Ken Buchanan rip

Minotauro · Apr 1, 2023

Sad to hear, R.I.P champ.

WhataRock · Apr 1, 2023

A true legend. Rest in peace champion.

Keleneki · Apr 1, 2023

RIP.

C.J. · Apr 2, 2023

Serge said: ↑

He was within his rights to feel very aggrieved at it being waved off on a blatant foul
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What beat me the ref STILL claimed the punch was legal & before the bell after watching a replay he wouldn't talk about it any more Duran would never give Ken a rematch that says something

Clinton · Apr 3, 2023

Great fighter! RIP, Champ!

Clinton · Apr 3, 2023

Serge said: ↑

I'm never actually watched any of his fights apart from when Duran punched him in his plums but I am obviously aware of the very high regard he's held in and that he was a great fighter. RIP

Roberto Duran: Best I've Faced

BEST SKILLS

Ken Buchanan: Buchanan was one of the great lightweights when it came to tactics and skill. His intelligence made him very difficult to beat even though he wasn't a very strong opponent. Sugar Ray Leonard was faster and stronger but Buchanan had tremendous skills.

BEST JAB

Buchanan: He was tall, boxed well and his lateral movement was extremely good. Buchanan's jab was difficult to deal with because he threw it on the move.

BEST DEFENSE

Buchanan: He was hard to hit cleanly. I was very young, lacked experience, and Buchanan had been world champion for a long time. A lot of people will expect me to say Wilfred Benitez or Leonard when it comes to defense but I wasn't prepared properly for Benitez or the Leonard rematch. Davey Moore, who I beat easily, knocked Benitez out so there's no comparison there. I was coming into my prime against Buchanan and he made me miss often.

BEST CHIN

Marvelous Marvin Hagler: I hit Hagler with a lot of punches and he just kept coming. I didn't find him as skillful as some of the opponents I faced but he was the toughest.

BEST PUNCHER

Esteban De Jesus: De Jesus was the first opponent to knock me down and he had me down again in the second fight. When I lost to Thomas Hearns I was drained from losing weight too quickly, and that had a bad effect on me. Hearns got me with a great punch but I could have performed far better in a rematch. Marvin Hagler, who is a good friend of mine, told Hearns the only reason he knocked me out is because I wasn't at my best.

FASTEST HANDS

Sugar Ray Leonard: He was the fastest fighter I ever fought but in the first fight I saw everything that was coming at me.

FASTEST FEET

Buchanan: At lightweight the opponents were much swifter on their feet and, back then, we were boxing in 15-round fights. Buchanan always kept on the move but I caught up with him eventually. That victory means a lot to me.

SMARTEST

Leonard: It's hard to give you one name but Leonard stands out because he made adjustments during fights.

STRONGEST

Hagler: It was an extremely close fight but he got me tired late. Even though I built myself up to middleweight, Hagler was much bigger and used his strength on the inside. After making weight, a fighter rehydrates and there was a big difference there. Still, even when I was tired, Hagler couldn't get me down. There was no way I was going to get the decision but some fans and reporters thought I'd done enough. Hagler had big American fights pending with Leonard and Hearns so there was a lot of money at stake.

BEST OVERALL

Leonard: I have to say Sugar Ray Leonard because look at what he did in his career after he lost to me. It takes a lot to come back from defeat and Leonard did it.
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Thanks for sharing that, Serge!

ashishwarrior · Apr 3, 2023

Warrior
Don't make em like this anymore

Clinton · Apr 3, 2023

C.J. said: ↑

What beat me the ref STILL claimed the punch was legal & before the bell after watching a replay he wouldn't talk about it any more Duran would never give Ken a rematch that says something
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CJ, Duran responded with the ballbag punch after Kenny threw a couple of punches CLEARLY after the bell had rung-and not for the 1st time in the fight.

C.J. · Apr 3, 2023

Clinton said: ↑

CJ, Duran responded with the ballbag punch after Kenny threw a couple of punches CLEARLY after the bell had rung-and not for the 1st time in the fight.
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Do you know what Kenny said after the fight? There was nothing he didn't do in the way of fouling. Ref wouldn't do anything so I just joined in. The bit that got me was the ref arguing that the Duran low blow was " On the bell & a legal punch" While watching the replay LOL I guess he never visited him in hospital with his family jewels all iced up

C.J. · Apr 3, 2023

When I was a 16 yr old I was in a tournament . The kid I was fighting dropped shots low 2 or 3 times. I said to ref " What you going to do about his low blows" ref said " Youre fighting him not me son" I finally did let him have one in response & he fell down rolling in fake agony wouldn't get up so the ref DQ'd me. My coach went ballistic at the ref he just sneered. Few days later at the gym that ref came in. He said " Has your boy become a man yet" Coach said He's a young man are you areal man come in the ring with me see how much of a man you are." He couldn't get out of it LOL My old coach beat the living daylights out of him. He was a champion in his day He made the ref look just what he was a coward the way he left the ring lol Found out afterwards the ref was the kid I was fightings uncle LOL

cuchulain · Apr 3, 2023

RIP to one of the greatest.

Clinton · Apr 3, 2023

C.J. said: ↑

Do you know what Kenny said after the fight? There was nothing he didn't do in the way of fouling. Ref wouldn't do anything so I just joined in. The bit that got me was the ref arguing that the Duran low blow was " On the bell & a legal punch" While watching the replay LOL I guess he never visited him in hospital with his family jewels all iced up
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I know it was a low blow. And shame on the ref for saying that. But it was in response to Kenny's throwing punches after the bell had clearly rung, and not for the 1st time in the fight.

Clinton · Apr 3, 2023

cuchulain said: ↑

RIP to one of the greatest.
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He was super!

Flo_Raiden · Apr 4, 2023

RIP Champ. The best fighter to come out of the UK.

I think he would have had success against today's 135 fighters.

Serge · Apr 4, 2023

Clinton said: ↑

Thanks for sharing that, Serge!
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No problem, Clint

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