Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins vs 'Hands Of Stone' Roberto Duran

We had this already use the search. Most thought Hopkins would win clearly.

 

Hopkins does a Hagler here ,but more emphatically.No sweat.

 

Duran's my all-time favorite, but he struggles to win even a few rounds here. Hopkins is the kind of fighter that P4P would give a good deal of problems to Duran, H2H in literal sense is a little bit of a mismatch IMO. Hopkins wide UD.

 

Hopkins on points. Everyone would agree that Hagler-Duran wasn't as close as the scorecards suggested after 15 rounds. IMO Hopkins is better at the cagey tactical approach than Hagler. This fight is a bridge too far for Duran. I'm not sure he'd do as well against Hopkins at long range as he did with Hagler. When Duran dropped inside against Hagler he never liked it physical. He struggled up close. Hopkins is very good inside fighter as well. And lets be honest, Duran isn't getting the better of Hopkins at long range. Not a chance.

Duran could well be competitive during periods of this fight, but thats as good as it gets for him. He'd find Hopkins too strong in all areas. His knowledge and good defense would prevent it being a one sided affair for the full duration.

I feel that Hopkins is almost Hagler and Hearns combined in many aspects. Hearns like height, reach, movement, with Hagler's chin, durablity, and toughness inside.

 

I agree ,but it is a tribute to the Panamanian ,that we even consider these fights imo.

 

duran wouldn't have the same kinda night agianst hagler as he would with hopkins...they're two diff fighters..i think hopkins does a bigger beat down due to his complexing style

 

Nah, not a beatdown by any means. Hopkins was great against smaller fighters, but rarely ever delivered beatings so much as boxing exhibitions. Not sure why, he could've taken De La Hoya out in more impression fashion than he did, at least in his prime he would've. But Hopkins would definitely win the fight at MW.

But let's make it clear to the threadstarter that we're talking a natural LW vs a large MW here, so it's not exactly an even matchup. Still, at his best Duran had the skills to make it competitive.

 

BHop on points. Duran's best days were at 135

 

B-hop via schooling.

 

It would not have been a schooling. One-sided on the cards yes, but it would be competitive throughout.

No one is going to "school" someone like Duran, even a middleweight duran.

 

i ment a beat down with his skills ..sorta like he did trinidad ..you know? ..kinda like how you said it .. with the boxing exhbitions .. he'd prolly do that to duran .. due to the size difference

 

Duran was far more skilled than Trinidad. Not as dangerous and would not be constantly aggressive like Trinidad, but he was clearly more skilled.

 

by a landslide then some

 

Duran IMO would only be competitive against Hopkins for only brief periods. Hopkins isn't techincally crude like Barkley and he's also a lot smarter tactically. Many people had Hagler beating Duran handily over 15 rounds. If Duran stood off cautiously like he did with Hagler he'd get dominated. And if he forced the fight 'all guns blazing' he still gets picked apart. Either way he gets beaten rather easily.