Who ranks higher: Leonard or Duran?

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  1. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I think Duran is great, but not the 1-5 ATG people say he is, which makes people upset. I still think he is great. And so is Hearns. But Leonard beat them both when he had to and he is greater than both, and that is hard for me to say since Hearns is my favorite fighter. But you cannot ignore facts. And when Hearns beat Duran, Duran was coming off a great year. He won the 154 point title and he went 15 with Marvin. He was not a finished fighter, and he was still champion at 154.. Hearns and Duran fighting was actually a unification fight, until the WBA stripped Duran for not fighting McCallum.
     
  2. MAG1965

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    it is not just about Leonard being greater than just Duran. Leonard is greater than Hearns,Hagler and Duran and Benitez. He beat them all and beat more greats in thier prime than they did. That should be the criteria. Hearns has some great wins also, Cuevas,Benitez,Virgil Hill and Duran, but his losses in his prime to Leonard and Hagler seem to hurt him more than those great wins.
     
  3. teeto

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    I never said he was a finished fighter, I said he was still a good fighter at least. I never said anything about him being 1-5 all time either. Although I do think he might be in terms of h2h in his prime. But I never said he was for greatness. So I don't understand why you are jumping the gun.
     
  4. Swarmer

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    MAG and Pachilles crusading
    tryin to foil Duran's ATG rating
    pointing out his flaws like losses against Hearns
    Manos de Piedra can't salve these verbal burns
    so ****ing what if he was older than 30 and he was a lightweight
    if he was a lazy ******* and commonly overrate
    yeah maybe duran does deserve a mention
    for his nut shots against ken buchanan
     
  5. RickyRicardo

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    Duran doesn't have the great wins Ray did so Ray is greater and Hearns had some great wins but was knocked out by Leonard and Hagler not so great for your ATG ranking!!!!!!! Duran lacks great wins but his career was long and you Gotta love Hagler and Benitez!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  6. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think a piece of information that may help to put the loss more into perspective, to more accuratley gauge his resume, are measurements of the poo in question.

    "Plus grand le poo, mieux l'excuse" as they say in en France. The bigger the poo, the better the excuse.

    And also, relative to poo expectancy, what condition it was in. Was it a green poo? A rotting past prime poo?

    What was the style of the poo? Styles make poo's when it comes to assholes. A runny poo would need to come sooner rather than later. A solid poo would restrict movement..

    So many ifs and butts that modern revisionism just cannot get to the bottom of. We need the first hand knowledge of someone who was right there all up in it, face to face, had contact with it, caressed it with thier tongue...

    duranimal what's your take on this?
     
  7. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    leave the rapping to me, Dubois:tong
     
  8. MAG1965

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    not bad. I still think Duran is great, just not 1-5 or that he was better than Ray.
     
  9. Swarmer

    Swarmer Patrick Full Member

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    ayo
    my name is pachilles man
    leonard jones and ali stan
    dont get the fuss about that black and white
    i'll watch pacquiao instead of classic shite
    where are the combinations and flicking jabs
    color footage and protein made in labs
    these white dudes sittin throwin feints
    5 punches a round and dont lift weights
    think im ghetto because im sorta black
    cept im in england and that's kinda whack
    dont know why i post here anyway
    cant just troll duran everyday
     
  10. MAG1965

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    By the way, I hear you on getting smashed. I have been drinking these 24 oz malt liquor which do a number on me.
     
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  14. teeto

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    hahahaha nice, I like your style (no homo)

    Swarmer got mad lyrics yo that's why we're doing a collabo album together.

    About to mix it up with some brandy some mault
    Mad flavour to add to add to your plane ready salt
    Swarmin on your post like a Tito assault
    Hopkins like defense you'll never open this vault
    You're a star struck noob and this is Reptar son halt
    Your initiative told you to do a Usain bolt
    But my lightning struck before you had a chance to bust from that colt
    tryna do a Jeff Chandler when all you managed was the jolt
    King Carlos can't ever be dethroned so forget about your revolt

    I'm out, peace
     
  15. teeto

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    MAG, sweet deal on the malt liquor my friend, I feel you son

    I'm really out now, I'm a get hammered