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Roberto Duran

Written by admin on September 23, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Roberto Duran (Boxing. Born, Guarare, Panama, June 16, 1951.) Roberto Duran cemented his reputation as “The Hands of Stone” (“Manos de Piedra”) when he won the lightweight championship from Ken Buchanan on June 16, 1972 in a Madison Square Garden title fight that resembled a back alley mugging. All of Duran’s savage skills were on […]

Posted in Boxing, D | Also tagged Benny Leonard, boxing, Davey Moore, Hands of Stone, Ken Buchanan, light middleweight champion, lightweight champion, Madison Square Garden, Manos de Piedra, middleweight champion, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, welterweight champion

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