Is roberto Duran the most over hyped fighter in history ?

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  1. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    OP please go watch something else and never comment on boxers again :good
     
  2. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pac beat Diaz at lightweight, was never #1 at ww, was never ranked at lmw so thays three of the 8 weiggt classes he was "#1" in out the window, I dont remember how high HAtton was ranked at lww so i wont argue that one
     
  3. glovesofcrimson

    glovesofcrimson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The thing I find funny about Duran, in several of his fights, the guy comes over to shake his hand he just has this ****ing snarl on his face :lol: I remember something Leonard;

    'Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.'
     
  4. Mac mand

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    The point I was making is he was the best fighter in each division which is why he was moving up for better challenges,not because he couldn't beat the number 1 in the division or lack of discipline
     
  5. Estes

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    To be fair, Leonard did say - in an example of a guy trying just a little too hard to seem like the alpha male - that he was going to kill Duran.
     
  6. BCS8

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    Duran was a true badass. Not overhyped at all. He was just let down by his inconsistent conditioning.
     
  7. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    You're asking a second question now? I thought that you asked if he was over hyped lol... Now you're asking US to name a fighter that he beat outside of Leonard lol. I guess you didn't like the answers that you received lol.
     
  8. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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    You're talking about pfp one of the hardest hitters this sport has seen, and you're attempting to hate on him by asking us this dumbass question lol...!!!???
     
  9. glovesofcrimson

    glovesofcrimson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah Leonard wasn't exactly a saint, I just found that a funny image and he said something like Duran told him to go F himself when he congratulated him upon beating him. I remember Benitez trying to shake his hand and he basically waved his glove telling him to **** off several times, him and Barkley had a funny conversation at the end of their fight I remember at least.
     
  10. Mac mand

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    I don't hate him,he was a top fighter and good to watch,5-10 greatest ever,not a chance
     
  11. Vince Voltage

    Vince Voltage Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think he's overrated, sure. He had too many embarrassing defeats to be a Top 10 all-timer.

    Over-hyped? No way. Duran came up the hard way, fighting tough fights for chump change in Panama, starting at a very young age. He was not gifted anything...he earned his way up.
     
  12. johnnyyumq@gmai

    johnnyyumq@gmai New Member Full Member

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    Duran was all-timer. THAT WAS THE REASON FOR SOME OF HIS DEFEATS,BAD TRAINING. Look what he did for boxing,plus very very exciting.
     
  13. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Duran is top 5 for me "hands of stone" i could see nobody beating him at LW,beat top 3 all-time WW in Leonard,would have given hell to Robinson too.had close fight with top 3 MW in Hagler.all this and the man was midget and natural LW.

    Definetly not overrated.now i don't need to feed this troll anymore.go watch couple of his fights and come back after.
     
  14. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But he wasn't the best fighter in each division. He couldn't even beat Agapito Sanchez. He only beat Daiz at lightweight. Why did he move up, he had obviously not proven to be the best there? At welterweight he was never the best and at 154 he didn't even beat a ranked chalenger. A better
     
  15. Toker

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    A better question is which division did Pac prove he was the best ever at? Or even top three ever...we know Duran is the best lightweight of all time. Pac is the best of all time at which weight??? Yeah that's what I thought.