What ATG welters would '79-'80 Duran beat?

Leonard, Armstrong, Benitez maybe, Delahoya, Trinidad, Griffith, Ross

 

The "no more" didn't shake you regarding Leonard?

 

As in who Duran beats?? I dont see Duran beating Barney Ross, thats for sure.

 

He'd beat plenty of them.

 

I will go out on a limb and say the montreal duran could beat any welter in history,including robinson....
I think the hardest fight for welter duran is 1980 tommy hearns...And im still unsure how it would go...

 

So, you're saying the 79-80 Duran couldn't beat Leonard? I think you'll find that 'factually', you're pissing in the wind. :good

 

Damm you. :twisted:


Phew, it is hard to see many beating that version of Duran, including Napoles (although I'd definitely fancy Robinson and Tommy off the top of my head). Still, it's too hard to say: would 'butterball' be as willing to trade as Leonard would? I'm not too sure, but maybe he'd be forced too. That's a tough pick, it's a real 50/50 fight.

 

I do find the 'best night' argument too difficult to pick. Napoles does have the power to, perhaps, give Duran seconds thoughts of going toe-to-toe. Then again, Ray could hit fairly well.

 

Yeah, there's definitely a touch of the 'Montreals' in this one.

 

Mcgrain,there is no welter really that could beat duran the way hagler did,also duran was well over his best weight/mobility for the hagler fight so that fight is not an accurate barometer for duran at 147,where he was still quick,mobile and had great stamina.(he ran out of gas in the later rounds v hagler,if hagler was a natural 147 roberto would clearly outpoint him,and at 135 roberto runs him out of the ring.)
Beating duran hearns style (at 154.) i think no other fighter in history could do that,hearns had the exact blend of lightning speed,rapier jab,reach/size advantages,killer instinct and awesome one punch power to beat an unconditioned,older and fatter version of duran...Maybe hearns could still beat montreal duran at 147,but duran had much greater mobility,condition and reflexes to avoid punches down there,as well as being fast enough to counter...At welter its a fascinating fight,and all depends on duran being able to slip tommys jab,if he can he wins,if not hearns wins...
Im suprised somebody hasnt mentioned benitez, (given how easily he beat duran at 154.) although,again,duran at 147 is a very different animal...
This would be very interesting as well,does the 'alleged' trouble roberto has with slicksters really exist at 135/147 or is it one of those myths that is repeated often enough and so becomes the accepted line?