I dunno about this one. Blocking punches the way Starling did is very dangerous against a guy with the freakish power of Cuevas. I suspect that Cuevas might have blasted Starling out, after getting outboxed for awhile.
Cuevas changed his head levels a lot while scouting v fighters, he looked for openings he didn`t just charge in like Honeyghan did, I feel Duran would have beaten Starling in the same way he beat Cuevas, I don`t feel Starling was elite.
Cuevas would have landed more punches on Starling than he did on Duran, Starling was easier to hit than Duran and wasn`t as good at countering.
What this has to do with my post or the possible outcome of a Starling/Cuevas prime for prime 147 lb fight is anone's guess