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... a moment which he gave in entirely to the Ring.
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But that's just the point. Boromir did not act solely out of free choice. The Ring was appealing to his baser desires and he did not have the strength to resist it and free himself of its enticement until after his unsuccessful attempt to seize it.
And being a Man, albeit of (watered down) Numenorean descent, it is hardly suprising that he fares less well in resisting the Ring than a 6,000 year old Elf, one of the most powerful ever to walk ME.