sugar ray leonard had way more skill than may and pac

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  1. SugarRayRobin

    SugarRayRobin Member Full Member

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    Well said.
     
  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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  3. ajackman1

    ajackman1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Floyd was more skilled than Ray Leonard but Ray Leonard had much more skill than Pacquiao
     
  4. jcwangel

    jcwangel Member Full Member

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    sugar was not more skillful, and it depends what skill your defining, floyd clearly has beter all round skill hense why he is undefeated, suger had amazing fast hands and feet but floyd uses his speed and boxing ability much more effectively then any other boxer out there and could argue of all time. if floyd and suger were to fight i would still bet floyd would win, even someone with sugar's grit and determination could be squashed and de-railed by floyds persistance to stick to the winning game plan and using his skills hit and not be hit. as for pac its another one were you have to ask what skill is being defined, pacs attacking combinations are so good and can only be compared to the mortal combat style punching (mentioned in one of the comments above) could ray do this? probably not but could pac be versatile like ray was? i think not. if pac and ray fought i would have to go with ray, the 5'10 strong frame that could use his speed on both fron and back foot would be to much for pac
     
  5. milkman11

    milkman11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree with most of what you said. I don't think they were outdated. I would say that Floyd's skill and ring IQ was better than SRL as to where SRL's IQ was all about stealing rounds.
     
  6. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Man I love this place.
     
  7. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Stupid logic.

    With Leonard's resume, Floyd would not have that precious "0".
     
  8. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Indeed no way does he fight Duran 2x,Hearns 2x, Benitez and Hagler without losing at least a couple of those fights, but dont argue that with the *****s cause its useless for them Floyd is a stylistic nightmare for every fighter that ever lived and cant possibly be beat.
     
  9. Caper

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    This probably makes more sense...Mayweathers defense trumps Sugars though SRL was a more talented offensive wepon. Its a tough call on who packed the more overall skill set but its quite clear Mayweather can do what he does and sustain for longer periods when compared to SRL. As awesome as PAC is I really dont see how you can include him in this debate unless your counting in explosive offensive ability...in terms of adjustment and comphrehensive boxing skill PAC misses the cut with these two.
     
  10. Dedication

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    I'm not so sure about that. Pacquaio, without a single doubt in my mind. But as for Mayweather, too close to call on that one.
     
  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    He was more complete & better overall than both, anyone that knows anything about the sport knows this, Leonard is on a different level to these guys, he was an elite ATG, fmj & pac are not.
     
  12. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Defensively fmj was better than Leonard but every other aspect of boxing Leonard was better aka overall... Leonard pisses on pacquiao, thats not even a contest skillwise OR h2h.
     
  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    :lol:

    This place is full of clueless dumb shits that don`t even understand the sport, embarrassing.
     
  14. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Only on ESB can we so such total and complete opposites. Please explain to me how Manny Pac has more "skill" than Mayweather and SRL....now before you post please understand I personally feel PAC is one of the greatest all time punching machines to grace the squared ring.
     
  15. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Bunch of ****in mongs :-(