Quote Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al View Post
Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
Whittaker would beat Duran, no doubt in my mind. If Leonard who in his 2nd fight could outbox and clown Duran into quitting and making excuses, what do you think Pernell would do? Pernell was a masterful boxer that could outbox and clown a guy. The only way Duran would win was if the judges were blind kind of like the judges in Pernells early losses and draw.

I'll take the Slick masterful defensive boxer over aggressive offensive juggernaut.
Please dont forget we are talking about LW division , Leonard fought Duran at WW , so that point is not valid .
It's actually valid. It would be an UD victory for Whittaker. If Duran quits against Leonard who was outboxing and clowning on him I can actually picture a Duran in frustration quitting against a Pernell Whittaker at 135, 140, and 147. Remember this Whittaker was virtually unbeatable at 135 and in his prime. In fact no one actually beat Whittaker while he was in his prime at 135, 140, and 147. All of his losses have been controversial, even in his draw against JCC.

In boxing history it has been proven that most of the time, the slick boxer beats the aggressive offensive fighter, especially one that likes to bang and brawl. Almost in every weight class this has been proven to be true, there are exceptions but they are rare.