Who is more skilled. Floyd Mayweather or Roberto Duran

[leonthegee]

duran no question about it. he beat a prime leonard and that carries massive credit. as for mayweather, dela hoya was no leonard, he might have been a bigger draw but skill wise, duran was better than mayweather.

Duran beat a prime Leonard no question. But he quit in the rematch and Tommy Hearns knocked him out cold in two rounds. Cold ****ed him and he was out before he hit the floor.

[The Big Dunn]

DOn't you have to have seen duran fight more than just his fights with srl, hearns and hagler to answer this question?

[Brother Jay]

Both are supremely skilled, there is little separating them there.

One is more offensive minded, the other is more defensive minded.

Duran's offense = Mayweathers defense and the opposite is roughly true.

^^^ best reply in thread.

[junior gong]

Duran beat a prime Leonard no question. But he quit in the rematch and Tommy Hearns knocked him out cold in two rounds. Cold ****ed him and he was out before he hit the floor.

Dumbest post in the thread.

[leonthegee]

Dumbest post in the thread.

Whats dumb about it? You gonna say it didnt happen?

[junior gong]

Whats dumb about it? You gonna say it didnt happen?

It has zero relevance as to the original question and doesnt factor any of Duran's incredible reign at LW in.

[leonthegee]

It has zero relevance as to the original question and doesnt factor any of Duran's incredible reign at LW in.

It has everything to do with it. If you have skills you shouldnt be quiting in fights or getting put to sleep. Duran is great. Watched him a ton growing up. People think Floyds just this defensive fighter but nobody talks about his accuracy. Hes number 1 in accuracy in the history of compubox. Doesnt that count too?

[V.WEBB]

Not many boxers are in the debate for being as skilled as Duran, Mayweather is one that is definitely in it but I still feel Duran is the more skilled and well rounded boxer.

Well, they have similar levels but in different areas with their lesser areas both being incredible. Duran was a remarkably proficient offensive counter puncher with amazing defense. His all around ability was amazing, plus he had scary det,ination, stamina, will and power. His offence was his main point though. Floyd is a remarkably effective defensive counter puncher whose offence is also excellent. So they both equal out in a way.

Floyd better defense, but focuses on his defense more. Duran better offence but focuses on offence more and has greater power. They were/are both pure counter punchers though.

It's hard to say though. Duran applied his skills to much greater fighters, but also had huge discipline issues. Floyd hasn't fought nearly as good opposition but has shown to be much more consistent in training than Duran.

Hard question to answer.

In terms of solely skill, they are up there with the very best.

I'd lean on Duran because he applied it aganinst much better fighters.

Always enjoy watching you guys post.

[sapaw]

Boxing skill wise, its Floyd... but Duran is Duran, he can beat skilled boxers...

[Rk16]

Mayweather is more skilled but Duran was no slouch either
You can't just say Duran and point to his fight with Leonard without looking at his rematch and the Hearns and Hagler fight
Leonard ****ed up the first fight by fighting Durans fight
Duran had ****ing balls of steel and deserves credit for that but he was not as skilled as Mayweather