floyd maywether vs. sugar ray leonard

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Mayweather on points

Hahahahahah I hope that was a joke. Sugar Ray Leonard is bigger, stronger and better at everything Mayweather is good at, and has faster hands even, how in the sam-hell is Floyd supposed to win?

Um you thought Pernell Whitaker was as fast as Mayweather so you are a bad judge of speed. Also Leonard doesn't have better defense than Mayweather.
This is how it is broken down
Size:Leonard
power:Leonard
speed:equal
combinations:Leonard
sharp punches: Mayweather
defense:Mayweather
footwork: They use different footwork. Leonard used a lot of it, and IMO used it effectively if not a bit excessively. Mayweather uses less, but he does that so he gets better leverage on his punches.
stamina: Probably Mayweather, but both never had any problems with stamina(Leonard didn't until past his prime) so this isn't a factor
Heart: Leonard, but Mayweather has more than enough of this
chin: Leonard until proven otherwise.
mental focus: Mayweather, nobody is as sharp or focused as him in there and this attribute I think rates as highly or higher than anything else.

thought Leonard is obviously the physically superior man I still believe that if you see him against Benitez(a lesser version of Mayweather) that he has troubles against defensive fighters technically. I think because Mayweather can match Leonard's speed where Benitez couldn't gives Leonard a whole heap of problems he didn't have against Benitez. Also I think Mayweather comes forward like he did against Zab Judah so that Leonard has to counter which benefits MAyweather more than if Leonard were to lead. Its a close fight, and I think Mayweather wins a close one on points if he can keep Leonard off him. If he can't he possibly gets ko'ed or goes too defense and loses a close fight because though he would land a far higher %, Leonard bringing the pressure would do him in.