RAY LEONARD TOO MUCH FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR -

Let’s get this straight right out the gate. Ray Leonard would knockout Floyd Mayweather simply because he beat him before. You say “HEY, HE NEVER EVEN FOUGHT FLOYD”. Well yeah, your right, he never fought Floyd, but he fought his father. Ask yourself who was the first person to put boxing gloves on Floyd? Who was the first person to make sure he was hitting the punching bag correctly? That’s right, his father Floyd Mayweather Sr.

IS FLOYD JR BETTER AT THE SHOULDER ROLL FIGHTING STYLE THAN FLOYD SR?

***Floyd Mayweather Sr. with his son, Floyd Mayweather.***

Ray beats Floyd because Floyd uses the same style his father used. That shoulder roll style is a style his father introduced to him. Now I know you Floyd fans will point out that Floyd Jr. implements the fighting style much better than his father did. He has garnered much more success with that style of fighting. He seems to have perfected it. The way Floyd Jr jabs to the body while sliding back out of danger is something his father never did. The way Floyd Jr throws the right hand lead punch with power is another sign that Jr uses the style more effectively. Floyd Jr’s defense is absolutely impenetrable. And I think we all know Jr carries more pop in his punches than Sr did. But the undeniable evidence that Jr is better at the style is his undefeated record. 50-0 is 50-0, You can not argue with a bubble

Punchingbagskunk resident boxing expert Greg breaks down why Ray Leonard would defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. He says Ray beat his father, and would beat him.

RAY LEONARD BEAT FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR, WOULD HE BEAT FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR ALSO

Ray Leonard knocked out Floyd Mayweather Sr. September 9th 1978 at the Providence Rhode Island Civic Center. The Civic Center happens to be 5 minutes from the home that Greg from Punchingbagskunk grew up in. My hometown. Anyway enough trivia, back to Ray and Floyd. During their boxing match Leonard applied constant pressure to Floyd. Leonard was never in any danger at all. Floyd could not get his respect despite throwing a very respectable amount of punches each round. When he layed on the ropes, he was picked apart by Leonard. And when he came forward he was outgunned.

***Ray Leonard trapping Floyd Mayweather Sr on the ropes in their battle, 1978 Providence Rhode Island Civic Center.***

Some would argue that Floyd Jr hits harder. His defense is more refined. Pretty Boy Floyd would not lay on the ropes and let Sugar beat him to a pulp. Well ok, I say to you, IT’S THE SAME STYLE!! Ray Leonard methodically broke down that style with constant pressure. Ray was deadly accurate when opponents chose to lay on the ropes. Just ask World ranked prizefighter Andy Price. Plus Floyd is mediocre when pressured. Example: Maidana, Coorley, Augustus. Don’t forget how fast Ray was. Go look at them old Olympic clips of him on YouTube.

Ray Leonard exciting highlights

RAY FACED BETTER COMPETITION

Ray’s level of competition was substantially tougher. Sure there are some great fighters on Floyd Mayweather’s record. But you look close, and you will see that there are some asterisks present. Shane Mosley was well past his prime. Canelo Alvarez was a puppy. Some say Marcos Maidana beat him. Was Manny Pacquiao injured? Oscar De La Hoya?? Diego Corrales? Zab Judah, Jose Luis Castillo, Victor Ortiz, Arturo Gatti, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Andre Berto?? Oh I forgot, Conner McGregor and Jake Paul. Naaah! only kidding. LOL! My point is, are any of these guys Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns or Roberto Duran? No disrespect but I don’t think so. By the way, Ray Leonard beat them all.

Former World Middleweight Boxing Champion Iran Barkley says Floyd Mayweather’s protégée Gervonta TANK Davis would suffer the same fate when asked if he would beat the great Ray Leonard. His answer was……

World Middleweight Boxing Champion Iran Barkley talks to Punchingbagskunk about boxing.