Why Roberto Durán is The Best Fighter Ever...

He's no fool that's for sure mate. I'm sure you two will have plenty of debates in the coming years

 

@Stonehands89 and I had a brilliant back and forth on Holyfield, Marciano and Foreman as well as RJJ vs SRR many moons ago, I remember.

I know I keep on saying I'm back and then disappearing, but I'm back.

 

Ok so you are really back!! lol

Yes he was always a good debate. I used to get him going with my Hagler doubts criticisms and we had many pages on that. Of course he's a well known boxing writer now.

 

Manassa Mauler

 

Cool - hope you're well - is MyDinnerWithConteh still punching - acerbic wit - he was definitely a joy to read in the good old days.

 

I can see the arguments for a number of GOAT contenders in other sports but not in boxing.

For me boxing is very rare, if not unique, in that there is one person who is just on another level from everyone else.

It's Sugar Ray Robinson. He was extraordinary.

 

A year or two ago you gave me a lil report. Maybe mentioned soccer. Might be hard to find now.

 

That's very true. Not your original point though
There are fighters who really never lost at all in their prime weights.
Whether they were young, old, in shape, out of shape etc etc they always won in those weights.

 

Lol because he is great. Because he fought in those weights, because he had his defining moment at that weight etc etc. When you nominate him as the greatest, I automatically compare him with SRR, Armstrong Charles, Greb, Leonard and with all due respect not Jofre who was also great but a step below.