Quote Originally Posted by jehoshaphat View Post
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.