How do People Remember Roberto Duran?

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  1. des3995

    des3995 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah. Nevermind. This guy's right. IDKSAB..........

    Musta been that video.
     
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  2. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boy you made a damn good point I'm going to have to do a little reflection on this.
     
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  3. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    thee best lightweight ever.....and definitely one of the best ever. this guy rose from the ashes on more than one occasion. they don't make them like roberto anymore.
     
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  4. 1_man_army

    1_man_army The Knockout King Full Member

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    One of the greatest to ever lace up the gloves.
     
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  5. mancat

    mancat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he's a quitter.
     
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  6. TheHogan

    TheHogan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If he was about in this era, everyone would ***** about him quitting. The most overrated fighter to ever lace them up.
     
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  7. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What difference did SRL show? And what do you mean by Leonard fighting Durans fight? The second fight wasn't a total shut out, before the no mas incident the fight was actually pretty close
     
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  8. alakran

    alakran Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  9. anton

    anton Well-Known Member Full Member

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    One of the best ??? Try the best. The greatest fighter of his time
     
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  10. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Please, you don't think anyone who's dissing Duran actually watched that fight do you?? How naïve.
     
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  11. manex

    manex Active Member Full Member

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    What SRL has to say about Roberto "hands of stone" Duran.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8tGmXHJIY (see: 31.43)

    SRL's reaction to Duran's victory over Davey Moore:

    "I just looked at Duran and said... Man, you know, you ARE the BEST!...you...you're IT!"
    ... Sugar Ray Leonard ('beyond The Glory')

    SRL on Duran's power:

    "Every punch he hit me with felt like bricks... stone"
    ... Sugar Ray Leonard ('beyond The Glory')

    "I am not an animal in my personal life. But in the ring there is an animal inside me. Sometimes it roars when the first bell rings. Sometimes it springs out later in a fight. But i can always feel it there, driving me and pushing me forward. It is what makes me win. It makes me enjoy fighting" -- Roberto Duran
     
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  12. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Duran was one of the best fighters of the past 50 years and certainly the greatest lightweight of all time. He was ferocious at 135 and although he carried some of that with him in the higher weight classes, he never quite achieved consistancy
     
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  13. Scar

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    One of the greatest fighters ever, a real beast.
     
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  14. dannyboy147

    dannyboy147 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I will always remember him as the man who made an appearance in Rocky 2.
     
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  15. Cenovio

    Cenovio New Member Full Member

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    GTFO! Dude is a mayweather fan. That says it all. The whole intro about the "streets" sealed it for me. I could care less about what a dumbass from the streets thinks about boxing. I grew up in the streets. Aint nothin but shittyness and ignorance. Is it not also disgraceful to have a fighter come up almost 3 weight classes, and then STILL come in overweight for the fight? That video was some opinionated bull****. Totally devoid of any kind of boxing knowledge....
     
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