Is Roberto Duran a rudimentary and aborted version of Manny Pacquiao

[Weltschmerz]

My answer is no.

But I do think Brushmyhair is a rudimentary and aborted version of Stax on Deck.

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[Larry the boss]

i remember a sig with a quote that said something like, baldomir was a carbon copy of duran

It was either Elroy or that one poster who always dissed Duran

I remember a quote, think it was from Larry who said that whitaker was not a good heavyweight or some **** like that.

naw son i didnt have anything to do with that

[GrandpaBernard]

this just isn't true! not at 147 and above, anyway! i will agree that he was primarily a life taker at 135. he had a freakish chin and power at the weight.

duran fought bigger men for much of the latter part of his career when he was making the most money and was a household name for beating ray leonard.

he could fight inside, but he wasn't depending on getting inside and grinding bigger men down. that's not a style that lends itself to climbing weights. duran is one of the best weight climbers ever! how's he an infighting specialist at WW and above?

duran was a very well rounded fighter. he was slippery, powerful, and had a great chin. when he moved from 135 his style changed drastically. he could do what he wanted against a lot of different fighters. he used boxing skills and professionalism to beat ray leonard in the first fight. he punched with barkley.

what about Henry Armstrong. He weight climbed with no prob and defined swarming

[New England]

what about Henry Armstrong. He weight climbed with no prob and defined swarming

most of armstrong's WW fights weren't against guys anywhere near the size of leonard, hearns, barkley, benitez, etc. lots of them were in the low 140's or even high 130's. i'd have to think about the biggest man he beat. it might be ceferino garcia, a 5'6" middleweight from the Philippines who weighed under the jr MW limit.

duran beat iran barkley, who was an absolutely enormous at MW.

he didn't give up the kind of size druan did, if you've seen the films of armstrong's fights. he was also at or below the 126 lb limit very few times in his career, even when he was the champion at the weight. he'd tune up well above the weight, and

[VG_Addict]

Duran is a more complete fighter than Pacquiao.

[nacho daddy]

most of armstrong's WW fights weren't against guys anywhere near the size of leonard, hearns, barkley, benitez, etc. lots of them were in the low 140's or even high 130's. i'd have to think about the biggest man he beat. it might be ceferino garcia, a 5'6" middleweight from the Philippines who weighed under the jr MW limit.

duran beat iran barkley, who was an absolutely enormous at MW.

he didn't give up the kind of size druan did, if you've seen the films of armstrong's fights. he was also at or below the 126 lb limit very few times in his career, even when he was the champion at the weight. he'd tune up well above the weight, and

Duran was one of if not the bravest man ever put gloves on. mickey walker another guy. Duran was a little guy NEVER USED PED's fought the toughest biggest ww's jm's and mw's. fought hagler who did not even mess up Durans hair when no one would go near hagler. fought iran barkley who was a LH. no one will ever match him

[BIPBAP]

Pacquiao doesn't even know how to fight inside how can duran be a whatever version of him

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Elroy thinks Sam Peter and Chris arreola would dominate the heavyweight division in the 60's and 70's. Apparently he also got banned from posting in the boxing history section

Yeah, can't see Peter or Arreola doing much in that era. Those guys would tear them up, barring a lucky punch. They're good heavyweights, but far from great.

[Build That Wall]

Yeah, can't see Peter or Arreola doing much in that era. Those guys would tear them up, barring a lucky punch. They're good heavyweights, but far from great.

George foreman knocks out both of those fighters with Jabs

[Tony Trick-Pony]

George foreman knocks out both of those fighters with Jabs

Haha. Very true. They wouldn't be able to land on George anyway. It wouldn't go far. I think Arreola's nose splits in the opening minute and Peter goes down in a round or two. No one could take Big George's power.