Roberto Duran Would've SCHOOLED Floyd Mayweather Jr. 9-3!

Drenlou knows that Duran would have splattered Floyd like a punk ... but he doesn't want to annoy his posse

 

Nah Leonard would have a shot as well.

 

I said it was a 50/50 fight at 135. Is that not good enough for you Bro? Lol

 

I agree to a certain extent.

Floyd has his chance of winning , Okay he does...

Its just a very small chance.

Hagler would eat him alive at 160.

Leonard has absolutely all the tools needed to take Floyd out. He is not active enough to win rounds against SRL. That low output and potshotting style is not going to cut it either. This is not Zab Judah he's squaring up with.

He would have his moments against Duran but as the fight goes on, Durans aggression would eventually get to him. He was a smart fighter himself, threw feints with good foot movement. He can do it all. Floyd has not faced anything close to someone versatile and ferocious like that man.

Duran Mauls Mayweather.

 

Lol... Floyd was bad ass at the lower weights and this cannot be overlooked because anyone thinks past fighters always beat the modern day fighters. That doesn't always pan out even though it's just hypothetical and based off opinions. But if you Analyze their performances at 135 against fighters with similar styles you'd actually recognize how close the actual fight would have been and not come to the conclusion that Floyd would get walked through. Lol

 

I wish that there had been guys of that calibre around. Then we'd see for sure what PBF was made of.

We're reduced to waiting for Floyd / McGregor On the plus side, one of my friends thinks McGregor can beat Floyd and should the fight ever happen, we took a bet on it. If Floyd wins or loses, I still win

 

MCGREGOR has no chance in hell!!

 

Obviously. So I felt quite safe in betting on Floyd, though I admit to a certain ... queasiness

 

Duran's aggression means nothing as SRL and Wilfredo Bernitez proves. Ya, Duran hits hard, but what does his power mean, when it does not connect on the target. Mayweather is a better defender than anyone Duran ever fought, yes or no, am I lying?. Mayweather has seen plenty of fighters of Duran's style, maybe this fighters didn't have Durans credentials, nonetheless, they were dealt with comfortably by Mayweather. Besides, Floyd has enough sturdy chin to weather any onslaught Duran may have brought and Ring IQ to adjust to it, Duran I don't believe can do that, as history shows.

Leonard could beat Mayweather, that's very possible, but not for the reasons that you mentioned. Mayweather like Hopkins and Ward has an uncanny ability to reduce a fighter's output. I think a match-up between Floyd and SRL will be a boring cheese match with both fighters trying to establish the tempo of the fight.

As for Hargler, I also think that he would have experienced the same type of issues that he had against SRL with Mayweather. Maybe not the same output, but the slickness and defensive disruptions would have been similar. I see Mayweather rolling with the punches and countering Hagler with check hooks and right leads

 

Mayweather vs Hearns- Mayweather has no chance. Too much height, too much reach, too much speed, too much punching power and too much boxing skills. Overall, it's just a very bad style matchup for Floyd and to honest every fighter from 154 down in boxing history.

 

Duran will connect on Floyd and will be able to crack him many times.

Castillo was capable of landing over 200 punches on Floyd and no he has not always dealt with that style comfortably, Castillo made Floyd go life and death that night and I've always kepted it real till this day I felt Mayweather lost that fight and the majority will tell you that as well.

Nope. Durans aggression cannot be dismissed because of what happened against SRL.

SRL and Mayweather has certain similarities but at the end of the day SRL is an entirely different beast of a fighter

Floyd will no way engage with Duran or stand up to him the same way SRL did. He's not built that way.

Nor does he have the endurance , toughness or solid chin that SRL has.

Floyds chin is not sturdy, its Decent from what I've seen.

Definitely not Glass , Definitely not Iron.

Duran can easily hurt Floyd at any point during the fight.

Floyd will not present any issues whatsoever against The Marvelous One LOL

To be completely honest the whole idea of Mayweather challenging Hagler is just laughable.

Once again Mayweather is NOT SRL.

Put it this way, The first Flush punch Hagler lands.

The fight is over.

 

Would have been a good fight. Floyd was a great fighter at 130-135. Even packed some power.

But Duran would be just too much. His feints and subtle defensive movements would allow him to get close behind the jab and his in-fighting skill would befuzzle Floyd. His body punching would be the key here. Floyds shoulder-roll, pull back and counter style wouldn't work when your opponent isn't headhunting in the first place. Decision.

 

Would favor Mayweather at 154 against an iteration of Duran that had lost a half step and a bit of confidence following the SRL fight. Duran could still vaporize fighters who stood in front of him, but fighters who boxed off the back foot gave him more trouble at that point.

But at lower weights, I think Duran would be the favorite...depending on which Duran showed up. Assuming the best and most focused version, Manos de Piedra can probably find a way to dictate the terms by the time the fight is over. Would be competitive and I don't see Floyd getting "schooled", but I think Duran has more ways to win than FMJ, especially at 135.

 

Floyd had trouble with Castillo no way he beats Duran. Seriously? How is this even debatable?

 

50/50 or 45/55 Duran....no lower