Roberto Duran vs Pernell Whitaker,,,135

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Who wins

  1. Duran by Decision

    25 vote(s)
    58.1%

  2. Duran by KO

    6 vote(s)
    14.0%

  3. Pernell by KO

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Pernell by decison

    12 vote(s)
    27.9%
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  1. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pernell is 29-1 with 13 ko's he moved to 140 his next fight . His best wins are Azumah Nelson 12, Greg Haugan 12 , and he avenged an earlier loss to Jose Luis Ramarez by UD .
    Roberto has just stopped Dejesus for the second time avenging an over the weight loss in a non title fight. His best wins are Ernesto Marcel ko 10,,,Ken Buchanan KO 13,, a 13th round stoppage of Arguello conqueror Wilomar Fernandez ,Guts Ishimatsu KO 10 ,Kobayashi KO7, and 2 KO's of Estaban Dejesus. He is 63-1 with 51 ko's and never lost at 135 pounds
     
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  2. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think it will take all Pernell has to hear the judges cards.
     
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  3. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran on points. Whitaker in his youth was hard to land on
     
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  4. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'll take Duran controversial points... This is my all time fave dream fight at lightweight
     
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  5. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Maybe my dream fight. Duran by split decision based on aggression.
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I’d make Duran the slight favorite.

    This and Spinks-Foster are 2 of my top mythical matchups between ATGs of a traditional division
     
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  7. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Love both fighters but if I had to pick one at their absolute peak I’d choose Duran by highly competitive but convincing decision.
     
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  8. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No one beats Duran at 135.
     
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  9. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's hard to imagine a more intriguing Styles matchup. I'll go with Duran but I'm not real confident in that. Whitaker was one of the greatest to ever lace them up.
     
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  10. ProVallone

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    The irresistible force wins a split decision over the unmoveable object
     
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  11. im sparticus

    im sparticus There Ye Go. Full Member

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    Head says Whitaker.
    Heart says Duran.
     
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  12. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Even if you think Duran wins (and this is one of the only fights I think I'd possibly pick Sweet Pea to lose), you can't possibly think Duran would stop him..........................Pea is probably one of the toughest to ever lace em up. Even coked out and post prime no one was stopping him.

    Original question:
    I think I'd lean towards Duran to win because stylistically he's gonna give the judges more to score. Pernell is gonna give good and will likely clown Duran at times from he outside , but he's gonna lose on the inside. No one Duran's size can beat him on the inside................I personally consider that impossible.

    Thinking about it, this really is the first time I've ever picked against Pernell but I believe 135 Duran is top 10 ever.
     
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  13. HomicideHank

    HomicideHank I believe in the transmigration of souls Full Member

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    Duran TKO
     
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  14. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pernell is a Top 5-10 modern(post Ali) great
    Duran is nr 1, the greatest fighter alive and too big, strong and relentless for Whitaker
     
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  15. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Two of my very faves! Would have to go with Duran though.
     
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