Myth: Roberto Duran has a better resume than Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

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  1. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    And?

    Floyd never fought the same calibre of opponents.

    Neither did Manny.

    I don’t care where Manny was ranked.

    He was faded, with a shoulder injury, which he had surgery on 5 days later.

    Floyd doesn’t hold a GREAT win over Manny.

    That wasn’t Floyd’s best win.

    It only has name value.


    Here’s another fun fact for you:

    Floyd would never have signed the contracts to have fought the guys who Duran fought.
     
  2. Man_Machine

    Man_Machine Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think a good number of Mayweather's wins carry value in name only.

    This also begs the question: What was Floyd's best win?
     
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  3. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ridiculous threads like this always go on for 20+ pages when its a simple no they do not especially Floyd.
     
  4. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Maybe we should rank Roger Mayweather over Floyd. After all, he did go 0-4 against Chavez, Whitaker, and Kostya Tszyu. It's a very Duranesque accomplishment.
     
  5. Loudon

    Loudon Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe you could finally offer a post with some substance.

    It could be your early Christmas present to us all.
     
  6. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    It depends on what your flavor is. Everybody is going to have an opinion on their resumes.
     
  7. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Dejesus was smaller and couldn’t crack like them.
     
  11. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Numbers don’t lie.
     
  12. No_name_tard

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    But he was a better boxer. And he could crack for a small fighter. 33 KOs in 57 wins. Duran vs Dejesus 1 was seen as a battle of punchers.
     
  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    He'd be lucky to go 1-1 against Hatton and Corrales due to the size and power disadvantage.
     
  14. No_name_tard

    No_name_tard Active Member Full Member

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    Corrales and Hatton won't be in his division in the same day weigh in era.
     
  15. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Not necessarily. Nobody actually dropped down in weight (edit) when same day weigh ins ended.
     
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