Who is greater? Manny Pacquiao or Roberto Duran?

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  1. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran is Top5.

    Pacquiao is Top15.
     
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  2. Dude

    Dude lost my car Full Member

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    LOL

    Medgoen Singsurat and Erik Morales think otherwise.
     
    Dude, Mar 16, 2010
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  3. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    This.

    But the gap is closing.

    And a win over Mayweather will put him right next to Duran.
     
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  4. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He lost his title in the weighing scales. Morales fights are not title fights
     
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  5. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    I'm getting sick of the Duran/Pacquiao threads.

    If he beats Mayweather and Mosley then crown his ass as a better fighter but Roach himself said Duran is the greatest lightweight ever and would beat Pacquiao.
     
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  6. PH|LLA

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    Roach says alot of things, you shouldn't hold everything he says as truth.

    that being said, yea I think Duran would beat Pacquiao. Pacquiao gives him hell though.
     
    PH|LLA, Mar 16, 2010
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  7. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Duran.

    For now.
     
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  8. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    If anyone has confience in Pacquiao it is Roach. He knows Manny better than anyone. Yet he still thinks his fighter would have lost.

    It would have been a classic but Duran would have mauled him on the inside. UD for Duran
     
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  9. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    Duran was knocking out Middleweights ... of course it's Duran ... but that's not to say that Pacquiao couldn't out box him.
     
    fitzgeraldz, Mar 16, 2010
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  10. MAG1965

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    Pacman has speed. I do not know if it would be that easy. Duran had trouble with speed and Pacman has top level speed.
     
    MAG1965, Mar 16, 2010
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  11. Fedor Em

    Fedor Em Enforcement, VRWC style Full Member

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    No way in hell it would be easy. Duran would have had to be focused mentally and physically.
     
    Fedor Em, Mar 16, 2010
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  12. RealBoxing

    RealBoxing Kill The Nonsense Full Member

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  13. PH|LLA

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    del. I won't argue semantics
     
    PH|LLA, Mar 16, 2010
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  14. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I am just saying I am not sure Duran has this one in the bag. Pacman does slug a little but he has unique angles on his punches which would befuddle Duran. Ray tried to slug with Duran punch for punch, but Pacman would be throwing fast punches from different angles. I am just saying Duran never dealt with speed well from the legends like Hearns or Benitez and Pacman is fast. If Duran could engage Pacman in a brawl and Pacman was trading and getting hit then yet Pacman would be in for a long night and would probably lose, but if he used his speed to land and not get hit then Pacman would win a decision.
     
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  15. KERRIGAN

    KERRIGAN Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran was far from his peak in both those fights, and if he could live with SRL's speed in their Montreal fight, he won't be troubled too much by Pac's speed.
    Duran's straight right was one of the best in the history of boxing, plus his body work would kill Pac over 12 rounds(not that it goes the distance)
     
    KERRIGAN, Mar 16, 2010
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