Ray Mancini on Mayweather/Maidana

[Master]

I mean I get the fact that Duran was and will always be considered the better LW, because Floyd only fought a handful of LW fights and Duran spent years there.

But when you actually watch tape of Floyd from 130-140, and you watch Duran at 135, to me I just see Floyd as absolute poison for Duran's style.

I get the fact that people will look at Floyd's 135lb fight with Castillo and say "look how much success Castillo had pressuring Floyd, Duran's a better pressure fighter so he'd win", but you could also look at Duran getting absolutely picked apart by Dejesus in New York and easily see Floyd doing an even better job.

Best vs best though, I can't see Duran winning. Leonard and Hearns maybe, not Duran.

Dejesus was a very good fighter but Duran beat him twice. Duran was a beast at lightweight.

[greynotsoold]

I mean I get the fact that Duran was and will always be considered the better LW, because Floyd only fought a handful of LW fights and Duran spent years there.

But when you actually watch tape of Floyd from 130-140, and you watch Duran at 135, to me I just see Floyd as absolute poison for Duran's style.

I get the fact that people will look at Floyd's 135lb fight with Castillo and say "look how much success Castillo had pressuring Floyd, Duran's a better pressure fighter so he'd win", but you could also look at Duran getting absolutely picked apart by Dejesus in New York and easily see Floyd doing an even better job.

Best vs best though, I can't see Duran winning. Leonard and Hearns maybe, not Duran.

Dejesus was a very good fighter but Duran beat him twice. Duran was a beast at lightweight.

I don't know as I believe that Mayweather was as good as DeJesus.

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