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hmmmm i would say PBF is slower then SRL....especially at combo punching personally! All depends how you rated the fab 4 i suppose...and in what order! I think PBF would be beaten by SRL, Hagler...not sure about Hearns, becuase he was such a tricky customer which the rangey power punches...i think Mayweather vs Duran would be veryyyyy interesting!
PBF has more explosive speed, but he doesn't throw combinations the same way. 130-135 pound Mayweather was faster than Leonard, but latter on I think they equaled out in speed or maybe little in favor of Mayweather. I think Mayweather would beat Duran in close fights from 135-147 or split wins like Leonard did with Duran, I think he would go on the offensive against Leonard like he did against Judah, and win a close decision. Against Hearns I think he gets outboxed early because of Hearns' height and speed, but then Mayweather will work inside and eventually take over the fight as Hearns would tire out. Hagler... Mayweather would have never fought Hagler.

While I know these guys are all bigger than Mayweather, and comparible athletes I think he is a more schooled fighter than any of them.
Its easy to say Mayweather would work on inside against Hearns but i disagree you honestly think he would work on inside with Hearns power that would ko Mayweather instantly if he hit Mayweather with his right hand which he did too mostly everyone Hearns was monster at Welterweight and would beat stuffing out of Mayweather its not that easy to get inside against someone of the size of Hearns and as they were trying Hearns would hit them with right hand Hearns wouldn't just stand there and let Mayweather work on inside he would be on his toes and ready to blast that right hand out when Mayweather gets close.
Mayweather hasn't even been closed to sparked by any punch. I don't think Mayweather could get inside early on in the fight, but I think he has the reflexes to stay out of the way of almost everyone Hearns would throw. Even though he got totally outboxed Randy Shields was able to work inside on Hearns for 12 rounds before he got stopped by cuts. Leonard was able to get inside on Hearns relatively easily. While Hearns was tall he was also a stick. I don't think Hearns had a very strong lower body which allowed him to move in and out quickly. Hearns would begin the fight by chasing Mayweather around with his jab and occasional right hand, but eventually Mayweather would slip them, and get into the pocket where he would take Hearns apart one punch at a time. Mayweather is very good against taller opponents, and his left jab to the body would take some speed out of Hearns. I think if Hearns had better stamina he would easily win, but he doesn't.