SRL or Pea?

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  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ****in' "Sweet Pea" Whitaker had more fights and all, but Raymond Leonard was more so the "Complete" package.......... SRL had charisma; Whitaker was bland / dull...... SRL had speed, savvy & power; Whitaker had speed and savvy too, but he couldn't bust an egg over a kitchen sink.... SRL captured super-stardom; while only serious boxing fans knew who Pernell Whitaker ever was........ Sorry, but SRL smokes Whitaker in just about every outlet available.........

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  2. leverage

    leverage Active Member Full Member

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    1. leonard
    2. whitaker

    However, I'd say that leonard would beat him in an actual encounter. It's simply a case of the great big fighter beating the great little fighter.
     
  3. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Leonard
    2. Whitaker
     
  4. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sorry, but the reason for Leonard's downfall was due to the tenacity, drive, competitiveness, and speed of Norris

    It was all Norris

    After all, Ray had gone 11 yrs without a loss and was perfect in his last fight only being hit once
     
  5. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your mother's a joke

    She had you, remember?
     
  6. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Exactly like I have and wrote it, just that your explanation is more sophisticated - damned I love this word :lol:
     
  7. Gesta

    Gesta Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I say Sweet Pea.

    Looks like I am the only one?, it is close tho'
     
  8. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :good
     
  9. horst

    horst Guest

    This is a really, really **** post. In every conceivable way, it fails.
     
  10. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I think Ray. Ray Leonard fought 4 ATG fighters and beat them all. Pernell was great, but he did not beat that level or that many. Not many fighters have actually. Ray was lucky he had them all to fight.
     
  11. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I should have rated them in the 2 categories. I just rated who I thought was greater. On number one resume Leonard fought the 4 greats but he had only 40 fights, yet he did fight Kalule and Lalonde as warmups. Overall skill? Different factors. Ray had better power and ability to know when to pore it on and win a fight, but Pernell was better defensively I think. I would say Ray beats Pernell on both of them.
     
  12. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :deal I agree with this, except i have them just inside my top 10. In a HTH matchup I like Leonard i think his style is probably one of the only styles that would beat a pernell Whittaker.
     
  13. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    I have them at 19 and 20 myself.
     
  14. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think I have Leonard at 7 and Pea at 9 or 10.
     
  15. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    1. Leonard
    2. About equal