ROBERTO DURAN vs. FLOYD MAYWEATHER @ 154lbs. (picture)

Why not Duran vs.Mayweather at 135, a 15-rounder?

 

Floyd never quit,even fought with 2 bad hands,broken knuckles etc. and refused to quit... Duran quit and he was not even hurt,Duran would quit faster then he did with Sugar..

 

Duran was a great fighter but he still lost to Ray Leonard 2x,Wilfredo Benitez,Marvin Hagler,Tommy Hearns,Vinny Pazienza 15% of all his fights he lost.. He lost most of his big name fights

If the guy lived in todays internet age he would be considered a bum by ESB standards! And he quit in the middle of the ring while not being hurt,I swear old timers always get a pass..

 

If Duran lived and fought in the current decade (2002 - 2012).... oh man, all the possibilities. Floyd would've ducked Duran at 130 to 147, Duran would've scared Floyd into retirement just by staring at him.

 

mayweather by ko in 2 rounds:rofl

 

Agree.

 

Floyds style is similar to SRL, more tactical boxing than brawling. floyds wins this one

 

@boxon123

So you can throw an insult, but how does Duran win, In every measurable way, he comes up short? Height, Reach, Speed, Defense, Ring IQ you name it.

 

@south

Those physical feats don't matter when it comes to a beast like Duran.

The Duran that lost to Hagler would be enough.

 

@boxon123

Sure Duran is a beast, but he was tamed by men who could box, Leonard, Joppy, Camacho, Benitez. Duran's power is legendary, but if you could make him box and not fall into a brawl with him, he was beatable and Mayweather is too smart for that.

 

:good Hagler was a great MW and Duran was way above his best weight (and past his prime), yet Duran went the distance and gave him a competitive fight.
Sure RD had his off nights and if Hearns connected he could take out anyone.

I actually think FM would duck an anything close to a prime Duran.

 

Nah it would be hearns

 

@Decker

The thing about ducking, is it's all based on opinion and speculation and hard to prove, just like if I said Duran ducked Tony Ayala or Aaron Pryor, I can't prove it unless Duran himself said it, which he didn't,......just saying.

 

It is - these types of topics are all speculation.

I think FM would be a fav over Pac, yet no amount of money/contract can seem to get Mayweather in the ring w/Pac :huh
You can reasonably infer that Floyd wouldn't be too keen to get in the ring w/RD. This is FMs m.o. I don't even think the fight comes off.

Pac is a great fighter but he's not a Duran (a high end ATG). Let's see if Pac is competitively fighting top competition in his late 30s ! Doubt it.

 

@ 154 Duran wasn't Duran....He was better at the lower weights. I pick Mayweather by UD @ 154