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

[Jcsuper]

Yes i have fought but only amateur.. in the army and out of the peoria athletic club....


and yes, 15 rounds would have been crazy to fight, especially looking across the ring at a prime undefeated hearns who nodody had touched yet so we didnt know about his chin problems.....

SRL got some big iron balls

Iron freaking balls.

I mean fighting 15 rounds inhuman to me. Fighting 15 rounds against a monster like Hearns inconceivable to me.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Iron freaking balls.

I mean fighting 15 rounds inhuman to me. Fighting 15 rounds against a monster like Hearns inconceivable to me.

yeah that fight always blows my mind as well as hearns-hagler


and castillo-corrales,,, the way corrales was like f**k it, im going out to breakdown the unbreakable JLC,,, and then after the fight when his first words were "It was an honor""" gave me chills up my spine,,,,

greatest boxing quote ever,,, made me proud to have witnessed it and to be a boxing fan

[Russian Crushin]

Your explanation sound lame, because Floyd is fighting for his 4th lineal title in less than 45 days, and if he wins and goes on to become fighter of the year in 2013, he has a better than average chance of becoming the ONLY fighter in history to win that honor in 3 different decades. Unlike you, I can appreciate what Im witnessing now, because the significance is just as great.

Pac already has 4 lineal titles, so what? He also has a title in 8 different divisions. Titles and these numbers mean nothing nowadays. Duran began his carer at 119 and beat Iran barkley for the MW crown. Cong**** on what you're witnessing but the significance is nowhere near as great. Duran is considered a top 10 fighter of all time for a reason. His defense was spectacular. By trying to discredit it show you know nothing about Duran

[Russian Crushin]

Hardest puncher i would concede, but the others are subjective. You can make an argument for Benny Leonard or maybe Whitiker if you feel like debating.

All of those are subjective

[Russian Crushin]

Am I the only one that rewatched Leonard-Hearns in it's entirety because of this thread?

No i rewatched it last night,,, helluva a fight,,,, probably the best superfight. for all the hype and hoopla, and 2 ATGs in their prime,, it actually surpassed expectations.... very rare if ever done before....

Hearns was a monster but SRL just wouldnt take no for answer

greatest fight i ever saw with that high of stakes

Am i the only one that found that fight to be an incredible let down?

And i found Duran-Leonard 1 a much better super fight. When have we ever witnessed 2 top 10 all time greats in their peak primes facing off?

[alembic]

I understand what you're saying, and I have nothing against Duran personally because he's entitled to say and feel whatever he wants, but his statements shouldn't diminish or minimize what Floyd is accomplishing in the sport right now. Style preference is just that, a preference and Ive seen Floyd got to war, and Ive seen him box fighters ears off as well. Just because he didn't fight in a era 30 years ago or in a style complimentary to a certain fans preference, doesn't make him any less of a competitor or ATG than any of the guys that did.

Duran's comment is petty, I agree. If the translation is accurate, he's off the mark IMO.

My point is that Floyd's resume lacks depth compared to Duran's. Not his fault. Bigger bucks fighting easier opponents is the current lay of the land in the sport these days. e.g. Broner vs Paulie.

Now if Floyd (Duran) steps up and challenges GGG (Hagler), then I'd be the first to sing a different tune!

[richardt]

LOL~ you seriously just typed that garbage.

First of all most fans can't score their way out of a wet paper sack, so what they say doesn't matter to me and experts alright name them and show me their scores. I don't recall a single expert saying anything other than Floyd won, maybe in lackluster fashion but always that he won.

So once again using your term~ who is talking out of their ass.

Being 25% off is a big deal, in 400 punches that means 100 would be scored wrong by them and judges don't get those numbers so using them and trying to be a judge doesn't work. Since you obviously can't put them out of your mind your scorecard goes right with the rest of most boxing fans that can't score for shit.

Plus I said 2 good punches that weren't jabs about 98% of those 100+ punches were jabs and they didnt even land that good, also do you think I was using that as a figure of speech or speaking as he seriously landed only 2 punches. Oscar didn't land **** of note until round 11 I think may have been 10~ I forget which off hand but he hit Floyd with a real nice hook at the end of the round and that is the only clean power punch from Oscar that comes to mind. About every round can think of solid shots Floyd landed.


Sure Oscar and Tito would fail but they aren't as good of fighters as Floyd not really even close.

You are romanticizing the past greatly so much so that you are pretty much blind to what is in front of you.

1-2 good punches that weren't jabs...oh wait, 3 good punches? Man, put down the crack pipe! And more than just Floyd Mayweather Senior said Oscar won the fight. There were fans and experts the next day saying Oscar won a close fight. Oscar aint no Leonard, Hearns, or Duran either. Oscar is more than close to being as good as Floyd at Welterweight, he wasn't in his prime and Floyd struggled with him. He would have had a harder time against a younger Oscar and you know it. FYI - I have already said many times on this message board that I consider Floyd great. But he would NOT have beaten the top 80's Welterweights and that is the consensus.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Am i the only one that found that fight to be an incredible let down?

And i found Duran-Leonard 1 a much better super fight. When have we ever witnessed 2 top 10 all time greats in their peak primes facing off?

how can you think srl-hearns was a letdown.....

srl was suppose to be the boxer, hearns the ko artist,,,
then in the fight, they totally switched roles,,,
srl had a broken eye and his corner telling him "you're blowing it kid"
then SRL comes out like a man possessed and lands a huge shot on hearns,,
throws his hands up, like "I got this" then unleashes a flurry on hearns, who just had nothing left to give,,,,

Incredible fight,,,

and yes duran vs srl was also super awesome..
duran making racial slurs and spitting at srl and wife, SRL coming out to ko duran,,,
Announcers screaming in the 1st round,,, "Leonard just standing there, he wants to trade""""
you would never hear that in a floyd fight TBH

[Frank Ducketts]

Am i the only one that found that fight to be an incredible let down?

And i found Duran-Leonard 1 a much better super fight. When have we ever witnessed 2 top 10 all time greats in their peak primes facing off?

The only reason you found Leonard Hearns to be a let down is because of the Homer Duran fan in you. You still have Hearns embarrassing ko of Duran in your mind. Of course Duran Leonard in your mind was a super fight. It was, but after Leonard righted things with Duran, you lost interest in Leonard. Leonard Hearns was a super fight that totally lived up to the hype. It wasn't a let down to you. You just said that lie because you had to, I understand, lmao.

[JoeKidd]

Just when you thought Floyd's fans were done, you found out how truly loyal Floyd's fans are. You're doing a great job guys. Floyd was better than DeJesus R.I.P.

It's the same fan, replicated. A la Matrix. Just when you think they're done and dusted, there's a ****roach infestation! Where's the Oracle????