Warriors aren't really for duels, though they can certainly win them against some classes. Keep in mind a level 50 warrior gets 25MR for free, in addition to having access to all the best resist gear. You can get like 150MR without any raid gear, and back in the day, that made warriors essentially unkillable by clerics and enchanters. Other casters would still have a difficult time due to being unable to CC the warrior at all. I wouldn't give the advantage to the warrior in a duel against all classes, mostly because they can just be kited around so easily, but it's not some bottom feeder class either. As with any melee except maybe ranger, warriors shine in group PvP, especially in dungeon assist trains. They're one of the best classes for indoors PvP, and they'll be really good in the early high-level play because they have easy access to a 25dmg 2hander that nobody else can use.
In PvP, warriors play a lot like rogues. The main difference is that warriors can joust better, rogues have controlled burst from backstab, and warriors have random burst in the form of crits. Play aggressively against pretty much anyone, you have nothing to gain from being defensive. Make sure you don't get kited - if someone catches you outdoors and just plays the running game, don't bother unless you have jboots and they don't. Just run in the opposite direction if you can't get close, you'll look like a newbie if you get kited like some mob.
TL;DR: warriors are pretty good for dungeon PvP and get high MR easily.
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