<P> In his fourteenth professional fight , Leonard fought his first world - ranked opponent , Floyd Mayweather , who was ranked seventeenth . The fight took place on September 9 , 1978 . Leonard won by a tenth - round knockout . A month later , Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten - round unanimous decision . </P>
<P> In his fourteenth professional fight , Leonard fought his first world - ranked opponent , Floyd Mayweather , who was ranked seventeenth . The fight took place on September 9 , 1978 . Leonard won by a tenth - round knockout . A month later , Leonard defeated his old amateur nemesis Randy Shields by a ten - round unanimous decision . </P>
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who wins sugar ray leonard or floyd mayweather
Leonard
Leonard