Why is Roberto Duran bashing Mayweather?

[hectari]

Here is an interview with Duran from 2009 before the Pacquiao Cotto fight, when almost everyone was picking Cotto to knockout Pacquiao, Duran was one of the few who said Pacquiao would win. Reading this interview should tell you why he doesn't like Floyd, Duran sees himself in Pacquiao, and wanted Floyd to fight him bad. Duran even said he would have fought Pacquiao without question, and never understood why Floyd never took the fight.



LAS VEGAS – Legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran sees himself in Manny Pacquiao, reason why he’s picking the explosive Filipino boxer to win over Miguel Cotto in their 12-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title fight Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

“It’s gonna be a tough fight, but I like Pacquiao," said the 58-year-old boxing legend dubbed “Hands of Stone."

“Pacquiao is very tough when he fights. He’s very strong. So I like him."

Legendary boxer Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran in fighting stance during Friday’s weigh-in for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight in Las Vegas (Saturday in Manila). GMANews.TV
Like the Filipino pride, the Panamanian successfully moved up in weight. He began his colorful boxing career fighting as a lightweight, where he won his first world title. Later on, he climbed in weight and became champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight divisions.

Now a bit plump on the side, Duran is best remembered for his classic wars with Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

He retired from boxing in 2002, with a ring record of 103-16, with 70 KOs. Ring Magazine later named him the fifth greatest fighter in the last 80 years.

But it was his gung-ho, unrelenting ways of fighting that truly endeared him to hardcore boxing fans.

Just like Pacquiao.

“Pacquiao is a man that charges on. You can land one on him, but the next time, he won’t be there anymore. He’s a very good fighter," Duran said.

Despite Duran seemingly leaning on Pacquiao, he said the fight won’t be easy, stressing that while a knockout is a probability, the Panamanian admitted "I don’t expect one (knockout)."

"I’ll have Pacquiao by decision."

[MPX309]

Yeah I have to step in to say, It does seem like Duran is singling Mayweather out abit, There are far more boxers who deserve criticism over Mayweather, He's just an easy target cus no on likes him so he can get away with saying all this stuff.

Yeah Duran might be one of the greatest and in the top 5 to some, but on the flip side so is Mayweather, and after hearing the good things SRL has said about FMJ then that is good enough for me. (view mayweather doc. on yt)

[Build That Wall]

fury seems more like a big oaf that you can just laugh at and not take seriously. mayweather on the other hand is arrogant and has been in trouble with the law more than once and is just hard to like outside the ring. I respect his boxing talent but I cant stand him as a person. just too damn arrogant. anyway,,,duran is entitled to his opinion. hes not alone there. I dont think floyd would be just ordinary but I think he'd lose some fights,,espescially to hearns and srl. duran would be a tough one to call as would a fight with hagler

I think Floyd beats Leonard and that is about it. Leonards chin after his first retirement was not the same. I am a fan of mayweather and I will be honest, Pryor, Duran, Hearns, and Hagler all beat Mayweather. My projected scorecard for a Mayweather vs Leonard match would be 116-111 Mayweather.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I think if there is one fighter that deserves a verbal bashing from roberto duran, it should be Tyson Fury. Fury should be glad Klitschko is mature because if he wasn't, Fury would have been smashed by him. Who deserves more bashing? I think it is Tyson Fury, not Mayweather. Tyson Fury will take a bashing from David Haye.

What the *** is this?

As if Duran knows who Tyson Fury is

[megadeth]

fury seems more like a big oaf that ou can just laugh at and not take seriously. mayweather on the other hand is arrogant and has been in trouble with the law more than once and is just hard to like outside the ring. I respect his boxing talent but I cant stand him as a person. just too damn arrogant. anyway,,,duran is entitled to his opinion. hes not alone there. I dont think floyd would be just ordinary but I think he'd lose some fights,,espescially to hearns and srl. duran would be a tough one to call as would a fight with hagler

The arrogance is a character, don't you get that? The change from "Pretty Boy" to "Money" was carefully planned. Floyd without the brashness, arrogance, loud money and money waving =Shane Mosley drawing power. How else could a primarily defensive fighter, who is "boring" to manny casual fans become the biggest attraction and highest paid in sports?

[Jc8804]

To the guy who said floyd va hagler is a toss up?????? Wow, just wow.
Floyd who wont even fight Martinez or GGG, but he is a toss up vs hagler.lmao

Duran knows what most hardcore fans older then 35 know.
Floyd hasnt faught one guy near Durans level number 1,or on old oscars level for that matter since old part time oscar vs floyd..

[edgarg]

Nobody seems to have given the most likely and obvious reason for Duran's criticism. it's not criticism, just just plain statement of fact as he sees it. He was ASKED IN AN INTERVIEW about it so he gave his honest answer. Someone has even given the result of an interview but nobody has "copped on"

That's all there was to it, he's not making a dead set against Mayweather.

Have some common-sense.

[Craveman]

I didn't know much about Duran until the other night I watched his fights. He'll sure destroy Mayweather. Sorry.

[megadeth]

Here is an interview with Duran from 2009 before the Pacquiao Cotto fight, when almost everyone was picking Cotto to knockout Pacquiao, Duran was one of the few who said Pacquiao would win. Reading this interview should tell you why he doesn't like Floyd, Duran sees himself in Pacquiao, and wanted Floyd to fight him bad. Duran even said he would have fought Pacquiao without question, and never understood why Floyd never took the fight.



LAS VEGAS – Legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran sees himself in Manny Pacquiao, reason why he’s picking the explosive Filipino boxer to win over Miguel Cotto in their 12-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title fight Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

“It’s gonna be a tough fight, but I like Pacquiao," said the 58-year-old boxing legend dubbed “Hands of Stone."

“Pacquiao is very tough when he fights. He’s very strong. So I like him."

Legendary boxer Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran in fighting stance during Friday’s weigh-in for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight in Las Vegas (Saturday in Manila). GMANews.TV
Like the Filipino pride, the Panamanian successfully moved up in weight. He began his colorful boxing career fighting as a lightweight, where he won his first world title. Later on, he climbed in weight and became champion in the welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight divisions.

Now a bit plump on the side, Duran is best remembered for his classic wars with Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

He retired from boxing in 2002, with a ring record of 103-16, with 70 KOs. Ring Magazine later named him the fifth greatest fighter in the last 80 years.

But it was his gung-ho, unrelenting ways of fighting that truly endeared him to hardcore boxing fans.

Just like Pacquiao.

“Pacquiao is a man that charges on. You can land one on him, but the next time, he won’t be there anymore. He’s a very good fighter," Duran said.

Despite Duran seemingly leaning on Pacquiao, he said the fight won’t be easy, stressing that while a knockout is a probability, the Panamanian admitted "I don’t expect one (knockout)."

"I’ll have Pacquiao by decision."

From the very second I heard about that fight I thought it wasn a mismatch and not in favor of Cotto either. That was the perfect example of getting a fighter as soon as he looks vulnerable, which Roachb admitted himself.

[HarvardBlue]

All there is to say is "NO MAS!"