Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather Jr

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What does each fighter do better than the other? and how does it play out.

    I have Leonard with the better footwork, jab, power. Floyd better defence, reflexes, boxing brain (Leonard is a genius too).

    I see Leonard pressuring Floyd hard and forcing stoppage late (15 rounds) after a difficult first 6.
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I pretty much agree with your assessment.
     
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  3. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard had better combos, possibly better speed. Floyd all else.
     
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  4. JohnnyDrama99

    JohnnyDrama99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Floyd is a better defensive fighter. Ray was a LOT better offensively.
     
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  5. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Pete over both
     
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  6. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The only thing Leonard has over Mayweather is size since he's naturally 3 weight classes heavier. Leonard started his career at 147 wheres Floyd started at 130
     
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  7. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And with size comes power, which is the main thing he has over Floyd which is why PBF would lose to SRL fairly convincingly had they ever fought.
     
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  8. Cap10Kirk

    Cap10Kirk Active Member Full Member

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    I can see it going either way. Mayweather's ring IQ and defensive genius could allow him to win a close decision.
     
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  9. boxsensei

    boxsensei Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A Floyd loss is certainly very possible. I could see SRL losing very convincingly to Roy Jones if they ever fought.
     
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  10. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree. There's a saying in boxing that a great bigger guy will usually beat a great smaller guy and all these three fighters l'd classify as great.
     
    Vanboxingfan, Sep 16, 2015
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  11. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well unless being a defensive genius somehow translates into offensive l really don't see it happening at all and l've watched a lot of their fights. I think bluebirds assessment is pretty bang on.
     
    Vanboxingfan, Sep 16, 2015
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  12. PaulieJ'z

    PaulieJ'z Member Full Member

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    At 147, I don't give Mayweather much of chance. I mean can you see the Floyd from when he fought Judah, Baldomir, Oscar and Hatton beating a prime 147 Leonard? Ray would be the bigger guy with the longer reach, faster hands and much more power to boot.

    Mayweather from JMM on wouldn't fair much better imo. He got more defensive and maybe relied more on his boxing iq, but that still won't translate to him beating an ATG welter in the second Sugar Ray.
     
    PaulieJ'z, Sep 17, 2015
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  13. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    SRL would have battered Mayweather.
     
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  14. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Ray was naturally the bigger guy, a more consistent and varied combination puncher and hit considerably harder. It's for those reasons that I think there would have been a fairly clear winner had the two fought in their respective primes at 147lbs, but Floyd boasts the tighter defence of the two.

    You can only applaud Floyd Mayweather's longevity though. A wonderful achievement to have dominated for such an extended period of time, regardless of who you are fighting.
     
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  15. Eastpaw

    Eastpaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    basically: longevity vs standout wins
    standout wins>>>>longevity
    leonard is greater than floyd in every way possible
     
    Eastpaw, Sep 17, 2015
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