Who had the better inside game?

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Riddick Bowe or Roberto Duran
     
  2. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    I know Bowe's infighting ability is overrated but damn, a Duran comparison??? Scary

    Duran by a mile from what I've gleaned with my eyes
     
  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Clearly Duran. Not many compare.

    Bowe got tagged way too much to even make this comparison. Even when he won.
     
  4. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Duran on the inside was great. Great instincts when in range. He even got some punches in on Hearns. He was smart and knew how to land. Ray found the blueprint.
     
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  5. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great post P.
     
  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Not to be a smart ### but is this a question you really need an answer to let alon ask? Just obvious IMO
     
  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LMAO!

    Is this a real question?????
     
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  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    This is ridiculous. Duran by several miles. Bowe isn't even the best HW inside imo.
     
  9. timmers612

    timmers612 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If this was a post on who was the greatest infighter, Duran, Dempsey, even Denny Moyer,,,,,but Bowe? Really?
     
  10. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Bowe was more "inside slugger" than "inside fighter". He basically knew how to trade, rough you up, and land body shots and uppercuts in close range. Duran had a very methodical, strategic approach. Chaos vs controlled chaos.
     
  11. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In the post ,using his height and reach I'd say Bowe who was also a better rebounder. Uh, you were talking about basketball right?
     
  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yeah....but who wins H2H? What do fans think?
     
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  13. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Idk did Bowe ever knock out a horse
     
  14. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I remember hanging out with both of them on a rainy day....


    The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day.
    I sat there with Riddick,
    We sat there, we two. And I said, “How I wish We had something to do.
    Too wet to go out And too cold to play ball. So we sat in the house. We did nothing at all.
    So all we could do was to Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit.
    And then Something went BUMP! How that bump made us jump!
    We looked!
    Then we saw him step in Through the door. Then Roberto punched Riddick who fell to the floor.
    And he said to me,
    “Why do you sit there like that?”
    “I know it is wet
    And the sun is not sunny. But we can have
    Lots of good fun that is funny!”

    Good times indeed, but Roberto clearly had the best of it inside that day!
     
  15. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Duran is in perfect range for those killer nut shots. It would be like the Golota fight only 10x worse as Duran had impeccable timing and better leverage with his short arms.