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Roberto Duran

The Tao Of Roberto Duran

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 Lee Wylie 5 Comments Boxing, Carlos Palomino, davey moore, Esteban DeJesus, Iran Barkley, Ken Buchanan, Lee Wylie, Pipino Cuevas, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard

This past July marked two full decades since the final battle in the amazing career of the legendary warrior they

June 16, 1983: Duran vs Moore

June 16, 2021August 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 3 Comments Ayub Kalule, Carlos Palomino, davey moore, Duran vs Moore, Ken Buchanan, Madison Square Garden, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson, no mas, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard

In 1980, Roberto Duran‘s already legendary career reached both its zenith and its nadir. Having abandoned the lightweight division he

June 15, 1984: Hearns vs Duran

June 15, 2021August 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 6 Comments Bob Arum, Boxing, davey moore, Detroit, Emanuel Steward, Frank Tate, Hagler vs Hearns, kronk gym, Las Vegas, Manos de Piedra, Marvin Hagler, Mike McCallum, Milton McCrory, Pernell Whitaker, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, The Hitman, Thomas Hearns

At the time, the story lines had not yet become vivid, the true significance of what was unfolding not yet

Jan. 29, 1983: Duran vs Cuevas

January 30, 2021February 2, 2021 Michael Carbert 4 Comments Angel Espada, Bob Arum, davey moore, Harold Weston, Kirkland Laing, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Pipino Cuevas, Roberto Duran, Roger Stafford, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benitez

Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of

Nov. 10, 1983: Hagler vs Duran

November 10, 2020September 11, 2021 Michael Carbert 8 Comments Bob Arum, davey moore, Four Kings, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Mustafa Hamsho, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Tony Sibson, Wilford Scypion

Since finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and then establishing himself as one of the best boxers on

Top 12 Greatest Roberto Duran Victories

July 3, 2020May 19, 2021 Patrick Connor 5 Comments Barney Ross, Carlos Palomino, davey moore, Edwin Viruet, Esteban DeJesus, Hector Thompson, Henry Armstrong, Iran Barkley, Ken Buchanan, Ray Lampkin, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard

Seems like we had just finished celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first great Duran vs Leonard battle when the

Happy Birthday, Roberto!

June 18, 2016December 25, 2018 Robert Portis 0 Comments davey moore, Esteban DeJesus, Ken Buchanan, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

This past Thursday marked the 65th birthday of the great Roberto Duran, one of the most loved of all modern

Dec. 19, 1997: Hamed vs Kelley

December 19, 2020December 20, 2020 Jamie Rebner 1

The time had come for the arrogant, fast-talking pugilist they called “The Prince” to conquer the most famous arena in

Jan. 21, 1978: Duran vs De Jesus III

January 21, 2021January 24, 2021 Neil Crane 4

The rivalry came as a surprise to everyone when it began in November of 1972. A surprise because, at the

Sept. 16, 1981: Leonard vs Hearns

September 16, 2021September 23, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

In the summer of 1981, only two boxers mattered in America: WBA welterweight champion Thomas Hearns, and WBC welterweight champion

Rivalry: The Tale Of Duran vs De Jesus

March 29, 2021March 31, 2021 Zach Dunn 3

Duran vs De Jesus: A Rivalry In Three Chapters Prologue The story of boxing is the story of rivalries. And