was Roberto Duran really that great?

[eyeloveboxing]

Duran started his career at Super Bantamweight divison. Natural 120 pounder fighting 168 pound guys in his late 40s and early 50s... DAMN!

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Duran started his career at Super Bantamweight divison. Natural 120 pounder fighting 168 pound guys in his late 40s and early 50s... DAMN!

please...
He was 17 the last time he weighed in at that weight, Duran was a natural lightweight (a big built natural lightweight). Let's not make him out to be god. He is "only" the best fighter of the last 40 years.

[dino]

saying duran was past his prime vs ray leonard is pure ignorance, he was in his 20s! duran fought a bunch of nobodies @ 135, but thats not his fought. he wasnt that great he was good though.

[SkillspayBills]

He is one of the greats for sure, he faced the best beqat the best, lost to some of the best, but ruled the lightweight division with 2 stone fists.

[The Noose]

saying duran was past his prime vs ray leonard is pure ignorance, he was in his 20s! duran fought a bunch of nobodies @ 135, but thats not his fought. he wasnt that great he was good though.

He may have been in his 20's yet he had already had 72 fights in 12 years and had jumped from lightweight to welterweight.

His prime was at lightweight. There is no dis*****g that. He was great at welter, but a little slower, and not as powerful or intense.

[Trevbutler]

If you think Duran wasnt good your just plain ******. I was fortunate enough to be born early enough to see a few of his fights when I was young. The guy is on most people top ten p4p of all time. Thats not even if you were going to do a lightweight p4p of all time. The people making these p4ps I'm talking about arent message board boxing fans, these are guys that have been around the game for a long time. I'm not saying everyone here gets all their knowledge of boxing from what they hear here, but some do. Saying Duran is no good, you should be ashamed, and I'm sure boxing as a whole would be ashamed as a whole to have you as a fan.

When Mayweather fights 100 times and gets beat eventually I'll start talking about how bad he is? Duran did not retire after 30 fights. Duran did not retire after he cleaned the lightweight division for years. That what makes him great.

[revs1227]

yeah those fights wer when he was past his prime
he was def a hall of famer and he beat ray the 1st time
and top 5 greatest lightweights ever

[pelonxsoldier28]

I just got some new fights into
my collection. I got the one with
Roberto Duran against Tommy Herns.
My uncle keeps saying Duran was so great.
I saw the tape when Duran quit against Sugar
Ray too. Now seeing Tommy Herns knock him out
with one punch. Why do people keep saying Duran
is so great especially old people.

that's because, those old people were around when duran was fighting and they know how great he was. it's the sign of the times. that's why as legends get older and the new generation of fight fans come in, they give less credit more and more over the years to those great fighters. i grew up in the late 70's and 80's, and i remember all those great fighters, believe me hands of stone was and will always be a legend. you should buy his book, called the hands of stone, i liked it. also, he use to fight when the rounds were at 20 a fight.

[pelonxsoldier28]

hey dino, why every post you talk a bunch of mumbo jumbo. for realz i think you've drank yourself ******ed. you need to go to aa, and get some help for drinking and no logic replies

[Nostromo]

Duran... Duran... Duran...

For a guy who has been retired for over six years, and hasn't had a significant fight since Iran Barkley (1989), Robeto Duran has sparked almost as much argument as Floyd Mayweather jr., who's still active.

What is it about this guy?