Sugar Ray Leonard vs Floyd Mayweather Jr at 147 lbs, Prime For Prime.

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  1. Richard M Murrieta

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    Sugar Ray Leonard vs Floyd Mayweather Jr, 147 lbs, Prime For Prime.
     
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    Ray Leonard UD
     
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  3. scandcb

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    Leonard on points.

    Leonard's offence and jab would be too much for "TBE" to handle.
     
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    Leonard UD. Maybe, just maybe, a very late stoppage if it's a fifteen-rounder and he's at the very top of his game. He was that special as a Welter. But I think a points win for him is the majority call.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

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    I think he could stop Floyd, especially over 15. Benítez was certainly better at 147 IMO but Floyd was tougher, so it probably goes the distance. Leonard's got the footspeed to chase Mayweather or simply use his length and speed advantages to out box him.

    Leonard was a wicked finisher, if he landed a big left hook on Floyd, he's gonna get the KO.
     
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  6. Clinton

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    Leonard. Mayweather is a great fighter but IMHO, the only advantage here for Floyd is defence. Leonard is better in every other department.
     
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  7. Xplosive

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    Leonard, and it would be a lot more one sided than Floyd groupies would like to admit.

    Floyd would encounter the exact same problems with Leonard that Benitez had.
     
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  8. The Morlocks

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    This all the way. Leonard in 10. If he catches Floyd with a punch like shane did. . .Leonard will end it. So Leonard in 3 is my new prediction.
     
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  10. McGrain

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    Leonard is too complete to lose to Mayweather I think; he is, absolutely complete this fighter. But I don't see a stoppage. Mayweather too hard to hit clean and too smart to lose by KO. Probably.

    The probably is because we just don't know how Mayweather would look *Clearly* behind after 10. How would he box a lost cause? Could get despondent and find an exit. Could go crazy and get stopped by punches. But yeah, never stopped, defensively brilliant, Leonard UD would be the sensible pick I think.
     
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