ESPN 1st Take- Sugar Ray Leonard says he would beat Money Mayweather in their primes.

[powerpuncher]

its hard for me to see mayweather winning but it could happen. unlike most people, i actually feel that mayweather got better as he went up in weight mainly because i feel like he was smarter. i kind of liken it to ali before and after he ban. a younger ali was faster, but an old ali was smarter. the weight isnt an issue either in this fight because during leonards WW days, they were same day weigh ins and he wouldnt have weighed too far above the limit. he probably wouldnt have outweighed mayweather by more than 5 pounds at the most.

anyways, leonard would have definitely missed a lot of shots. the thing though is that ray was a smart fighter. although floyd is great at adjusting to his opponent, leonard is pretty good at it too. i dont see him fighting dumb and trying to rush mayweather with flurries. i think that he stays on the outside and wins rounds by being more active. he would force mayweather to come out of his shell or lose by sitting on the ropes. i dont see leonard KOing him, but i see him winning comfortably although not easily.

[ykdadamaja]

I think the difference would be Sugar Ray's punch power mixed in with his accuracy. Mayweather has accuracy and speed, primarily, but Sugar Ray had a perfect mix of accuracy, power and speed.

Mayweather would win on the speed aspect, but not by much. Sugar Ray wins in the physical department in everything else IN ADDITION TO the aggression.

Ring smarts and mental talent, I would say Mayweather may have a smaller edge, but not by much. I would give the ring smarts and intelligence a 52 to 48 edge, which ain't much when a guy is bone tired and hurt.

I would have loved to see this fight in a 15 round title bout.

[Mr140]

Well to be fair who is the best guy Mayweather has beat at 147 i dont really see to many greats on the resume its kinda of weak one. If 135 is his best weight then you saying JLC beat a prime Mayweather and had a close rematch with him i am not sure that is Mayweather's best weight. Leonard was only in his 14 fight when he fought his dad and beat his ass bad. Leonard's power and speed would make a huge different in the fight plus he may not be as good in the defense but i fell he is leagues ahead in the offense department. I mean he adjusted to some of the greatest fighters to ever step foot in a ring.