That's a myth about him winning the round without throwing a punch:
Plenty of fighters said so about Greb, both guys who fought him but others from his era who didn't. I have seen the quotes in various threads...
You forgot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8aerkHG_7A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LEKHMUCh8k Ray Arcel who saw them all until his death...
I don't know man, the following quotes point to Duran being underrated in his own time:...
I don't know, haven't seen many rank him at # 1, that spot is still usually taken by SRR on most peoples lists. Anyway P4P is a myth, a...
Floyd wouldn't fight him unless Duran was 60 years old & still fighting, so the point is moot. If only guys like Floyd & RJJ had 1/10th of the...
Manos de Piedra always deserves a mention :thumbsup
JMM, Margarito come to mind right off the bat.
Old newspaper report confirming his brothers death shortly before the fight:...
Monzon stops him late, different caliber fighter. Ward can win if he opens a bad cut with one of his patented headbutts. Monzon was not...
Monzon vs Briscoe II. It's on youtube but bad quality, trying to find a better quality video.
Found this interesting article from January 17, 1953: http://www.unz.org/Pub/Colliers-1953jan17-00020 The rest of the article continues on...
At about 2:55: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncFrruq76U4 Gannigan passed away recently:...
Whole fight is on youtube bud (this is the earliest footage of Duran I have ever seen personally): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0SiIaFFW_Y...
For those interested I typed out the following which gives the viewpoints of the different people involved:
