Who's Greater: Roberto Duran or Muhammad Ali?

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Who's Greater?

  1. Muhammad Ali

    50.0%
  2. Roberto Duran

    50.0%
  1. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    This. Ali would spend fights later on initiating clinches without even exchanging, conning and mauling getting by with his cute IQ
     
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  2. catchwtboxing

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    Please see above. Yeah, he had a decline when he had Parkinsons and a thyroid problem. It is not the same as intentional non-efforts in his prime.
     
  3. Somali Sanil

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    Ali ruined fights, the thyroid come later. So now Ali has an excuse for all his past prime performances it seems
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, his rematch with Frazier is as boring as it gets. It's like watching a one vs one rugby match.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

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    In fairness, he has an excuse anyway. He was past prime.
     
  6. Murderers' Row

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    Ali is up there with Jorden as the greatest athlete ever. I would say that this is a rather funny question.
     
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  7. Chuck Norris

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    I would say Duran, albeit slightly.

    Also good post George. :chuck:
     
  8. Somali Sanil

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    The Manila fight ?
     
  9. George Crowcroft

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    Did you even read the OP?
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

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    Nah, fight 2. It's awful.
     
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  11. Somali Sanil

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    No need to spoil though, making it awful to watch.
     
  12. Somali Sanil

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    Take the Wepner fight. That should never have got to the 15th, Jesus he made a meal of it, bored playing games with an inferior opponent
     
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  13. Somali Sanil

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    The most underwhelming fight between two great fighters of all time nearly, for me it is considering what 1 and 3 were like
     
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  14. Murderers' Row

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    No
     
  15. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Do it then, you might not think it's a funny question. :thumbsup: