Roberto Duran Boxing News

By Gerardo Granados: There has never been a better fighter than Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran; if you saw him fight you know what I mean. The way he fought was something to enjoy watching, great boxing technique and ring smarts, body attack, great defense, chin and power, he was not a big fighter in [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Roberto Duran AKA “Hands of Stone” was born on January 16, 1951 and he grew up on the tough streets in Panama. He was as tough as any fighter who ever lived and had a mean streak in him that was comparable to the legendary Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey. He [...]

By Gerardo Granados: The “Golden Boy” Oscar De la Hoya against Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran fighting at lightweight for the World title. This fight might resemble the brawl in Montreal in a few aspects, as both De la Hoya and Leonard were Olympic gold medalists, that the height and reach are very similar, and [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): On June 20, 1980 a great fight dubbed “The Brawl in Montreal” took place between Panamanian Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard from the United States. Ray Leonard was a media darling, having won the Light Welterweight Olympic Gold Medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The fight with [...]

By Jim Amato- Amato Boxing – Roberto Duran is already enshrined in the World Boxing Hall Of Fame and the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. In reviewing his record I was absolutely amazed at what he had accomplished. This is a man who turned pro in 1968 and had his last fight in 2001! He [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Same approach as the last question, both in their prime, young macho Latinos, eager to prove they are the best. This fight will be agreed either on lightweight or light welterweight. Can you imagine Don King announcing this fight? Only in America! I can imagine him holding the Mexican flag in one [...]

By Klaas Mabetlela: Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns form part of the ‘fab’ four (fabulous four) that also included Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The four were responsible for the richest boxing era of the recent memory. For most people, the issue of defining fights will be easy for these three because they fought [...]

By Klaas Mabetlela: On the night of November 1980, Roberto Duran shocked the world when he turned his back and refused to fight any longer against the challenger, Sugar Ray Leonard. He won his career defining fight against the same Leonard hardly 5 months earlier in Montreal. How does a man who never displayed cowardice [...]

By Liam Santiago: This subject always fascinates me. You could ask fifty boxing fans who the best ever boxer is and each one would give you a different answer. Obviously, I am not going to try and say who is the greatest of all time. I will say who I think holds the top spot [...]

By Bal Kang: This was a great time for boxing in Panama; I can recall when I first watched some of Duran’s fights on video especially when he fought at the Gimnasio Nuevo Panama in Panama City. Although most of these fights took place before I was even born, it was destiny, this was for [...]