Roberto Duran Quotes


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.


Citations

Durán, Roberto. I Am Durán: The Autobiography of Roberto Durán. Simon & Schuster, 2016.

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Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran
  • Born: June 16, 1951
  • Nationality: Panamanian
  • Profession: Athlete

Roberto Durán Samaniego is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion, and the lineal welterweight champion. He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades, the first being Jack Johnson. Durán was known as a versatile, technical brawler and pressure fighter, which earned him the nickname of "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense.