Roy Jones Jr thinks Sugar Ray Leonard would beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in a hypothetical matchup. The four-division world champion and hall of fame inductee shared his thoughts on this dream fight between two of boxing's all-time greats.
Mayweather Jr, known as 'Money', is widely regarded as one of the best defensive fighters ever. He won world titles in five weight classes during his 21-year professional career. Mayweather Jr retired with a perfect 50-0 record after beating Conor McGregor in a major combat sports crossover event. His resume includes wins over Miguel Cotto, Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Manny Pacquiao.
Sugar Ray Leonard rose to fame in the 80s alongside other legendary fighters like Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and Thomas Hearns. These four were known as "The Four Kings" and dominated boxing during that era.
Jones Jr explained his reasoning in a recent interview:
"They don't give Sugar enough credit, you understand me? They don't give Sugar enough credit. So, for me, I like Floyd, and Floyd's cool but its like, Floyd's daddy didn't really have a fight that close to Sugar, Sugar kind of did what he wanted to do with Floyd's daddy and it's going to be hard for me to see how they going to take it and beat Sugar. I mean they'd have to do something different that's for sure."
Jones Jr points to Leonard's dominant victory over Floyd Mayweather Sr in 1978 as evidence. In that fight, Leonard stopped Mayweather Sr in the tenth round. Leonard himself has used this win to argue why he'd beat Mayweather Jr.
While it's impossible to know for sure how a fight between these two legends would play out, Jones Jr's opinion adds an interesting perspective to the debate. Both fighters' incredible skills and achievements make it a fascinating matchup to consider.
You can check out Mayweather's full fight record here to see just how dominant he was throughout his career.
