“I disagree – Joe would have beaten them all. Found inside – Page 32Duran had only 16 fights as an amateur and won 13 of them (Leonard won 145 of ... Duran bought a house for the mother who had given him away so many times; ... I do think Hagler in his prime kayoes leonard and he beat the others. Roberto Duran, known as one of the greatest boxers of all time, held world championships in four weight classes during his career and met Sugar Ray Leonard in the ring for the first time … Published on November 25, 2019. Roberto Durán Samaniego was born on June 16, 1951, in the slums of El Chorrillo, Panama. Duran’s surrender was so unthinkable that it spawned a legion of amateur detectives and psychiatrists. Hearns 4. Not to mention that it was the style Leonard fought in every fight of his career with the exception of his first bout with Duran, who he was wrongly convinced he could overpower. Leonard regained the title when Duran quit in the eighth round of their rematch. Duan’s score: 10-9 Leonard. In the 1980s, seven wise, unseen men sat in judgement of boxing. When you have a father that won over 100 fights (103-16 record) then you have a lot of living up to do. Im not any less puzzled now than I was before. Durán, a … At this point in Durán’s career, he was 29-0. Durán won his first 31 fights and then fought a nontitle light welterweight bout against Esteban de Jesús, who, a stylish boxer, outpointed Durán for ten rounds and won the contest with a unanimous decision. This was Duran’s first loss in 31 fights. The first meeting between the pair of all-time greats took place in Montreal, the same city where Sugar Ray Leonard had won an Olympic gold medal in … Found inside – Page 90Another famous Dundee moment occurred when Leonard faced Thomas “the ... In 2005, Roberto Duran looks a bit different than he did in his prime when he ... Two years later, in a rematch against de Jesús, Durán, repeatedl… Sugar Ray Leonard Bio. On April 15, 1985, in one of his finest bouts, he pummeled Thomas Hearns, dispatching him in three rounds. ''Roberto Duran used to say that I wasn't a legitimate fighter, that I didn't deserve to get more money than he did in our first fight because he was the champ,'' Sugar Ray Leonard said. 31. From there, Tommy fought (and lost) a famous brawl-like battle with Marvin Hagler, won titles in three more weight classes, and earned a decision over Leonard … Some people I talk to score round one even and then maybe find another round for Duran in between 6-8. Found insideAnd in boxing perhaps none is more qualified to answer the question than Bert Randolph Sugar. In Boxing's Greatest Fighters, not only does the former publisher of Ring Magazine tell us who the best fighters were, he lists them in order. Getty Images - Getty 6 If Hagler took a decisive win over the savvy veteran and all-time great lightweight, the victory did nothing to enhance his stature. Those questions have haunted Roberto Duran, his fans and boxing observers since he infamously, and seemingly inexplicably, quit his Nov. 25, 1980, rematch vs. Sugar Ray Leonard … Leonard: I was at 147 pounds, and I didn’t have a problem making weight. I have no idea what Duran was doing, but what I know now, is that the boxing lesson SRL was apparently dishing out has been massively overstated by many over the years. Here you have the kind of question fanboys LOVE ! Duran lost a controversial 15 round unanimous decision to Hagler that night in Vegas. When Duran (85-7) and Leonard (35-1-1) did this the first time, in June 1980, they were sleek, whippet-quick welterweights. Found inside – Page 48The Veterans Committee has been empowered, on a one-time basis only, ... Duran, says \ he's ready to Ray Leonard “reclaim what's mine” when the two meet Nov ... Found inside – Page 119Duran's ledgerlooks much the worst. Not only did he suffer a devastating knockout loss to Hearns, the most one-sided of all the nine fights, ... Found inside – Page 121By the time McCallum faced Seán Mannion for the world title four fights ... him “The Bodysnatcher” because of how hard and how often McCallum would punch to ... Found insideLeonard's most memorable fights were with Roberto Duran, a top fighter in the ... The two first fought for the welterweight title in 1980, when Leonard ... That’s the task facing Roberto Duran Jr. and it is one that he is relishing. In the late summer of 1986, negotiations began for a proposed super fight between long-reigning undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and former two-weight champion Sugar Ray Leonard. Hagler 2. Leonard was 36-3-1 when he retired for good. But Leonard was something else. So we have the top 2 lightweights of all times! I was introduced to the Leonard-Duran trilogy in the early 1990s. Leonard won in what many consider to be a controversial split-decision. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis. For that fight against Duran, a turning point in Hearns’ career, the name “Hit Man” was sewn back on his robe. After the Hearns fight, Leonard began negotiations for both a third fight with rival Roberto Duránand a potential third fight with Hearns. In the first three minutes, Mazer, along with co-announcer Ferdie Pacheco (The Fight Doctor) voice their shock at Leonard’ strategy three more times. Editor’s note: This feature originally appeared in the September 2018 issue of The Ring Magazine. With the fight in control, Leonard would begin taunting Duran, much to the chagrin of his opponent. Leonard 3. If Leonard beats Hearns Monday, a Duran bout beckons, with the promise of Leonard’s biggest payday. The No Mas fight. So it was imperative to manipulate Duran to lose the rematch to Leonard. As the fight unfolds, Leonard’s willingness to mix it up with his rampaging opponent is referenced on countless occasions. 22 October 2020. Duran. Tens of thousands of fans explode as ring announcer Michael Buffer […] Found insideDid. Duran. Do. It? ROBERTO. DURAN is smarter than any of them gave him credit for. ... to knock Ray Leonard's head off his shoulders when the fight began. pfp? It gained its name from the moment at the end of the eighth round when Durán turned away from Leonard towards the referee and quit by apparently saying, "No más" (Spanish for "No more"). Found insideLeonard fought back and when he had punching room, drove in his jab. But Duran was fighting with the fierceness of a man whose whole being willed one thing. 1: Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez — 53 wins (36 knockouts) against one loss and two draws. Roldán had been fighting on Hagler’s undercard for some time and while he wasn’t in the same class of Hagler as a … Boxers never retire when they should. Found inside – Page 78Duran's mirror image as a fighter . ... Duran not only bludgeoned Leonard , but he got him to fight in his style , goading the elegant pugilist into a slugging match that he could not win . ... When Leonard declined to fight him again , Duran pursued other avenues . ... By the time he did get his “ rematch ” with Leonard , in 1989 ... The Big Fight takes readers behind the scenes of a notoriously corrupt sport and chronicles the evolution of a champion, as Leonard prepares for the greatest fights of his life-against Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, and Wilfred ... Leonard became the champ and Duran became miserable. Found inside – Page 246Leonard told me later that it wasn't until the fifth round that he had felt like himself again , and indeed he did win the sixth round ... Every now and then , when Leonard broke loose , he fired effective combinations , but always there was Duran , countering , rushing , cutting off the ring . Through it all , while calling the fight , I could hear Dundee screaming in the corner : “ What the hell are you doing ! Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the third and final time On December 7, 1989, the boxer Sugar Ray Leonard triumphs over a lackluster Roberto Duran in … From training camps to locker rooms, author George Kimball was there to cover every body shot, uppercut, and TKO. Found inside – Page 94... too, did Roberto Duran's mysterious surrender become the subject of a long ... this was the same Duran who had fought the first Leonard fight with a bad ... Found inside – Page 210Even before the man with the plan entered the ring , Roberto Duran had scored the first punch , psychologically . ... as it did on the more than 46,000 fans , it was not to rain on Roberto Duran's parade because very shortly after the first bell it became evident he intended to dominate the ... And even though this was Duran's type of fight , now Leonard was landing more often and with more telling punches . Arcel Later came along and introduced some outside work and counters. Ray Leonard fought Duran twice, fought Hearns — there seemed to be enough guys out there to fight. Background. Duran’s best shot came with just 3 minutes left in the fight. It was no accident that this fight could gross more money ($30 million predicted) and bring more to the fighters themselves (at least $8 to Leonard and $1.5 million to Duran) than any fight … But no one is the same after I fought them -- Hearns, Duran, Leonard. Found inside – Page 68LEONARD. at a time like they did a few years ago, but I intend to leave the fight game before my 30th birthday with something special for myself and boxing. Roberto Duran won 4 word titles is an amazing career that spanned 4 decades. Three times. “It’s gotten to me,” he admitted a few years later. Just imagine the atmosphere. That Times seems to spot Leonard several rounds before the fight begins. Muhammad Ali: By The Numbers reveals the hits and misses of Ali's immortal career, illuminating his greatness and his flaws in startling new ways. Calm and unsettling public persona, Hagler fought 67 times over 14 years as a professional in Brockton, Massachusetts, finishing 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts. He was raised together with his 6 siblings by their parents, Cicero Leonard and Getha Leonard, and grew up in a family where boxing was in their blood. Read about the fight-by-fight career record for Roberto Duran, from 1980 in Las Vegas to 2001 in Denver. How many times did Hearns fight Hagler? Marvelous tells the story of Hagler's extraordinary life for the first time, separating truth from myth to get right to the heart of a complex and charismatic man."-- Chavez, 57, holds the record for the most successful defences of world titles at 27 and, before his first professional loss to Frankie Randall in 1994, had gone on an 87-fight win streak. His father, Margarito, an American of Mexican heritage, was … Although Duran has repeatedly said he never uttered the words “no mas” to Meyran, Leonard-Duran II instantly became the ” ‘No Mas’ fight,” so much so that “Uno Mas” was used as the tagline for their rubber match nine years later. The name Roberto Duran is one that every boxing fan knows. Found inside – Page 225So, too, did Roberto Duran's mysterious surrender become the subject of a long ... Hell, this was the same Duran who had fought the first Leonard fight with ... While Duran had been knocked out just four times in his 119 fight career, the Leonard TKO can be dismissed because that loss was a result of the infamous “No Mas” conclusion. Found insideNow Roberto Durán tells his unbelievable story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the “Four Kings,” along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing. Ridiculously, The New York Times had Leonard winning the fight 144-142! The corner can’t even get it to stop bleeding. Merchant: In 1980, 1981, it didn’t seem to me that Hagler-Leonard was a fight that fans were really clamoring for. Found inside“Fight, fight,” shouted Meyrah when Duran broke off contact late in the eighth round. ... In the seventh, obviously in control, Leonard did something most ... I watched the 1st Leonard fight on PPV, and cheered as Duran won that fight, in Duran style. The first two were for the welterweight title. Just four months after Marvin Hagler disposed of Roberto Duran in a fight that he was criticized for not closing out, Hagler faced Juan Roldán, a bruising Argentinian. But there was perhaps no greater achievement than his showdown against an undefeated Thomas Hearns … Found inside – Page 170he would dread the thought of having to fight Duran in some brokendown saloon. ... simultaneously back in the days when there were only eight overall, ... Later in 1997 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It was the second of three bouts between the pair. Palomino and Leonard knew by the 2nd round that Duran did not look right in the benitez fight. According to CompuBox, Duran out-landed Leonard 315 to 273 in total punches. Leonard threw 50 punches per round while landing 18. Duran threw 60 per round, landed 21 and won by unanimous decision 145-144, 148-147, 146-144. 4. Duran and Leonard would meet two more times, in 1980 and 1989. Found inside – Page 78This time Leonard's superior lateral movement and hand speed would come into play ... In New Orleans , two days before the second Leonard fight , Duran came ... To anyone fortunate enough to meet Sugar Ray Leonard, you would never expect that the cheerful, shy, and sociable person in front of you was ever a prize fighter. Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the “Brawl in Montreal,” which occurred on Friday, June 20, 1980, when Duran handed Olympic gold medalist and WBC welterweight beltholder Ray Leonard his first professional defeat by close, but unanimous decision in a 15-round fight at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Benitez fight definetely showed Durans weaknesses, but part of it was also that Duran was not sharp. Found inside – Page 201Ray did whatever he had to do to win. He won fights in so many different ways.” “People don't realize how tough Leonard was and how hard he hit,” Duran said ...
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