For how great Pacquiao he is at lightweight, he would lose with Duran!
Even Freddy Roach said that!
listen the interview!
THAT WAS M0RE 0F A RESPECT T0 DURAN IF ANYTHING. R0ACH KN0WS MANNY KILL HIM. DURAN IS THE M0ST 0VERRATED FIGHTER IN B0XING HIST0RY. HIS BEST WIN WAS AGAINST LE0NARD AND THEN HE G0T HIS ASS KICKED 2ND TIME.
HE'S 1-5 AGAINST THE ALL TIME GREATS. HE L0ST T0 BENITEZ AND KIRLAND IN HIS PRIME WH0 ARE N0T EVEN THAT G00D.
Taken from Ryan Manquinana's interview with Roach.
RM : The two boxing greats who Mannys been compared to as of late, due to his success in moving up multiple weight classes are Roberto Duran and Pernell Whitaker. How do you think Manny would match up with them at 135?
FR : Its tough to compare eras, of course. Pernell was a great boxer, and Manny has trouble with the counter-punching style a little bit, but I dont think Pernell could stand the pressure. With Duran, I think Manny could beat him. Duran was a ballsy guy; he liked to fight, but, you know, No Más made me wonder if he had any quit in him. In the past, at [lightweight], I picked Duran to win, but this time I think Manny would win by decision now.
THAT WAS ALS0 BEF0RE MANNY BEAT HATT0N AND DE LA H0YA. N0W HE'D PR0BABLY SAY MANNY BY K0. DURAN WAS T00 SL0W F0R MANNY AND IT W0ULD BE EASY TARGET PRACTICE.
103 Wins (70 knockouts, 32 decisions, 1 retirement), 16 Losses (4 knockouts, 12 decisions) [4]
Res. Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss Héctor Camacho Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 2001-07-14 Denver, Colorado Lost NBA Super-Middleweight title.
Win Patrick Goossen Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 2000-08-12 Toppenish, Washington
Win Pat Lawlor Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 2000-06-16 Panama City, Panama Won NBA Super-Middleweight title.
Loss Omar Gonzalez Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1999-03-06 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss William Joppy TKO 3 (12), 2:54 1998-08-28 Las Vegas, Nevada Fight was for WBA Middleweight title.
Win Felix Jose Hernandez Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1998-01-31 Panama City, Panama
Win David Radford Decision (unan.) 8 (
1997-11-15 Temba, South Africa
Win Jorge Fernando Castro Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1997-06-14 Panama City, Panama
Loss Jorge Fernando Castro Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1997-02-15 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win Mike Culbert TKO 6 (10) 1996-09-27 Chester, West Virginia
Win Ariel Cruz KO 1 (10) 1996-08-31 Panama City, Panama
Loss Héctor Camacho Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 1996-06-22 Atlantic City, New Jersey Fight was for IBC Middleweight title.
Win Ray Domenge Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1996-02-20 Miami, Florida
Win Wilbur Garst TKO 4 (10) 1995-12-21 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win Roni Martinez TKO 7 (10), 2:59 1995-06-10 Kansas City, Missouri
Loss Vinny Pazienza Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 1995-01-14 Atlantic City, New Jersey Fight was for IBC Super-Middleweight title.
Win Heath Todd TKO 7 (10) 1994-10-18 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
Loss Vinny Pazienza Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 1994-06-25 Las Vegas, Nevada Fight was for IBC Super-Middleweight title.
Win Terry Thomas TKO 4 (10) 1994-03-29 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
Win Carlos Montero Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1994-02-22 Marseille, France
Win Tony Menefee TKO 8 (10) 1993-12-14 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
Win Sean Fitzgerald KO 6 (10) 1993-08-17 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
Win Jacques LeBlanc Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1993-06-29 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
Win Ken Hulsey KO 2 (10), 2:45 1992-12-17 Cleveland, Ohio
Win Tony Biglen Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1992-09-30 Buffalo, New York
Loss Pat Lawlor TKO 6 (10), 1:50 1991-03-18 Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss Sugar Ray Leonard Decision (unan.) 12 (12) 1989-12-07 Las Vegas, Nevada Fight was for WBC Super-Middleweight title.
Win Iran Barkley Decision (split) 12 (12) 1989-02-24 Atlantic City, New Jersey Won WBC Middleweight title.
Win Jeff Lanas Decision (split) 10 (10) 1988-10-01 Chicago, Illinois
Win Paul Thorn Retirement 6 (10) 1988-04-14 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win Ricky Stackhouse Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1988-02-05 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win Juan Ferreyra Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1987-09-12 Miami, Florida
Win Victor Claudio Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1987-05-16 Miami, Florida
Loss Robbie Sims Decision (split) 10 (10) 1986-06-23 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Win Jorge Suero KO 2 (10), 1:45 1986-04-18 Panama City, Panama
Win Manuel Zambrano KO 2 (10), 2:57 1986-01-31 Panama City, Panama
Loss Thomas Hearns KO 2 (15) 1984-06-15 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Fight was for WBC Light-Middleweight title.
Loss Marvin Hagler Decision (unan.) 15 (15) 1983-11-10 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Fight was for WBA, WBC and IBF Middleweight titles.
Win Davey Moore TKO 8 (15), 2:02 1983-06-16 Madison Square Garden, New York City Won WBC Light Middleweight title
Win Pipino Cuevas TKO 4 (12), 2:26 1983-01-29 Los Angeles, California
Win Jimmy Batten Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1982-11-12 Miami, Florida
Loss Kirkland Laing Decision (split) 10 (10) 1982-09-04 Detroit, Michigan
Loss Wilfred Benítez Decision (unan.) 15 (15) 1982-01-30 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Fight was for WBC Light Middleweight title.
Win Luigi Minchillo Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1981-09-26 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Win Nino Gonzalez Decision (unan.) 10 (10) 1981-08-09 Cleveland, Ohio
Loss Sugar Ray Leonard TKO 8 (15), 2:44 1980-11-25 New Orleans, Louisiana The "No Más Fight"; lost WBC Welterweight title.
Win Sugar Ray Leonard Decision