With these two fighters you have to understand that when people are ranking them it is all about the whole of their careers. Sugar Ray was without doubt a better Middleweight than Duran but what a lot of people dont realise is that Middleweight was not Durans optimum weight, Roberto Duran is quite possibly the best Lightweight that ever fought ( Armstrong was a Welter ) and this is why many people will rank Duran higher than Leonard as although Leonard is a legend he is most likely not the best Middleweight or the best Welterweight out there, fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvin Hagler, Carlos Monzon and Henry Armstrong could all be put in front of Sugar Ray Leonard.
2007-01-18 21:29:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Duran was the lightweight champion for over 7 years and mostly was a smaller fighter than Leonard. He also won over 100 fights with multiple titles. Leonard is great and did beat him once but you have to look at the complete record of the two. How many fights did Leonard win? Both are great fighters without a doubt but Duran has the better overall record and held a title for the longer period than Leonard. In other words, who held a title the longest is my point.
2007-01-19 04:30:15
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answered by toughguy2 7
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Head up Leonard beat him 2 out of 3. On that basis I guess you could rank him ahead of Duran. I think you have to take Duran's whole career into context when ranking fighters. He fought professionally for over 13 years(already an all time great at lightweight) before he defeated Leonard in the first fight. Duran was also a true lightweight at 5'6" or 5'7" he was the smaller man as he moved up in weight, and still managed to win titles at welter, jr. mid, and mid. he beat naturally bigger men at these weights, by using his veteran ring smarts and guile, a remarkable accomplishment.
2007-01-19 04:04:12
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answered by Brent 5
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Because Duran was a natural Lightweight, and vs Leonard, Hearns, Hagler and Benitez he was fighting way above his optimum weight, and Camacho?! Duran was nearly 50 years old at the time. When it comes to evaluating Duran on the all time great list most people go on his achievements as a lightweight and at this weight he was unstoppable. He was champion for seven years and as a lightweight went 62-1 and was in many peoples opinion the greatest lightweight of all time.
2016-05-24 05:23:59
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answered by Anonymous
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now that's the real four tops there duran,hearns,hagler and leonard.as for who is higher between leonard and duran,duran had more than 100 fights starting in 1967 and tough fights too.leonard was flashy and smarter with his money. i would place duran over leonard.
2007-01-19 06:37:39
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answered by saxaphonist 4
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Both great boxers. I think Duran is rated higher based on his career before Leonard showed up. Duran made one mistake in his career by quiting against Leonard but luckily he continued fighting showing that he was one of the greats.
2007-01-18 16:41:09
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answered by gman 6
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Leonard should be ranked higher....he would have won both fights if he didn't try to be like Duran in the first fight
2007-01-18 13:29:06
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm a stone cold Sugar Ray fan, but in all honesty, no.Ray was at his best from 1977-1982.After that, he was not the same fighter, despite his apparent sucesses.Duran really dominated more at his prime weight, lightweight, than Leonard did at welterweight.Also, his career didn't really stop, and all those wins at the weights higher than lightweight were just icing on the cake.
2007-01-19 01:50:51
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answered by zebbie g 2
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IN THEIR POUND 4 POUND RANKING, DURAN IS RANKED HIGHER BECAUSE HE HAD 3 TIMES AS MANY BOUTS AS LEONARD.
LEONARD IS RANKED HIGHER THAN DURAN AT 147,154 AND 160.
REMEMBER IT IS STYLES THAT MAKE A FIGHT SO YOU REALLY CAN'T GO BY WHO BEAT WHO.
2007-01-20 06:08:51
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answered by smitty 7
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Yes he should based on the "NO MAS" fight alone. What a quitter.
2007-01-19 00:32:43
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answered by drockfreak 3
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