How on earth did Duran go from lightweight to middle weight? (Even super middleweight

[Satir]

watch Haney and R.Garcia finishing their careers as MWs in 10 years

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Duran was probably a natural welterweight. However, after the Leonard win the partying got out of control. He began to balloon up in between fights. He was way too small for middleweight but Duran was such a naturally gifted his fighter and was able to hold his own with Hagler and have the final great win of his career against Barkley.

[hugh grant]

Pac jumped up more divisions and weight

[boliodogs]

Boxers are free to fight at any weight they want to fight at and they and nobody else decides what weight they fight at. Duran was never really naturally bigger than a small welterweight. He was just very good and could often beat good fighters bigger than himself. If Duran does not want to take the weight off and fight at the weight he should fight at that is his choice. If Duran had stayed at 140 or 147 he would have had an even better career with much fewer loses.

[Mushroom]

Speaking of fried food and fat... how did Toney go from Middleweight to Heavyweight... more rhetorical questions

Burger King baby !

[HandsofIron]

Because Duran is that dude, he was able to move up so many weight classes (without catchweights or peds) because he was so sublimely skilled and intelligent.

[boogbx]

It’s a combo of the first 2 posts.

1 is his unhealthy eating habits. After being broke and being able to eat and drink whatever,whenever caught up to him.

Duran admitted and anyone tbh at knows boxing knows he ain’t lying. He was drunk all through the Hearns camp and once Hearns landed, all that liquor rushed his skull and he was knocked out cold.

2. As one of the greatest ever his skills carried him through the higher weights.

Same thing happened to Camacho who was also great but as he moved up, not so great.

Duran is still hands
Of stone and if Haggler showed
Him Respect at MW, his punching power was no joke.

[boogbx]

watch Haney and R.Garcia finishing their careers as MWs in 10 years

Garcia won’t make it past 140 before being exposed as a bum.

Haney passes the Eye test but I question his mental toughness.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Can someone explain? The size difference between him and Hearns was ridiculous. That small of a guy boxing at middle weight was brave but dangerous

It's an amazing feat to go from 135 to 160 and not only compete, but win a title. Duran had a style that was suited to it, though. A guy who knows how to turn the fight into an inside fight tends to nullify a lot of physical advantages from the other guy. Hearns destroyed hi, true enough, but Duran was weak as water for that fight and he nearly got a rematch a few times. Duran was really just that great.

[Toffee]

We know why he gained weight. It wasn't exactly a calculated career move. He was able to compete at those weights because he was brilliant.