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Leonard-Duran II And “No Mas” – Still Crazy After All These Years

James Slater - November 25, 2019

There have been many shocking, unsettling and perplexing sights thrown before us inside a boxing ring (“The Bite Fight,” “Fan Man”). » Read More

Edwin Viruet: I Beat The S**t Out Of Duran Twice; I Played With Him Like He Was My Cupcake

James Slater - June 29, 2019

Exclusive interview by James Slater – 68 year old Edwin Viruet, who exited the ring with a fine 32-6-2(14) record, talks about one man and one man only whenever he recalls his boxing career. » Read More

Roberto Duran: The Greatest Lightweight Ever?

James Slater - June 7, 2019

With the new documentary film ‘I am Duran’ currently getting nothing but great reviews, Duran is a fighter many young fight fans may be getting introduced to for the very first time. » Read More

30 Years Ago Today: Roberto Duran Beat Iran Barkley In Perhaps The Greatest World Middleweight Title Fight Of The 1980s

James Slater - February 24, 2019

Heaven knows, the decade that was the 1980’s saw some truly magical, beautifully epic and violent middleweight wars unfold in the ring. » Read More

A Long, Long Time Ago In New Orleans: “No Mas!”

James Slater - November 25, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS5Ngj3OufQ

It was an unbelievable sight, a thoroughly unpredictable event. » Read More

When The Rivalry Was So Intense, So Nasty They Never Shook Hands After The Fight

James Slater - August 27, 2018

Many years ago, live on air when calling the ferocious, bad blood battle between middleweights Roberto Duran and Iran Barkley, commentators Gil Clancy and Al Bernstein had a bet: would “Hands of Stone” and “The Blade” embrace or shake hands at the conclusion of their intense fight? » Read More