Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Sorry for the Mayweather threads but just thinking about this and i believe he is even though Roy is probably one of my favorite fighters but he wern't very textbook he was unorthdox.

But there are other fighters like.

Meldrick Taylor
Pernell Whitaker
Ricardo Lopez ect


Which is very debatable whats your thoughts ??
I wouldn't include Meldrick Taylor in this list. He was an exciting fighter and very talented, but there's a reason he never reached the heights of the other guys listed... he wasn't as good.

As for Leonard/Whitaker/Mayweather....

Leonard had by far the most power. Power is what saved him against Thomas Hearns in their first fight, on a night when he was being completely outboxed.

Whitaker is the best defensively of the group, although Floyd isn't that far behind. Whitaker was also the most technically sound. You'll never see a fighter throw punches as straight and compact as Pernell. He didn't have power, but he was incredibly skilled and efficient offensively.