Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran
Roberto Durán Samaniegois a Panamanian former professional boxer, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler and in-fighter in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra"during his career due to his devastating punching power...
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth16 June 1951
CityGuarare, Panama
america carry course fighting fights-and-fighting italy loved miss people
I wanted to carry on fighting but I just couldn't after the accident. People loved me all around the world, from America to Italy and even England, so of course you are going to miss that.
thinking names laughing
I laugh when Floyd Mayweather says that if he went back in time he would beat us all. I'll tell you this: if he was in the same era as Hagler and Hearns and Leonard and me, I don't think he would be such a big name. There is too much talk
thank-you heart america
I want to thank America. You opened your heart so I could enter. Thank you everybody who lives in the United States, who saw me grow into becoming a world champion.
fighting world boxers
The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles.
wise cuba fighter
Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters
white black legends
Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody
wind
The wind is old, but it keeps blowing.
fighting fighter born
I do not fight for free. But I was born to be a fighter.
I am not God but something similar
kill-me wanted rings
Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.
legends
There is only one legend. That's me
singing salsa should
De La Hoya doesn't know about salsa. He should keep on singing mariachis and leave the salsa to me. I'm good at salsa
style wheels fighter
Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.
fighting way fighter
Some of the old refs have favoritism toward some of the fighters that are currently fighting. There should be a changing of the guard with the refs, the same way there are with fighters