Can Duràn beat peak Benitez at his peak?

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Would he..

  1. Win, he's good for any version of Benitez

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  2. He'll probably defeat the welter Benitez but lost to "the new beginning" Benitez

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  3. He'll lose to all of em, Benitez is too much

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  1. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just thinking about it after watching this video, Duràn was a jab master after all,but considering Leonard's reach too...
     
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    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bump
     
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  3. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    I think so. Its hard to see a motivated Duran losing to a defensively oriented Benitez. Duran UD 15
     
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  4. JohnThomas1

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    I think Duran would be a good chance of beating him at 147 but never would he beat the version of Benitez he fought at 154.
     
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  5. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, it's hard to beat 154 Benitez,that version of him actually trained,had better fists, basically Duràn if he backpedals.
     
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  6. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'd stop the welter Benitez in the later rounds. But that would be it.
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Duran of the Palomino and 1st SRL fights would beat Benitez at 147.

    At 154 Benitez wins again by decision.
     
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  8. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 banned Full Member

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    Absolutely Benitez is honestly a bit overrated at times… I’ve heard people say he’s about on par with Napoles…
     
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  9. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe below 154,in 154 he's the guy until Detroit superhuman experiment subject Hitman Hearns came.
     
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  10. Journeyman92

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    I think Kronk was just ahead of the pack when it came to cutting weight.
     
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  11. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kronk turned skinny kids into praying mantises
     
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  12. Mark Dunham

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    Just put the heat on him and he'll fold. Duran was much younger and lighter, so he wins every time
     
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