Whitaker vs Duran @ lightweight

[chinchekked]

That's the thing, I see that scenario as a possibility but I picture Duran knocking him out late via cutting off the ring effectively and a great body attack or Sweet Pea being on his game and popping Duran and moving all night en route to an easy decision, making him look foolish in the process.

[THE THIRD MAN]

The last time we saw Roberto Duran at his peak was the first Leonard fight, he had been fighting for 12 years before that. He was the most dominate Lightweight in history, i like Pernell Whitaker, i just don't see him beating Roberto Duran at Lightweight.

[JonesJrMayweather]

That's the thing, I see that scenario as a possibility but I picture Duran knocking him out late via cutting off the ring effectively and a great body attack or Sweet Pea being on his game and popping Duran and moving all night en route to an easy decision, making him look foolish in the process.

You're a new poster on this board, so you will soon see that majority of the posters on here see Duran as some sort of lightweight God...I on the other hand is considered a heretic on the guy...I think Sweet pea, and floyd would both beat him at LW and Mosley would absolutely crush him...

[Dark Lord Al]

I would personally go for Swea Pea , i think he would win a UD 116-112 , but of course Duran is a wonderful fighter , its a difficult one to pick but i go for Whitaker.

[Right Handed Southpaw]

It wouldn't be an easy fight for either guy. Thats just plain silly. In all reality its most likely 50/50. However, I'd give just an ever so slight edge to Duran due to his power and relentlessness. With that said, Pernell is one of my favorite fighters of all time. I think Roberto looks silly early due to Peas speed, but the lack of power from Whitaker wouldn't be enough to keep Duran off of him in the later rounds.

[ICB]

Pernell Whitaker by UD he beat very good pressure fighters like. Azumah Nelson, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jorge Paez, ETC.

And for the person who said Pernell Whitaker would make it a track meet, have you seen Pernell Whitaker at Lightweight ? he could easily throw 100 punches a round and would often stand his ground making you miss and making you pay.

Roberto Duran did beat some underrated boxers at Lightweight like Vilomar Fernandez, but i don't think he ever really beat a great fighter at Lightweight. Esteban De Jesus was good but not great. Ken Buchanan is the only one but even that had some controversy.

Roberto Duran had very good defense for a pressure fighter, a steady body and head attack. Aswell as cutting off the ring good, but he could be outboxed.

And i think Pernell Whitaker with his great angles, footwork, speed, elusiveness, would be able to win a close UD.

And remember Pernell Whitaker had underrated toughness aswell, he got his jaw broke in the 2nd round while past his prime vs Felix Trinidad. And he still made it too the 12th round.

There's a reason Pernell Whitaker has never legitmately been stopped, and thats because aswell as a great defense. He had underrated toughness.

[Beanflicker]

Pernell by decision IMO. His slick style and reflexes would have given Duran fits IMO. It would be a tough fight though.

I think anyone who thinks Duran would win easily or run away with this fight is severely underrating Pernell's abilities. Pernell is easily one of the greatest boxing wizards of all time and he proved it consistently against dynamite opposition.

[JonnyFolds]

Well, I'll first let the people who do not know I am the #1 Duran fan on here read this and move on...

Duran had a way of muscling his opponents into a different kind of fight than they were ready for (at LW). It's like they watch the tapes, they heard about the game, but it made fighters break down their game plan in short time. Duran stalks, yes, but he also hit you in the arms, chest, neck, and if you were lucky enough he'd hit you on the chin. He kissed the canvas quite a few times in his career at lightweight, too.

Whittaker had lightning fast reflexes. My favorite was when he would squat almost to the canvas articulate his head like it's a bobble head and *BAM*. He didn't exactly have a punch, but he had an arsenal, and he was in the best shape humanly possible.

Duran takes the fight to Whittaker and takes control by the 3rd round. Whittaker would surely make a mid-fight surge, but Duran puts the pedal back to the floor to take the decision. It's one thing to back up and win a fight, but Whittaker wouldn't be able to keep Duran honest. Whittaker would SURELY have his moments, and maybe even a KD early.

115-112 Duran

or

144-141 Duran... for those who remembered this would be a 15-rd fight

[LobowolfXXX]

That's the thing, I see that scenario as a possibility but I picture Duran knocking him out late via cutting off the ring effectively and a great body attack or Sweet Pea being on his game and popping Duran and moving all night en route to an easy decision, making him look foolish in the process.

You're a new poster on this board, so you will soon see that majority of the posters on here see Duran as some sort of lightweight God...I on the other hand is considered a heretic on the guy...I think Sweet pea, and floyd would both beat him at LW and Mosley would absolutely crush him...

If you don't see Duran as "some sort of lightweight God," then you didn't see him fight at 135. He's one of the few people you can talk about in the same discussion with Sugar Ray Robinson about all-time P4P and pass the straight face test.