Floyd's "I'm better than SRR and Muhammad Ali" boast

[Beanflicker]

If they fight a 12 rounder, I don't think Duran wins 3 rounds. I've seen every televised Duran fight, I've seen every televised Floyd fight... and what people see in Duran that makes them think he would whip Floyd is beyond me.

If you watch nothing but Duran HL reels of him barrelling into guys and eating them up, I guess I can understand why people would think that. If you watch every fight of his you see a great, clever fighter but a guy who had his weaknesses like anyone else. I still don't know who Duran whipped at LW that has given him this status of an unbeatable demi god at 135.

[Master]

If they fight a 12 rounder, I don't think Duran wins 3 rounds. I've seen every televised Duran fight, I've seen every televised Floyd fight... and what people see in Duran that makes them think he would whip Floyd is beyond me.

If you watch nothing but Duran HL reels of him barrelling into guys and eating them up, I guess I can understand why people would think that. If you watch every fight of his you see a great, clever fighter but a guy who had his weaknesses like anyone else. I still don't know who Duran whipped at LW that has given him this status of an unbeatable demi god at 135.

Buchanon and De Estebes

[TitoFan]

If they fight a 12 rounder, I don't think Duran wins 3 rounds. I've seen every televised Duran fight, I've seen every televised Floyd fight... and what people see in Duran that makes them think he would whip Floyd is beyond me.

If you watch nothing but Duran HL reels of him barrelling into guys and eating them up, I guess I can understand why people would think that. If you watch every fight of his you see a great, clever fighter but a guy who had his weaknesses like anyone else. I still don't know who Duran whipped at LW that has given him this status of an unbeatable demi god at 135.

I realize this will always be a matter of opinion and we're all entitled to our own. But just out of curiosity, I found this article on the matter with opinions by some highly qualified boxing minds, some of whom might have a little more boxing knowledge than you or I. Although it remains a tough call for most, this group was slightly more sided with Duran at 135.


Experts Contemplate: Duran vs. Mayweather at Lightweight - BoxingInsider.com - Boxing News - Boxing Results - Boxing News Leader



A lot of it hinges on just how good a boxer you feel Duran was. Obviously I feel he was a better boxer than you give him credit for, but again, only an opinion. For the record, these 8 guys voted (Duran - 5, Floyd - 1, undecided - 2).