Roberto Duran

Description: Nicknamed 'hands of stone'(which must surely be cheating in the fight game), legend has it that Duran once knocked out ... more

Roberto Duran ... a horse with a single punch.He also has his own salsa band.

Newest Review: ... career, before out classing him until the 13th round when Duran landed a shot low on Buchanan. After complaining about the blow Buchanan couldn't continue, so Duran won the title via TKO in the 13th. The finishing shot is still spoken about over 35 years later as to whether the fight should have resulted in a TKO Duran win or a DQ Buchanan win. Oddly Buchanan had won the title from fellow ... more

... Panamanian Ismeal Laguna before Duran scored the revenge blow for his country man. Esteban De Jesus would give Duran his first loss as a professional in late 1972, after being dropped in the first round Duran couldn't over-come the Puerto Rican future WB...more

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Roberto Duran: Manos De Pedria (Hands of Stone) (1772 words)
by - written on 27/07/09 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran is not a man that many would put at #3 on their all time boxers list but most would definitely have him in or around their top 10. Duran turned pro at the tender age of 16 back in 1968, after being born in Panama he become a world wide sporting icon in the 80's after legendary fights with the top men of his era. Though his career was likely hindered by his weight problems, as he was often seen ballooning up by 6 or 7 stone between fights, this doesn't stop Duran being a legendary figure in the boxing folklore. Duran's fighting style was often seen as exactly that, a fighter, a raw aggressive machine of hatred that was ... Read the complete review

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