He wasn't really in his prime either though, if i remember right (it's been a while obviously) i'm sure i read somewhere that he wanted fighters to come to him, if you want me come and get me kind of thing, but eventually realised there would be a few question marks if he didn't fight Roy Jones, then Hopkins got it because of his racist comments, not a bad way to end a career.
hate to say it but I got Hags beating my boy especially if it's 15
Yeah, I'll get back to you on one of them a bit later, bro. But he was a terrific individual & even though he was well past his best by the time I sparred with him, he was still hell on wheels to deal with.
has there ever been a boxer as arrogant as Duran? I really don't think so.
ray was a mean SOB, there's a docu where he spars some british guy, the guy tries to really hurt him and Ray turns it up that fast. I heard a story from one of my college profs who had an autographed pic, where he said, he watched ray prep for hagler, he saw ray get hit really good one time and then he proceeded to either kayo or put down his partner.
Exactly. Duran is a warrior but SRL got into his head and definitely frustrated him.
Yeah. This would have to be my pick. When I first started watching boxing (as a child, lol), Sugar Ray was just beating everyone, and he was so quick. He had powerful energy, and he believed in himself. I don't even remember that much else about that point in my childhood, because I was so young, but I remember being put in front of the t.v. on weekends as babysitting, basically. I would watch Wide World of Sports and the replays of the boxing events. That started my love for combat sports, which still persists to this day.
Paradoxically that's part of his charm - wonderful.
yes it is, what's the other quote to some request? "Because I am Duran" Jim Jones and Hitler put together couldn't say it better.
