Myth: Roberto Duran has a better resume than Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

You’re a joke.

It’s that simple.

We could have a good, objective debate. But right from the outset you made it obvious that you weren’t at all open to one.

 

Ha!

The BoxRec algo?

I despair.

A few years ago, the same BoxRec algo had Joe Calzaghe listed in the top 10 P4P fighters of all time.

I think that he was ranked at number 7.

Hilarious.

 

We don’t need an algorithm you fool.

Nobody in their right mind would have Calzaghe anywhere near the top 30.

Again, in recent years, Calzaghe has been at 7, De La Hoya has been at 6, and Hopkins has been in the top 5.

You’ve got to be trolling.

Even a fool like you can’t endorse the BoxRec algorithm.

They’re a laughing stock.

 

NN nonchalantly and somehow without embarrassment trolls on looking to break the 50 page mark. Can he keep goading people into replies and ultimately reach his 50 page nirvana?

Stay tuned.......

 

You chose the only possible parameters where you can pretend Mayweather's is better. It's clear as day, and you refusing to actually debate the point is proving that.

 

Like I wrote before - my knowledge on the 70s is limited, but I did little boxrec capping, still staying within your rating system and noticed You missed out on or mixed up some things:

Roberto Duran
* Hector Thompson was ranked in top 5 at 140 in 1973.
* You didn't include Vilomar Fernandez win for Duran. Vilomar was ranked in top 5 at lightweight in both 76 and 77 (When Duran beat him)
* You didn't include Saoul Mamby, who was ranked number 10 at 140 in 1976.
* In 1978, Adolfo Viruet was ranked in top 10 at 140. You put that win in "2-5" category. Duran has 2 wins over Edwin Viruet in addition.

Some admittedly more questionable cases:
* Leoncio Ortiz was ranked top 10 at 140 in 1975. Not sure why at that weight-class to be honest, since 4 out of his last fight were at lightweight limit.
* Guts Ishimatsu is not ranked in 1973 looking at annual ratings, but I suspect those ratings are given for start of the year. Doesn't make much sense that Shinichi Kadota would be in top 10 at the time when Duran fought Ishimatsu, since Ishimatsu beat Kadota in their last fight.
* Joseph Nsubuga was ranked in top 10 in 1979. Duran beat him January 1980. I think that's why He was knocked off the ratings and likely was still in top 10 coming into the fight.

Manny Pacquiao
* Shane Mosley was ranked number 10 in 2011, You have him listed as top 5 win for Pacquiao.
* Barrera wasn't top guy in the division in 2007, when Pacquiao beat him in a rematch. He was coming off a loss to Marquez. Interestingly, The Ring doesn't even have him in top 10 in 2008, so by your standards this win shouldn't be included in any category.
* Oscar De La Hoya wasn't ranked in top 5 at 154(or any other division) in 2008. He probably should be ranked as top 5 win for Floyd, on the other hand.

 

It's like Groundhog Day mate and were never any closer to a conclusion.

 

Beating Leonard and Barkley at 160>>>>>anything Floyd or Pac did.

 

Just to correct something that I posted above. Ernesto Marcel was in fact ranked when Duran fought him. These are the WBA featherweight rankings from May 8, 1970. A week before the Duran-Marcel fight. Not quite the unknown Panamanian.

Shozo Saijo (WBA Champion)
#1 . Johnny Famechon (WBC Champion)
#2 . Vicente Saldivar
#3 . Jose Legra
#4 . Antonio Gomez
#5 . Godfrey Stevens
#6 . Raul Cruz
#7 . Frankie Crawford
#8 . Miguel Herrera
#9 . Eder Jofre
#10. Ernesto Marcel

 

It wasn't a 130 fight for the last time. Non-title fights at featherweight happened without a weight limit. You are also arguing semantics. 10th guy, 11th guy. Ranked opposition is ranked opposition. That's the same way Ring also ranked fighters. You can't just change the logic, which you yourself used to "draft" the significance of their opposition, once it stops serving you.