Why do people say that Duran jumped two divisions to fight Leonard?

[Richard Wadd]

Leonard's record when a Duran left lightweight: 6-0

It's a great win to beat sugar ray leonard, it doesn't need to be embellished with lies. It's already a great feat

[richardt]

Not sure I am following you. Duran was a lightweight champ who fought one or two guys at 140 and a few guys at 147 before fighting Leonard.

[boliodogs]

I guess they want what Duran did to sound more impressive. Duran left the lightweights and had two fights as a welterweight before defeating Leonard to win the world welterweight title. As you say beating Leonard was impressive enough on it's own. So Duran didn't jump two divisions to fight Leonard because he had fought twice as a welterweight before he fought Leonard.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Because most don't know what they are talking about... Duran had easily established himself at welter before he fought Leonard..

People act like he did a manny-oscar or jmm-Floyd and just jumped from 135 to 147!title fight

[joseph5620]

Because most don't know what they are talking about... Duran had easily established himself at welter before he fought Leonard..

People act like he did a manny-oscar or jmm-Floyd and just jumped from 135 to 147!title fight

This.........

[richardt]

Here are the guys Duran fought after he dropped his 135 title, some lightweights, junior welterweights, and welterweights in reverse order:

1980-02-24 Wellington Wheatley 7-2-0

Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W TKO 6 10

Wheatley's record after the bout was 17-3-2, according to the AP.


1980-01-13 Joseph Nsubuga 15-1-0

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W RTD 4 10

time: 3:00 | referee: Richard Greene
The referee stopped the bout in Nsubuga's corner after Nsubuga had been knocked down late in the 4th round.

1979-09-28 Zeferino Gonzalez 19-2-1

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W UD 10 10

judge: Chuck Minker 98-92 | judge: Art Lurie 99-92 | judge: Harold Buck 99-91

1979-06-22 Carlos Palomino 27-2-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 10 10

referee: Arthur Mercante 99-90 | judge: Tony Castellano 99-91 | judge: Harold Lederman 99-90
Palomino was knocked down in 6th round

1979-04-08 Jimmy Heair 73-17-1

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA W UD 10 10

50-40 | 49-41 | 49-41

1978-12-08 Monroe Brooks 39-4-3

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W KO 8 12

time: 1:59 | referee: Arthur Mercante

1978-09-01 Ezequiel Obando 0-3-0

Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama W KO 2 10

time: 1:09 | referee: Isaac Herrera

1978-04-27 Adolfo Viruet 15-2-0

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 10 10

[Richard Wadd]

monroe brooks...great body shot by duran. people should watch brooks's war with bruce curry

[Jack Napier]

he didn't go straight to Leonard from LW
it's simply his identity being a career LW going into that fight
not like it was embarrassing for Leonard to lose to him
Duran was a WW contender when they fought
see both guys gets dissed over this fight around here, makes no sense