was Roberto Duran overrated?

Duran at 5'7" (37 yo) vs Barkley at 6'1" (29 yo), probably got outweighed by 15 lbs on fight night. In Barkley's previous fight, he knocked out Hearns in 3 rounds.

If you look at those numbers, and compare it to modern fighters, it's pretty insane. Duran was old and small compared to towering Barkley. He took a hook that nearly knocked his head off and came back to not only knock Barkley down, but also win the fight.

It was one of the most stunning victories of Duran's career, as significant as his win over Leonard. If Duran was overrated, then everyone is overrated.

 

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stop it....just stop it

 

YDKSAB and I mean that in the truest sense.

Duran didn't belong at 147, let alone 160. I'd like to see your favorite fighter fight a monsterous puncher in his prime who 6 inches taller, and had a massive reach advantage.

Who has your favorite fighter fought that is comparable to Hearns? When was the last time he fought someone that good, that powerful and that big?

 

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The truth:deal

 

Duran started fighting as a skinny bantam and ended up fighting super middle.

Duran stepping up and fighting much bigger men who are true greats of the sport is like Hagler stepping up out of middle to fight guys much bigger like Mike Spinks and Hollyfield

 

Pernell was on his way to losing against the tall Hurtado before he landed a punch to the end the fight. He was getting outboxed and got knocked down twice.

Hearns is leagues above Hurtado. He's also bigger, longer and stronger. If Whitaker fought Hearns, he would have loss, probably by KO. It's easy to talk about fantasy matchups, but we all know Hearns would have been a terrible matchup for Whitaker.

Duran/Whitaker would have been a 50/50 fight.