Quote Originally Posted by outspoken
Or darn you are correct.. Well what do you expect i need some rest lol.. but you know what i meant they are both Latin fighters ..its in their blood... and wanst Duran adopted by the mexican crowd.. or was that someone else?
I think you are getting confused with Jose Napoles who was Cuban born, but was very much a honorary Mexican...

As for your statement, remember Duran was 72-1 by the time of the SRL rematch and Chavez either 87-1 or 88-0 going into the Whitaker fight, so it neither liked losing. And part of that reason was because they would change tactics to beat different opposition.

Have no doubt, if either felt they could win this match up on the back foot, then that is what they would do.

Both were indeed Latino's, but like Monzon, Zarate, Arguello and Lopez (de la Hoya as well, if you believe him Latino), they were no ordinary Latino's, they were a whole level above the rest of boxing's rich history of Latino's IMO.