Comments Thread For: Duran: In My Era, Mayweather Would've Been Ordinary

[Frank Ducketts]

Duran talks about Floyd probably because Floyd reminds him of Leonard.

[cupocity303]

Yeah, Duran may have used a bit of hyperbole here, (could be resentment towards Mayweather remaining undefeated all these years partially due to long layoff's and scoring the biggest paydays) but he is right in his general sentiment.

What he probably is getting at is that Floyd would have to get through a much harder crop of fighters to get where he is and would've lost somewhere along the way, and had to do a rematch and triology like everyone else.

[periks19]

The first fight wasn't even close was it? It was a clear win for Castillo huh, lmao. Yeah right.

The fight wasn't close at all it wasnt a clear win but a fight where castillo won. Pbf got outlanded by him. I mean if pbf got outlanded what did he do to deserve to win the fight?? He clearly didn't pressure or controlled the tempo. Castillo outworked him and outlanded him and pressure him all night. I don't see that as a close fight sorry dude stopped being biased

[ssc73]

Almost accurate assessment. Mayweather has a chance against Duran at 147 but he gets KO'd at any smaller weight. Definitely KO'd by Hearns but a chance against the other names, SRL, Benitez etc.

Accurate assessment about Duran-Leonard II. Duran took the money and ran...sticking it to the fans. SRL & the fans were mocking Duran, hooting at SRL's monkey faces and bolo punches. Duran was in no shape for that track meet.

Good points..........

I could see Duran KO'ing Floyd at LW.......I think he would have avoided it but 15 rounds is EXTREMELY different than 12.

I do think in a rematch Floyd would have made some adjustments..........but you may be right. It may have had to taken place at WW for Floyd to actually beat him........


But I'll take being one off..........you seem to have been around then........and based on your take on SRL-Duran 2, I'll take your post as a compliment.

Thank you........

[periks19]

Duran talks about Floyd probably because Floyd reminds him of Leonard.

I don't see any similarities of floyd and leonard asides from being black. Now maybe pernell but not leonard. Except he never fought sweet pea

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Floyd would be a great fighter in any era,, in durans era floyd would have stayed at the lower weights,,, He would have had excellent battles with alexis arguello and pryor.....

And yes the current era of boxing is super weak compared to yesteryears...

Heavy- wlad, vitali, haye or tyson, holy, lewis, bowe, ali/frazier/foreman
middleweights, serg, ggg, murray, quillen or jones, toney, benn eubanks nunn
light heavys- foster, spinks, mustafa muhammed or stevenson, dawson, pascal
welter- duran, hearns leonard, benitz,, or tito, ike, oscar shane,, now floyd, khan alexander....

Today's depth is very shallow,,,, guys like mccallum, curry and meldrick would look like unbeatable monsters right now if they fought in this era...

guys like floyd, jmm, manny would be hall of famers in any era,, but they seem like ATG or the Goat because there is just not any depth to the sport as their was in the past...

[ssc73]

Yeah, Duran may have used a bit of hyperbole here, (could be resentment towards Mayweather remaining undefeated all these years partially due to long layoff's and scoring the biggest paydays) but he is right in his general sentiment.

What he probably is getting at is that Floyd would have to get through a much harder crop of fighters to get where he is and would've lost somewhere along the way, and had to do a rematch and triology like everyone else.

Agreed.......nice post....

[JDezi4]

Ughhh.... I hate fanboys....

DURAN WOULD MURDER FLOYD... Floyd maybe be a top contender, but not undefeated, and not where he is today

[Frank Ducketts]

The fight wasn't close at all it wasnt a clear win but a fight where castillo won. Pbf got outlanded by him. I mean if pbf got outlanded what did he do to deserve to win the fight?? He clearly didn't pressure or controlled the tempo. Castillo outworked him and outlanded him and pressure him all night. I don't see that as a close fight sorry dude stopped being biased

You need to go watch the fight again. Your memory of this fight is terrible.

[periks19]

You need to go watch the fight again. Your memory of this fight is terrible.

Maybe you need to watch it tell me what did pbf do cause he sure get outlanded in that fight. So tell me what did pnf do to deserve the win again?