Had Boromir gained possession of the one ring, he wouldn't have had the knowledge nor personal power to put it to use. The ring would have quickly fallen into Sauron's hands.
Aragorn, Gandalf, Galadriel, Saruman and the like were suffiently powerful in and of themselves to wield the one ring. Of that number only Aragorn Elessar is human, and he is Isildur's heir and of Númenórean and Elvish blood (by way of his ancestor Luthien.) Boromir, by contrast, was not of significantly noble stock. He was in addition rather weak minded and rash. He wouldn't have been able to do more than the disappearing trick with the one ring, which of course would have made him very conspicuous to the nine and the Eye.
[ March 13, 2003: Message edited by: Valarungol ]
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