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Modern Classics: Duran-Barkley
By: Sean Crose For all intents and purposes, he should have been old news. He was thirty seven years old and had been in the fight business for over twenty…
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Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran 2
By: Sean Crose “It was bizarre to witness,” William Nack wrote, “so swift and devastating a collapse of a man's name.” The Sports Illustrated writer was referring to a battle forever known…
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Modern Classics: Leonard-Duran I
By: Sean Crose “When I get into the ring to fight,” Roberto Duran said, “I always give the best."There is little doubt that Duran gave “Sugar” Ray Leonard his best, and more,…
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Modern Classics: Hagler-Duran
By: Sean Crose It was a turning point fight for both men. One, defending middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler, had been chomping at the bit for a big money, highly…
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“I Am Duran” Director Mat Hodgson: “I Wanted To Push The Parameters”
By: Sean Crose “Roberto Duran sort of came my way rather than the other way around,” says film maker Mat Hodgson, director of the new acclaimed documentary “I Am Duran,”…
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Film Review: There’s A Lot To Like About “I Am Duran”
By: Sean Crose While watching Mat Hodgson's new documentary, I Am Duran, I found myself wondering how the director of such films as The Four Year Plan and Night Of…
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Boxing Insider Interview with Stitch Duran, Part 2
By: Henry Deleon In the depths of telling us what it’s like to be a Cutman, Jacob “Stitch” Duran also caught up with Boxing Insider about the upcoming film “Creed…
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Boxing Insider Interview with Stitch Duran: A Cutman’s Insight Part 1
By: Henry Deleon With all the excitement and anticipation going on for the new movie Creed 2, Boxing Insider had the great honor of interviewing one of combat sports highly…
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Did Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran Duck Colombia’s Antonio “Kid Pambele” Cervantes?
By: Ken Hissner The boxing world knew that both Roberto “Hands of Stone” and Antonio “Kid Pambele” Cervantes would be IBHOF inductees someday and they were right. Duran ruled the…
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Flashback: Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran And The Shot Heard Round The World
By: Sean Crose Both Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran were already legendary figures back in 1984. Duran, the hardened Panamanian tough guy, had finally earned back the respect he had…