Comments Thread For: Roberto Duran: I Would Have Busted All of Mayweather's Ribs!

[HarvardBlue]

Duran was arguably the greatest lightweightof all-time who beat SRL in his prime. Any boxing historian would agree that Duran would probably win that one

Someone already pointed out Duran lost to lesser fighters than Mayweather. If this was a history lesson you would probably be right, however boxing historians don't decide who wins a fight.

[JJRod]

Duran was obviously great but he also has some pretty embarrassing losses to fighters Mayweather would have never lost to at any stage of his career. Kirkland Laing is one of them.

It tends to happen when you fight more than twice a year.

[Code Red]

Yes but ewhen people were making fantasy match ups its always each other at their best! Not the Duran who underestimated anyone or drank too much and got overweight version.

Floyd at his best is much more impressive than Duran at his best so what point are you trying to make? IMO, Duran can not beat Floyd, PBF has too much craft, technique, savvy, and ability. Duran may get one of those Maidana-like moral victories but that about it!

[Code Red]

When Floyd Mayweather has trouble with a fighters style Mayweather adapts and wins the fight; when Roberto Duran has trouble with a fighters style Roberto Duran losses that night

[sirron000]

Duran would've came up short himself. he was in a great era,but boxing is boxing. that said floyd finds away to beat him too. sugar ray would be the only fighter that had a chance to defeat mayweather.

I would say Hearns would have beat FMJ at 147 too. But Duran couldn't beat FMJ.

[BoxingIsGreat]

At their best, Floyd would make him quit. Too much skill.

[twosweethooks]

Duran was vicious and relentless ! These fighters today jr faced were head hunters. Canelo head hunted or mainly just sorta followed. Duran would have gotten inside putting Jr on the ropes and rained fire and brimstone on he ass hahahahahah and just made him look like a bum then put him in "he"ass THEN Spit on him and walk away

[Combat Talk Radio]

Duran's strategy is correct though. An effective body puncher I believe beats Mayweather. Everyone who's attacked his body has given him problems but nobody was fully effective at it over the long haul. Maidana was the closest. As far as Duran himself, the Duran that fought Cuevas beats Mayweather inside of 6 rounds.

[Lou Cipher]

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[Lou Cipher]

Yeah a little bit

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