was Roberto Duran really that great?

[newforce]

No. Duran had great handspeed and KO power in both hands. You need to see him fight at LW-WW to really understand what Duran was about.

Yea well, I never got to see him fight live, so I don't know how good he is.
Will have to browse youtube and other clips of him to judge him.

[Nostromo]

he is overrated for sure. an overachiever. never a great just very good. floyd would beat him easily if they fought.

To include Mayweather in a discussion about Duran is an act of blasphemy. The former could not carry the latter's jock strap, let alone step into the same ring with him, to say nothing about a boxing match.

[hemichromis]

he is overrated for sure. an overachiever. never a great just very good. floyd would beat him easily if they fought.

HA HA HA!!!!!!
you were joking right?

duran p4p was one of the best ever. at lightweight he was an unstoppable force even at heavier weights his will to win carried him through alot of difficult fights.

floyd on the other hand is largely untested. he may do well but right now we doont know!

[SkillspayBills]

I guess by that logic Sugar Ray Robinson was extremely overrated too, right?

Hell yeah SRR is overrated to an extent. People believe is level of talent can never be achieved but the man is HUMAN and othe HUMANS will arrive on the scene that can do some of the things he has done.

[lyrical]

Yes he was that great

[Dynamite Kid]

Hell yeah SRR is overrated to an extent. People believe is level of talent can never be achieved but the man is HUMAN and othe HUMANS will arrive on the scene that can do some of the things he has done.

i think u are right to a degree i hate all this crap the old fighters are the best Muhammed Ali was a great Heavyweight, he had did'nt have a punch and he struggled with Joe Frazier because of his style ,IMO Mike Tyson would have beaten Muhammed Ali he was a lot more illusive than Frazier & punched harder and faster than Frazier in his prime could take a punch had good stamina

[SnoopySmurf]

Duran has a bad habit of not preparing properly for his fights. Especially for his 1st rematch with Ray and his fight with Hearns.

[Joartcc3]

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.

Duran was great. A HOF.

But not because he did this and that.

It's because the odds were always stacked high against him and although he mostly got beat, one has to admire his courage.

He is great.

[gixxer]

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.

@ HIS BEST WEIGHT HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE A FIRE BREATHING BULL........WHEN HE MOVED UP IN WEIGHT IS WHEN HE STARTED TO LOSE HE IS THE ONLY MAN TO BEAT LEONARD IN HIS PRIME.........AND YOU ALWAYS NO MATTER WHAT WEIGHT HE WENT UP TO YOU HAD TO RESPECT HIS SKILL AND E****IALLY HIS POWER...............HANDS OF STONE! ! ! !

[The Noose]

Everyone who doubts Durans greatness.....watch him fight De Jesus, Cuevas, Palamino, Leonard, Buchanan, Moore.

The older Duran...Barkley and Hagler.