In 1994 Ken Buchanan went to New York to look for Roberto Duran

Ah, okay. Thanks

 

as much as i agree that doesnt imply that nothign coudl change

 

To be fair to Duran it was Buchanan who kept swinging after the bell. I also don't think the fight was going in Buchanan's direction in the 13th round, he took quite a battering actually.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzLqn9Uqto

Buchanan did deserve an instant rematch however but we know that this is not always the case in boxing. Duran was still a developing fighter at the time and his managers would rather have him fight softer opposition for a while. Buchanan could have probably forced the fight to be made later on had he beaten Ishimatsu for the WBC version of the title but that was not to be.

 

From memory Duran had swung after the bell on numerous occasions and this was the first time Ken tried it himself, had enough of it i think. Hope i am right lol

 

I can't say I remember Duran throwing punches after the bell in any round of that fight.

Duran did taunt him but Buchanan has only himself to blame if he was angered by any of that.

 

make alot of woodwork frames for houses as well as carpentry jobs like said before but it is mostly the wood for houses

 

That's a sad story. Poor Ken. :-(


For the record, he was offered a rematch, contrary to what is often written, but in Panama.

 

Neither am I, but even if Buchanan was right, Duran's later history suggests that he would not have wilted dramatically enough to be stopped, as even Hagler failed to do this.

Duran probably agrees with this. Very late in his career, Roberto quickly dispatched a hapless victim on live television, leaving the broadcast with a leisurely surplus of air time, much of which was spent at ringside reminiscing with Duran about his career. Interestingly, he credited Buchanan as being his best opponent (at this advanced stage, his rematch with Camacho was the only significant bout in his future).

 

Really i never knew about that, i'm intrigued though, if you could tell more then i'd appreciate that

 

I wouldn't say it reflects "well", however, nor would I hold it too much against him given his career long courage in facing giants and monsters.

I'd hate to hear some goof quoting you the next time he's getting his head handed to him about Roy or Floyd's pattern of avoiding real challenges during their primes ---I can hear them now: "Hey now! Roberto shoulda gave Kenny a rematch!" and they'll feel justified quoting the mighty McGrain.

 

I always thought Ken's title losing loss to Duran was strange and glossed over by Duran fans as some huge victory when it was a highly competitive fight that ended on a bad foul ... very interesting story although you have to be a bit nuts to go after Duran in the street without a weapon and the element of surprise ... if he was so serious why didn't he go to Panama or Miami for Duran ?

 

Its settled, Duran and Buchanan must have a rematch on the White Collar circuit!

 

What does he have to say about the Suzuki fight Mcgrain?.Apparently a lot of shady things went on in the run up to the fight to disrupt him.

I think he would have beaten Guts had he not been hampered by the eye injury.