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

[big_james10]

Legendary hall-of-famer Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran does not believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs) would have been a force in his era, when fighters like Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard and Wilfred Benitez were on top. He says Mayweather would have been "just another guy in the bunch."

Duran is not impressed with Mayweather's level of competition, stating that there is no comparison between the top contenders of today and the fighters who ruled from junior welterweight to middleweight 30 years ago. Duran said Mayweather should have a loss on his record from the first fight with Jose Luis Castillo and he scored the fight with Oscar De La Hoya as a draw. [Click Here To Read More]

Considering that Duran lost the majority of the fights he fought from 147 and up, his comments don't mean a hell of a lot. Mayweather's best weight is 140 and he has no business fighting at 154. If Mayweather had fought during Duran's era, he probably would have stayed between 130 and 140 pounds. He would have schooled Duran at 135 and probably stopped him.

[Frank Ducketts]

I just did , deal with it punk.

Punk, lmao.
We are talking blood and guts, fair fighting, and talking about real fighters. Now get Margarito the **** out of your avy fool, lmao.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

he also quit(NO MAS NO MAS)in his own era.something that mayweather will never do.

If canelo start beating him up,, i see floyd quitting on his stool claiming injury......

Its a big if

Only way i see floyd quitting

[ßringer]

Considering that Duran lost the majority of the fights he fought from 147 and up, his comments don't mean a hell of a lot. Mayweather's best weight is 140 and he has no business fighting at 154. If Mayweather had fought during Duran's era, he probably would have stayed between 130 and 140 pounds. He would have schooled Duran at 135 and probably stopped him.

[flint]

If canelo start beating him up,, i see floyd quitting on his stool claiming injury......Its a big if
Only way i see floyd quitting

if mayweather starts embarrassing alvared and beating him up. i see the ref stepping in and saving him before he quits.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Considering that Duran lost the majority of the fights he fought from 147 and up, his comments don't mean a hell of a lot. Mayweather's best weight is 140 and he has no business fighting at 154. If Mayweather had fought during Duran's era, he probably would have stayed between 130 and 140 pounds. He would have schooled Duran at 135 and probably stopped him.

i agree with everything but the bold...

floyd couldnt stop zab, baldomir, shane, cotto, oscar, JLC, yet he is going to school prime duran and stop him....

Oh dear god

[ssc73]

Floyd outboxed Castillo. The punch stats in that fight don't match how the fight went. Castillo hit Floyd low and tried to attack the body, and rough Floyd up and it didn't work. Floyd went to the head and body and won a clear decision in my eyes.

I think the first fight was close........I think Castillo should have gotten it but it was close.

Having said that, Floyd didn't 'TAKE' Castillo's title.

Second fight was similar but Floyd clearly was able to land better shots than the first fight.

Whether the punch stats in either fight told the story.......I'd say it was pretty close to accurate in the first one. Castillo outworked him, got little credit from the judges for body work, made Floyd very uncomfortable, controlled most of the fight.........and Floyd did nothing to take a reigning champions title..........

The reason Castillo gave Floyd problems had nothing to do with any 'blueprint'......Castillo ALWAYS fought that way. Floyd was good enough not to get caught clean by any of Castillo's hooks............Floyd couldn't hurt Castillo, good hands or bad........and Castillo had serious determination, stayed close and refused to go away because that's just who he was...........

Floyd hasn't fought anyone like that since..........

[Sugar Adam Ali]

if mayweather starts embarrassing alvared and beating him up. i see the ref stepping in and saving him before he quits.

Yes, more likely to happen actually....

I was just talking about the only scenario floyd would quit.... i think he beats on canelo, maybe stops him on cuts,,, i dont see floyd ko'ing him cold

[Frank Ducketts]

I think the first fight was close........I think Castillo should have gotten it but it was close.

Having said that, Floyd didn't 'TAKE' Castillo's title.

Second fight was similar but Floyd clearly was able to land better shots than the first fight.

Whether the punch stats in either fight told the story.......I'd say it was pretty close to accurate in the first one. Castillo outworked him, got little credit from the judges for body work, made Floyd very uncomfortable, controlled most of the fight.........and Floyd did nothing to take a reigning champions title..........

The reason Castillo gave Floyd problems had nothing to do with any 'blueprint'......Castillo ALWAYS fought that way. Floyd was good enough not to get caught clean by any of Castillo's hooks............Floyd couldn't hurt Castillo, good hands or bad........and Castillo had serious determination, stayed close and refused to go away because that's just who he was...........

Floyd hasn't fought anyone like that since..........

Good post. I like this post.

I think that Castillo's weight, body punching, and granite chin kept him in the first fight. Floyd imo won the fight on landing the cleaner punches, but Castillo used rough house tactics and never quit.

I can't say that Castillo won, but I'm glad Floyd gave him a rematch. That was an honorable thing to do, but Floyd's critics say that he gave him a rematch because he knew he lost. Really?

[I Love Jesus!]

Most ppl forget about the second fight build up against srl and how out of shape Duran was. He didn't want that fight.

Also Duran was the first guy in haglers title ti go the distance in a close competitive fight. And this dude was a light weight fighting arguably the best middle weight of all time.

Duran smashes Floyd easily.

Yes and we all know Floyd doesn't have the balls to fight at 160 even though duran did it no problem. Floyd groupies have a heart attack at the mention of Floyd at 160 they start shrieking like women