Question......Who was better, Duran at lightweight or Holyfield at cruiserweight?????

[slicksouthpaw16]

Im curious to know what people think about this. Duran was a beast at lightweight and could do everything, and so could Evander. Holyfield at cruiserweight was like machine that never stopped coming.

Who do you think was better at their prime weights???

[Silencers]

I think Duran was a complete fighter at lightweight, defense, offense, everything a fighter could do he did at lightweight. Holyfield's defense cruiserweight wasn't all that good.

[BKM-]

I think Duran was a complete fighter at lightweight, defense, offense, everything a fighter could do he did at lightweight. Holyfield's defense cruiserweight wasn't all that good.

I agree. Duran was better overall. He really didn't have many flaws at lightweight, and looked nearly unbeatable there.

Holyfield may have been the best Cruiserweight ever though. But i've seen him have trouble with a motivated Qawi, he may have even lost that first fight. It was close, and Holyfield didn't stick to his game plan as well as he should have. But that's just Holyfield, he's always been like this.

I'd go for Duran in this one.

[oblivionx]

Duran.
All day.

[slicksouthpaw16]

I agree. Duran was better overall. He really didn't have many flaws at lightweight, and looked nearly unbeatable there.

Holyfield may have been the best Cruiserweight ever though. But i've seen him have trouble with a motivated Qawi, he may have even lost that first fight. It was close, and Holyfield didn't stick to his game plan as well as he should have. But that's just Holyfield, he's always been like this.

I'd go for Duran in this one.

I can't argue with that. But you have to consider the fact that Holyfield was undefeated at cruiser weight and fought the better line of fighters in my opinion. Duran lost to Esteban De Jesus by UD and was out on feet from a left hook.

Evander unified the cruiser weight titles and beating, Qawi, and sugar De Le leon is pretty impressive when you think about the few fights that he had. Holyfield was 17-0 when he beat Carlos De Leon and 11-0 when he beat Qawi the first time.

Don't get me wrong, Duran was one of the greatest lightweights of all time but this is hard for me to choose. Duran did some great things at lightweight as well.

[Silencers]

I can't argue with that. But you have to consider the fact that Holyfield was undefeated at cruiser weight and fought the better line of fighters in my opinion. Duran lost to Esteban De Jesus by UD and was out on feet from a left hook.

Evander unified the cruiser weight titles and beating, Qawi, and sugar De Le leon is pretty impressive when you think about the few fights that he had. Holyfield was 17-0 when he beat Carlos De Leon and 11-0 when he beat Qawi the first time.

Don't get me wrong, Duran was one of the greatest lightweights of all time but this is hard for me to choose. Duran did some great things at lightweight as well.

You could make an argument for Qawi winning their first fight, it was very close.

Duran was very green when he fought De Jesus the first time and if it weren't for Duran, De Jesus would have reigned as lightweight king for a long time.

[titoi]

This is a bizarre question unless you meant head to head, in which case Holyfield would likely have won. Any other kind of comparison has to be mightily in Duran's favor.

[slicksouthpaw16]

You could make an argument for Qawi winning their first fight, it was very close.

Duran was very green when he fought De Jesus the first time and if it weren't for Duran, De Jesus would have reigned as lightweight king for a long time.

Duran was green? Then what was Holyfield? lol. Evander only had 11 professional fights when he and Qawi fought the first time and had only been a professional for 2 years, pretty impressive. Plus he won the fight. Duran lost a UD to De Jesus, was dropped and badly hurt.

Duran had already had 31 fights at the time that he fought Esteban De Jesus and was the WBA lightweight champion so i wouldn't say he was green.

[Silencers]

Duran was green? Then what was Holyfield? lol. Evander only had 11 professional fights when he and Qawi fought the first time and had only been a professional for 2 years, pretty impressive. Plus he won the fight. Duran lost a UD to De Jesus, was dropped and badly hurt.

Duran had already had 31 fights at the time that he fought Esteban De Jesus and was the WBA lightweight champion so i wouldn't say he was green.

He had very little amateur experience though. Holyfield had 11 pro fights but was an accomplished amateur and got a medal at the Olympics, they were both green but Duran was more so.

[slicksouthpaw16]

He had very little amateur experience though. Holyfield had 11 pro fights but was an accomplished amateur and got a medal at the Olympics, they were both green but Duran was more so.

Duran had already became champion and had defeated Ken Buchanan 5 months earlier so i don't see how he was green. I don't think that there should be any excuses for Duran, he lost fair and square and had 31 professional fights.

There are plenty of fighters that had NO amateur experience and still went on to reach greatness.

Holyfield fought limited opposition before he defeated Qawi so he was very green.