50 Years Ago Today: Roberto Duran Was At His Meanest In Scoring A Brutal KO Over Ray Lampkin
In his dark-eyed, snarling prime, Roberto Duran really was as frightening as he was superbly skilled. Duran – who had a facial resemblance to notorious murderer and cult leader Charles Manson in the opinion of Sugar Ray Leonard, those dark eyes in particular forcing Leonard to conjure up images of the man who all but killed the 1960s hippy dream – deserves to rank as THE greatest lightweight ever.