1974 Roberto Hands Of Stone Duran vs Devin Haney at 135 lbs, 15 rounds.

If the number of defenses, the length of a fighter's reign and scoring knockouts are more important to you than who they fought, in the next Wilder thread, do make an appearance and support me, why don't you?

Also, I don't admire Haney at all. I've been one of his harshest critics for years. I think he's boring. He's a weight bully. He holds too much. He can't punch.

I'm just pointing out the obvious between them.

And I followed Duran's lightweight defenses live. I've been following boxing since the mid 70s. My era has been every era for the last 48 years I've been watching boxing.

But the truth is Haney's a big lightweight who enters the ring as a welter. Duran's power didn't translate against welters all that great. Compared to who Duran defended against, Haney's lightweight challengers - Loma, Kambosos twice, Joseph Diaz, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jorge Linares more than stack up. Loma might be better than anyone Duran defended against at lightweight.

And, if people are going to nitpick, Duran didn't bowl everyone over at lightweight. He lost. He got dropped several times. (DeJesus wasn't exactly a murderous puncher, either.) He had bad nights. He didn't always impress. He went deep in fights with really ordinary to pretty bad guys. He won his title on a foul and didn't give Buchanan a return.

Haney isn't an easy out for anyone at Lightweight. Duran included. That's all I'm saying.

 

Isn't several TWO? If not, okay, TWO. The rest stands.

 

I don't "dig" Haney, trust me. But thanks for the clarification on several.

 

Dang, you trying to Haney killed? Cos thats probably what would happen if Duran ever got his hands on him.

 

I usually like to put my money on the underdog to make things more interesting but the underdog has to have at least a slight chance of winning. In this case I would be throwing my money away, literally. I think I would sit this one out.

 

LOL

 

Duran by TKO about the 9th.

 

He couldn't keep Lomachenko off him and Loma throws bodyshots only as an afterthought (otherwise he would have won), hardly at all, like an amateur style, still. Duran would maul Haney and return bodyshots, like pro's do, maybe twofold.

 

I give Devin Haney a slight chance. Rarely has anyone been as superior as Duran in the Lightweight division. Sugar Ray Robinson at Welterweight, 1967 Muhammad Ali at Heavyweight...