I have actually made some posts on some great (Real) Libra for Librar, and this person I will be talking about also fits perfectly in the category, Reason been because of his great achievement in boxing and that really make Roberto Durán a real Libra for Libra, Let's get to know about the Durán, This beast was born in 1951, in Panama, and he fought in divisions of 130, 135, 140, 147, 154, 160 and 168lb, and there are reports that he has also fought at 122 pounds or less, as in his fight against Ernesto “Ñato” Marcel.
He was considered by many as a true hero and one of the great and if not the greatest boxer to come out from his nation and he is loved by the people of Panama, Durán's first great achievement was that a year before Marcel fought for the title, Roberto Durán with 17 fights beat him by technical knockout in the 10th round. Duran hit a series of knockouts, until he beat the great Ken Buchanan by technical knockout (TKO), in the thirteenth round, winning the 135lb titles of the WBA and The Lineal Ring.
As everyone knows, Manos de Piedra became the best lightweight ever, closing with the undisputed title and more than 70 wins without any losses in the division. Then his next great feat was to defeat the hitherto star of the United States and the World, the next Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard by unanimous decision.
By beating Sugar Ray, he earned the WBC 147lb and The Ring Lineal titles. And after a long recovery, Roberto Duran delivered an unforgettable beating to Davey Moore, winning the WBA 154lb title by technical knockout (TKO) in the eighth round. Shortly after, he dropped his title, to move up in rank and wage a tremendous war, having even won in the sight of several people, against "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, for the undisputed title of 160lb (weighed medium).
So, after several battles without fighting for a title, Durán did something considered impossible for many, he won by split decision (SD), the much younger, bigger and also stronger, Iran Barkley, for the 160-pound WBC title. . But as Muhammad Ali once told us, the impossible is not a certainty, but an opinion, Durán is one of the most adored fighters of all time.
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