Edgar Berlanga leaves Top Rank

Duran beat Hearns? Yeah, he truly was the GOAT!

 

I think it'd be better to move that to a new thread.

Berlanga couldn't hold Ortiz or Chavez's spit bucket.

 

I think prime Ortiz would have been a harder stylistic matchup for Duran than Chavez would be.

I don't think Chavez would have done much with Duran. That's not to say I think JCC gets blown out or stopped, but I don't think it would have been particularly close.

Chavez thrived on being able to wear guys down with his body attack, physical strength, and stamina. Hard to do that with a guy who has him beat in all three of those areas, and against a guy who was MUCH faster and more dynamic than him.

 

If you take Pac, Floyd, Whitaker, and Chavez, all against a prime Duran at lightweight, and you ask which of the four has the poorest odds of beating Duran, the answer is easily Chavez.