Roberto Duran

[shortright]

leanord lost the first fight in a close fight and read the thing i posted about the second fight

[jack_the_rippuh]

Nigel Benn's victory over Barkley makes Duran's win look like dookie.

[ianwigley]

leanord lost the first fight in a close fight and read the thing i posted about the second fight

So your point is?

I don't give a **** about the second fight. Duran got lucky in the first scrap due to some dodgy scoring.

Duran walked into the boxing ring in the first fight a warrior, then told Leonard to **** off half an hour later because he didn't have the balls to carry on...

Aside from this, Duran fought no-one credible at the time he was supposed to have been 'great'...and those he did fight that were good, beat him.

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So your point is?

I don't give a **** about the second fight. Duran got lucky in the first scrap due to some dodgy scoring.

Duran walked into the boxing ring in the first fight a warrior, then told Leonard to **** off half an hour later because he didn't have the balls to carry on...

Aside from this, Duran fought no-one credible at the time he was supposed to have been 'great'...and those he did fight that were good, beat him.

the dodgy scoring is entirely in your head. just look at leonard's face when the fight was over.

[ianwigley]

the dodgy scoring is entirely in your head. just look at leonard's face when the fight was over.

I'll take your point as a mark of respect, but you gotta agree Duran was so overrated. I haven't seen him fight anyone good (other than Leonard) and win. All his fights were against over the hill losers, or losers...

[Left2body]

Well the better question is who didn't Duran fight between 135-160? Duran fought the very best of his generation and many of them when he was past his prime and at 3-4 divisions up from where he started and STILL won or gave a good account of himself.

Duran is one of the most under-rated boxers in history. Watch him fight and you'll see that he used a lot more boxing skills that people might think. His defense and combinations were things of beauty. Duran was a smart fighter and worked his way in smartly not just rush in like a Hatton or Ouma did last night.

Duran also had tremendous punching power and I dont think we'll see anyone move up that much weight and still carry as much power as Duran did.

BTW Duran beat Estaban Dejesus twice and Ken Bucanana which might be his best lighter weight opponents.

[ianwigley]

[QUOTE=Left2body;1978918]Well the better question is who didn't Duran fight between 135-160? Duran fought the very best of his generation and many of them when he was past his prime and at 3-4 divisions up from where he started and STILL won or gave a good account of himself.

But all of the ****s beat him...and DeJesus beat him first time out!!!! every big name Duran fought, he got beat by...

Do the sums!!

[shortright]

ken bucanon was so underated duran handled him
ernesto marcel, duran handled him, marcel school arqullo
dominated dejesus twice
dominated palimino, hall of famer borderline great
beat leanord when he came to win, leanors is very hard to beat a lightweight did it,
koed ceavas who was like 6 six years younger then duran
destryoed highly rated champion davey moore, who had 4 titles defences all by ko
only man to go distance with hagler lost close decison
won middleweight crown, 17 years after winnig lightweight crown in 1989 fight of the year agaisnt a man who beat hearns twice, plus it was barkley best effort of his carreer

[ianwigley]

ken bucanon was so underated duran handled him
ernesto marcel, duran handled him, marcel school arqullo
dominated dejesus twice
dominated palimino, hall of famer borderline great
beat leanord when he came to win, leanors is very hard to beat a lightweight did it,
koed ceavas who was like 6 six years younger then duran
destryoed highly rated champion davey moore, who had 4 titles defences all by ko
only man to go distance with hagler lost close decison
won middleweight crown, 17 years after winnig lightweight crown in 1989 fight of the year agaisnt a man who beat hearns twice, plus it was barkley best effort of his carreer

Davey Moore was a bum from the Bronx, Ken Buchanan was a nobody from Edinburgh who fought no-one. Palomino fought no-one other than Duran.

Duran fought no-one credible other than those who beat him...

[LondonRingRules]

FolksCall me naive
Ian

** Nah, more like plain ol' stuuupid. Folks need to swap out the ol' bulb for ya.