Roberto Duran vs Roy Jones Jr @ MW

What...???? My scenario is quite feasible. Pound for pound,Duran is head and shoulders above Jones,but as a middleweight,he would n't be fast enough to catch his speedy and more mobile opponent.

 

Duran struggles to simply go the distance, if he can.

 

which is....

 

All Duran needs to deliver is a thumb in the eye followed by a shot in the nuts, then everybody can go home happy. (LoBianco's the referee, right?)

 

I am not sure how people can say Duran would knockout Jones? How? Not with the left. The only thing Duran had to hit Jones with was his right hand, but Jones wouldn't be hit with that. People call me closed minded about Duran not being 5-10 ATG because I say he is 25-30, but his fans are very closed minded to think he would even land against Jones. Duran would have no chance at middleweight against Jones. Bad style for him. Jones is not Barkley.

 

I just voted for the wrong guy for the 2nd time today.

Jones is troubled by opponents with a long jab. Duran does not have one, against Jones that is.

Jones would defeat Duran in a fashion similar to Joppy, but Jones could do it against a much younger Duran.

 

Much like Grant Morisson's Bat-God on his JLA, Duran with prep time takes down Jones Jr. in less than 6 and tortures him for the full 12 if Duran feels slighted by Roy pre fight.



Nobody beats Super Duran if he has prep time.

 

I'm a massive Duran fan, but I don't think he has a prayer at mw vs Jones. An ATG lightweight vs an ATG light-heavyweight just isn't viable.

 

What's your criteria for a being an ATG in a weight class, Popkins? Jones makes your LHW top 10?

 

You're ****ing relentless.

 

I think Jones would make a top 10. He'd be there or thereabouts. I'd need to think about it. He gets bonus points for h2h strength. He'd dazzle all but the small core of historys elite level lhw's IMO. Joe Calzaghe didn't beat many (if any) great smws, but he is still a great smw. You get points for dominance and looking good against the best guys you did fight.

 

The only problem with the Calzaghe comparison is that 168lbs can't begin to compete with the talent 175lbs has seen through the years. Charles, Moore, Conn, Spinks, Foster, etc. I think Jones could fit in near the bottom of a top 10 list at Light Heavyweight, I was just being difficult.

Duran doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell, either. :verysad