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
champion world duran-duran
I was born to be champion of the world
motivational-sports boxing guy
Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.
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
fighting doctors sound
I really feel that if it wasnt for the accident, Id still be fighting. I would have handled some of these fighters. I would have made sure that the doctors would have declared me physically sound; and after that, I would have trained.
fighting would-be want
If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather
kill-me wanted rings
Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.
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.
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.
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 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
white black legends
Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody