Is Roberto Duran overrated?

[bodhi]

Originally Posted by ripcity

Where do you see a dubbel standred?
Did you read the post the post you re responding to is a response to?
The logic of the post was that because Mayweather had one bad night he would not do will in a prime for prime match up with Duran. You may fel that Mayweather would beat Durn or that he wont. However to make that call based on an off night is very flawed. It would be just like saying Duran could not win big fights becsuse he had one bad night himself.

Yeah, I did. You excused Mayweather's loss to Castillo, to me it is one, with him having an off-night. On he other hand you use Duran's quitting, something he did exactly one in over 100 fights, as a reason for Mayweaher winning. If hat's not a double standard what is it then?

[ripcity]

Originally Posted by bodhi

Yeah, I did. You excused Mayweather's loss to Castillo, to me it is one, with him having an off-night. On he other hand you use Duran's quitting, something he did exactly one in over 100 fights, as a reason for Mayweaher winning. If hat's not a double standard what is it then?

Prehaps you should read my statment more carefuly. Had I stated that because Duran quit against Leonard he would have quit in any adverse sittuition. You would be right I would be presenting a dubble standered. However I stated the oppiset. My point was that you can't take a single bad preformance and judge their whole careers or make a prime/prime match up decision based on it.

[john garfield]

Originally Posted by PernellSweetPea

Many people say Roberto Duran is in the top 3 greatest fighter list. Is Duran overrated????? The man beat one great fighter in his career and then lost to that fighter when he quit!!!! Is Duran overrated??????

As a GREAT FIGHTER, ABSOLUTELY NOT!! PS. I won't dance on the head of a pin over top three.

[Boxed Ears]

Ah, now I remember.

[PowerPuncher]

Both

Underrated: Practically no one ranks him over Henry Armstrong or Ross for that matter who he is flat out better than imo and a comparable resume and the potential if given the chance to hold FW-WW titles simultaneously

Overrated: When people say he was past it/not prepared for all his losses. The myth that get's put about that he wasn't motivated for facing ATG's but was up for facing Davey Moore and Barkley. He had stylistic weaknesses like practically every boxer and his were elite level movement and counter boxers alongside speed but every boxer has issues with speed. His win over Barkley just isn't that good, I mean it's good but not really great and I don't care if he was 70 and he needed a poo in round 6, it doesn't make Barkley great

[frankenfrank]

Originally Posted by Boxed Ears

Ah, now I remember.

1) good job.
2) some1 merge threads plz.
this , d first 1 :
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d 2nd 1 , from 2day :
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3) and some1 else , explain y 2 of d same

[frankenfrank]

Originally Posted by PowerPuncher

Both

Underrated: Practically no one ranks him over Henry Armstrong or Ross for that matter who he is flat out better than imo and a comparable resume and the potential if given the chance to hold FW-WW titles simultaneously

Overrated: When people say he was past it/not prepared for all his losses. The myth that get's put about that he wasn't motivated for facing ATG's but was up for facing Davey Moore and Barkley. He had stylistic weaknesses like practically every boxer and his were elite level movement and counter boxers alongside speed but every boxer has issues with speed. His win over Barkley just isn't that good, I mean it's good but not really great and I don't care if he was 70 and he needed a poo in round 6, it doesn't make Barkley great

Duran quit vs. Leonard , Armstrong lasted d distance vs. Walker Smith Jr. .
reminder : Duran was a former 135 vs a 147.
Armstrong a former 126 vs a 147 who became d undisputed 160 king .
Also , Duran was dirty @ 135 , I still didn't read same thing regarding Armstrong @ any weight .
Yes , I rank Armstrong over Duran myself .
And no , I rank Duran over Ross myself .

[darling dame]

only gans leonard (benny ) could top roberto at light. but how can you say roberto overated he came 1 round of beating great hagler.