was Roberto Duran really that great?

[SkillspayBills]

verify that mosley stat for me skils.

He defended his title for the 8th time in the lightweight division. Moved straight to Welter beat Rivera and Wise than took the WBC title from Oscar DLH. It's on boxrec if you need to see proof budd. I am pretty sure that is exactly how it went.

[Azteca]

i thought he had a single bout at 140. Maybe I am mistaken?

but point with duran still stands...mosley came AFTER roberto last time i checked.

it was unprecedented for 50 years, lassie.

[Wiley Hyena]

"Duran is a top 5 fighter all time by any reputable boxing mind. Sugar, Cox, I can go on and on. I have never seen a list that never featured Duran not in the top 10"

Is exactly what you said.... Just like a duran fan...paraphrase only the parts that they want you to remember etc....You said by any reputable boxing mind....and listed Bert Sugar....That means he is in yoiur eyes a reputable boxign mind...and he does not have Duran in his top five..Wiley..you need to help this young man.

Azteca doesn't need my help....

[Wiley Hyena]

This is what I mean OVERRATING the older fighters. Duran legendary? HELL YES. Duran an all time great? HELL YES. Can someone be as good as him and accomplish great things like he has? HELL YES!!! Didn't shane Go from lightweight to Welter to beat Oscar, I know he had a tune up first but still.

It's very hard to overrate Duran. Very easy to overrate Floyd. Sorry but it's the truth. Different breeds of men completely (and I'm not talking racially...I'm talking about fiber).

[SkillspayBills]

i apologize, i did enter part way through. i saw you giving duran ****, and had to call you out for it.

i'm sorry man...It's just the way I think. When I watch Duran fight...I am amazed.

When I watch Floyd fight...i am neither entertained or amazed.

You aren't amazed by the skill he shows? Did you see the gif of him blocking one of Blado's punches, countering him with an uppercut and then ducking another punch BEFORE it was even thrown? If you say Baldo was slow and predictable he did the SAME thing to Oscar man. I can understand you saying you aren't entertained fine you don't find his cautious nature entertaining. However, to not be in awe of how that man performs in the ring baffles me, it's once in a generation type skill. Like I said he has the all time great skill............all he needs is the accomplishments and the rest is history.

[SkillspayBills]

It's very hard to overrate Duran. Very easy to overrate Floyd. Sorry but it's the truth. Different breeds of men completely.

Actually you and Az have easily Overrated Duran. People tend to forget what overrated means though. SRR is consensus p4p greatest ever. Is he overrated? Hell yeah to an extent he is. Duran is one of the best ever, but there are fighters who have came up or will come up that would give him a hell of a fight and Floyd is one of them.

[Azteca]

You aren't amazed by the skill he shows? Did you see the gif of him blocking one of Blado's punches, countering him with an uppercut and then ducking another punch BEFORE it was even thrown? If you say Baldo was slow and predictable he did the SAME thing to Oscar man. I can understand you saying you aren't entertained fine you don't find his cautious nature entertaining. However, to not be in awe of how that man performs in the ring baffles me, it's once in a generation type skill. Like I said he has the all time great skill............all he needs is the accomplishments and the rest is history.

I am not amazed because he is always in cruise control.

I am amazed watching a ferrari zoom by.
I am not amazed watching a jetta zoom by.

Get my drift, man?

[F.O.S]

One more thing to throw in the couldron...............

Duran fought toe-toe for 14 rounds in world title fights back in his day, not a poxy 12 round slap and ***** fest !

[Wiley Hyena]

Actually you and Az have easily Overrated Duran. People tend to forget what overrated means though. SRR is consensus p4p greatest ever. Is he overrated? Hell yeah to an extent he is. Duran is one of the best ever, but there are fighters who have came up or will come up that would give him a hell of a fight and Floyd is one of them.

Actually we haven't "overrated" Duran at all. It's our opinion, college boy.

[SkillspayBills]

I am not amazed because he is always in cruise control.

I am amazed watching a ferrari zoom by.
I am not amazed watching a jetta zoom by.

Get my drift, man?

I understand it is the breed of animal though. I guess he thinks more of in the long run than the "right now". As he famously said once "I aint ****ing with my money". Still though when he is on it I can't see how you can't be amazed.