Duran : In My Era, Mayweather Would Have Been Ordinary

[FinitoElDinamita]

Duran: In My Era, Mayweather Would Have Been Ordinary - Boxing News

I disagree with that but what I really want to know is, would Floyd have even mixed it up with the fab 4??

The killers in that era had no problems facing each other but would Floyd get in that mix?

[jehoshaphat]

First off, once you get past the article headline being a lie then you'll see a more reasonable Duran approach. Duran never said Mayweather would have been ordinary. What he said and was making it out to be is that Mayweather wouldn't have stood out from that elite hall of fame group he mixed it up with. He basically said Mayweather would have belonged in that group but wouldn't have stood out from them like they were second tier like he is doing to today's era. And with that point I don't necessarily disagree although I find it funny that Mayweather probably would have had the easiest time with Duran's style and maybe have knocked him from that group. Duran was 1-4 in that group and squeaked by for the lone victory at that. Every opponent in that group beat him. He might want to realize he actually was the low man on that totem pole. Adding Mayweather may have taken his name from belonging.

[cambay411]

First off, once you get past the article headline being a lie then you'll see a more reasonable Duran approach. Duran never said Mayweather would have been ordinary. What he said and was making it out to be is that Mayweather wouldn't have stood out from that elite hall of fame group he mixed it up with. He basically said Mayweather would have belonged in that group but wouldn't have stood out from them like they were second tier like he is doing to today's era. And with that point I don't necessarily disagree although I find it funny that Mayweather probably would have had the easiest time with Duran's style and maybe have knocked him from that group. Duran was 1-4 in that group and squeaked by for the lone victory at that. Every opponent in that group beat him. He might want to realize he actually was the low man on that totem pole. Adding Mayweather may have taken his name from belonging.

Duran smothered Leonard and beat him fairly clearly. It was a good fight but Duran clearly won. And he was fighting much bigger fighters at middlewieght in Leonard, Hearns and Hagler.

I think match up wise Duran and Floyd would be a good fight.

[ElTerribleMorales]

First off, once you get past the article headline being a lie then you'll see a more reasonable Duran approach. Duran never said Mayweather would have been ordinary. What he said and was making it out to be is that Mayweather wouldn't have stood out from that elite hall of fame group he mixed it up with. He basically said Mayweather would have belonged in that group but wouldn't have stood out from them like they were second tier like he is doing to today's era. And with that point I don't necessarily disagree although I find it funny that Mayweather probably would have had the easiest time with Duran's style and maybe have knocked him from that group. Duran was 1-4 in that group and squeaked by for the lone victory at that. Every opponent in that group beat him. He might want to realize he actually was the low man on that totem pole. Adding Mayweather may have taken his name from belonging.

Duran had possibly the biggest win though out of all of them, the man was the smallest of the bunch yet gave Leonard and Hagler hell, IMO despite being brutally KO'd by Hearns he gave Hagler a better fight than Hearns did, Leonard danced and mocked Duran in the rematch more than actually beat him up or even outboxed him, that's why it baffles me that people regard "No Mas" as if Duran was taking an ass whooping when he really wasn't, the man isn't regarded THE GREATEST LIGHTWEIGHT of ALL TIME for no reason, and IMO he'd be on a more even playing field against Floyd than he was with ANY of the other 3 mentioned, hence why he can say he would have handled him, funny how people only look at what's shiny and new and try to cast out great fighters from the past as overrated

[Sleepwalker]

Duran: In My Era, Mayweather Would Have Been Ordinary - Boxing News

I disagree with that but what I really want to know is, would Floyd have even mixed it up with the fab 4??

The killers in that era had no problems facing each other but would Floyd get in that mix?

Floyd could have held his own an any era.

This sentiment is typical of the old timers in all sports: NBA, MLB, NFL, etc. They all believe their era was better and tougher.

Guys like Leonard, Hearns and Duran had to deal with the same criticism from their predecessors during their heyday. The only difference is that there is more media attention and exposure for people to express their opinions.

[g3org3]

i always thought duran was way overrated, Hagler Leonard and Hearns were all way better and floyd would toy with duran to a shut out UD or later ko or maybe he pussys out at just quits again lol

[brocktonblockbust]

DURAN OVERRATED?
you must be Hands of Stoned

[Violent Demise]

Wilfred Benitez would of beaten Mayweather

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

VD, that's not a bad shout actually.

However, this article or whatever MUST be suffering a case of bad translation. I reckon Duran ment to say that GREATNESS was ordinary in his era

[imp]

DURAN OVERRATED?
you must be Hands of Stoned

Is this the same duran who quit in the ring after being outboxed?

Duran got sparked out by hearns and was the bottom of the four imho

Leonard
Hagler
Hearns
Duran

All i know is floyd is a problem for any era. He beats duran in any era.

[bradlee180]

Is this the same duran who quit in the ring after being outboxed?.

^Y'see, this is what I'm talkin' about...

Quitting in Boxing is NOT reserved solely for Duran though it appears he's the only man who is ever, ever crucified for it.

Some of you will remember:
The Great Julio Cesar Chavez quit too.
I think Larry Merchant was close to getting poked by Chavez when he told Chavez it’s ironic that Chavez made Roger Mayweather quit, and now De La Hoya made you quit! We had to wait for Larry to be translated before we saw the anger registering on Chavez’ face.
YouTube - Julio Cesar Chavez's Bullshit
Pretty funny. Larry has had a few entertaining moments.
And then Pacquiao made De La Hoya quit!

Do you think Kostya Tszyu quit against Ricky Hatton?
Could De La Hoya have gotten up against Bernard Hopkins?
What about Erik Morales last fight with Manny Pacquiao, could Morales have gotten up?
Shane Mosley trying to quit against Pacquiao?

All these "quitters" are Hall-of-Fame bound.

Liston vs Ali 1 (Ali wanted to quit over burning substance in his eyes, but Dundee wouldn’t let him; Liston quit 2 rds later!).
Iron Mike Tyson quit a few times.

Cotto vs Margarito?
Julian Jackson against Gerald McClellan 2?
Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor 2?

Arthur Abraham vs Raul Marquez?
Sam Peter vs Vitali Klitschko?
Vitali Klitschko vs Chris Byrd?
Acelino Frietas more than once (Diaz, Corrales).
Andrew Golota against Mike Tyson and Michael Grant.
Arturo Gatti against Floyd Mayweather?
Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez 1?

As I said, quitting is NOT reserved solely for Duran though it appears he's the only man who is ever, ever crucified for it.

I know 99.9% of people don't have the cajones to be fighters.
99% of guys like to fairy-tale imagine themselves like Rocky Balboa, keeping getting up for more punishment time-after-time after being brutally knocked down.
Fat chance, the reality is regular guys will choose to stay down for the 10 seconds if it means the pain will stop.
A rude awakening greets anyone who ever strolls into a gym and puts the mitts on.


I know this new breed of apparently superior fighters, MMA fighters, they sure quit a lot...every broadcast. Nobody condemns them.

Duran's one of the best fighters of All-Time.

[Dia bando]

i always thought duran was way overrated, Hagler Leonard and Hearns were all way better and floyd would toy with duran to a shut out UD or later ko or maybe he pussys out at just quits again lol

Spoken like a man that like's knitting.

[Beanflicker]

Floyd is an ATG in any era. His combination of skill, freakish athletic ability, ring generalship and DISCIPLINE are, at least in my opinion, unmatched in the history of boxing.

Would he have had a tough time against guys like Leonard and Hearns? Sure. They are ATG fighters. Might he have lost to them? It's certainly possible.

But nobody is going to tell me that Floyd doesn't belong with those guys.

And here's another fact that a lot of you might not like: Floyd eats Duran alive. Floyd is absolute poison for Duran.

[Hulk]

i always thought duran was way overrated, Hagler Leonard and Hearns were all way better and floyd would toy with duran to a shut out UD or later ko or maybe he pussys out at just quits again lol

You're either a troll or don't know very much about the sport of boxing.

I'm guessing both.

[FinitoElDinamita]

This is one of the reasons why I like talking about old school fighters. In threads like this, posters get exposed and we are able to distinguish the true boxing fans from a noobs haha