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Originally posted by El Dominicano View PostNothing wrong with showboating...just as long as you know when to stop. SRL that night...didn't know when to stop
What i loved about Duran was how crafty he was fighting at mid- range he was pretty awsome at rollling with punches and setting people up with counters.
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Originally posted by Flawless. View PostDuran started at a larger weight when he was 16 meaning that he could go up to SMW because his body allows him. Unlike Mayweather who CAN'T go all the way up to 168 nor even 160
Mayweather wasn't fighting in the pro ranks at 16 so whatever the hell that has to do with what you're trying to say just doesn't mean anything. Duran had to fight at such a young age because he was so poor and there was no proper way for him to go through the amateur ranks like Mayweather could. Duran did exactly the same thing Mayweather did but in the pro ranks the whole time basically.
The thing is though, and this is what you're missing and why you're such a .... Mayweather started his pro career at 130 and Duran started his at 118 and while he was still learning the ropes of fighting, after little to no amateur career, beat a HOF nominee and one of the greatest FW fighters ever in Ernesto Marcel just before Marcel went on to rule the FW division and beat such guys as Alexis Arguello and retire as the FW champion of the world. Duran was the only guy to ever KO Marcel. He did this at the same age that Mayweather started his pro career after a long amateur career in which he was helped along by every possible source and coach available in the US.
At 30 when Mayweather retired, Duran had already moved up to WW and beat what many consider as one of the top 3 greatest ever WW's in history in Leonard (in his absolute prime) as well as the great HOF'er Palomino, whereas Mayweather moved up and beat 34 year old, inactive Oscar who had only fought sporadically and lost most of them anyway. Mayweather then beat Hatton (great fight and accomplishment) before he retired.
Duran, even though smaller in height and reach than Mayweather, went up to the SMW division winning titles in each division and beating the younger, stronger, bigger prime fighters while he was well past, not only his prime age, but well past his prime weight division as well.
Flawless, your argument makes Duran look better and is nonsensical to what you're trying to achieve, which is to make Mayweather look the best ever fighter, no? Go think some more ...... listen to those cogs churning.
Mayweather is bigger than Duran and moved up to a higher weight much quicker than him as well. Mayweather fighting as an amateur has no bearing on anything, because when they were both at similar ages in the pro ranks Mayweather was bigger, went up higher earlier and didn't face anyone nearly as good as Duran faced from the earliest moment of his career to the last.Last edited by BennyST; 12-19-2008, 10:53 AM.
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Duran is the best the complete fighter / boxer the best lightweight of ATG beat the P4P best in the world when he moved up & his achievements after that are amazing he mixed it with them all very under estimate boxer
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostMy god, even though you're trying so hard to make Mayweather sound great, you don't even realise that you're saying Duran is easily greater because Mayweather could never compete against the top 160 or 168 pounders whereas Duran could, did and won titles there.
Mayweather wasn't fighting in the pro ranks at 16 so whatever the hell that has to do with what you're trying to say just doesn't mean anything. Duran had to fight at such a young age because he was so poor and there was no proper way for him to go through the amateur ranks like Mayweather could. Duran did exactly the same thing Mayweather did but in the pro ranks the whole time basically.
The thing is though, and this is what you're missing and why you're such a .... Mayweather started his pro career at 130 and Duran started his at 118 and while he was still learning the ropes of fighting, after little to no amateur career, beat a HOF nominee and one of the greatest FW fighters ever in Ernesto Marcel just before Marcel went on to rule the FW division and beat such guys as Alexis Arguello and retire as the FW champion of the world. Duran was the only guy to ever KO Marcel. He did this at the same age that Mayweather started his pro career after a long amateur career in which he was helped along by every possible source and coach available in the US.
At 30 when Mayweather retired, Duran had already moved up to WW and beat what many consider as one of the top 3 greatest ever WW's in history in Leonard (in his absolute prime) as well as the great HOF'er Palomino, whereas Mayweather moved up and beat 34 year old, inactive Oscar who had only fought sporadically and lost most of them anyway. Mayweather then beat Hatton (great fight and accomplishment) before he retired.
Duran, even though smaller in height and reach than Mayweather, went up to the SMW division winning titles in each division and beating the younger, stronger, bigger prime fighters while he was well past, not only his prime age, but well past his prime weight division as well.
Flawless, your argument makes Duran look better and is nonsensical to what you're trying to achieve, which is to make Mayweather look the best ever fighter, no? Go think some more ...... listen to those cogs churning.
Mayweather is bigger than Duran and moved up to a higher weight much quicker than him as well. Mayweather fighting as an amateur has no bearing on anything, because when they were both at similar ages in the pro ranks Mayweather was bigger, went up higher earlier and didn't face anyone nearly as good as Duran faced from the earliest moment of his career to the last.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostMy god, even though you're trying so hard to make Mayweather sound great, you don't even realise that you're saying Duran is easily greater because Mayweather could never compete against the top 160 or 168 pounders whereas Duran could, did and won titles there.
Mayweather wasn't fighting in the pro ranks at 16 so whatever the hell that has to do with what you're trying to say just doesn't mean anything. Duran had to fight at such a young age because he was so poor and there was no proper way for him to go through the amateur ranks like Mayweather could. Duran did exactly the same thing Mayweather did but in the pro ranks the whole time basically.
The thing is though, and this is what you're missing and why you're such a .... Mayweather started his pro career at 130 and Duran started his at 118 and while he was still learning the ropes of fighting, after little to no amateur career, beat a HOF nominee and one of the greatest FW fighters ever in Ernesto Marcel just before Marcel went on to rule the FW division and beat such guys as Alexis Arguello and retire as the FW champion of the world. Duran was the only guy to ever KO Marcel. He did this at the same age that Mayweather started his pro career after a long amateur career in which he was helped along by every possible source and coach available in the US.
At 30 when Mayweather retired, Duran had already moved up to WW and beat what many consider as one of the top 3 greatest ever WW's in history in Leonard (in his absolute prime) as well as the great HOF'er Palomino, whereas Mayweather moved up and beat 34 year old, inactive Oscar who had only fought sporadically and lost most of them anyway. Mayweather then beat Hatton (great fight and accomplishment) before he retired.
Duran, even though smaller in height and reach than Mayweather, went up to the SMW division winning titles in each division and beating the younger, stronger, bigger prime fighters while he was well past, not only his prime age, but well past his prime weight division as well.
Flawless, your argument makes Duran look better and is nonsensical to what you're trying to achieve, which is to make Mayweather look the best ever fighter, no? Go think some more ...... listen to those cogs churning.
Mayweather is bigger than Duran and moved up to a higher weight much quicker than him as well. Mayweather fighting as an amateur has no bearing on anything, because when they were both at similar ages in the pro ranks Mayweather was bigger, went up higher earlier and didn't face anyone nearly as good as Duran faced from the earliest moment of his career to the last.
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Originally posted by The Jackal View PostGreat boxer & clever very technical but have to disagree his not fought as many as the rest especially Duran
just phrased it wrong
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