Roberto duran boxing record

He held world championships in four weight classes : Lightweight , welterweight , light middleweight and middleweight. Duran also reigned as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion and the lineal welterweight champion. The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century, [ 6 ] with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time.

He had previously retired in November , June and August , only to change his mind. He began sparring with experienced boxers at the Neco de La Guardia gymnasium when he was only eight years old. Buchanan dropped to the canvas in pain. His trainer Gil Clancy later said he had believed the blow to have been caused by a knee. Vacating the Lightweight title was a buildup for an attempt at the Welterweight title.

The venue chosen was the Olympic Stadium in Montreal the same location where Leonard won an Olympic gold medal during the Summer Olympics.

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Leonard initiated the rematch clause and asked for the fight to be the following November. Kirkland Laing , from London, shocked the boxing world, producing the type of display his talents promised yet he so rarely produced, taking the split decision. By the end of the sixth round, Moore's eye had swollen shut and he was floored near the end of the seventh.

During the fight, Duran broke his hand and lost in a very competitive fight that went the full fifteen rounds. Hagler fought tenaciously to win the final two rounds and get a unanimous decision victory. The judges' scores were —, —, and — The bout was named the "Fight of the Year" by The Ring.