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Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego [2] (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: Lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight.
Jun 18, 2019 · Roberto Durán: A story of "No más" . See More Videos. CNN — He came from the streets. He came from nothing. After his father abandoned him at the age of five, boxing great Roberto Duran was...
On May 9, 1980, the highly anticipated fight between the undefeated reigning WBC champion "Sugar" Ray Leonard and former undisputed lightweight champion and the-then number-one ranked welterweight contender Roberto Durán was announced.
Jun 1, 2021 · Roberto Duran’s credentials for membership among boxing’s “Four Kings” are chiseled in stone. The famed Panamanian fighter known as “Hands of Stone” fought professionally for 30 years – 119...
In January 1983, former welterweight champions Roberto Durán and Pipino Cuevas met in a non-title bout at the LA Sports Arena. Durán dominated the fight and scored a fourth-round knockout victory that put him in line for a title shot against the undefeated reigning WBA super welterweight champion Davey Moore. [2]
The 1979 and 1981 Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia incorrectly list this as a 9th round KO. Bizzaro was knocked down twice in the 10th round; and took a standing eight-count, and was knocked down twice in the 14th round. Lampkin is briefly hospitalized after the fight.
Apr 2, 2014 · Roberto Durán rose from poverty to become a famed professional boxer. Known for his punching power, he won world championships in four weight classes, though his reputation took a hit with his...
Aug 2, 2024 · Roberto Duran, Panamanian professional boxer who was world lightweight, welterweight, junior-middleweight, and middleweight champion. At the height of his career, he was considered one of the 20th century’s finest fighters.
Dec 8, 2021 · Roberto Duran was a Panamanian professional boxer who competed at the very top level of professional boxing for a span of 5 decades (1968 to 2001).
Duran was arguably the finest lightweight who has ever lived, won titles in three more divisions and was a first ballot Hall of Famer. And he didn’t simply win fights. He thrilled legions with a ferocious fighting style that overwhelmed the vast majority of his opponents when he was at his best.
