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roberto duran
Roberto Duran Bio
Roberto Durán (born June 16, 1951) is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. During his career he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra", "Hands of Stone".[1]
In 2002, he was chosen by The Ring Magazine to be the 5th greatest fighter of the last 80 years.[2] 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. Saoul Mamby, whom Durán defeated in 1976, was the first boxer in history to compete in five decades. Two weeks later, Duran accomplished the same feat, becoming the second fighter to do so.
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.