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Who would win a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard?
“Mayweather certainly goes down as one of the greatest boxers of all time, but I would pick Leonard,” said Lalonde without hesitation. “Ray hit more effectively and his shots had more impact. Mayweather was effective in terms of scoring but he really didn’t do a lot of damage.
Who did Sugar Ray Leonard lose to?
Luckily, the two drinking buddies didn’t re-enact the fight and moved on to other business. Sugar Ray Leonard dethroned long-reigning middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler on April 6, 1987, in a sold-out temporary arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was the comeback of comebacks.
How many fights did Sugar Ray Leonard loss?
3
| Sugar Ray Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 3 |
How would you compare Floyd Mayweather to Sugar Ray Robinson?
Robinson was a bigger man and, in my estimation, the greatest welterweight of all time. Mayweather is a fine fighter, but he’s not quite in that rarefied air, and his experience pales in comparison. You talk about the speed of Floyd, but Robinson could meet that speed — and Mayweather isn’t as consistent a combination puncher.
Is Sugar Ray Robinson the greatest boxer of all time?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is great, but Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest ever and would beat Mayweather if we could somehow make the fight happen. Robinson wasn’t as fast as Mayweather and didn’t have his kind of defense, but he was the total package.
How many times was Sugar Ray Robinson stopped in his career?
Chin: Robinson was stopped just once in his career, and that was the result of heat exhaustion in a light heavyweight bout. But he was dropped by several opponents — mostly by middleweights but also in a challenge for the welterweight title.
How good is Floyd Mayweather as a welterweight?
Undefeated in 44 professional outings. Power: Mayweather can hit harder than he is often given credit for, but as a welterweight he has just two stoppages to his credit — one of them highly controversial. Robinson had enough power to stop middleweights like Jake LaMotta, Rocky Graziano and Gene Fullmer.