
Originally Posted by
Terry Nutkins
Pasting and posting from other sites you say. What a feeble return of fire my friend. Unless you have any evidence of plagiarism then I suggest you refrain from such baseless diatribe.
Hitmandonny, I'm lost for words, almost. Every one is entitled to an opinion, and I welcome yours. But to suggest that Duran possessed little intellect as a fighter is grossly inaccurate. Duran was one of the smartest, savviest, intelligent pugilists who ever lived. His guile, ringcraft and innate ability to react to any given situation in the ring was second to none. I simply cannot comprehend how you could make such a remark.
All I can say is that your views regarding Duran's ring intellect go against those of any informed boxing fan.
With regards to power, I stated that Duran had very good power, but not devastating. You've obviously misinterpreted my postings. You ask how was Duran able to stand and trade with men from the middleweight division and win. Because he had above average punching power, well to a degree, its a prerequisite. As I stated with absolute clarity, Duran had very good punching power, lets take that to mean better than average.
But power was not the deciding factor in Durans victories over middleweights. Rather it was skill, intelligence, innate ringcraft, the experience acquired over two previous decades of combat. Duran rolled with punches like a buoy in rough seas, taking the sting out of the shots. He slipped punches on the inside, feinted and drew his opponents lead. He preserved his energy, counter punched more, relaxed on the inside and measured the distance to perfection. He displayed intellect beyond intellect, he was the possessor of attributes that can never be taught nor acquired through traditional means. And when his defences were breached, he had a cast iron chin that only betrayed him once in his entire career.
All the middleweights who Duran beat were physically stronger and hit harder than he did. If he relied on power then he would not have been able to do hat he did. The empirical data is my lance and shield, it validates my thinking. How many guys did Duran stop as a middleweight, it tells you everything you need to know. DEVASTATING punchers win by Ko not decisions. Duran was never a supermidldeweight, he fought Leonard once at the weight and years later against club fighters and bums like Pazienza. Duran never fought the top guys at SM as he was to old and to smart.
Booze, Unsubstantiated attacks are loathsome and indicative of your desperation. Ive never spoken with words other than my own and and I call you out to back up your nonsense. Whats more, trace any of my postings back to a source other than my own. If you cannot do so then politely refrain form such deplorable defamation of character.
Donny, Hope I didn't come across to strongly, but I simply cannot fathom your assessment of Roberto's ring smarts. The overwhelming consensus from boxing historians and pundits alike is that he has it in abundance. The greatest and most respected trainers in ring history, along with the greatest fighters and most erudite of boxing essayists are also in agreeance.
On that point, i think your on your own.
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