Who's Greater: Roberto Duran or Muhammad Ali?

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Who's Greater?

  1. Muhammad Ali

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  2. Roberto Duran

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  1. BCS8

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    Oofff, yes. Duran's fight with Barkley is a must-see. A great fight.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    GGG didn't make the top 20. Walker and Burley are at 147, and he didn't really stay at one division for too long (he's a bit like Langford or Pacquiao in that regard). Fullmer is around 20 IIRC.
     
  3. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm talking about Sims vs Barkley there, but absolutely. Barkley vs Duran, and virtually anyone, is awesome.
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I'll check it out sometime. Duran vs Sims was a real good scrap too.
     
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  5. Olu G. Rotimi

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    The movement of De Jesus gave Duran issues ditto SRL and Benitez. Floyd would give Duran issues as Duran would give Floyd issues.
     
  6. George Crowcroft

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    Can only find here on YouTube, at 1:01:41.

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  7. George Crowcroft

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    What? No no no, the left hook gave Duran problems. He won a fire fight based on his high land-rate with that left hook, it's also what caused the two (flash) KDs. DeJesús couldn't beat a close to prime Duran, and that's why he had his clock cleaned, twice, by him.

    Duran had the footspeed to chase Leonard down, the other two was when he was overweight and unmotivated. In his prime he chased down pure-boxers for fun, fights Buchanan, Fernandez, Viruet III ect. show this.
     
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  8. Serge

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    Thanks.

    Take this Callum Smith interview in return

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  9. George Crowcroft

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    Smith? Smith? 'Ave you gone mad?
     
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    Jake shouldn't be no 7 mate, he shouldn't be in the top 10, or is this your fav's ? Loads outbox him, not out slug him (I know he was more than a slugger also)
     
  12. Olu G. Rotimi

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    Floyd has a beautiful check left hook arguably his best punch and unorthodox combinations. I agree both will give each other hell and Floyd has probably the best adaptability I have seen in the ring. I don’t care if he was overweight Floyd was a true professional always in shape.
     
  13. George Crowcroft

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    That wasn't a prime Duran, and so isn't open to criticize. That was my point. And I don't think you quite got my point about DeJesús' left hook. He went to war with Duran, and won because a green Duran was open to the left hook. A prime Duran, who squashed DeJesús like a bug, rectified this issue.

    Floyd has all of the ingredients to give Duran a real fight, but if Leonard can't out-box him, or out-fight him, I fail to see how Floyd does. Especially when he had so much trouble with JLC and Maidana.
     
  14. Serge

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    :lol: No I'm just really tired and distracted. Lots of boxing fans mix their names up and the ironic thing is it irks when I see them do it and I see it a lot lol
     
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  15. George Crowcroft

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    Yeah, I use Boxrec as spell check more than a record keeper. :lol:
     
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