He always looked impressive against many opponents, and Duran managed to win the NBA super middleweight title in 2000, beating Pat Lawlor.
In his forties, he managed to fight as a middleweight throughout the 90s. He beat Barkley, and this was truly his biggest achievement since he was 37 – this fight was called one of the biggest of all times. Three years later, he fought Iran Barkley, the WBC middleweight champion (160 lbs). This was Duran birthday, and the crowd sing to him Happy birthday, and he cried, honestly from the bottom of his heart, as he said once describing this event.Īs press stated in those times, he succeeded to make his debacle with Sugar Ray to become a distant memory. In June 1986 he fought WBA light middleweight champion, Davey Moore -Duran knock him down with a thunderous right hand and win this fight. In 1983, Duran fought Marvin Hagler, the middleweight champion – he lasted 15 rounds with Hagler, at the time, no one else could do it. The reality was somewhat different, and the fact was that the crowd loved Duran. When Duran spoke about this fight, he said that he was so much smarter than Leonard and that this was the fight where he should be a bad gay, and the Leonard was a golden boy. And apparently, he did an excellent job – he wins the fight that was later called “Brawl in Montreal.” This match and Leonard remained his most famous opponent of all times.Īt a press conference, Duran insulted Leonard before the fight, hoping to intimidate him. He won his first 31 fights and then fought a nontitle light welterweight bout against Esteban de Jesús – Duran lost this fight, and it was the first fight after 31 wins.Īfter two years, Duran had a rematch against de Jesús, and this match ended when Duran finally knocked him out with a right cross to the head.ĭurán gave up his lightweight title in 1979 and began fighting as a welterweight (147 pounds).Įventually, he fought Sugar Ray Leonard, the undefeated WBC welterweight champion -this match took place at Stadium in Montreal. It was said that Duran was a dirty fighter – he often held press conferences where he insulted his opponents. Roberto mother was Clara Samaniego and his father Margarito Duran Sanchez – they lived in poverty and did numerous jobs to survive.ĭurán won the tournament on a technical knockout. The district where he grew up was called “Casa de Piedra”, or when translated the House of Stone.
Early Yearsĭuran was born on June 16, 1951, in Panama and grew up in the tenements of El Chorrillo – he was born and raised in extreme poverty. He was known for his amazing рunсhіng роwеr, and during life, he collected more than 3 million dollars of wealth, and we are talking about the money that remains on his bank account, and it is estimated that he spent seven times that amount. He fought as a boxer, professionally frоm 1968 tіll 2001, and he is most known to be а vеrѕаtіlе fighter аѕ wеll аѕ іn-fіghtеr іn thе rіng. Here we encounter one man that is a truly a legend – Robert Duran or as he is known “Маnоѕ dе Ріеdrа” (“Наndѕ оf Ѕtоnе”) is famous Раnаmаnіаn fоrmеr bохеr that maintains to stay in the spotlight even today. But sometimes they can rise to even higher levels then they use to be. Looking at the biographies of famous athletes, we can say that they are very interesting, and often times their life is hard, their success is excellent, and their fall can be even more significant.
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