135 lb lightweight tournament - Who wins?

Duran.

 

Quarters

Duran beats floyd fairly close but clear decision (8-4 with a few debatable rounds for both ways)
Chavez beats arguello close fight but I think Chavez takes a close one and maybe stops him late
Whitaker beats PAC schooling, don't think there can be any arguments here
Marquez beats Pryor (on the basis that I don't think Pryor even fought at lightweight)

Semis

Duran beats Chavez hard fought fight but Duran gets the better of it and stops
Chavez from 8-11
Whitaker beats Marquez dominating win floyd Vs Marquez style.

Final

Whitaker - Duran. Too close too call IMO.

 

:good

 

I agree with everything except, Duran stopping Chavez.

Duran takes a very hard fought decision IMO.

 

Roberto Duran vs. Floyd Mayweather: Mayweather is underrated as a lightweight. Unless he has a hurt hand like he had in the first Castillo fight which he won by the way, and I mean won easily despite the scores. Duran's pressure plays right into his hands. Mayweather advances with a fairly easy decision.

Alexis Arguello vs. Julio Cesar Chavez: Both better at super featherweight than they were at lightweight. Chavez was the better lightweight and wins a close decision

Pernell Whitaker vs. Manny Pacquiao. Whitaker is way too slick for Pacquiao. Whitker may not have been a ko artist, but he had a good punch at 135. Whitaker cruses to an easy decision.

Aaron Pryor vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. Toughest bout of the first round. Pryor builds an early lead on Marquez possibily knocks him down. As the fight progreses the counter punching Marquez finds his mark. When the points are talllied Marquez gets the narow win.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Julio Cesar Chavez. Not much diffrent from Mayweather/Duran.

Pernell Whitaker vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez has been an over achiver in his career. He's made himself into a great counter puncher. Whitaker is a natural boxer. Marquez has his spots, but Whitaker wins pretty convincely.

Pernell Whitaker vs. Floyd Mayweather . Mayweather has all the tools to win this bout. He's got skills, speed, decent power and a great work ethic. he is also the bigger man. I have every reason to pick him here. Howeve, I just can't pick against Whitaker or Benny Leonard at 135.

Pernell Whitaker by decision close, but clear 8-4.

 

Pryor DID fight at lightweight and more importantly he could still make it when he was at 140. There were even talks of him actually going back down. :good

 

quarter finals :

Duran UD12 Mayweather
Chavez TKO12 Arguello

Pacquiao UD12 Whitaker
Marquez UD12 Pryor (may even b TKO12)

semi finals :
Duran D12 Chavez (Chavez gets 2d next stage due 2 his better win in d previous stage , according 2 Frankinian rules)
Pacquiao SD12 Marquez (due 2 multiple KDs , not a robbery)

finals :
Chavez SD12 Pacquiao

 

Roberto to much for the rest he wins

 

Duran no problem in quarter final a davey moore type performance

KO'S Chavez with 10 seconds left

UD V Sweet pea

 

I hope your just having a laugh. pea would make Pacquiao look twice as foolish than Marquez did

 

Oh right my bad! How do you feel JMM Vs Pryor goes?

 

or maybe Pacquiao would catch Pea more than Ramirez did

 

JMM has this tournament in the bag so long as an ESB scoring panel adjudicates.

 

And Rodrigo Valdez beats Carlos Monzon so long as a sweet_scientist scorecard adjudicates (good word that, I'll be using it from now on).