Ken Buchanan - The Master at Work

Yes he was a master. Hard as nails too

 

Nice one,Cobra. Ken was definitely one of the best ever to have come out of these isles.

 

He had some of the most educated footwork you will see.

 

I think u may be rite about that.
Some people say hes overrated or didnt quite become as good as they thought but i always felt he was an ATG and i liked the chip he carried and maybe still does on his shoulder. I enjoyed his 2 books.

 

Wow, he looked great. I know of him, but never really checked out his fights, gonna have to see some. And what chip are you referring to? Maybe the low blow from Duran? How was Ken doing in that fight?

 

Ken had a bit of inferiority complex from wen he was a kid.
He didnt forget the people who treated him poorly either as a young man and despite his clean cut looks he wasnt shy about putting people in there place including with his hands if he had too and im pretty sure hes still that way.
I dont have a problem with that at all.

 

The best boxing exhibition I have ever seen live, was Buchanan's fight with Donato Paduamo, an unbeaten WW @MSG. I can still see in my minds eye the excellent boxing of Buchanan. I would love to see that bout again.

 

And the ref in the Duran buchannon fight was worse then the ref in the maidana mayweather 2 fight

 

I agree. In terms of ability, IQ, technical skills and toughness Buchanan is the best UK fighter. He was the complete package.

 

Duran always talks extremely highly of Buchanan.

Roberto Duran: Best I faced.

BEST JAB

Buchanan: He was tall, boxed well and his lateral movement was extremely good. Buchanan’s jab was difficult to deal with because he threw it on the move.

BEST DEFENSE

Buchanan: He was hard to hit cleanly. I was very young, lacked experience, and Buchanan had been world champion for a long time. A lot of people will expect me to say Wilfred Benitez or Leonard when it comes to defense but I wasn’t prepared properly for Benitez or the Leonard rematch. Davey Moore, who I beat easily, knocked Benitez out so there’s no comparison there. I was coming into my prime against Buchanan and he made me miss often.

BEST CHIN

Marvelous Marvin Hagler: I hit Hagler with a lot of punches and he just kept coming. I didn’t find him as skillful as some of the opponents I faced but he was the toughest.

BEST PUNCHER

Esteban De Jesus: De Jesus was the first opponent to knock me down and he had me down again in the second fight. When I lost to Thomas Hearns I was drained from losing weight too quickly, and that had a bad effect on me. Hearns got me with a great punch but I could have performed far better in a rematch. Marvin Hagler, who is a good friend of mine, told Hearns the only reason he knocked me out is because I wasn’t at my best.

FASTEST HANDS

Sugar Ray Leonard: He was the fastest fighter I ever fought but in the first fight I saw everything that was coming at me.

FASTEST FEET

Buchanan: At lightweight the opponents were much swifter on their feet and, back then, we were boxing in 15-round fights. Buchanan always kept on the move but I caught up with him eventually. That victory means a lot to me.

SMARTEST

Leonard: It’s hard to give you one name but Leonard stands out because he made adjustments during fights.

STRONGEST

Hagler: It was an extremely close fight but he got me tired late. Even though I built myself up to middleweight, Hagler was much bigger and used his strength on the inside. After making weight, a fighter rehydrates and there was a big difference there. Still, even when I was tired, Hagler couldn’t get me down. There was no way I was going to get the decision but some fans and reporters thought I’d done enough. Hagler had big American fights pending with Leonard and Hearns so there was a lot of money at stake.

BEST OVERALL

Leonard: I have to say Sugar Ray Leonard because look at what he did in his career after he lost to me. It takes a lot to come back from defeat and Leonard did it.

 

Buchanan was losing most rounds against Duran but was very competitive even though Duran was mauling him. No one beats Duran that night. He was possessed.

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This is a great fight. Buchanan vs Otero

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Other highlights.

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