Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post

Duran smashed Moore at light middle and beat Barclay at middleweight to become champ.
He certainly did, but how good were those guys?

Davey Moore was a veteran of 12 pro fights going up against a guy with 80 pro fights, and he got pummelled and fouled to death.

How good was Barkley really? I understand he was a decent MW coming off a big upset KO over Hearns, but come on.
Moore was undefeated and Barkley was a monster middleweight. For Duran who was a former welterweight and way past his best makes these victories a mark of a great.