Roberto Durán


 
 

Panamanian

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Roberto Durán (born June 16, 1951) is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" (or "Hands of Stone") during his career.

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In 2002, he was chosen by The Ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years.http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm,Bert Sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all-time and many consider him the greatest lightweight of all time.He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972?79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983?84) and middleweight (1989). He was the second boxer to have fought in five different decades.

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He finally retired in January 2002 at age 50 (having previously retired in 1998) following a bad car crash in October 2001, with a professional record of 119 fights, 103 wins with 70 KOs. Up until the second Ray Leonard fight, he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel.

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Boxer: REDIRECT Boxing...

Panama: Panama (Spanish: Panam?) is the southernmost country of Central America. It constitutes the last part of a natural land bridge between the North American and South American continents. It borders Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east....

The Ring: The Ring is a 2002 American film, a remake of the Japanese horror mystery Ring (1998). It is directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ehren Kruger, and stars Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson....


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Roberto Luongo
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Roberto Benigni
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Roberto Clemente
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Roberto Clemente - ©Photofile
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Roberto Benigni in Pinocchio
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Roberto Clemente - Legends of the Game Composite - ©Photofile
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Images of Labor - Roberto Acuna
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NHL Series 28 Roberto Luongo 3 Action Figure
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NHL Series 28 Roberto Luongo 3 Action Figure Variant
Director Roberto Rosselini Signing Autographs from Ferrari Racing Car after Taking Fourth Place
Director Roberto Rosselini Signing Autographs from Ferrari Racing Car after Taking Fourth Place
Ballet Scene from Mayerbeer's Roberto Il Diavola
Ballet Scene from Mayerbeer's Roberto Il Diavola

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Introduction
History
First championship
Victory over Sugar Ray Leonard
Move up to middleweight
Retirement
Appearances in film
Career record
See also
References
External links
 
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