Rocky Graziano vs Roberto Duran

[Forza]

Graziano is the same height and was a chubby MW so no big size advantage.

I could see graziano K.Oing duran

[gatorDelux]

better than barkley....

but i think duran on his best night still as an edge....

i think over the course of the fight duran wouldnt be as damdged because of his D....

rocky would have to catch duran to win IMO...

but im tlaking about the lightweight duran

[McGoorty]

better than barkley....

but i think duran on his best night still as an edge....

i think over the course of the fight duran wouldnt be as damdged because of his D....

rocky would have to catch duran to win IMO...

but im tlaking about the lightweight duran

Yeah, I don't like this matchup,..... if there were a few guys like Graziano around when Duran was looking at the MW's,... he would have changed his mind. Having said that,... I rate Duran at least 50 positions higher up the All-Time P4P list,.... Duran rates far higher as a LW, than Rocky did as a MW,..... In terms of all out excitement, Graziano just edges out Duran...

[jabsRstiff]

A motivated Duran doesn't get nailed with any of Rocky's big rights, and patiently works him over.

Duran would win a decision.

[them_apples]

Duran did pretty good as a MW because of his skill.

Graziano would be a smaller MW by his time so I'd pick a well trained Duran to win.

[StarshipTrooper]

Duran did pretty good as a MW because of his skill.

Graziano would be a smaller MW by his time so I'd pick a well trained Duran to win.

Even when he was properly trained Duran was still pretty up and down by the time he got to Middleweight. it just goes with the territory of being an aging fighter. So I guess I'd say the outcome of the fight depends on whether Duran was up or down :chuckle9:

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[The Surgeon]

I think Duran is the superior fighter even up at MW, Graziano would be missing bad and tasting the pain via clever counter shots imo

[gatorDelux]

The duran that fought leonard the first time would beat rocky.....

there should be a poll

[Rspen46]

Graziano!

I will take Rocky in this one, he is the naturally bigger guy at that weight, he fought some excellent competition & he would charge across the ring into Duran's face the entire bout & stay there, & he would throw more, land more & win a tough fought decision.

[Canelo Phresh]

Graziano by destruction. Duran just wasnt a middleweight.