Later that year, in another non-title bout, he lost a ten-round decision to Esteban De Jesús. ĭurán followed up on his title winning performance with several non-title matches. Buchanan said he left the fight "with sore balls". Columnist Red Smith of The New York Times wrote that LoBianco had to award the victory to Durán, even if the punch was a low blow, as "anything short of pulling a knife is regarded indulgently" in American boxing. Durán was not disqualified from the bout instead, he was deemed as winner by thirteenth-round technical knockout. His trainer Gil Clancy later said he had believed the blow to have been caused by a knee. He pulled down on Durán's arms, which led to a seemingly accidental low blow. As Durán continued punching, the referee, Johnny LoBianco, grabbed him to pull him away. He was well ahead on all three cards as the bell rang to end the 13th round, at which time Durán (apparently not hearing the bell) continued to throw a couple of extra punches as Buchanan lay on the ropes. Durán, as a 2-to-1 underdog, scored a knockdown against the defending champion just fifteen seconds into the opening round and battered him throughout the bout. Professional career Lightweight ĭurán won his first 31 consecutive professional fights, and scored knockout victories over future Featherweight Champion Ernesto Marcel and former Super Featherweight Champion Hiroshi Kobayashi, culminating in his first title bout in June 1972, where he defeated Ken Buchanan in Madison Square Garden for the WBA Lightweight Championship. Following his amateur career, Durán made his professional debut in February 1968 at the age of 16. Amateur career ĭurán competed as an amateur, compiling a record of 29–3 (other sources say 18–3 or 13–3 ), with all 3 losses coming in Durán's first 3 amateur fights. He began sparring with experienced boxers at the Neco de La Guardia gymnasium when he was only eight years old. He was raised in the slums of El Chorrillo in the district "La Casa de Piedra" (The House of Stone), in Panama City. His mother, Clara Samaniego, was a native of Guararé and his father, Margarito Duran, an American of Mexican heritage was stationed in Panama for the U.S. Roberto Durán was born on June 16, 1951, in Guararé, Panama. From May 1971 up until his second fight against Sugar Ray Leonard in November 1980, as well as in his fight against Wilfred Benítez in January 1982, Durán was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel. Durán ended his career with a professional record of 119 fights, 103 wins, and 70 knockouts. He had previously retired in November 1980, June 1984 and August 1998, only to change his mind. Durán retired for good in January 2002 at age 50, following a car crash in Argentina in October 2001, after which he had required life saving surgery. The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century, with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time. In 2002, Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years, while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname " Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson. Duran also reigned as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion and the lineal welterweight champion. He held world championships in four weight classes: Lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight. Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001.
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