Browsing Tag Carlos Palomino

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  The Tao Of Roberto Duran

  It’s been almost two decades since the final entry in the records books for the legendary prizefighter they called “Manos de Piedra,” but the standing of Roberto Duran ...

  On September 18, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  Top 12 Greatest Roberto Duran Victories

  Seems like we had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first great Duran vs Leonard battle when the awful news came that the man they call ...

  On July 3, 2020 / By Patrick Connor
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  Roberto Duran: Scientific Street Fighting

  A few days ago the coronavirus pandemic registered a direct and major hit on the boxing world when it was announced that none other than the legendary “Manos ...

  On July 1, 2020 / By Lee Wylie
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  June 22, 1979: Duran vs Palomino

  If one were to rank the finest performances of the great Roberto Duran, his ten round win at New York’s Madison Square Garden over former welterweight champ Carlos Palomino ...

  On June 23, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 30, 1979: Benitez vs Leonard

  Perhaps few people at the time realized it, but the title match between Wilfred “Radar” Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas constituted an extremely ...

  On November 30, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  When Trash Talk Backfires

  Many times my dad repeated this old saw in my presence: “A wise man keeps his ears open and his mouth shut.” Not that I ever listened or ...

  On October 10, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest All-Mexican Fights

  As we get set for the Cinco de Mayo extravaganza of an all-Mexican showdown tonight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., what better time could ...

  On May 6, 2017 / By Rafael García
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  Welcome To Four Kings Week

  Today is the 35th anniversary of one of the most significant and thrilling battles in boxing history. On this date in 1981, a pair of boxers universally regarded ...

  On September 16, 2016 / By Michael Carbert
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  Lessons From The Master

  Days ago a video emerged on social media which immediately got the attention of serious “boxingheads” everywhere and brought smiles to the fans of one of boxing’s most ...

  On May 28, 2016 / By Lee Wylie