Quote Originally Posted by Mars_ax View Post
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the very best, but the absolute best all-time? Let's just say he's got a lot of competition.

How does Floyd do against some of these pugs in their prime:

1.) Sugar Ray Leonard @ Welterweight

I was a Hearns die hard back in those days so naturally I hated Leonard. Imo there is only one man capable of beating Leonard and that's Robinson. Sure Tommy had him on the ropes but could not take it home and Leonard pulled off one of the biggest comeback victories in the history of the sport.
Floyd has never even remotely been tested in such a manner let alone from someone with the pedigree and abilities of Tommy Hearns. Castillo at 135 pales in comparison. This pairing would look a lot like Benitez/Leonard ending with Leonards offensive prowess being to much.


2.) Roberto Duran @ Welterweight

Mayweather has the ability to win and frustrate Duran but imagine a bigger, stronger and faster version of Castillo that could also box. Its not a given that Floyd could counter his way out of that kind of pressure. It would certainly be an interesting game of cat and mouse.

3.) Tommy Hearns @ Jr. Middleweight

@147 or 154 Hearns would be all wrong for Floyd.Tommy would use distance and range and out box Floyd in a very similar way that he did Leonard and he would land the right hand and if Floyd thinks old man Mosley has a stiff right well imagine him eating a couple of Tommy's.


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Floyd has fought nobody at 147 that was even capable of being their bucket boy. They are/were simply a different breed then Floyd and on a different level that was legacy driven. They actually wanted to fight each other.