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Floyd Mayweather during a press conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, London. Picture date: Wednesday February 22, 2023. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Floyd Mayweather during a press conference at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, London. Picture date: Wednesday February 22, 2023. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images)
Floyd Mayweather once took to Instagram and started a “beef” with Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns. After Leonard posted his picture with Hearns, Mayweather declared that Hearns and Leonard were “easy work“. In his reply to Mayweather, Leonard announced that he had already beat Mayweather’s father, who had given him trouble for a while. Along these lines, he mentioned that he would “KO” Mayweather in the ring.
In addition to Leonard’s reply, Hearns claimed he would have shown Mayweather “what easy work is“, only if ‘TBE’ wasn’t “so small“. However, in a fiery reply to Leonard’s comment, Mayweather declared, “You lost your first fight to a lightweight, which was Roberto Duran. TBE has never lost!” After talkSPORT correspondent Michael Benson took to X and reshared Mayweather’s “beef with Sugar Ray Leonard in Sugar Ray’s Instagram comments,” several people reacted to it.
Floyd Mayweather calling Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns “easy work” draws mixed reactions
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While some were impressed by Mayweather’s diction, others critically engaged with the undefeated boxer’s comment. One fan wrote, “Can’t lie, that’s Gangsta – “Both of y’all is Easy Work!””
Can't lie, that's Gangsta.
"Both of y'all is Easy Work!"
🤣😂
— GenZod (@GenZod7) September 5, 2023
According to one fan, “Floyd vs. Leonard is very interesting stylistically“. However, they felt Heanrs would have beaten Mayweather stylistically.
Floyd vs Leonard is very interesting stylistically. I can see a path to victory for both. But Thomas Hearns was all wrong for Floyd stylistically, he'd have beaten him
— Chris Andre Boxing (@BetBoxing) September 5, 2023
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Floyd Mayweather in action against Aaron Chalmers (not pictured) during their exhibition fight at The O2, London. Picture date: Saturday February 25, 2023. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, one believes Floyd, who watched Lionel Messi, would win against both Leonard and Heanrs via a “unanimous decision“.
Floyd by unanimous decision
— The NyCAA Knicks (@jthesaint527) September 5, 2023
As per another, “Leonard and Hearns were more disciplined than Floyd” ever was. They praised how both used the jab and punched the body. According to them, “These fighters were warriors. That’s when boxing was at its highest.”
Both Leonard and Hearns were fighters that were are more disciplined than Floyd, both used the jab and punched to the body, cut off ring and punched in combinations. These fighters were warriors. That’s when boxing was at its highest.
— A.G Perry (@AnthonyGPerryS1) September 5, 2023
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Finally, one claimed Hearns and Leonard would “beat May“.
Both beat May. When elite master boxers, who are virtually evenly matched talent wise, the bigger man with the strength & power advantage has historically won. So many eg, but I’ll start with Hearns v 30&0 slick boxer, Virgil Hill. SRL vs the Bible of Boxing, Benitez, etc.
— Joe (@Hubo2012) September 5, 2023
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What is your reaction to Floyd Mayweather branding Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hears “easy work“? What do you think would have happened had Mayweather faced either Leonard or Hearns in their prime? In addition, what do you make of the replies by Leonard and Hearns? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. For all the latest boxing updates, follow EssentiallySports.
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