Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
Quote Originally Posted by LegendBoxing65
Floyd has improved since Castillo? I don't see it. He fights the same way as always. Fast hands and winning on points, but his style is not a style which improves much with time. He overwhelms guys with his handspeed. I just think Duran would have outworked him. Ray was a stronger fighter than Floyd who could keep an effective puncher like Duran off of him long enough to use his lateral movement to reset and then move again.
If you don't see that Mayweather has improved since Castillo then you haven't seen much in terms of boxing in general... He offense is way, way better... he has better left hook, and most important he now has power behind his cross, and he throws it alot more now. He is less focused on jabbing then moving... Instead he jabs here and there, but he puts more pressure on other fighters. Duran never fought a fast fighter who could actually defend himself and throw smart combinations... Leonard would just shoe shine on the inside which wasn't effective against Duran whereas MAyweather make Duran look like he made Baldomir look like... slugish, slow, and what else you can name. Oscar would have given Duran a very hard time simply because his jab was so solid along with an amazing left hook. Mosley would be the easiest for Duran, but he wouldn't be knocked out, and he might just be too strong for Duran... at 154 he was bench pressing over 300 pounds, and I'm not saying he could hit harder than Duran, but that he would be stronger.
PLEASE. Duran was a legend, and defeated a prime Leonard, who was eons ahead of PBF, who isn't even a true 147. Also no freakin way was Mosley ever bench pressing 300 lbs, thats just nonsense. Dunno where you heard that, but whoever said it is lying. I would be impressed to see Mosley bench press any thing much over 200 lbs, let alone 300. Many guys say they can bench 300, but when it comes down to it, they can't even come close.