floyd mayweather won over sugar ray leonard.
who wins sugar ray leonard or floyd mayweather?
floyd mayweather
floyd joy mayweather jr. was born floyd joy sinclair on february 24, 1977, in grand rapids, michigan, into a family of boxers. his father, floyd mayweather sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought hall of famer sugar ray leonard. his uncles jeff and roger mayweather were professional boxers, with the latter—floyd's former trainer—winning two world championships, as well as fighting hall of famers julio césar chávez, pernell whitaker, and kostya tszyu. mayweather was born with his mother's last name, but his last name would change to mayweather shortly thereafter. his maternal grandfather was born in kingston, jamaica. he attended ottawa hills high school before dropping out.
floyd mayweather jr.
while both fighters were the same age (23), corrales had several physical advantages over mayweather: two inches in height, an inch in reach and (despite both arriving at the official weight-in at the 130-lb super-featherweight limit) unofficially 146 lbs, versus mayweather's 136 lbs. in the bout, mayweather won every round and knocked down corrales five times (three times in round 7 and twice in round 10). after the fifth knockdown, corrales' cornermen climbed onto the apron and stopped the fight, thereby establishing mayweather as a claimant to boxing's mythical pound-for-pound title. at the time of the stoppage mayweather was ahead on the scorecards, leading by 89–79, 90–79, and 90–78. throughout the fight, hbo commentators analyzed mayweather. larry merchant stated, "mayweather fights in a tradition of boxing and quick handedness that goes back in michigan, all the way to fighters like sugar ray robinson". harold lederman remarked, jim (lampley), i gotta tell ya, i'm terribly impressed, i don't think i've seen an exhibition of boxing like this since willie pep, this kid is unbelievable, great legs, great speed, unbelievable ring-generalship. i mean he's got tremendous presence in that ring, floyd mayweather knows where he is, every minute of this fight...
floyd mayweather jr.