in addition to the fights with which most of the forum is familiar, roberto duran is one of, if not the greatest LIGHTWEIGHT of all time. he had an ATG resume before he even fought ray leonard. one loss to esteban de jesus, a great LW, and it was over the limit and a non title fight. he avenged the loss twice by stoppage. he had the lineal title seven years, man, and he fought most of his contenders. he was regarded as a great and a legend already by the time he took on palomino, and later leonard at 147 for the title.
he was a prolific weight climber AFTER a full, robust, hall of fame / atg run at 135, where he's not only got one of the greatest resume, but is a H2H nightmare with his power, chin, and skills.
That's a great response,,, thank you for explaining your choice,,,,
I still favor SRL just because of his greatest wins, trumps durans greatest wins....
Beating Benitez when he was a legit p4p 1 or 2 and beating the monster of undefeated hearns,,,, Those are 2 of the greatest wins ever,,,
I do respect your opinion,, it was well-laid out,,,
i guess we will just agree to disagree,,,