Mayweather v Duran

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Mark Dunham, Jun 7, 2026.


  1. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely.

    And I know exactly how he carried himself in certain situations.

    Do I really need to list all of his actions?

    It’s highly unlikely that he’d have fought Duran, and especially past his ‘PBF’ days.

    That zero meant more than money to him.
     
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  2. Boxed Ears

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    Pick the most significant action you feel is relevant to him being highly unlikely to have fought Duran, if you are amenable, so that I may understand.
     
  3. NoNeck

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  4. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    If you’re knowledgable of his career, I’m not sure what you’re actually disputing.

    Where do I start?


    He ran his mouth off and called out Winky. Said that he was going to go up 2 divisions and give him a lesson. Winky and his team then met all of Floyd’s demands, before Floyd tried to change the terms at the last minute, thus scuppering the fight.

    Not rematching Oscar for millions of dollars, and letting the time period of their rematch option expire.

    Taking a vacation in the middle of a thriving WW division.

    Enforcing a catch-weight on Canelo, even though they were both champions in the SAME division.

    Trying to stop Maidana from wearing his preferred choice of gloves.

    Putting every road block up to delay fighting Manny in his prime.

    Dragging Marquez up 2 divisions, and then deliberately breaking their catch-weight agreement.

    Ending his career with safe fights against Berto and an MMA fighter.


    Floyd would never have put his zero on the line against any of the 4 kings.

    That should be obvious to you and anyone who closely followed his career.
     
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  5. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran would kill Floyd at 135 lbs. It'd be something like the Ray Lampkin fight where in rounds 13,14, Floyd can't keep him off and he's detonated. Plus tell Duran that Floyd said bad things about him beforehand. Mayweather is a great fighter but there are levels even in great fighters, and he ain't Roberto Duran
     
  6. NoNeck

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    Except Lampkin doesn’t belong in the same sentence as Floyd.
     
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  7. NoNeck

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    Didn’t happen.
     
  8. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I seen lampkin and from what I seen, he looked just as average as the rest of them, Bizzaro, Viruet, Dejesus, Buchanan. Ordinary fighters with no special skills. i give Floyd a very good chance to win. afterall, who ever beat Floyd?
     
  9. Mark Dunham

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    the roster of 1970s lightweights is one of the weakest I've ever seen. No Camacho, Chavez, not even a Whitaker or Benitez. You could compare this group with the heavyweights of the 1930s
     
  10. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ha ha, I loved no mas. Duran just wasnt used to this level of comp and his mind finally snapped
     
  11. Andre2000

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    Yes, Floyd deliberately put PAC on the back burner for 5 years. It was described exactly for what is as the time period ran through.

    Given their respective styles, PAC was always going to fall prey to far greater wear/tear during the intervening years.

    PAC being flattened by Marquez early into the interim period had to have lent to Floyd’s ultimate resolve but even then, the fight still wasn’t to be for another 3 years.
     
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  12. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Your tired act has now run its course.

    Zzzzzzzzzz
     
  13. Mark Dunham

    Mark Dunham Well-Known Member Full Member

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    cheer up. at least the division was filled with Greg haugen/ Terrence Alli level opponents
     
  14. cuchulain

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  15. Boxing GOAT

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    Floyd would have ducked him all the way. If they were forced to fight, expect a repeat of the first Leonard fight. Duran outboxing him all the way. Floyd got outhustled by Castillo and Maidana, not a chance he beats prime Duran.