Comments on: What really happened to Roberto Duran?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:02:13 +0000

Roberto Duran was the best fighter of all time. Bar none. He was lightweight champion for eight years and then jumped up to welter weight where he punched Leaonard from corner post to corner post. He took on all commers and he fought bigger fighters and some of those fight he won and others he lost but lets remember that he was fighting much bigger and taller fighters.

By: Playtime

Playtime — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:36:05 +0000

Even though duran did want to fight, the point of boxing is to hit and not be hit….and SRL was doing that plus alot more but who knows if duran woul’nt have quit, that SRL’s plan wasnt to have duran frustrated and off of his mental game first and then finish him off in the later rounds…but like we have all said we will never really know…but don’t make it seem like SRL was scared to fight…90% mental and 10% physical or have we forgotten

By: fernando

fernando — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:25:03 +0000

Yes Duran quit because he wanted to fight like a man. Leonard preferred to run and clown around, and I think Duran quit in frustration and that was Leonards plan.

By: ol skool

ol skool — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:15:05 +0000

just remember both their fights were just 5 months apart, who in boxing does that today? duran quit because he was made to look like an idiot, plain n simple. duran was a warrior even after this he shocked everyone by really beating up davey moore for the jnr middle title, taking a peak hagler the distance close loss then he almost got killed by thomas hearns( which for me is still one of the most devastasating ko’s of all time), another loss, then some years later at the age of 37 he beats up iran barkley(who had kayoed hearns) to win the middle title remarkable! whatever happened to duran after this is irrelevent, because leonard & hearns were both completely shot by the time they had turned 37 yet duran took camacho the distance at the age of 45, but leonard got totally annilated by camacho at 40(although that was stupid for ray to ever come after 6 years) what was he thinking? no warm up fights, sugar really soured his legacy when he done that.but all of these fighters leonard/hearns/hagler/duran in their prime were superhuman, way better than the champs of today, and that is how we should all remeber them, they were the best of the lighter weight classes arguably of all time.

By: DORA

DORA — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:20:39 +0000

MR.ROBERTO DURAN
WAS IS THE BEST IN AND OF THE RING BAR NONE !
Duran fustration, ray was fighting like A clown THE WORDS NO MAS WILL LIVE ON, SO WILL MR DURAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: jesmedhytz

jesmedhytz — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:51:55 +0000

Lets hope Mayweather will fight Pacquiao as real man,as Pacman always does,speed for speed,power for power,strenght for strenght, to prove to us boxing fans who really is the best boxer pound for pound.

By: hasbeen

hasbeen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:44:50 +0000

An article appeared in The Commercial Appeal, the local newspaper for Memphis Tenn. shortly after this fight had taken place. It stated that the IRS had filed a lawsuit for 1.4 million dollars against Duran. When they attempted to hold his purse so they could get their tax money they discovered that Duran’s purse was already in the bank in Panama. That kinda tells the real story. I am sure that those of you with better computer skills than mine can find this article if you so desire.

By: jabber da hun

jabber da hun — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:04:51 +0000

This is the same bogus explanation they’ve been trying to sell since it happened, and it doesnt hold water. Both fights were very similar – very close with Duran in pursuit and Leonard floating. Duran won the first fight in the later rounds, and in the second fight, was in position to possibly do the same. At the very least, he was still in the fight. He was never hurt in the 2nd fight, and Sugar has lost rounds by running. I think Duran was WINNING the round that he quit. We may never know what really happened, but this lame explanation doesnt cut it. The word “fix” doesn’t cover as much copy space, but it seems more fitting and direct than a desperate search into the psyche of Duran.

By: arroyo grande bob

arroyo grande bob — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:41:17 +0000

I saw both fights and Leonard #2 wasnt the same fighter. Duran should always be remembered for that night. Many a fighter hung in there until they couldnt go on when they were in there with him. He should have done the same.

By: Dewi Powell

Dewi Powell — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:08:59 +0000

‘guest’ you are an idiot, if you want toe to toe boxing go watch MMA! The sport is called boxing, not fighting!

By: Fettern85

Fettern85 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:14:20 +0000

This was a great article! One of the best I have read on the subject. I think you got it absolutely right. What a lot of people don’t understand is that Duran before and after the first SRL fight wasn’t the same fighter. He never had that same hunger again. The young Duran wanted to kill his opponents, and after he beat SRL he never had that same hunger again. Sure, he still had some great moments later in his career too, but the lightweight version of Roberto Duran was close to unbeateble. In my eyes the best p4p fighter ever.

By: beater

beater — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:26:20 +0000

Mayweather will employ the same Leonard’s hit and run tactics against an aggressive fighter Pacquiao. Pacquiao will keep chasing Mayweather and keep throwing wild punching to air. Cotto’s boxing style gives a clear blueprint how to frustrate Pacquiao.

In the end, Pacquiao will end up “NO MAS”.

By: mombo

mombo — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:54:28 +0000

i felt the same way as comment 3 here. i lost something for both guys too that night. but duran more.

one thing duran never should have done -gotten into the ring with hearns. timber!
but duran fought hagler very tough, and nearly took him.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:58:21 +0000

That was the fight where I lost some respect for both fighters. Ray for not facing Duran and fight like he can and Duran for quitting and not showing sportsmanship.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:28:47 +0000

I witnessed that bout and it was not one-sided. Duran got frustrated because Leonard did not want to fight. He would stick and run. Duran is not used to soft/boring kind of boxing. He wants toe-to-toe, to engage and exchange like real men. But Leonard’s style was much like dancing – flick his curled fingers, tap Duran a little bit and then run. Guess much like what Money May mighy show up with Pacman……I you were a real fighter, you may do a no-mas also if you want to engage and the other would consistently run. Becuase you do not go atop the ring to be in a racing duel. Hope running and clinching would one day be discredited in boxing.