Rank these 4 greats... PEP, DURAN, SRL, WHITAKER

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  1. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I take it one of those Peps is a Whittaker ?

    Which one ?
     
    cuchulain, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Bottom one likely because he said earlier its close between Pep & Duran & he has Duran at no2.

    :good
     
    Bill Butcher, Jun 29, 2009
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  3. DINAMITA

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    PS: This is my 1-4 ranking in terms of all-time pound-for-pound greatness, and I feel sure of that. Well, as sure as sure can be in these things.

    But if you're talking purely ability and not taking achievement/careers into account...

    ...I could sit with that one all day, and give you four different answers. The four are so incredible and so different. Impossible to give one sure answer on ability and be comfortable with it. I genuinely don't think you could've picked a more difficult four to choose from!
     
    DINAMITA, Jun 29, 2009
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  4. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Thats why I picked those 4, I had terrible trouble deciding myself, Im still not 100% sure Ive made the correct choice... I`ll say its the right choice for today but tomorrow is a different day ;)

    The fact that I like all 4 stylewise made it harder too as Ive seen a very good amount of all 4 men & there really is not a lot between them as Im sure everyone agrees (surely)

    :good
     
    Bill Butcher, Jun 29, 2009
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  5. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    duran
    whitaker
    pep
    leonard[i dont care what you say overated opponent picker,did not beat hagler or hearns in rematch]
     
    Mr Butt, Jun 30, 2009
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  6. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    1. Roberto Duran
    2. Ray Leonard
    3. Pernell Whitaker
    4. Willie Pep
     
    Sweet Pea, Jun 30, 2009
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  7. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Normally Id have a problem seeing Pep at the bottom but in this particular thread you could get away with flipping a coin.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jul 1, 2009
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  8. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pep, Duran, Leonard, Whitaker
     
    Bummy Davis, Jul 1, 2009
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  9. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    Pep
    Duran
    Leonard
    Whitaker

    Pep and Duran are interchangeable, both inside the top 8 all time while SRL and Pea are inside the Top 15 all time imo.
     
    smitty_son408, Jul 1, 2009
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  10. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran
    Pep
    Leonard
    Whitaker

    Pep and Duran are interchangeable.
     
    Minotauro, Jul 1, 2009
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  11. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    This is likely the correct order, I keep swapping Duran & SRL tho, mostly I have Duran at 2 but I think I had him at 3 for the start of this thread, not sure, might go & edit if no-one has highlighted it :D

    Nah, as I said before, no wrong answers in this one.
     
    Bill Butcher, Jul 1, 2009
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  12. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    1. Whitaker
    2. Sugar Ray Leonard
    3. Duran
    4. Pep
     
    ripcity, Jul 1, 2009
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