Sugar Ray Leonard Has No Doubt Who Was Better Between Prime Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao faced each other in the ‘Fight Of The Century’ ten years ago.
After years of speculation, the former pound-for-pound stars locked horns on Saturday May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to battle it out for the WBC, WBA and WBO world welterweight titles.
Despite the hype surrounding the monumental showdown, the fight itself failed to live up to its extraordinary expectations on the night, with fans and pundits alike expressing their disappointment. After an underwhelming twelve rounds, Mayweather was declared the winner via unanimous decision to unify three of the four welterweight titles.
With the boxing world often divided on who was actually a better fighter between prime versions of Mayweather and Pacquiao, the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard has spoken out and revealed who he believes was the greater fighter.
Speaking to Dontaes Boxing Nation, Leonard made no mistake in giving praise to ‘Money’ Mayweather, ranking him as a better fighter than Pacquiao.
“Fundamentally speaking, Floyd’s on top, he’s sound. I love Pacquiao, he’s been blessed with incredible hand speed and power as he moved up in weight, they both have been blessed with rare qualities.”
Mayweather drew the curtain on his career just two years after he got the better of Pacquiao, defeating MMA legend Conor McGregor in their huge crossover battle in 2017, retiring from boxing with a perfect unbeaten record of 50-0.
‘Pac-Man’ went on to announce his retirement from boxing in 2021, but has recently confirmed he will be making a sensational return to the sport on July 19 when he faces WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas.