Why is Roberto Duran so hated?

Jelousey is why

 

I dont think overall Duran has many haters. The few haters are Leonard fans who insist Leonard lost the first Duran fought because he fought Duran's fight. I've always said that Duran was in such supreme shape, Duran physically forced Leonard to fight his fight.
Leonard imo had no choice, that was as hungry for victory a Roberto Duran that every stepped in a ring.

 

As far as Duran’s post Montreal career goes, I would’ve thought that it might be naturally expected that his career would see a substantive downturn in incremental measures.

So many years fighting, so many years as LW Champ, at age 28, moves up a division and beats a great fighter in Leonard at WW in his most supreme, leave nothing in the ring, performance ever.

In some ways, though sporadic, the highlights and outstanding performances in Duran’s career thereafter (past prime and above best weight), could be viewed conversely as amazing exceptions to the natural rule for fighters otherwise - fighter pursuing their careers in similar context to Duran.

A former, long term 70s LW King Pin banging along competitively with formidable MW Champ Hagler (no less) - who would’ve thunk it?

 

Im Puerto Rican and i dont hate him. He is a hero to Latin people.

When one can see beyond the fights, the promotional shenanigans and all that, then one can see a person who brought us all pride as a Latin person. And I feel that way about other Latin greats too, such as Mexicans, Venezuelans, Argentines , my own Puerto Ricans etc

 

Duran is a great fighter and fun to watch. But he is pretty self-absorbed and doesn't come across well in an interview. I happened to be in Canastota when he was inducted into the Brophy franchise fund-raiser, and I was put off by his lengthy and self-aggrandizing acceptance speech. I would rather have been in Philadelphia. That said, I repeat: he is a truly great fighter, one of the very elites, if not the most elite, of the most recent 50 years. He is justifiably proud of what he has accomplished, but he wouldn't have been able to do those things without the people who participated with him along the way, most importantly his handlers, trainers, and the fighters who gave him the opportunity to display his skills. That's why I like Mike Tyson. Say what you will about him, he was usually gracious to the fighters he defeated (at least in the post-fight interviews I remember). He always honored them for competing and giving him the opportunity to show his wares.

 

Lol! What do you know!

I heard there was some animosity for Duran beating a lot of Puerto Rico's fighters in the 70s.

 

nothing like that..far from it

 

Actually I met him after a card he promoted and he is quite humble. He used to promote Joel Casamayor. Who, sadly, I did not meet.

he even spoke to me about Arroz Sello Rojo, which means he knows quite a bit about Puerto Rican culture!

 

I think he's brilliant. The way he sets up shots and controls the opponent on the inside is a marvelous fusion between street brawling and the sweet science. As far as what happens within the ring, I have no ill feelings towards Duran.

Outside the ring, my only beef with him is all the excuses he and his fans have. He seems to always have trouble taking an L. He's no lower than a top 10-15 ATG and will likely always be somewhere within the top 25, but no mas will forever haunt him. He just didn't want to be embarrassed, plain and simple. Leonard tried to clear the air with him in a Netflix documentary but he simply kept doubling down on everything and Leonard saw right through all of it.

 

Yep great legend but not a decent guy, especially back then.