Duran's best performance

I don't think it was because of your title. More like how the thread progressed.

 

It should have been left up for a day or two so everyone could see what transpired.

 

It was after I tagged mods tbf.

 

Whatever it takes to get rid of that poisoned thread...

 

I'm not sure it matters, JT. I think most people had gathered there was something really not quite right there.
The evidence you presented was fairly conclusive.

What I found interesting is that I couldn't see the quoted text, between the two identities, because I had one of them on ignore. But then the question struck me - Why can't I see the other???


Anyway, since this thread has been rebooted and in the spirit of renewal, I'm going to suggest that Duran/Leonard is always going to be THE standout performance of Duran's career. However, there are some really quite amazing performances of Duran's, which are more than just worthy of note.

I particularly like the Duran/Marcel bout. Duran was only 16-0 going into that fight and really just took it to Marcel - great action, which I would thoroughly recommend people watch.

Duran/Palomino was another extraordinary and commanding performance, which often gets lost in the shadows of Montreal Duran. This fight, to me, set the tone for what was to come.

 

I said it in there, you were the voice of reason. So I nominate your picks for this one.

DeJesus 3
Palomino
Leonard 1

I'd also like to add Brooks, Ishimatsu, Ortiz, Bizzarro, Cuevas, Moore and Barkley as HMs for varying reasons. Durán was animal on form.

 

Great start up post for the thread mate. SRL 1 was the pinnacle i agree.

 

I already said it but watching LW's journey is awesome. It's like in each fight he adapted to something by developing a new, ATG, aspect of his game before finally reaching the finished product in 78-79.

 

Palomino, the way he pieced him on the inside was legendary. Against a no slouch top tier welterweight.

 

Considering how raw he was the win over the educated and very skilled Buchanan was spell binding. So much ferocity and raw talent that was to be sculpted bit by bit by bit for a very long time.

 

You could say the same about the Marcel fight, too.

 

Very true.