A look at the november 1980 rematch between sugar ray leonard and roberto duran and how two infamous words haunt both. Ray charles leonard born may 17, 1956, best known as sugar ray leonard, is an. Palomino is also an actor who has been featured in several television shows and films. May 15, 2007 roberto duran, the ferocious lightweight king with the killer stare and hands of stone, dominated the division and unified the title during this time period. The eyes of roberto duran lyrics tom russell has anybody here seen roberto duran. Roberto duran vs vilomar fernandez video dailymotion. Pryor was simply too careless, he wouldve walked into some heavy duty duran punches and would not have got up swinging his arms around like a windmill. Assuming both fought at their best its more a matter of what transpires and which boxer shows up. Carlos palomino born august 10, 1949 is a retired mexican professional boxer. In 2008 he launched his solo career with the release of his album, miedo escenico.
Duran was arguably the greatest lightweight in boxing history but floyd was also a beast at that level power, speed, defense, mobility, aggression he had it all, plus his superior ring intelligence. Based on the fact that duran koed cuevas in 4 and palomino lost to roberto by decision, i give the edge to palomino. Luis alberto cuevas olmedo, better known as beto cuevas, is a chileancanadian singer, plastic artist, painter, and actor. A fourtime world champion, he was inducted into the world boxing hall of fame in 2006 and the international boxing hall of fame in 2007 for a career. Duran finally stepped away from the ring about 12 years ago when he was 50. Palomino never fought the level of competition that cuevas did, but gave wilfred benitez a close fight in losing a decision to him, and went the distance losing to duran as well. Mayweather in his primewithout question, i think it would be no contest. Video what it was like to play roberto duran in hands of stone. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of exchampions, if not hasbeens. A professional boxer since the age of 16, roberto duran was a hero in his native panama. Boxing great roberto duran explains why floyd mayweathers legacy will take a hit from a lack of competition. Bert sugar rates him as the 8th greatest fighter of all. Pipino cuevas is a mexican former world champion boxer at the welterweight division.
If duran managed to make it more of a street fight rough floyd up on. Decade is an excellent singles compilation, featuring all of the highlights from duran duran s heyday planet earth, girls on film, rio, is there something i should know, union of the snake, the reflex, the wild boys, save a prayer, a view to a kill plus late80s hits like notorious, skin trade, i dont want your love, and all she wants is. Mar 18, 2016 born june 16, 1951 is a retired professional boxer from panama, widely regarded as one of the spectacular boxers of all time. Panamanian superstar roberto duran arrived in vegas for the august 9 nevada boxing hall of fame nvbhof induction weekend that took place at the new tropicana hotel and casino. Tough question, as much as i want to say duran it really could go either way.
Historians who had previously debated the relative merits of benny leonard and joe gans were suddenly including duran in their analysis of the greatest lightweights ever. Join facebook to connect with roberto duran and others you may know. I always wanted to know why robert duran a fighter. In 2002, he was chosen by the ring to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Roberto duran vs pipino cuevas part 1 by thegreata. Roberto duran, the former lightweight and welterweight champion, put himself into position for another title shot with a fourthround knockout of pipino cuevas saturday night in a scheduled 12round elimination fight between former world champions. Roberto duran samaniego born june 16, 1951 is a panamanian former professional boxer. Roberto duran vs aaron pryor at 140 the duran of 1980 beats pryor of 1980.
Roberto duran and pipino cuevas, once among the best. It was issued worldwide in november 1982 and became an immediate top 10 hit in the uk singles chart. Boxing legend, roberto hands of stone duran, says the only way to defeat floyd mayweather jr. He began to fight as a welterweight in the late 1970s. This is roberto duran vs vinnie pazienza 2 by steve armstrong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Roberto duran 152 lbs beat pipino cuevas 149 lbs by tko at 2. Who would win a fight between roberto duran and floyd. This was the second annual dinner and awards ceremony hosted by nvbhof, a burgeoning new nonprofit quickly getting noticed by the boxing world and beyond. Ask who he would want to fight today, he paused and gave a areyoukiddingme look. Jan 31, 2016 but considering that floyd at the same point career wise is struggling vs maidana while duran is giving hagler fits, shows the difference in the level comment by johnwoo8686 on 02082016 quote. Proudly presenting roberto duran boxing fights on boxing dvds. Chargin pointed to durans second fight against leonard, when leonard outboxed the panamanian in the famous no mas fight, as an indication of what mayweather might. Sugar ray leonard, wilfred benitez, carlos palomino, thomas hearns, marvin hagler y roberto duran. I looked in his eyes and now i understand, yeah, the love and the anger in the eyes of roberto duran.
Born june 16, 1951 is a retired professional boxer from panama, widely regarded as one of the spectacular boxers of all time. Join facebook to connect with roberto cuevas rodriguez and others you may know. Old school roberto duran vs benny huertas madison square garden. Roberto duran vs kirkland laing upset of the year 1982 by huakklise. Decade is an excellent singles compilation, featuring all of the highlights from duran durans heyday planet earth, girls on film, rio, is there something i should know, union of the snake, the reflex, the wild boys, save a prayer, a view to a kill plus late80s hits like notorious, skin trade, i dont want your love, and all she wants is. The group were a leading band in the mtvdriven second british invasion of the us in the 1980s. Although cuevas is mostly remembered for his defeat to thomas hearns, cuevas achievements as a welterweight champion was great yet. Roberto duran vs luigi minchillo 9 26 1981 by boxing video. By 1975, at age 24, he was making enough money to live in the same neighborhood as the countrys president. Roberto duran vs davey moore full fight by boxing video.
The eyes of roberto duran lyrics tom russell cowboy lyrics. She lives up on third street in her own little world. Roberto duran, the ferocious lightweight king with the killer stare and hands of stone, dominated the division and unified the title during this time period. Had they clashed in 1979, they could have soldout virtually any stadium in latin america or the u. Hagler vs duran by michael carbert on november 10, 2019 since finally winning the world middleweight title in 1980 and firmly establishing himself as one of the best boxers on the planet, marvelous marvin hagler had been like the prettiest belle at the ball who, for whatever reason, just cannot attract a talented dance partner. He achieved a considerable amount of fame during the 1970s, especially among mexican and southern california fans.
Roberto duran vs kirkland laing upset of the year 1982. Wanheng menayothin vs tatsuya fukuhara saturday 1st june anthony joshua vs andy ruiz jr callum smith vs hassan ndam njikam chris algieri vs tommy coyle katie taylor vs delfine persoon josh kelly vs ray robinson joshua buatsi vs marco antonio periban hugo centeno jr vs willie monroe jr devon alexander vs ivan redkach fanlong meng vs adam deines. After watching the 3030 no mas and seeing how duran went after leonard for 15 rounds, he would be the kind of fighter that would give mayweather problems. Roberto duran 5 salvador sanchez vs alexis arguello 6 nino benvenuti vs.
Roberto duran en panama y julio cesar chavez en mexico. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. The song was the fourth and final single lifted from the bands album rio, and was edited for its release. Palomino was a class welterweight and durans first real test at the weight, but roberto dropped him in the sixth and earned a clear decision. Duran duran is an english new wave band formed in birmingham in 1978. The man who faced marvin hagler, roberto duran and sugar ray leonard will be inducted into.
Jul 17, 2007 palomino never fought the level of competition that cuevas did, but gave wilfred benitez a close fight in losing a decision to him, and went the distance losing to duran as well. This was a sports show i edited for espn beyond the glory. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Roberto duran vs kirkland laing upset of the year 1982 duration. The band was one of the most successful acts of the 1980s, but by the end of the decade, membership and music style changes challenged the band before a resurgence in the early 1990s.
Palomino is a former world welterweight champion and member of the international boxing hall of fame. In july 1976, pipino cuevas won the wba world welterweight title beating angel espada via tko2 and made a remarkable string of 11 title defenses. On november 9, 1982, leonard invited marvin hagler and other boxing. Rio is the seventh single by duran duran, released on november 1, 1982.
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