Is Roberto Duran a top-10 All Time Great?

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I am interested in thoughts here regarding this question.
     
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  2. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    I will only comment this one time on this thread since it will go on and on.. I will say no not top 10. He lost to all the elite greats he fought. Top 25 and maybe top 20 if you give him the benefit of the doubt and he won 4 titles and fought everyone he could.
     
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  3. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No.
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He was an alltime great lightweight champion, but not 10 ten atg.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Must you be so longwinded Red?
     
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  6. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    What's your top 10 look like?
     
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  7. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes. :good
     
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  8. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Top 5-7 since the Walker Law, Top 7-10 since Forever.
     
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  9. Davo

    Davo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 5, arguably the GOAT.
     
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  10. Balder

    Balder Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Top 5 Lb for Lb

    1. Willie Pep
    2. SRR
    3. Duran
    4. Greb
    5 Armstrong
     
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  11. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    7-12, sharing space with Ali, B. Leonard, Gans, Pep, and Moore. I have him or Ali as the greatest of that group.
     
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  12. Hands of Iron

    Hands of Iron #MSE Full Member

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    Barney Ross.
     
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  13. CassiusClayAli

    CassiusClayAli Active Member Full Member

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    front runner!! if he could intimidate a guy and hit him he could beat Mike Tyson!!!!!! When a guy could move like Abril would beat him!!!!!! A little overatied
     
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  14. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    Just purely on the fact that in my opinion Durans the best LW ever, and just one of meanest son of a bitches in the history of the sport...Love him!
     
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  15. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. Top 25 maybe. One of if not the most overrated boxer of all time.
    Beating Leonard by a small margan, an inexperanced Moore and an overrated Barkley. He had a nice run at lightweight, but he's overrated there as well. I'd put Leonard, Whitaker, Gans and Williams over him. I would take those guys over him. I'd also take Mosley, De La Hoya and Mayweather over him.
    Other than Leonard who he beat once out of three bouts. He never beat anyone else when he stepped up. He may be the best agrisive boxer ever, My vote goes to Armstrong. He has good defense, but he dose not belong with the likes of Lochie, Pep, Whitaker, B. Leonard, or Mayweather.
    From 135-160 where he won championship. I can't think of any ATG who I fell comfortable saying he'd beat.
     
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