Roberto Duran is certain who deserves the honour of being known as the greatest boxer of all time.
To many people, Duran himself would be one of the contenders for that accolade, having had an illustrious career over the course of five decades, making him just the second boxer to have competed over that timespan.
During that period he became a four-weight world champion, reigning at lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, with his final record standing at 103 wins from 119 fights.
It is perhaps his time as one of the ‘Four Kings’ that Duran is best known for, competing in epic clashes with fellow greats Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns throughout the 1980s.
When it comes to the debate of the best to ever do it, modern fighters such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are sometimes mentioned, while past legends like Muhammad Ali are more regular suggestions.
Another fighter that is often selected by fans is the man Duran had in mind for his pick though, as he revealed to ESNews.
“Sugar Ray Robinson is the best.”
Robinson’s incredible achievements inside the ring speak for themselves, holding the world welterweight title for five years from 1946 to 1951, before going on to become world middleweight champion on five occasions.
He went on a remarkable 91-fight unbeaten streak and at one stage had recorded 129 wins from 132 fights, with 85 of those victories coming by knockout.
Robinson eventually called time on his career in 1965 having won 174 of his 201 fights, and it is clear why Duran and so many others deem him to be the best of all time.
