Lalonde wasn't a bad pug- I also heard he took the Leonard fight with some sort of an injury. Paschal also isn't that great- he lost to Froch and barely got a draw with an ancient, albeit very well embalmed, Hopkins. Being honest with you, I think Ray loses, he never looked all that comfortable in there at that stage of his career with bigger guys who had heavy heavy hands.
pretty much... if we had evidence that a younger, fresher Leonard could have been comfortable carrying 168 pounds, then I would pick him because he was such an incredible fighter... but I agree here, Leonard was still very good, but there wasnt that obvious touch of greatness that made him special... Pascal is big enough and a solid enough fighter and starts well enough that he could decision Leonard in a matchup like this
