Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Worst thing about that rematch is it got Duran into a title fight with Joppy. That was just terrible to see as he was humiliated and destroyed. Castro was capable and rugged, shit he took rounds from Jirov years later, but was a walking billboard for hometown padding & cooking.
Think Castro coulda done better against Joppy ?

He could bang and in 140 fights, he was only stopped TWICE.

Joppy would be humilated and destroyed years later by Tito Trinidad, then Bernard, then Jermain Taylor. Tho he did survive against the latter two.

Always liked Joppy myself.