Masvidal names Roberto Duran as his favorite fighter ever. (Duran will walk out with Mas)

[ExitLUPin]

also says Sweet Pea is up there. He called Roberto the greatest ever in the past too.

 

[Hotora86]

In before a dozen Sherbros tell him how wrong he is.

 

[green giant]

Duran was a beast, still is. Anyone else have the video repeat and think "didn't he just ask that?". Haha

 

[ExitLUPin]

Duran was a beast, still is. Anyone else have the video repeat and think "didn't he just ask that?". Haha

a near 40yo Duran playfully toying the shit out of a purime super MW Nigel Benn who was going hard in sparring

 

[cauti0n]

MMA fighters should study Duran if they wanna learn about inside fighting.

 

[ExitLUPin]

MMA fighters should study Duran if they wanna learn about inside fighting.

Hell boxers themselves should.

Inside fighting is a dying art in boxing this days and this era as a whole

fights like Spence/Porter were a welcome sign that a few guys still got it inside

 

[Yacob]

History remembers Duran as best lightweight ever. I don't have a huge argument against that really.

Wilfred Benitez and SRL are the only guys who ever made him look bad but those fights were all the way up at 147 and 154

(Benitez was incredibly skilled for you mma guys who lightly dabble in old boxers, you gotta check him out)

 

[Yacob]

Hell boxers themselves should.

Inside fighting is a dying art in boxing this days and this era as a whole

fights like Spence/Porter were a welcome sign that a few guys still got it inside

Sergiy Derevyanchenko is probably my favorite current guy to watch inside the pocket. His head movement and angle switches are sublime. He's levels above Spence and Porter in that area

 

[Clenelo]

 

[cauti0n]

Hell boxers themselves should.

Inside fighting is a dying art in boxing this days and this era as a whole

fights like Spence/Porter were a welcome sign that a few guys still got it inside

It's not really their fault, scoring of the last how many years is not kind when it comes to inside fighting. Doesn't score well & a lot of the time the referee breaks it up now before they get going.

 

[ExitLUPin]

Sergiy Derevyanchenko is probably my favorite current guy to watch inside the pocket. His head movement and angle switches are sublime. He's levels above Spence and Porter in that area

I knew he was good but i was shocked at how much trouble he gave GGG

 

[DeathByCaranos]

Duran was a fucking savage for sure, and one of the things that made him so great, is also one of the things he gets criticized for. He drank a lot, had bad diet, wasn't focused at times, and still he was that good. That just shows how talented a guy like that really was, and same thing goes for B.J. Penn. Max Kellerman still looks the same as he did 20 years ago. Still as obnoxious as well.

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

No Mas-vidal is born.

 

[green giant]

WHat was Duran doing there, almost like he was distracted.

 

[Clenelo]

I knew he was good but i was shocked at how much trouble he gave GGG

Uriah Grant would've knocked Duran stiff

Duran is the only member of the Four "Kings" to have taken Ls against each of his three counterparts.

 

[Yacob]

I knew he was good but i was shocked at how much trouble he gave GGG

Especially when you consider he got knocked down and had a terrible cut all within like the first 10 minutes....he won the fight clearly after he faced adversity, which is nothing short of a monumental feat against a vet like GGG even if it's not prime G

 

[Yacob]

WHat was Duran doing there, almost like he was distracted.

The set-up to the body was perfect

 

[ThoseAreMyShoes]

WHat was Duran doing there, almost like he was distracted.

Tbf fair the right hand that finishes him might as well have come from a sniper in the crowd, it was travelling that fast.

 

[Spacetrucker]

a near 40yo Duran playfully toying the shit out of a purime super MW Nigel Benn who was going hard in sparring

Damn, I forgot how fast he was - you don't even see his punches when he throws them half the time just watching this video.

 

[91 seconds]

He was an absolute savage from 74'-80'