Iran Barkley vs Roberto Duran

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  1. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    you should post one gif of when Barkley lands a shot and Duran almost does a 360 turn,how he didnt went down ill never know.
     
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  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    What a shot, what a chin.
     
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  3. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Unbelievable.

    Does this fight crack your top ten fights?
     
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  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Easy. It cracks my top 5. It overtakes Carbajal vs Gonzalez by a hair.

    1. Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales I
    2. Alexis Arguello vs Aaron Pryor I
    3. Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo I
    4. Yaqui Lopez vs Saad Muhammad II
    5. Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley :good

    It was a hell of a war. Some of the shots that landed would have took out lesser men, and it was all that more better because Duran was putting on a great performance despite his age, all the fights, and being up at Middleweight. One of my favorite fightes to watch period, I could watch it all day long and notice new things going on in there. I don't see a case for Barkley winning unlike most here though. He was made to miss all night, and countered. He also suffered the heavy knockdown. Duran won it fair and square.

    116-112 seemed like a fair scorecard - that was the one I agreed with. Barkley was the aggressor a lot, and he was throwing shots, but a thrown shot isn't necessarily one landed.
     
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  5. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jeezus, what is there left to say about the "MAN" it's straight out of a Rocky Script, you took this too Hollywood & spun the tale about a man who imposed self inflicted humiliation on himself & laughed at as a washed up hasbeen by the ha ha he he brigade, who in his 30's then embarks on his own road to redemption by wiping out a young champion in Moore then fighting the great Hagler then gets KO'd by Hearns then bests the man who beat the man who KO'd YOU!!!! they'd laugh at you & say give us a script thats believable will yer!!!!

    What an incredible role model for any man to use in his employ when life puts him to the test:

    DURAN = LEGEND
    :smoke​
     
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  6. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    No doubt :deal
     
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  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Absolutely. I never really could find myself liking the cocky Duran who would refuse to shake hands with Benitez, and who pushed Leonard at the end of their first fight. But the look in the eyes of Duran as the scorecards are being read out at the end of the Barkley fight is something different. He's really likable in this fight, just down to business, you want him to desperately get the verdict to see the smile on his face. A once great fighter was truly great again, if only for one night, one last time.

    I'm starting to sound like a nuthugger, but you just have to appreciate the artistry.
     
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  8. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Good list.

    Heres some fights you should check out if you havent seen them already:

    Chacon-Edwards II
    Chacon-Limon IV
    Saad-Johnson I & II
    Pryor-D.Johnson
    Gomez-Pintor
    Toney-Mcallum
    Castro-Jackson
    Holyfield-Dokes
    R.Quiroga-Kid Akeem.
     
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  9. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He paid his due's the hard way, & there's a little bit of Duran in all of us, the good/bad & indifferent thats why he's so respected by the majority of fight fans, he wore his heart on his sleeve, **** all phoney about this bloke, i'd better start cutting some slack here as you're all a new generation seeing it through the eyes of today, where i'am from the day when the world was split into 2 camps Duran/Leonard THEM & US Blue collar/White collar, black & white, well for me it was anyway hence i come across as a bit of a headcase now & again.

    **** all wrong in being a nutthuger, i prefer disciple myself & if anyone calls yer a nuthugger then there just weak wet wanks, you support yer local football team yeh! it's called loyalty, good times or bad, you got Barrera, who'll be well revered in years to come also, it's just all about getting a balance & being open minded:hey:lol:
     
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  10. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    You make some good points. :good
     
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  11. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    I have that magazine in your avatar.
     
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    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Every post in this thread so far has a Duran avatar. Duran mania. :lol:

    A rare occurence.
     
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    What can I say, a light bulb came on after the 1st round of Barkley. Never knew Duran was such a good defensive fighter.
     
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  14. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    You should have at least had a hint that he was after being on here for as long as you have reading posts. :good
     
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  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I had a hint, but reading about it and seeing it are two completely different things. I was humbled by the whole performance, he just looked so slick in there. Barkley looked like a Light Heavyweight in the ring next to Duran, and he was often made to look like the one who was past his prime and almost shot.
     
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