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Seamus wrote:Diuran was a great fighter, but I can't rate him any higher than 3rd alltime at Light Weight. No way I'd have him above Henry Armstrong or Benny Leonard at that weight. Still, 3rd or 4th or 5th is pretty outstanding when you consider that division.

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

Seamus wrote:Diuran was a great fighter, but I can't rate him any higher than 3rd alltime at Light Weight. No way I'd have him above Henry Armstrong or Benny Leonard at that weight. Still, 3rd or 4th or 5th is pretty outstanding when you consider that division.

Absolutely --- & there are plenty of people who would scream murder at the sight of you ranking Duran third. He just is in no way good enough to get so much more credit than the other great 135lbers. as he does.

When you've got a guy who is well-&-truly in the mix with the other greats, but receives twenty times the recognition, praise, & favouritism --- yes, he is over-rated.

GranberryReturns wrote:He lost every big fight he had except the ones where he cheated or had an overrated opponent like Sugar Ray Leonard.

Controversial wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote: I don't know when I've seen so many losses in a fighters' career completely written-off as I always do with Duran (though he lost but once in his prime, to be fair).

Thats the point, in over 70 fights at lightweight he lost once, which he avenged twice. Lightweight was his division, he moved up to welter and middle and fought the best at those weights, he beat one and gave the other a good run for his money.

Apart from Esteban all his losses were at weights that weren't his best. You could slag Bob Foster off for similar losses when he moved up in weight, the fact was light-heavy was the best division for him.

I agree that there are many over zealous Duran fans but at lightweight he was frightening opposition.