Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Robinson

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  1. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Back in the olden days, fighting was a way to make a living. Today, it is an Orchestrated Business. Sadly, the health risks for the fighters for each fight, is the same.
     
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  2. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I saw that Floyd Mayweather pointed out Robinson losses I guess to make it seem he was greater, but Robinson fought much more often and made it 122 or 123 fights losing one. That's like 2 and a half times as many fights as MayeeaMayw had in his entire career
     
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  3. hdog

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    If Robinson convincingly beats Duran the first time it just gets easier from there.
     
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  4. Matt Bargas

    Matt Bargas Member Full Member

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    Depends on the weight. SRR started at LW and later moved up.

    At LW Duran has an advantage
    At WW toss up
    At MW advantage SRR
     
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  5. richdanahuff

    richdanahuff Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Welterweight is where SRR was his most lethal and the greatest Welterweight that ever lived at MW he was a top 10 but was beatable but not by Duran....he moved better than SRL and was just better all the way around
     
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  6. walker smith

    walker smith New Member Full Member

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    i was thinking the same ..Duran would win one clearly and maybe surprise everybody with one more
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    I pick Robinson.

    However, in a three fight series, Duran wins atleast 1.
     
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  8. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Prime for prime Robinson dismantles Duran in 14. It would have been one hell of a superfight though. Those two would be a terrific battle imo.
     
    RulesMakeItInteresting, Jun 19, 2019
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  9. Arminius1

    Arminius1 Member Full Member

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    My opinion is that when Duran has time and motivation, which he surely would have against SRR, he would win. In future fights though SSR would likely prevail.
     
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  10. Blaxx

    Blaxx Active Member Full Member

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    What if SRR too has time & motivation?
     
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  11. Arminius1

    Arminius1 Member Full Member

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    I think Duran still wins that one regardless of SRR motivation.
     
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  12. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    SRR wins every time. And I'm a Duran fan.
     
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  13. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Sugar Ray was consistent. That is undeniable. One of the great achievements in sports. He has so many knockouts but still don't know how many more he could've had. He was so good, so dominant that he on occasion had to agree to ''carry' fighters. He would of had trouble getting fights had he not played nice.
    He mentioned a few names in Dave Anderson's book. One was certainly Charlie Fusari. Years later when somebody asked Ray what was his toughest fight. He said "Fusari". Why? Because I had to fight 15 rounds for me and 15 rounds for him."
    Point is just looking at the record on paper is misleading. Its impossible to say how many more knockouts he could of had.
     
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  14. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    So your saying Palomeno was better than DeJesus Buchanan Marcel?
     
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  15. Arminius1

    Arminius1 Member Full Member

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    Carlos Palomino was pretty good. He had a great chin and decent power. I think he is better than Dejesus.
     
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