Duran vs Whitaker, prime vs prime at LW

[BIG H]

One of the most intriguing, theoretical match ups in any division in history for me!!

Gun to the head I pick Duran, but he wouldn't have liked having the piss taken out him a la Leonard II, so who knows!

[DavilaJones]

As for myself regarding these hypthetical matchups I would have to say:

*]JMM over armstrong because if an older JMM could eventually breakdown Diaz over 8 rounds a fresher marquez could do it equally to Armstrong.

* Duran would beat benny because infighters with boxing skill are the damn nightmare of pure boxers.

*Ugh...See I honestly think Mosley is perhaps the hardest hitting lightweight, he KO'd people at 154, so his power carried from 135 to 154 and thats a big jump too. Sweet Pea had beed KD'd before but never really hurt and damn damn damn I hate picking a winner in this one but gun to my head and knife to my balls I would pick Shane due to his sheer blinding handspeed, pop and tenacity at 135.

* I'd pick Mayweather over Ike ala Chico Corrales.



As for the losers bracket:

Armstrong vs Sweet Pete Hammering Hank is gonna eat that right handed jab all night long.

Ike vs Benny I dont see Ike landing that right enough to win the fight.

[greynotsoold]

Armstrong beats Marquez. At 135 Armstrong was still young, if not at his peak then almost there, while, at that weight, Marquez had slowed a bit. It would be a good fight, but Armstrong knows how to bring pressure and maintain it. A guy like Diaz just comes and throws punches, but because he gets his weight up on his left foot, he doesn't punch too hard and he eats uppercuts. Armstrong didn't do it that way. Wide UD with late round domination by Armstrong, or he stops Marquez late.
Ike Williams was a really really good fighter and he could do it all. Box real good, every punch in the book, fight inside or outside. He's going to beat Mayweather.
Mosley was something at LW; he fought like an old time fighter. By that I mean, he didn't slip and then punch, or bob/weave, then punch. He punched on the move, and you don't see that any more. He was fast and hit hard, and it wouldn't suprise me if he stopped Whitaker.
Benny Leonard vs Duran should probably be the finals (unless Armstrong or Williams beat Duran). Leonard hit hard, but not as hard as Duran, and he was faster, better defensively, and he was smarter than Duran, especially Duran at LW. (Not that Duran was stupid, he just got smarter later) Leonard could hold his own inside, too. After all, he was 5'5", so it isn't like he was an outside fighter. He moved back and forth realk well.