It all boils down to what each person considers "a legend." Duran was a champion back in the days of Leonard, Benitez, Hearns and Hagler. He became a champion in several weight classes. He fought some memorable battles with boxing's best. He fought his big fights outside of Panama, his native country, and in Las Vegas... arguably the world's biggest boxing stage.

I think the word "legend" should be reserved for the truly elite boxers over the history of boxing.