Was Duran the greatest in-fighter of all time?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Some people point to James Toney being great on the inside but Duran waas awesome, was anyone better in this regard?
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  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Yes he was
     
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  3. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    both those guys are right there as is Dwight braxton
     
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  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran is the greatest Fighter of all time!
     
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Period
     
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  6. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    In terms of the oldschool in-fighting, with more grappling, I'd pick Joe Gans as the best I've seen.
     
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  7. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A top 10 ATG.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Personally i am partial to Armstrong who basically spent his entire boxing career inside. Duran was a bit more skilled in close and Armstrong a bit stronger.

    Guys like Basilio, Walker, Fenech, Saddler, Pedroza, Moore, LaMotta, Tiger, Fighting Harada, Johnson, Marciano and many others all deserve a mention. If we had good film of Langford and Greb they'd be in the convo for sure i reckon. Even a guy like Whitaker was immensely slippery in there and Olivares was very handy to say the least.
     
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  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saddler, Starling, Griffith, Pedroza, Hopkins, Castillo, and Bowe for his height/reach come to mind too.
     
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  10. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wilde, R Lopez, Chavez, Pintor..... Briscoe! Frazier!
     
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  11. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Duran is the most skilled infighter on film imo. But Armstrong by virtue of a pulse rate I've read as being near 40 p/m was more effective.
     
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  12. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Defensively, Whitaker was slippery in there as mentioned, as was Wilfred Benitez!
     
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  13. thanosone

    thanosone Love Your Brother Man Full Member

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    Bowe.
     
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  14. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jose luis Castillo deserves a shout
     
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  15. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What great fighters did he beat? Leonard outboxed him easily two times after that. The greatest fighter of all time obviously beat many great fighters right?
     
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