Roberto Duran-Felix Tito Trinidad

[ViperSniper]

Who wins between these two on their best night from Welterweight to Middleweight? Does each fight from 147, 154 & 160 look any different or have a different outcome from eachother?

Many consider Duran one of the greatest but his best fighting weight being at Lightweight while Trinidad was big back at Welterweight. Duran was the more skilled who had more ring savy & fighting against bigger guys and still finding success in losing efforts against Hagler at Middleweight & getting a big KO win in a well fought upset victory against Moore at 154.

Head to head who wins between Duran & Trinidad on their best night(s) & why?

[blackbelt2003]

In a one off fight Duran kills him at 147. He beat prime Ray Leonard for fuck's sake!


However, he was notoriously inconsistent after his lightweight days and if the lazy, fat Duran shows up at 147 or 154 it becomes a closer fight.

At 160 both were above their best class but still world class fighters. Either way on points in that division.


Black

[Warlord]

Duran wins early.

[ViperSniper]

(10-24-2017 05:36 AM)Warlord Wrote:  Duran wins early.

In what division and how? I'm almost thinking if Duran makes it a fight early he could be on the end of the big right hands and left like he was against Hearns..Tito also packed a powerful punch.

[Warlord]

(10-24-2017 06:47 AM)ViperSniper Wrote:  In what division and how? I'm almost thinking if Duran makes it a fight early he could be on the end of the big right hands and left like he was against Hearns..Tito also packed a powerful punch.

Duran wins at any weight they fight. Tito didn't have Duran's chin, and at 160 he didn't have the power to hurt Duran the way Hearns did.

Duran crushes Tito. Tito couldn't outbox him or outfight him. Tito fought in the right time and place. If he'd fought in Duran's day, he would've gotten lit up.

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(10-24-2017 03:22 AM)blackbelt2003 Wrote:  In a one off fight Duran kills him at 147. He beat prime Ray Leonard for fuck's sake!


However, he was notoriously inconsistent after his lightweight days and if the lazy, fat Duran shows up at 147 or 154 it becomes a closer fight.

At 160 both were above their best class but still world class fighters. Either way on points in that division.


Black

Viper stipulated on their best days, not worst. On his best day Duran is one of the best to ever lace them up. As you mentioned, correctly, he beat Ray Leonard. He gave Hagler hell. What did Tito ever do that comes even close to that?

[Dickagon]

He beat DLH when DLH turned the fight into a marathon

[Warlord]

(10-25-2017 06:26 PM)Dickagon Wrote:  He beat DLH when DLH turned the fight into a marathon

He won that fight on the judges' scorecards, but he didn't beat Gay La Hoya.

And Ga La Hoya is no Sugar Ray Leonard.