner up to the best welter of all time position.

    The original Sugar takes number one.
     
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  3. turbotime

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    :deal
     
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  4. PowerPuncher

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    Robinson is probably better but the fact he's assumed to be the best WW overrates him a little. Leonard probably has the best 3 WW wins in history
     
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  5. Clinton

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    Arguello and Leonard are approximately the same height, but Leonard has a much bigger frame. Leonard's prime weight was 147, and Arguello's was 130 or 135 depending on your point of view.
     
    Clinton, Oct 11, 2012
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  6. Clinton

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    You have DeLaHoya rated higher than Leonard at 147? Really? I know it's not on this post, but I read it somewhere else. Based on what exactly? Please elaborate.
     
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  7. Hands of Iron

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    :rofl
     
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  8. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    130,I reckon.
     
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  9. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Salvador Sanchez, come on now:lol::lol:!
     
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  10. Flea Man

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    True though. Sal Vs Arguello at 135 was the plan before Sanchez died. And Alexis Vs Ray was mooted as well.

    Both would've got battered!
     
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  11. Titan1

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    Indeed:good! They were great fighters, but they would be biting off more they could chew if they fought Ray.
     
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  12. hernanday

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    Well of course they were fighting in a different weight category.
    Pryor beat every man but 1 and knocked out almost all of them 37-1. I don't see where Duran has a huge advantage. I don't know if he could take barkley shots, and duran had a good defense, but leonard isn't a massive hard hitting guy.
     
    hernanday, Oct 12, 2012
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  13. MAG1965

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    either one or two.
     
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  14. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Sanchez would have outboxed Arguello.

    Deep down inside you it's true, Flea.
     
    Lester1583, Oct 13, 2012
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  15. Hands of Iron

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    :lol:

    That would've been surreal. After a unification win over Pedroza.
     
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