Roberto Duran
Mike Tyson
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The verdict
Roberto Duran leads 2 of 2 categories. Our all-time ranking places Roberto Duran at #6 and Mike Tyson at #11.
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The case for Roberto Duran
Manos de Piedra, Hands of Stone, fought across five decades and four weight divisions, from a terrifying lightweight to a middleweight champion, over 119 professional bouts. His record of roughly 103-16 with 70 knockouts is anchored by one of the great division reigns in history: as lightweight champion he made 12 defenses and lost only one of his first 72 fights, a run of destructive pressure fighting, body punching and inside mastery that many rate the finest lightweight ever. He beat Ken Buchanan, Esteban DeJesus, Sugar Ray Leonard, in the 1980 Brawl in Montreal, Iran Barkley and Davey Moore, winning titles at lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. The infamous No Mas surrender to Leonard in their rematch was a stain, but his ferocity, longevity, still competitive into his fifties, and sheer will made him a fighter's fighter and one of the most beloved and feared competitors the sport has known.
The case for Mike Tyson
Youngest heavyweight champion at 20 years 4 months (1986), 50-6 record with 44 knockouts, and a peak that compressed fear into short rounds. He never fought Ali; the eras do not overlap in the paid ranks. Compare shared teaching axes on this VS page, then open the GOAT lab Peak/Career toggle.