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Roberto Durán was born on 16 June 1951. Over the course of his competitive record, he took part in a total of 119 matches, winning 103 of them and losing 16, for a combined record built across his career. He has been quoted as saying, "There's only one legend. That's me," and, on another occasion, "Getting hit motivates me."
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Key facts
- Nicknames
- Manos de Piedra , ("Hands of Stone") El Cholo
- Born
- Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego , ( 1951-06-16 ) June 16, 1951 (age 74) , Guararé , Panama
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Weight
- Lightweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight
- Reach
- 66 in (168 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roberto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Panama City
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Official website
- www.cmgww.com/sports/duran
- Image
- Roberto Duran signing autographs in Jan 2014.jpg
- Height
- 172
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- date of birth
- 1951-06-16
- Commons category
- Roberto Duran
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 119
- number of wins
- 103
- sports discipline competed in
- lightweight
- number of losses
- 16
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Encyclopedic overview
Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) 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. Duran also reigned 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 "Manos de Piedra" ("Hands of Stone") for his formidable punching power and excellent defense. Durán is regarded by many as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
The Sporting News recognized Durán as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1970s. In 2002, Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years, while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time. The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century, with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time. Durán retired for good in January 2002 at age 50, following a car crash in Argentina in October 2001, after which he had required life saving surgery. He had previously retired in November 1980, June 1984 and August 1998, only to change his mind. Durán ended his career with a professional record of 119 fights, 103 wins, and 70 knockouts. From May 1971 up until his second fight against Sugar Ray Leonard in November 1980, Durán was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roberto Durán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.