Quote Originally Posted by BoomBoom
What I loved about Duran was that he was a real fighter. He came to fight and was not preoccupied with not getting hit. He had a good defence but he was willing to trade and really fight in trenches. Duran is and was a man who knows how to fight and for me he defined what is is to be a champion in this sport. Top 5 boxer ever imo, Top Lightweight ever next to Leonard.
Leonard beat great fighters to get that spot, Duran did not. As much as I like Duran's style, he did not beat great fighters to be top 5 boxer ever. He sure dominated, but the guys he dominated would have to be the lightweights, and are they really the caliber to warrant top 5 ever?? I thought the guys Chavez fought were better than Duran's caliber at lightweight with the exception of maybe Dejesus.