As fight fans know all too well, the great, the beloved Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away in 2021, at the far too young age of just 66.… read more “Roberto Duran Says He Still Feels He Won The Marvin Hagler Fight”
On this day back in 1984, two all-time greats climbed into the ring at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Less than six minutes later, the fight, such as it was, a display of utter destruction a more apt description, was over.… read more “On This Day: Thomas Hearns Flattens Roberto Duran”
Two former world champions, one from Panama, the other from Mexico, both seemingly past their best but still having fire in the belly. It was 40 years ago (January 29, 1983) when former lightweight and welterweight king Roberto Duran met former welterweight ruler Pipino Cuevas.… read more “40 Years On: Recalling The Roberto Duran – Pipino Cuevas Battle Of Legends”
Roberto Duran’s most celebrated rivalry is arguably the one he had with Sugar Ray Leonard. The first fight Duran had with Leonard is ranked by all as an absolute classic (it’s Mike Tyson’s favorite fight), while fight two is famous, or infamous, due to what Duran did in the eighth round, as well as for the two words, he (allegedly) said – these being “No Mas.”… read more “50 Years Ago Today: The Roberto Duran – Esteban De Jesus Rivalry Begins”
Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Duran says Canelo Alvarez can improve his game to defeat Dmitry Bivol in a rematch, but he’ll have to possess shame to make the corrections needed.… read more “Roberto Duran knows how Canelo can beat Bivol in rematch”
On this day in 1982, at The Cobo Hall in Detroit, a huge upset took place. The great Roberto Duran, still in the tough, time-consuming process of regaining his reputation – the one that took such a hit due to the infamous “No Mas” fight of November 1980 – met a largely unknown fighter from Britain called Kirkland Laing.… read more “40 Years Ago Today: When Kirkland Laing Upset Roberto Duran”
In many ways, the great Roberto Duran is the comeback king of boxing. Duran, who we know enjoyed many incarnations in the ring, had done so much by the start of the 1980s – he had been world lightweight king for years (some says THE best ever at 135), he had both electrified and frightened fans as well as opponents with his ferocious fighting style and approach, and the Panamanian legend had scored a magnificent win over new superstar Sugar Ray Leonard, this in the summer of 1980.… read more “On This Day: Roberto Duran Returns To The Ring For The First Time Since The “No Mas” Affair”
Roberto Duran turns 71 today. It was on the day of his 32nd birthday that the world arguably got to see Duran at his nastiest, at his most chillingly ruthless.… read more “On This Day: When Roberto Duran Celebrated His Birthday By Giving Davey Moore A Savage Beating”
Roberto Duran gave us, and the sport he added so much to, a vast number of great fights. “Hands Of Stone” thrilled, caused controversy, and quite literally terrified his opponents when he boxed as a lightweight (with many historians saying Duran deserves to be ranked as the greatest 135 pounders ever); while the Panamanian legend also ruled supreme at welterweight, light-middleweight and middleweight.… read more “On This Day: When The Great Roberto Duran Defeated Iran Barkley And Gave Us His Final Classic”
Although the great, indeed the wizard-like Wilfredo Benitez was never a member of the exclusive boxing club known and celebrated as “The Four Kings” (Marvin Hagler, Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran), there are plenty of fight fans who strongly feel this was a major injustice.… read more “40 Years Ago: When Benitez Beat Duran And Called For Hagler”