Really interesting post because I think a lot of people would favour Duran on the inside but you make a compelling case for Chavez.
Robinson.
I like Canzoneri to nick a decision in a one off but a series would be amazing. Canzoneri would be easily the best lightweight Duran had faced,...
Esteban DeJesus without Duran.
Here are a few: Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard (1989) Chris Eubank-Michael Watson 2 (1991) James Toney-Charles Williams (1994) Nigel Benn-Gerald...
Yep, good one re Whitaker, Greg. He could have stuck around and had a LWW unification with Chavez in 1992. Again, would have been better than the...
45 years ago today. Cleanest version of the fight I’ve found online, from Vintage Boxing: [MEDIA]
Yeah, I think he could have hung out longer there - long enough to face Whitaker at least at their best respective weights. What a fight that...
Sorry… But I’n more pissed that we didn’t see Duran-Arguello at 135.
Which fighters looked great in a weight class and you would have loved to see how their careers there panned out but they spent far too little...
I still say Duran-Arguello at 135 is one of the best matchups we never got. A win there for Duran would have enhanced his resume immensely. But...
In a one off, I like Benitez to nick a close one. Over a three-fight series, I think Ortiz will take it.
This is probably the poster fight for trench warfare - either this or Duran-Leonard 1.
It seems extreme to call this a mismatch but I think it is. Duran moved comfortably up to 147 (and beyond) but Chavez was never a proper...
It’s a different fight in 1996. Does it mean that the winner would be different? No, but it doesn’t unfold in the same way. Barrera was much more...
