Duran vs. Mugabi

I've all that 'Duran' stuff on video..... I know them fights well...... Duran actually fought TWO fights in South America in 1986 prior to seeing Sims in Vegas in June........

YES! Duran took a shot from Juan C. Giminez in 1987 and had a rocky 1 st round, but Duran got his act together and boxed the bigger Giminez well for the 10 rd. win.......

Duran beat Rick Stackhouse pretty good, but by that time in 1988 I was NOT happy with Duran fighting these club fights at 160 to 168 bloated pounds..... Duran was now beating hand-picked foe's to further his career.....

I also have Duran versus Paul Thorn from '88...... Thorn is now some redneck country singer making records....... Jesus........

MR.BILL

 

Duran-Cuevas again, only John lasts longer, maybe even the distance. Pipino started off very well against Duran, getting plenty of hard shots off to no avail before El Cholo took over. Same situation here.

 

TRUE! Cuevas, like Mugabi, threw everything wide from left & right fields....... Neither Pipino or John were polished punchers..... NO!!! Hard punchers---YES! Polished---NO!!

Duran was too skilled, if and when in-shape at 154 or 157 pounds...... I never liked seeing Duran at 158 or above..........

MR.BILL:hat

 

and what if mugabi does a marvin hagler on duran. duran was not hagler. he would have been stopped after being down. mugabi did not have a very good technique , but duran did not belong at 154.

 

While I will agree that Duran was best suited for 135 to 147 pounds--TOPS! I still think he proved he could hang at 154 pounds with comeback wins over "Gonzalez, Minchillo, Batten, Cuevas & Moore" from 1981 to 1983....... Losses to "Benitez and Laing" were decision losses and Duran was not affected physically by them guys or their punches...... Tommy Hearns was the ONLY dude to park Duran's ass like a Ford pick-up truck.....

I never really liked it when Duran went over 154 pounds, but Duran fought between 157 to 168 pounds from 1986 to 2001 for Christ sake...... 15 years...... That in itself is a career.........

MR.BILLbbb