Can Pac v DLH be compared to Duran v Leonard?

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  1. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    I seriously think that the closest fight to memory that compares best to Duran v Leonard is Pac v DLH ... I know that it's hard to compare the fighters as far as their careers but their legacies match up well.

    A hard hitting lightweight (not as powerful as Duran but waaay faster) against the goldenboy of boxing. (Leonard was undefeated tho)
     
  2. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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  3. Silent_Assassin

    Silent_Assassin Lightning Full Member

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    thanx.....now end thread
     
  4. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    SRL wasn't shot and old like De La Hoya was.
     
  5. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    **** no, dude.

    Jesus.

    Wash your fingers out with soap.
     
  6. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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  7. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I mean, comparing Duran and Pacquiao is one thing. Comparing that Leonard and that DLH? :-(
     
  8. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe he meant Duran Vs Leonard III?
     
  9. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    Comparing Duran and and Pacquiao I can see without a doubt yes, but not Leonard and DLH. Not even close.

    IB was quicker lol.
     
  10. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hell no... as much as Oscar is my boy the dude was too old your thread is ******ed by the way
     
  11. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What the ****? De La Hoya was drained down to just his frame. We're talking bones and skin. He nearly lost his life trying to make it on the scales, and we're supposed to compare this debacle to one of the greatest skill matches in the history of the sport? ****ing sigh.
     
  12. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I would say it was less Oscar's age and more his weight. Oscar could probably still make noise at 154lbs. At 147lbs he has no life to him.
     
  13. doomeddisciple

    doomeddisciple Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He only had to make 147, not come in the ring at 149.

    Blame the Bambi diet for that!
     
  14. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He could only make 147lbs with the kangaroo diet. If he didn't, he never would have made weight - which would have been the smart thing in the first place. Oscar never should have attempted to come down that low. He saw Shane Mosley going back down to Welterweight, probably, and somehow thought he could duplicate it. Well, it was a horrible miscalculation. De La Hoya was beaten on the scales.

    Bottom line, this "fight" should never be compared to Leonard vs. Duran I.
     
  15. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree with you... the guy was drained but a prime Oscar would have lit Pac up