Myth: Roberto Duran has a better resume than Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Question - You say Pac dominates Duran in the first two categories (most important you claim) yet Duran has more wins in category no. 1. How did Pac "dominate" that category?

 

I get the sense you've never watched a fight before 2000 with an open mind. If at all.

No, you've seen people question Duran's motivation for the Benitez fight because he lost so clearly. If anything, that, Moore or the Hagler fight were the fights Duran came in best shape for above welterweight. He'd have pummeled the likes of Williams or Trout that night. Although yes, we're in agreement. The Cervantes win is a better win. Which is an excellent point, Benitez's entire career also completely shows the difference in calibre between him and Lara. And no, if Benitez had fought his whole career at 154 like Lara did, he'd beat pretty much every one of Lara's opponents and the vasy majority wouldn't even be competitive. He'd batter Vanes and school Trout and Williams. Canelo couldn't get anywhere with Mayweather, he wouldn't get anywhere with Benitez. Easy decision win. Delvin Rodriguez? Are you having a laugh?

Lara isn't going the distance with Hearns buddy, nor is he beating Duran.

 

How on earth do you form these opinions?


Canelo hardly touched Floyd.

Again, he stood off of him and wouldn’t pressure him.

He just waited and waited.

Floyd beat him EASILY.


So how does that same version of Canelo beat or stop Benitez, when Benitez was even bigger than Floyd and just as great??


You are living in a fantasy.


Lara beating Duran and causing Hearns issues?

Really?

 

I have a lot of confidence in a master boxer and bonafide all-time great, who managed to beat another all-time great as a teenanger. You have a lot of confidence in a guy who's claim to fame is being too negative to win his biggest fights, and his best win is nothing more than a footnote in a weak era.

 

Benitez?

Why don’t you ever take into account how they’d realistically have matched up stylistically?

Why would the version of Canelo who Floyd fought, have fought Benitez aggressively?

If he wouldn’t press Floyd, why would he have pressed Benitez?

What is your opinion based upon?

 

If you don't think Benitez was an all-time great or a master boxer, we're done here.

 

@NoNeck Wait, what's your evidence that Duran used PEDs? sorry, I am not reading through this entire soon to be 100 page thread.

 

Mm. All time great is a bit of a stretch, master boxer too... I guess my standards are higher. He was very, very good not great in my opinion.

 

That's ridiculous. Of course he was a great fighter.