Black fighters vs Latino fighters??? (historically)

What's up fellas. First off, let's be clear that this thread is not any type of race war so leave that stuff out. I just was thinking about this the other day and wanted you guys' input.

It's clear to me that throughout history we've had some incredible talents from both the black community and latin communities.

I'm no boxing historian, but it seems to me that many of the great latino fighters were known for their relentlessness. Many of the great Black fighters had tremendous boxing ability (speed, agility, DEFENSE)

It also seems that for every great Latino fighter, they had an equally (probably more) great Black counterpart.

Alexis Arguello had Pryor,
Duran had Leonard/Hearns
Chavez had Taylor (even if taylor loss the last few seconds)
Cotto has Floyd
DLH had Mosley' (this was very close, but you get the point)
Tito had (b-hop and winky who despite being naturally bigger would school tito at any weight)
Did Whitaker have a latino counterpart????

Again, i know these are just a few fighters, but i'm no historian.

My question is would you say historically speaking....are black fighters overall better, more complete fighters? Is it the DEFENSE that has seperated latino and black fighters? When I say defense, i'm talking about that James Toney, Sweat Pea, Floyd type of defense.

So what do you think? If each great latino fighters fought his black counterpart during their era in a 5 fight series, do you think the black or latino would win the series.

I'm puerto rican and am a huge Cotto fan, but while I do believe Cotto can beat Floyd, I can honestly say that in a 5 seven fight series, I think Floyd would win out. I actually think that with all the fighters I listed above, the black fighters would win a best out of 5 series.

Again guys, my boxing knowledge is limited. I'm only 27. Perhaps you guys can clear up any misconceptions I may have. Or maybe you can elaborate on the argument. You could also give some other interesting matchups between latino and black fighters that I've missed.

Hell if you think i'm completely wrong, let me know. Give me some much needed knowledge.

 

I was going to be funny and say John Ruiz had Roy Jones

 

definitely. mexicans and puerto ricans dont get that big unless they are fat as hell. john ruiz is a freak of nature when it comes to puerto rican boxers. he is also a disgrace.

 

exactly, the clash of styles is awesome. i've never seen the duran vs leonard fight. i just downloaded it the other day from a great website with free downloads of lots of damn near any fight you can think of. i cant wait to watch

do any of you guys recommend a particular fight to see?

 

very interesting point!