Roberto Duran vs.Floyd Mayweather jr. (picture)@ 154lbs. who wins?

[SplitSecond]

"Montreal version of Duran" LOL, people doing the "versions" and "motivated" thing again. Nobody ever has to use those for floyd because he always comes ready. Floyd by UD. Just floyd, not super saiyan floyd or "prime motivated floyd" or "pre buster douglas, round 4 of larry holmes style floyd". Just floyd.

i wonder if the castillo I floyd would beat duran?

[CubanGuyNYC]

i wonder if the castillo I floyd would beat duran?

Even better reply....

[edgarg]

Yet Duran got dominated, TOE TO TOE By SRL for the first few rounds, and Ray started waiting too much, and Duran started swarming him...Ray dont have defense like Floyd, where he can wait in the pocket, and avoid the punches....If Ray can dominate him toe to toe for those first few rounds, What you think Floyd gonna do?...Floyd gonna shut him down, EASILY...EASSSSILY

You obviously haven't seen the fight. Look at it and see Leonard taking a bad beating in rds 2,3,4 and all of 5 except the last 30 seconds. Mayweather couldn't live for more than a few rounds against this firestorm. In fact this fight reminds me of just how good Leonard really was. I already knew all about Duran. He should have taken this fight by at least 3 4 rds. It was his fight all the way. Maybe the judges were influenced by Leonard's Montreal popularity.

[IronDanHamza]

What do you think would've happened to Floyd had that second-round blow been landed by the "prime version" of Tommy Hearns? Perhaps on another night Mayweather wouldn't have been caught by such a flush shot.

If Tommy Hearns landed that shot on Mayweather I imagine he would have a KO 2 win over Mayweather.

Can't see Mayweather taking that shot were it by Hearns.

[edgarg]

At 154 Myweather wins he'll outbox Duran at that weight and SRL Duran 1 Montreal SRL fought a bad fight he said Duran made some disparaging remarks towards his family that made him very mad that through him off his gameplan he elected to brawl instead of box and he lose in the rematch the real SRL showed up

He couldn't help but "brawl". Duran totally dictated the whole fight and gave Leonard a sound beating which wasn't reflected in the judges poor scoring. It raised my respect for Leonard. Mayweather would collapse under such an onslaught by at most the 6th rd. {If Leonard couldn't hurt Duran, He'll walk right through Mayweather's "popsicles"}.

If he lasted that long.

[CubanGuyNYC]

If Tommy Hearns landed that shot on Mayweather I imagine he would have a KO 2 win over Mayweather.

Can't see Mayweather taking that shot were it by Hearns.

Yeah, and I'm not even trying to put Floyd down. I was merely trying to make a point that fighters aren't machines; despite how well prepared, they're better on some nights than others.

But speaking of that hypothetical shot, Hearns would've almost certainly put Floyd to sleep with a one-punch KO. If not, Tommy would've only needed to dust-off Mayweather with a couple of follow-ups. Floyd wouldn't have had the wherewithal to tie him up.

[IronDanHamza]

Yeah, and I'm not even trying to put Floyd down. I was merely trying to make a point that fighters aren't machines; despite how well prepared, they're better on some nights than others.

But speaking of that hypothetical shot, Hearns would've almost certainly put Floyd to sleep with a one-punch KO. If not, Tommy would've only needed to dust-off Mayweather with a couple of follow-ups. Floyd wouldn't have had the wherewithal to tie him up.

Yeah, agreed.

Hearns is just the worst possible match up for Mayweather.

If it was Hearns in there against Mayweather instead of Mosley it would have been a short night.

[LeG00N]

Great Photoshop skills......

might have to give one of these a try

[RichCCFC]

why 154? worst weight for both (primes)

[CubanGuyNYC]

You obviously haven't seen the fight. Look at it and see Leonard taking a bad beating in rds 2,3,4 and all of 5 except the last 30 seconds. Mayweather couldn't live for more than a few rounds against this firestorm. In fact this fight reminds me of just how good Leonard really was. I already knew all about Duran. He should have taken this fight by at least 3 4 rds. It was his fight all the way. Maybe the judges were influenced by Leonard's Montreal popularity.

Leonard was an amazing fighter. He appears underrated on these boards. It's as if people separate the accomplishments from the man. Strange effect.

154 is neither Floyd nor Roberto's best weight. It's a tough call. But at 147? On the night "Manos de Piedra" put it on "Sugar"? Duran all the way....