Are you a single issue politician? No, because the point of comparison changes depending on who you are choosing over Duran. I call that bias. What's next? Ray Leonard beat better fighters, so he's over Duran. Whitaker would have beaten Duran so he's over Duran. Tommy Morrison never quit, so he's over Duran.
1. Thats a hard 1, DeJesus has to be higher for his Duran win but Buchanon achieved allot pre-Duran 2. Benitez had looked good BUT it was all down hill after Duran and that was his last good win. The Hearns and Hamsho losses followed by pure mediocracy. It makes you question, was he at the end or slide then or did Hearns ruin him
Fair comment. Interesting. I would say that Hearns "ruined" him, but not in the usuallly used sense. He did little damage physically but i think the simple fact that Hearns beat him did the damage here. I think his dedication and interest took a real dive. (For some reason i think if i don't otherwise make this present statement Duo is going to chime in and comment on the dedication front. Dedication tho can entail various points rather than just doing 4 weeks training instead of 3 etc.)
Didn't Benitez claim he only did 1-2weeks training in his prime? Maybe he was like 1 of those kids in class that pretended they didnt revise for tests but revised their ass off
Joe Lous didn't do that well vs every 'true great' he ever took on either, unless he happened to be a blown up middleweight. Lost to Rocky, Ezzard, gifted vs Jersey Joe. By the way, I'm not having a pop at Joe it's just that I feel Buchanan and De Jesus weren't afforded the chance to be 'true greats' because of one man.
I'm just surprised that's all. If I was in a quiz and the question arose about who was your fave fighter, I'd have put money on Whitaker, not that I read your stuff much mind. You mention him first in your 'favourites' to watch also (something I clicked on 'after' my post above) despite being nowhere near as good to watch as Duran 'your favourite fighter', yet your instinct was to mention him first. :huh
Because I mentioned Whitaker first, doesn't mean to say he's rated as first. I never rated 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. I simply put forward a few names of fighters off the top of my head I like to watch. If Whitaker was mentioned first or last shouldn't matter, he's in the mix afterall. Favourite fighters to watch is strictly what goes on inside the ropes only. Duran has a legendary background outside the ring which Whitaker doesn't have, and his career in general is more interesting in my opinion. Who said Whitaker was NOWEHERE NEAR as good to watch as Duran "my favourite fighter?. You said it, not me. :huh