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Mayweather in his primewithout question, i think it would be no contest. Duran thrilled audiences with an aggressive, furious attack and a powerful punch that hurt opponents and gave him victories. A professional boxer since the age of 16, roberto duran was a hero in his native panama. A very good, extremely detailed and solid biography of roberto hands of stone duran. Roberto durans autobiography is a breathtakingly honest and readable jaunt throw the triumphs and defeats of. In his career he stopped 21 opponents in the first round, 31 within the first 3 rounds. Greatest ever boxing workouts including mike tyson, manny. Two boxing champs, and the unstoppable thoroughbred who made history in the shadow of war mike vaccaro. In a superb fight, roberto out boxed and outslugged leonard over fifteen rounds and came away with the belt. The life and legend of roberto duran christian giudice milo books the world of professional in the 1970s was by and large a fairly unremarkable affair. Roberto duran great guy, hero to many, ferocious fighter. Christian guidances wellresearched biography of the man many considered one of the greatest of all time dug deeply into those points as well as durans childhood and life outside the ring. In his career he stopped 21 opponents in the first round, 31 within the first 3 rounds he fought until the age of 50 with a final career record of 10316 70 kos see more ideas about hands of stone, 3 in one and first round.
Nov 17, 2017 duran would employ these same techniques defensively, ducking in and circling his hands inside. Exboxer edwin viruet says he was robbed the new york times. May 08, 2017 roberto duran, the former world boxing champion nicknamed hands of stone, has fond memories of a hellraising career but is happy with the calmer life he leads now. Greatest ever boxing workouts including mike tyson, manny pacquiao, floyd mayweather, roberto duran kindle edition by todd, gary. Over the years, his work has appeared in the sweet science, boxing illustrated, fight game, and boxing scene. Boxing footwork fundamentals the ultimate boxing experience. Scientific street fighting the tricks of the greatest infighter of all time duration. Duran next moved up in weight to battle for the welterweight title and captured the wbc belt with a 15 round unanimous decision over sugar ray leonard in montreal on june 20, 1980.
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