Floyd Mayweather‘s accomplishments have led to him being known as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Mayweather competed professionally from 1996 to 2017, becoming a five-weight world champion in the process, after claiming gold at super-featherweight, lightweight, super-lightweight, welterweight and super-welterweight.
He retired with a perfect 50-0 record, beating a number of iconic fighters along the way, including Manny Pacquiao, Canelo Alvarez, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto.
Another boxing great that he defeated was Oscar De La Hoya back in May 2007, winning the WBC light middleweight title in the process.
While De La Hoya may have come up short against Mayweather, the six-weight world champion has named a fellow legend who he feels would have beat his former rival.
Speaking to MailSport Boxing, De La Hoya was asked to predict who would come out on top between Mayweather and Sugar Ray Leonard, and didn’t hesitate to give his answer.
“Sugar Ray Leonard.”
Leonard was a five-weight world champion from welterweight to light heavyweight, and was a member of the iconic Four Kings alongside Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns.
The four men competed against one another on various occasions, with Leonard the only one to defeat the three other members. His final record stood at 36 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw, and also defeated Mayweather’s father Floyd Sr by 10th round stoppage in September 1978.
A fantasy match-up between Leonard and Mayweather Jr has been discussed for a number of years, with Roy Jones Jr one of the men who has recently discussed who would have come out on top.
