Is Roberto Duran the best lightweight of all time?

[The Italian Stallion]

I think Mosley could take Duran.

[czars_salad]

Armstrong held the feather light and welter weight belts all at the same time in a spand of 10 months fugging amazing. oh yea the best dont give up right?

hahaha!!!!! LOL!!! no mas no mas

[thatruth830]

if thats an i dont beileve u statement ask me to proove it to u and i will

[Tiredoldngrey]

Is Duran the Greatest lightweight ever?

I don't think Duran was the greatest lightweight of all time. There is a strong case that could be made that he isn't top three but I'll limit myself to saying that Benny Leonard is the all-time #1 at 135 pounds. There is a very simple reason I say this; I am agreeing with Ray Arcel. He trained Duran for several years and was around Leonard forat least as long. He said that either Leonard or Robinson was the best, p4p, of all time. Mental energy was his reason.

[onetwopunch]

I think Mosley could take Duran.

You cant be serious..Duran would beat Mosely down, Duran fought all the best lightweights he was just plain nasty at 135lbs.

[Shaolin Bushido]

You can argue that Benny Leonard, Armstrong, and Joe Gans were just as good, if not better. Impossible to say for sure.

Thank you bro. The entire first page just caved in ... I mean, these guys were great too!

Helloooo, Benny Leonard held light, welter and middle titles.


At the same time! Look who he fought. A bad mother****er if there ever was one. I believvvvve he just missed adding the damn light heavy crown, if I'm not mistaken.

[IwatchBoxing]

Boxrec's top ten lightweights

1 Lou Ambers 1,997 1932 - 1941 94-8-7

2 Roberto Duran 1,991 1968 - 2001 103-16-0

3 Carlos Ortiz 1,969 1955 - 1972 60-7-1

4 Ike Williams 1,950 1940 - 1955 126-24-5

5 Ismael Laguna 1,946 1961 - 1971 65-9-1

6 Bob Montgomery 1,932 1938 - 1950 75-19-3

7 Joe Brown 1,931 1943 - 1970 104-45-13

8 Beau Jack 1,925 1939 - 1955 88-24-5

9 Jimmy Carter 1,923 1946 - 1960 81-30-9

10 John John Molina 1,920 1986 - 2001 52-7-0
I know Boxrec isnt that great, but these are their top ten so the fighters should be good enough to be top ten or something. Tho I cant find Chavez anymore, he use to be #8 on Welterweight. Their "current" rankings seem to be fine.

[dmar]

Any arguments against this?

i think so..great talented division..if hes not the best most certainly in the top 3..

[rge]

roberto duran, was the best ever lightweight and duran has done one thing which no other boxer will ever do and i mean ever and that is box in 5 differnet decades lmao that 5..the man is the greatest fighter who has ever walked the world, if he spoke english or was from the usa, no one would doubt that,

Jack Johnson fighted in 4 decades, and 5 if you consider his non-sanctioned fights in 1931.

[Sir Fancylot]

I rank benny leonard above duran.