I watched the fight not too long ago and what amazed me was that yes, Duran was blasted out, but he wasn't KO'd. In fact he rose to his feet, albeit, after he was called out. Me and a friend of mine were comparing this fight and the Barkley fight against the JMM-Pac fight and he commented that that punch by JMM wouldn't have knocked Duran out the way it did Pac. Hearns threw way harder punches, as did Barkley. This was his opinion and he's Filipino, which automatically makes him a diehard pac fan.
i always said that duran was overrated but i will support him here, duran faced much bigger men and harder punchers than chavez did ever, thommas hearns would have destroyed chavez like a little insect, and i could not imagine chavez lasting the distance with marvin hagler. duran took shots from punchers like pipino cuevas,leonard or hagler. duran tested his chin against bigger punchers than chavez did, so duran has my vote here.