Just incredible...

Duran destroys Sweet pea. Duran would not let Sweet pea set the pace. Hagler,Leonard,Barkley, Moore, and many others tried to set the pace with Duran and failed. At lightweight, Duran was a monster. I say Duran takes it via 9th round TKO! Whitaker set the pace with every fighter he fought, although Roberto was quite relentless. Whitaker had the right jab, fast hands, defense, intelligence and grit to outfox Duran to a decision victory. You have to remember, Sweet Sal Mamby and Lou Bizarro gave Duran problems with lateral movement and the jab (though Bizarro was more interested in holding than fighting). Both guys were taller and rangier than Pea, but neither nearly approached his ability. DeJesus also gave Duran hell with the left hand (I believe he dropped him with the left hook) and his slick boxing skills. Duran ain't stopping Pernell Whitaker. If Trinidad couldn't manage to get a shot Whitaker out of there I don't think Duran could do it to Whitaker at his peak...and yes I think that logic is acceptable. This is a fight that goes the distance and it is one where I don't think Duran is named the victor. I think Duran would be frustrated early, ultimately finding his man later in the fight only to lose too many rounds to completely rally.

One of his best performances. A defensive master. No doubt. I remember watching Sweet Pea vs Buddy Mcgirt, live at the garden. And, watching the vid of that fight was even more spectacular. How would he have faired those days if he had some true KO power? It certainly was sweet watching him. Willie Pep was a less refined defensive wizard as well. :boxing: Duran destroys Sweet pea. Duran would not let Sweet pea set the pace. Hagler,Leonard,Barkley, Moore, and many others tried to set the pace with Duran and failed. At lightweight, Duran was a monster. I say Duran takes it via 9th round TKO!

Way back when... Just watched Whitaker vs R. Mayweather. That was a great 12 rounder with knockdowns on both sides. Wish every fight were that exciting today. :boxing:

Hell Yeah! One of his best performances. A defensive master. No doubt. I remember watching Sweet Pea vs Buddy Mcgirt, live at the garden. And, watching the vid of that fight was even more spectacular. How would he have faired those days if he had some true KO power? It certainly was sweet watching him. Willie Pep was a less refined defensive wizard as well. :boxing:

Nevermind. Duran beats him.

Floyd Mayweather beats Pernell Whitaker. He also beats Roberto Duran if he uses the stick and run style.

I never approved of his flat out frustrate the guy to death style, but there's no argument against the basic fact he's probably the most skilled fighter of all time. You can't name a single fighter who was that good of a pure boxer. You can point to Floyd, but I don't think Floyd was that good in that department. He was so old school, in the fact that he made guys miss by an inch with full body movement. used as much of his body as he could to avoid punches. Some of his fights were very entertaining, but many are simply unwatchable in replay form. Live, it was fun to admire the talent. But i rarely watch replays of his boring fihgts

I never approved of his flat out frustrate the guy to death style, but there's no argument against the basic fact he's probably the most skilled fighter of all time. You can't name a single fighter who was that good of a pure boxer. You can point to Floyd, but I don't think Floyd was that good in that department. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

Sweet Pea definitely busted up & humiliated up Haugen. I think Pea is severely underated today. In his prime he was damn near the perfect fighter & even when he wasn't in his prime he was still beating solid fighters.