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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.
Lol.. Not that im arguing top five ever.. I think he makes top 15 at least..Possibly cracks top ten..

But the point which you make saying aside from de jesus.. who did he fight to get to that point..

Well who did anyone fight when they was building up a record and earning money when they were young.. The record and number of ranked fighters made up his ranking and thats how he got there..

Tell me know..Could you name the top 30 fighters in any specific weight class as of right now..
Well if you lived in durans time you probably couldnt say all the ranked lightweights then..
But i'll bet a fair few of the people he fought were pretty fairly ranked..

But all asumption aside.. None of it matters because when he got there you could have argued he didnt earn his way there.. But when he left he'd whooped Sugar ray..
And from there on he never ducked a fighter and he fought great competition cos he actually had recognition..