Top 5 WW's from the 80's, And has Duran ever been overratd?

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  1. TheSouthpaw

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    Leonard
    Haglar
    Hearns
    Curry
    McCallum
    Duran
    Benitez
    Cavez
    ..And who else?..And who doest agree with my list lets talk about it

    And Ive always if at any point in his career if he was ever considered overrated..Even when he got too big for his britches at fought at 154..
    And dont get me wrong here..Duran is my top 5 favorite od all time...
     
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  2. TheSouthpaw

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    Point being after him and Leonard one..He was far from overrated.
     
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  3. LouisA

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    Only welters? Hagler never fought at welter, and chavez wasnt one until the 90's.

    Other than that the list looks good, though i would put Benitez over Duran, i think he did more at welter.
     
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  4. TheSouthpaw

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    What I should have said is a natural WW in Ray goin up to MW..Where no one gave him a chance..And thanks for liking my list!:good
     
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  5. TheSouthpaw

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    And Duran did way more at LW..But to you think he was ever overrated?
     
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    Maybe, he was a truly great fighter though.
     
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  7. TheSouthpaw

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    One of, if not the best LW of all time..
     
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    Yeah, Pernell is my personal favorite, but Duran probably has the best claim for the top spot.
     
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  9. heavy_hands

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    duran was a great fighter, one of the best lws of all time H2H , NOT HIS RESUME AT THIS WEIGHT (GOOD BUT not a great resume(RIVALS), at lw.) , but DEFINITELY 100% HE IS OVERRATED.
    DURAN AT LW WAS SOMETHING LIKE A PRIME TYSON, WE CAN THINK THAT HE WOULD DO GREAT AGAINST ANOTHER ALL TIME GREATS IN HIS CATEGORY OF WEIGHT, BUT HE NEVER WAS TESTED ACTUALLY
     
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  10. TheSouthpaw

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    You could do alot worse than Sweet Pea!:good
     
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  11. Hookie

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    Welterweight, '80's-

    Leonard
    Hearns
    Benitez
    Curry
    Starling
     
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    :rofl
     
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  13. TheSouthpaw

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    Good call with Starling!:good
     
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  14. TheSouthpaw

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    If Duran wasnt really tested then why is he considered one of is not the best LW of all time!?
    And he was surely tested at WW, Just look at Duran Vs Leonard I..One of the best fights ever, thats why I beieve at no point was he ever underrated.
     
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  15. Hookie

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    Duran is an all-time great but he is also overrated sometimes. Above 135 LW he was less than great... except for that one night in Montreal. As for his win over Leonard, I thought the fight was very close. I also thought that it was a case of Leonard losing the fight more than Duran winning it. Duran didnt look so great in the "no mas" fight just five months later. He looked really bad in the "uno mas" fight but he was about a 100 years old at the time. The Barkley fight was good and could have went either way. Hearns just about took his head off. He gave Hagler a tougher than expected fight. Benitez outboxed him but doesnt get much credit for the win.
     
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