Fight of the Week #1: Roberto Duran - Ray Leonard I

Great video.

 

Fantastic video mate hats off, educational. Watching that back the thing that stood out for me is how much Duran got the better of the exchanges at mid to outside range. Clearly his plan could of been to smother rays work but when he skipped and stepped back it became easier. What a fighter

 

I have it 8 round to 7 for Leonard.

I always give Duran 2-4. I always give Leonard 5-7 and 14, 15. The hardest round is the 1st. I usually score that for Leonard but today I gave that to Duran because I felt he had better effective aggression.


D 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12
L 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15

I recognize that this is perhaps astonishing but I have consistently scored it for Leonard and I feel like I am a robbing it when I don’t. With that said I have no problem with this being scored for Duran and it is testament to his greatness to perform like he did in Montreal.

The thing against Leonard is he looks green, his trunks look funny and he looks a little goofy with his body language. He doesn’t look confident and like we are used to seeing with Leonard. Still when he plants his feet and throws he is banging inside just as much as Duran...Duran just looks cooler and more assertive

 

That was really cool to read Robinson’s assessment. Thanks!

 

I might be one of the few to not have one even round, a lot of them were close but I often found one or the other taking more momentum of the round

Leonard: 1,5,6,7,10,15
Duran: 2,3,4,8,9,11,12,13,14

144-141 Duran.

I do not see a path for Leonard.