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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.
He fought lots of all time greats at many different weights. Hes top 5 boxer in any class imo because of his ability to have sucess in many different divsions for decades and his accomplishments. Duran has fought far better opposition in his prime than Chavez. Benitez, De Jesus, Buchanan, Vuruet, Palomino he fought all while in his prime at Lightweight. And he fought the best at weights above that and won titles. No he was not a better lightweight than Leonard but he was just as good for different reasons imo.