The Fab Four - Their Best Wins

Was this Marcel better than the Barkley that had just stopped Olajide and then Hearns and held a world title tho?

I'm just rating the overall win rather so much than Duran's career stage. I take into account high weights of course, but if Duran in his first fight beat a good clubfighter that was 31-3 i won't be looking at it if you follow. Likewise i wouldn't look at a 57 year old Duran beating a good solid clubfighter for the list based on Duran was 57.

Marcel at the time Duran beat him was not much bigger than a nobody. I'm not convinced Marcel was even that good anyways. Take Arguello off his record and he's very thin on the ground, tho he's obviously a very decent fighter at his best.

 

The guy was coming off two losses pre Hearns, one by TKO and the other to a guy 6-2. He had 20 career fights and lost 6. Mamby himself too was coming off a loss. Angel Espada, Bruce Curry and Shields are much better wins for starters.

 

A guy like this was a lamb to the slaughter with this version of Hearns. He had the height and reach of a lightheavyweight and near enough to the power too. Hearns was 22-0 with 21 ko's going in and streaking. Saensak was 13-3, Hearns had the experience on him as well. Mamby at the time they fought was pure hit and miss, 20-11-5.

 

I discredit it because he just wasn't that good. I'd never mention the Duran and Saensak wins in the same paragraph myself, let alone compare them in any way. Saensak isn't even a blip on the Hearns radar, and i have never in my life seen the fight particularly noted. Duran is a consensus top 10 P4P fighter :blood

Saensak was bigger than Duran, but did Saensak beat SRL and give Hagler a fair match among 50 other feats? Hearns beat dozens of people naturally bigger than Duran, but that doesn't take away anything from Duran. Benitez too came from 140, but he was great all the way thru 154.

Saensak isn't a "great", nor even close sorry. He'd be very very lucky to make Hearns top 5 wins at 147, let alone ever.

 

Leonard:


1. Duran II
2. Hearns I
3. Benitez
4. Hagler
5. Green

 

Hagler:


1. Hearns
2. Duran
3. Minter
4. Mugabi
5. Sibson

 

Hearns:


1. Cuevas
2. Duran
3. Benitez
4. Colbert
5. Roldan

 

Duran:


1. Leonard I
2. DeJesus II
3. Palomino
4. Moore
5. Brooks/Barkley

 

Out of interest how would you summarise Hearns - Saensak and what stood out to you in this fight? Were you impressed with Saensak's efforts under the gun?