was Roberto Duran really that great?

[muppetman]

mayweather is a good boxer and certainly would stand a good chance against anyone. however, these 'experts' usually have investments in boxing. it is to their advantage to make a fighter seem more interesting.

now about duran:

he fought people alot bigger than him simply bcause he let himself get 'chunky' he was a natural lightweight and yet was fighting lightheavies at the end of his career and still having some success!

he fought some of the best competition of all time and again these weighed more than him being natural welters, middle or super-middleweights.

he was not a great boxer but he had good skills of getting to the inside, he could hit very hard and take a very hard punch!

hope that helps

he was a great boxer.verey under estimated in that category!!

[wpink1]

ferocity,,,where do you get your info from...I was around when Duran fought...and leonard in the olympics..etc...

You all are just as guilty of sound biting and adding words as hilary clinton. I said duran is great. I have always said that. However I do not believe he is a top 5 fighter as those on here who hug durans balls swear he is.

Reasons why, and what durans fans do not point out, is he fought at lightweight one of the all time weakest resume's ever. Look at boxrec and see the average record of the fighters he faces...hmm 13-10, 1-5, 20-10-2...etc... Yes he owned the lightweight division and fought some decent fighters too, but come on be factualy beating those fighter is not like the caliber of fighers say a whitacker beat when he was at 135.

Finally, yes he moved up and barely outpointed Leonard, and beat davey moore. But why do Duran fans stop there, and more importantly say he was past his prime at at 29-31, but go on and review Jones at age 36 when he lost to Tarver etc.. I am not a Jones fan, and I think Mayweather right now is being over rated, but he has moved up much more successfully than Duran has, hmmmm duran was not unbeatable at lightweight..as he did lose to Dejesus and was even dropped twice by him. Mayweather has never lost or been legitimately dropped.... Roy never lost ( or was beaten ) until he was much older, and yes he did fight soome good fighters, young hopkins and Toney and a slew of champions..

So again duran fans get your FACTS straight.

[hemichromis]

he was a great boxer.verey under estimated in that category!!

i meant he was not a good classic boxer, he was however great at getting close and hurting his oponent

[niceguy45]

early in duran's career was spent in panama, which was underrated

[wpink1]

hemocromis...your dead wrong. Duran was a very good boxer. I obviously am not a duran fan, but the man was great. I just dont think he was top 5. Duran was fast, powerful, had great speed, defense....Yes he did do a lot of damage in close, but he could box too.

[Panamaniac]

hemocromis...your dead wrong. Duran was a very good boxer. I obviously am not a duran fan, but the man was great. I just dont think he was top 5. Duran was fast, powerful, had great speed, defense....Yes he did do a lot of damage in close, but he could box too.

Surely you gest...

[Sweet Pea 50]

Man, this thread is still going...
Yes, Duran was GREAT.

[Horus]

Look at the Tape..!!!



That is the HISTORY of Duran right there...

QUITTING IN HIS BIGGEST FIGHT....


Duran is a Clown..FOR QUITTING...
LOL

"NO MAS":gay:

THREAD CLOSED...!!!

REAL FIGHTERS DONT QUIT

"NO MAS" PART 1


EVERYBODY WATCH THE VIDEO..... HERE IS SOME MORE PROOF...!!

"NO MAS" PART 2

QUITTER..!!!!

It's nothing you can say, We got it on TAPE....


FROM DURAN AND DURAN TRAINER HIMSELF...!!!

Joking...aside...He was a great fighter....
But he still is a ***** for Quiting...
and great fighters shouldnt quit...!!

[BennyST]

Joking...aside...He was a great fighter....
But he still is a ***** for Quiting...
and great fighters shouldnt quit...!!

Many great fighters have quit, not just Duran. If you think many great fighters don't mentally quit during a fight also, you're deluded. Either way, it was pretty sad but he did more than make up for it by coming back from what would make most fighters run to the nether regions of the world never to be seen again. He did also try to get an immediate rematch which would have been more on his own terms by being able to take a longer period for training etc. Prepare better mentally etc.

If you think him quitting means he has no heart then what does coming back from that and other losses time and time again to win huge fights well above his proper weight and good fighting age when most others would simply be happy to have achieved half of what he did?