Potentially Controversial Topic - Duran

Robert Duran was from Panama. FACT
Panama Lewis used plaster of paris with his fighters. FACT
Ergo Roberto Duran used plaster of paris in his fights. FACT.

 

His role was comparable to Buboy's with Pacquiao. An interpreter but also a motivator at the same time.

Personally, I don't think Lewis was close enough to Duran to do something like this. Was he in the corner for the Moore fight after what happened with Collins? I'd be surprised if he was.

 

janeschicken is right

close thread.

 

Hands of stone...

No way to tell, doubt Panama was stupid enough to use that glove tactic with every fighter for every fight, the risk would increase greatly. Duran still proved to be a big puncher after Panama.

Also if Resto-Collins fight was an undercard to Duran-Moore, wouldnt they have been extra careful with the checking of gloves come Duran's fight when they have just found something funny with Resto-Collins?

 

Its not that far fetched ..But Duran was an excellent boxer ..Tough considering his trainer and his history !

 

this is actually a very interesting question...this of course was before my day

wasnt duran considered washed up and the underdog and then he just battered Moore, i mean maybe

but i wouldnt support this unless there was just a little more evidence than that Panama Lewis was involved with Duran

I mean i dont think he was one of the 3 men in his corner and if he was handling the resto mess he probably wasnt in the dressing room doing the gloves and if he was they were extra cautious i imagine or id hope

 

Woooooo!

 

What a ****in mentality some people have on here:-(

I suppose he had a ****in horseshoe in his glove when he decked that 6ft 1in monster Iran "The Blade" Barkley in the 11th "YES" the same Iran Barkley that had just obliterated Tommy "Hitman" Hearns:smoke

It's proberbly obvious that it had **** all to do with the fact that Duran is one of the greatest boxers of all time that he can dissect these bigger boys when well into his 30's by utillising the skills that had him dominating a decade at 135 & outboxing & beating up the recognised P4P Olympic Goldenboy in SRL when approaching 30 & 2 divs up from his natural fighting weight. Go watch the 2nd round against SRL in Montreal when he dropped a left counter onto SRL jaw that sent SRL into breakdance mode.

Duran even went up futher too 160 take on the mighty HAGLER when other feinthearts SRL/Hearns fled from the idea of a hammering at the hands of a prime Hagler & Duran stepped up 5 months after pulping Moore & only just got pipped at the post.

The TS could no doubt make a positive contribution too the sort of imbicile threads below:

Alien Abduction.
Area 54
2nd gunman/grassy knoll
9/11= FBI Conspiricy.

 

Why on earth would it ever cross my mind that Duran would need an advantage to smash Moore to pieces!!! Lewis was viewed as poison after Pryor/Arguello 1.

If anything went down with Duran/Moore it was the case of John Gotti allegedly informing Moore that he was a deadman if he beat Duran.

 

I didnt know that, wonder if its true, how big of an underdog was duran?

 

He also punched Ken Buchanan in the balls the cheating wee **** that he is.