Roberto Duran This content is protected "There's only one legend. That's me." -- Roberto Duran STATISTICS: Birth Name: Roberto Duran Samaniego Birth Date: 16/06/1951 Birth Place: El Chorrillo, Panama Alias: Manos de Piedra ("Fists of Stone") Height: 5'7" Reach: 66" Pro Record: 103 (70) - 16 (4) Championships: Lightweight (1972-79), Welterweight (1980), Light Middleweight (1983-4), Middleweight (1989). Wins: Ken Buchana TKO13, Esteban De Jesus TKO11, Esteban De Jesus TKO12, Carlos Palomino UD10, Zeferino Gonzalez UD10, Sugar Ray Leonard UD15, Pipino Cuevas TKO4, Davey Moore TKO8, Iran Barkley SD12, Jorge Castro UD10............oh, and apparently he once KO'd a horse. BIOGRAPHY: In the world of boxing, fighters must be conscious of executing both victory in the ring and a performance that electrifies fans. Panamanian patriot and relentless boxing veteran Roberto Duran accomplished both effortlessly. Duran's rugged determination promised his opponents fierce physical battles, and guaranteed the audience a high energy, hard-hitting show. Born in El Chorrillo, Panama on June 16, 1951, Duran's amateur career was brief but promising. Propelled by the income a successful boxing career offered, 16-year-old Duran made the decision to turn professional. After a short adjustment period, he turned the tables on his older and more experienced opponents. It didn't take long for audiences and the media to recognize that Duran's raw, explosive talent was the stuff legends are made of. Though he lacked a press agent and professional representation, the newcomer consistently brought in packed houses. He had fought - and won - a streak of 21 professional fights without any specialized instruction when wealthy landowner Carlos Eleta bought his contract for a mere $300. Eleta then hired renowned trainers Ray Arcel and Freddie Brown to streamline Duran's relentless style and teach him cunning defensive strategies. On June 26, 1972, Duran's uninterrupted victories hit 30, 19 of which were KOs. That night, he defeated WBA Lightweight Champion Ken Buchanan in the 13th round at New York's Madison Square Garden. It was the 21-year-old's first world title. And he was just getting started. In a career that spans five decades, Duran went on to be the WBC Lightweight Champion, WBC Welterweight Champion, WBA Light Middleweight Champion, WBC Middleweight Champion and WBA Junior Middleweight Champion. His lights-out right punch has stopped opponents from Esteban De Jesus to Davey Moore. Seemingly endless stamina and persistent ferocity have pitted him against many of the world's best light and middleweight fighters, arguably making Roberto Duran one of the 10 best boxers of all time. (taken from the Roberto Duran official website) HIGHLIGHTS: [yt]gac4u7iqclk&feature[/yt] DOCUMENTARY: [yt]S4Jtm0Kn-78[/yt] Lets have some comments on the great Roberto Duran.
The p4p greatest of all times,the most complete gloved fighter,owner of the best win in boxing history,and the best ever 135 er.....Should i say anymore?
not quite P4P no 1 in my opinion but in the top 5 definitly just below Willie Pep best win in history again he is definitly in the running with 3 fights Leonard, Moore and Barkley there all top 10 achievements best ever lightweight i think Benny Leonard is better marginally at LW but P4P Duran s better because of his WW, LMW, MW achievements sorry to be so negative to you just my opinion but he is truly class he could definititly be the things you say he is not know wnough about SRR :nono just joking theres not alot of footage Duran is quality
Amazing... simply wonderful at times.... Like Barrera pumped full of roids and speed... with a shotgun.
He's top 10 all-time for me, borderline top 5. Best Lightweight of all time, just ahead of Benny Leonard. As stated his victory over Leonard is one of the best wins of all-time. Great offence, Great defence, Great to watch. And GPater11093...........................Pep is up next for discussion. You should have a field day with that thread:good
No probs gp,my opinion is subjective,and i dont take your views as negative. We both agree he is a top 5 atg,and has some of the best wins of all times. (i would class the moore win as maybe not top ten,but the hagler performance in its place as phenomenal,lets not also forget the camacho and castro performances in old age!!!)
yes Pep :happy:happy i will love that one especially since i know you like saddler prepare for some of my views on pep-saddler yeh were pretty much just disagreeing on how to cross 't's and dot 'I's what was i thinking i missed out the hagler fight thats a great performance maybe better then the leonard one. i had hagler by a point but it was close
same here but it took me ages to learn when i first saw it i thought he was some kind of god i couldnt do it for love nor money
I think the leonard win is the best,while the hagler performance is awesome as well. (though hagler won it clearly.)
Where do you guys rate Duran ATG wise? What are your top tens... I've not done mine for a while but of the guys i've seen 1. Robinson 2. Louis 3. Ali 4. Duran 5. Armstrong 6. Pepp 7. Chavez 8. Leonard Probably missed a lot of far better fighters but that was just a list of the top of my nog.