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A lot of people label Duran as a brawler/intimidator while that is true. That title is a major disservice to duran because in his prime he had one of the highest boxing IQs ever. There is a valid argument for him being the greatest all around boxer of all time. He was immensely skilled, had a heart of a lion, and was a savage who could smell blood.

"I am not an animal in my personal life. But in the ring there is an animal inside me. Sometimes it roars when the first bell rings. Sometimes it springs out later in a fight. But i can always feel it there, driving me and pushing me forward. It is what makes me win. It makes me enjoy fighting" - Author: Roberto Duran

Duran fighting for 5 decades without mentally having his brain scrambled is applauding 💯

Duran is a legend here in Panama. Very loved by the people. One thing I find fascinating about Duran is his mentality. Even to this day he has the mentality of a champion. You can tell by the way he speaks about Floyd and Canelo and his gestures that he really wishes he was younger so that he could fight them.

Duran beatdowns are the only fights that can make me sick. It isn't just the violence - there's lots of violent fights - it's the thought of being in there with him. The guy was just mean on a different level. Whenever I watch him fight I imagine the kind of fatigue that sets in when you spar with someone who hits hard and you're nervous. You feel fucking helpless. That's how all those guys felt in there with him. Most painful place in the world

Anecdote I read in a local newspaper a few years back. In Scotland Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan had both been lightweight world champion and had fought each other on their way up with Buchanan winning. They were not friends and found themselves at the same charity dinner. Buchanan, who had fought and lost to Duran, came over to Watts table whilst a bit tippsy and Watt was ignoring him in the hope that he would go away. At one point Buchanan asked Watt why he never fought Duran at which point Watt finally looked and replied "because I'm not f****** insane." RIP Ken. Re Duran, a born fighter, I think that like Mike Tyson people who do not know boxing see him as a gutsy brawler rather than the expertly skilled technician he was.

Tyson said that Duran was his inspiration because of his skill, ferocious style and background

Duran was one of the all time greats, his brutal fighting style of constant blows to the head, stomach and kidneys and the blistering pace he maintained in every round made him the toughest opponent to deal with. This great video shows him in action, a virtual perpetual motion machine.

His use of his head has always amazed me. I haven't seen a ton of Duran fights, 5 or 6, but the way he will have his head in the opponents shoulder, move head head to the other shoulder while breaking the guard and getting in 1-2 free shots always amazes me. I've never seen anyone do that a fraction as well as he does. His wrestling really is next level.

Duran is an inspiration, even as an MMA fighter. He had the technique, the aggression, and had absolutely no quit. A true beast.

Was waiting for this, love to see a fighter who had both incredible defense/headmovement, and was an in fighter

Duran's final title victory is such a fun fight to watch. He was such an old hand, he knew which punches were coming before his opponent did.

The way he slides over to avoid a left jab and throws that right cross is a masterpiece.

The best fighter ever, i don't care what anyone says. Power, intelligence, courage, skill. 🥊🇵🇦

Intellectual brutality personified. Duran was the grand master of boxing, basically the perfect fighting style for boxing in my humble opinion.

Perfect. Right when I’m trying to decide on my fighting style and studying Duran, You come out with another banger

Roberto Duran is a freaking legend. One of my favourite boxer of all time 👑🐐 Thanks for uploading a video about Duran

Everybody talks about his agression and punching power. But almost nobody mentioned his defensive skills, his chin and ring generalship, which saved him in more situations than you might think

This is one of the best fight analysis/ education channels out!

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but Duran is number 1 on my list of greatest of all time. His achievements are truly astonishing and its sad to see him so often lazily labelled a brawler. His fight with Palomino is often overlooked compared to his other fights but its an absolute clinic on feinting

Duran always reminded of a Wolverine

I'm so grateful that I was around when ali/frazier/foreman/norton and duran/leonard/hagler/hearns were fighting. What a privilege to have been a boxing fan when these guys went in the ring.

Hands down my favorite boxer of all time. He had a bigger winning streak than most of the other fab4 had careers. He is the GOAT IMO.

A true legendary fighter.

This was a time when boxing was fantastic. Notable mentions, Pipino Cuevas, Salvador Sanchez were great light division fighters as well.

Duran is one of the very few boxers that I think would've also been great in MMA, the way he handled grappling was extremely ahead of its time

DUDE!!!! Back in my college years when fight night came out on the PS2 I would always play as him vs another human player and I got soo good at it I made up my own song that I would sing while boxing and I would go "hands of stone, hands of stone, that's what they call me I'm hands of stone. They may look like flesh and bone but they're not they're hands of stone...". And so forth but that was the opening line and the hook or chorus or whatever I don't know those kind of words but you get what I'm saying.

Duran is one of those guys who you can watch over and over again and keep learning from

I have learned so much about boxing from your videos over the past few years, and gained such a deeper appreciation for the sport. Thank you for your fantastic work

Leonard had to pick on an out of shape Duran with a larger ring but everyone just remembers the No Mas. Roberto was a monster.

I'm not going to lie man I would certainly put this guy in a Top 10 List Of ALL TIME--for the sport of boxing. He's just the total package--AND certainly one of my absolute favs--main inspiration for Mike Tyson folks right there with Ali.

What a great analysis of the details of high level fighting. Kudos to the writers

Duran is under rated imo due to his losses later in his career while chasing pay days in higher weight classes. I still can't believe he went 15 rounds with a prime Hagler in a very competitive fight at middle weight. Top 10 ATG.

Hi David, are you still planning on creating the Demetrius Johnson technique breakdown? Me and several other fans are waiting would love to see it!

He was a vicious artist!The biggest artist and my all time favorite!

In my opinion Duran is a top 5 boxer of all time. This is a great video and great explanation on his “wild” style as he’s been labeled as.

My favorite fantasy matchup is thinking about how a fight at 135 between a prime Pernell and a prime Duran would of went .

Ur fighter breakdown videos are my favorite videos keep up the good work

One of the best videos of this channel, love Duran

Roberto Duran was probably the best boxer p4p since he fought the best boxers of all times while being older and climbing weightclass

I love Duran

Duran, the last infighter! He's one of my favorites, we talk about him a lot on our channel, and I always recommend your videos to my athletes, great eyes 👊

The greatest infighter ever

Seems like Duran was more of a pressure fighter than anything. He never paused, even in close range, constantly adjusting then swarming his opponent

My favorite boxing historian not like most fake boxing channels where they always talk about Mike Tyson or have a Brock Lesnar vs Mike Tyson picture on their thumbnail. Thanks again I always like the hands of stone 👊🤛

Duran was ferocious as a lightweight champion. He feared no man. Smart fighter. Adapted to opponents as he rose in weight. One of the all time greats.

An all-action, all-time great, no doubt. Got caught with a sucker punch by Tommy Hearns (who had a huge reach advantage) but still held his own in an era of all-time great middleweights, having started out as a lightweight. Immensely determined, a warrior of the ring.

He was simply born to fight

The hands of stone. Iconic fighter. One of the greatest boxers of all time.

Great summary of his technique . Duran was a king for a reason

Watching him in the '70's was like seeing a master class. My dad and I watched him fight when matches were on regular TV on Saturdays. My dad remarked they better stop this before Duran kills him.

Favorite boxer

Thank you David for giving a true ATG like Duran a spotlight and good analysis of his skills and style.

My favorite boxer. Loved watching him.

A clinic against Moore and blade. Was waiting for the fake and left against Leonard while closing distance.

One thing i absolutely love that i think you missed, is that once his head is into your chest, he almost instinctually is walking out of the refs line of sight, turning you away from the ref, he buys his himself so many nasty punches tied up by disguising them intelligently.

Simply the GOAT!

Infighting died with his retirement ❤

_This_ is why Roberto Duran is my boxing hero. 😎

Definitely one of the best martial art/western martial arts channels on KZfaq. Did anybody see LeeWylie's longer format analytical videos on boxing. They were incredible

Awesome video as always

The highest boxing IQ a human being can possibly achieve. I hate when people keep forgetting about him and focus only on Ali or Tyson. While I love these two, Duran will always remain my personal no.1 ever. EVER. P4P. I've seen some SRR fights, but experts usually say that prime Sugar Ray Robinson was never recorded. Even the fights past his prime are enough to notice his amazing skills and top speed, but style makes fight. All depends on what style you love to watch . I remember when I've seen Duran vs Buchanan and vs. Barkley fights on KZfaq within a few days and I bet that after watching these two masterpieces you will easily notice how amazingly Duran aged. I had the impression that I watched two completely different fighters. Having so many bouts in the past and moving up across so many weight classes made him only better, mature, efficient fighter and his ring IQ was only higher and higher until the body let him do so. He was perfectly adjusting his style to each opponent he fought. Master of defensive skills, efficient and beautiful footwork without wasting energy on skipping and running, great counter-puncher if needed, physically strong enough to move back and forth bigger and stronger, younger guys even though he was a king of lightweight division, gifted with such a terrifying punching power in both fists, granite chin, he was always capable to know at least the next one or two steps his opponents will do, so he didn't even bother to put too much energy into the fights with bigger, faster and stronger fellows, especially when he knew he was much more experienced. My hero. Period.

He was one of a few boxers who can shift MMA very well and become a champion as well

Crazy to know Duran was half Mexican. My two favorite fighters of all time, Salvador Sanchez, and Roberto Duran🇲🇽🥊🔥🔥🔥

brotha could outbox and infight with ease, such a technical master

He was a monster.

Fantastic break down of a classic fighter

Awesome video, great breakdown on a legend

Been waiting for this for so long

I only saw one fighter hit Duran solid and that was Thomas Hearns. Duran’s defense was next level. He started at 135 and way past his prime he was knocking out guys at 160-175

Definitely one of the best of all time.

Hagler, Hearns, Durán and Leonard: The Fantastic Four Greetings from Iquitos, Perú.

It's like he knows himself so well that once he catches up with his opponents' rhythm he can adjust and disrupt them with the array of tactics that he has at any range. Sometimes almost or to the point where when his opponent tries to get his rhythm back it just stagnates.

Such a smart boxer that he effectively had in fighting taken out of the sport, you can't leave somebody mangled like this today

I always thought he is all about counters when I was first getting into boxing. Through out the years, I see him being all round.

Duran the GOAT. One of the greatest infighters of all time. He delivered a masterful performance against Sugar Ray Leonard in their 1st bout.

Very good summary of the GREAT Roberto Duran. It's all been said.

Another great video. Love to see breakdowns on infighters like Duran. I actually have a video recommendation if it's okay to share. Do you think you could do a video on Katie Taylor?

Strong, Smart , Sliding. SSS . Super boxer Mano de piedras

My favourite youtuber and fave boxer

Fun Fact: Any fans of the boxing anime Hajime no Ippo might be suprised to know that one of the main fighters of the show Mamoru Takamura's boxing style was actually based on Roberto Durans! 🥊

I useda love to watch his fights. Dude was a badass

That was great!🥊

David vs Goliath Smaller fighters vs bigger fighters Two different gameplans and two different fighting styles Could you do a tactical breakdown about this? Keep going with these great breakdowns about modern fighters (boxing, kickboxing, mma and other styles)

Great analysis as usual, this is the content I come for. Would love to see a breakdown on Pernell Whitaker's insane defense.

Thank you. Love you.

Haven't watched the video, but I already know it's going to be great. 😊

One of my favorites. Manos de Piedra. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to see another one of my favorites; Wilfredo Gomez.

Hi, I really enjoy your explaination of some historical moments in boxing history, thank you! I am requesting for you to do an Ali vs Shavers fights please!

Hands of Stone! RESPECT 100%

Great video

Brilliant

Love it - instantly liked - so happy to have another one on Duran! Any chance of some love for Chris Eubanks??

That woodchipper comparison was spot on.

Fascinating video

What a legend. Seriously watching him go in and out like a master tactician. He really had a very unique boxing style and really was like a game of chess to him and he was a world class expert at it. Hands of Stone indeed

Hands of stone. Great fighter very unique style.

This channel is the most complete on martial arts that I have seen on the platform. Could you look into Mike Zambidis' style and fights?

I'm watching this and thinking: "Finito's ghost jab would fit perfectly with Duran's technique to step foward in the oponent's chest". That's because the secret of Ricardo López's (Finito) Ghost Jab is the step foward that he does to amplify the damage potential of the punch. So, I think it would be a good ideia to start with Finito's ghost jab and use it's momentum to get to the oponent's chest like Duran used to do (and then use his beautiful hooks and uppercuts style, if the Jab landed correctly the oponent will be at least a little dizzy, making it easier to land him knockout hooks and uppercuts).