Canelo Alverez vs Roberto Duran @154

Canelo would create a 153lb division.

 

I think Davie Moore would beat the **** out of Canelo.

 

Lol. Funny stuff. In today's climate, it's really hilarious.

 

Duran wins. Even now.

 

Duran knocks him out

 

There isn't much of a similarity, but that's irrelevant anyway, as Duran would use those same tactics with impunity vs Canelo.

 

Duran by ko

 

Duran would beat him quite handily.

Canelo would have his hands full with Davey Moore.

 

I think Canelo very well might have exposed Davey Moore as violently as Duran did.

 

Duran clearly never possessed enough power at 154 to topple over Canelo, even with a decent amount of accumulation in his favour.

Canelo, so far in his career, has shown a granite chin...

 

I disagree. The Duran of the Moore fight could drop Canelo if he throw combinations. The older version was only 5lbs heavier dropped Barkley and I think Barkley is a much bigger challenge than Canelo would be.

 

Nah, no way. He doesn't have the power to drop Canelo, who has thus far showed a granite chin in his career. Barkley was a crude swinger with fairly limited ability, and all he has over Canelo is strength and size, nothing else.

And because Barkley is bigger, it doesn't equate to him having a better chin than Canelo.

 

Yeah, seems like a few of the more hardcore Duran fans here seriously overrate Barkley (and Moore) and underestimate Canelo and (especially) Golovkin.

 

I'm a massive Duran fan, though not biased.

Barkley was a monster, a bit crude, could punch bit, but not as good overall as Canelo.

 

Props for your objectivity! I admire Duran a great deal too and often praise him to my friends who only watch contemporary fights, but I disagree with a lot of the hyperbole that I read about him in this forum.