Ken Buchanan - The Master at Work

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Great post Mortal:beer-toast1:
     
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  2. Mortal

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    :beer-toast1:
     
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  3. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It would have been nice to see him against Kenty, O'grady, Davis and those guys even though that would have been the tail end of his career. What a talent he was, I haven't watched much of him, but I'm looking at snippets of his fights now, got to find time to watch complete fights when I can
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    He outclasses all three of those guys.
     
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  5. joebeadg

    joebeadg Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I can't believe I missed out on this guy. Great upper body movement to avoid punches with quick counters, amazing
     
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  6. jowcol

    jowcol Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Remember Ken VERY well, the complete set of tools. Duran's ''gut cruncher'' against him was low but it was simply young Roberto's swarming night and he had built a, seemingly, insurmountable lead.
    I remember seeing him on, I think, Wide World of Sports against, again I think, the tough Laguna. He cut Ken badly and Ken fought back furiously to grab the UD. Sadly, after the Duran fight, I put him on the back burner so to speak but, after looking at his career post-Duran, I saw a string of victories?? I'll defer to Red here (or anyone else that has some insight) as to why he never was a force again?? No Duran rematch, no nothing as far as I can tell? Why was that?
     
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  7. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    jowcol, I firmly believe that Buchanan's decline as a major lightweight force was due to mental issues as much as everything else. Not getting a rematch with Duran perhaps discouraged or dispirited him...what was happening upstairs was about as painful as what he felt in his gonads...almost as painful:biggrin:...maybe it was a case of bitterness carried too far, and maybe a bit of depression (but I'm reaching a bit there), but longer lasting. I can't for the life of me understand how Ken lost to Ishimatsu Suzuki....he would have had whipped that guy pre-Duran IMO. To cop your famous signature line, "that's just my 2 cents":biggrin:
     
    red cobra, Oct 25, 2016
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  8. fistfighter

    fistfighter 44-3-1 (42KO's) Full Member

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    Buchanan/Duran was a great fight with an unfortunate ending.

    Ken's quote to an interviewer was priceless...“Every time I think of Duran my balls hurt.”

    It's a shame many casual boxing fans only really know him for that one moment.
     
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  9. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    low blows will slow down that leg work.
     
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  10. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    To be fair although Duran was winning, the blow was extremely low,and to add insult to injury way after the bell.
     
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