What did Ray Robinson say about Duran?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by dpw417, Dec 15, 2007.


  1. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I vaguely remember Luis DeCubas (Duran's promoter) making a reference to a quote from Ray re Duran after his performance against Barkley. Ray thought Duran had performed fantastically and thought that he was one of the best, if not THE best of all time P4P fighter...Ray was suffering from dementia and later passed away that year. But according to DeCubas Ray was very impressed.
    I was wondering if anyone has heard of this, and might have a source???
    I'd be interested in reading more.
     
  2. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't consider DeCubas a credible source when it comes to Duran. In any event, Sugar Ray had badly deteriorated by 1989 and was dead less than 2 months after Duran took his fourth title.