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I am Durán : my autobiography / Roberto Durán ; with George Diaz.

by Duran, Roberto, 1951-

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Blue Rider Press, [2016]

796.83092 D948i

Duran, Roberto, 1951-

Boxers (Sports) -- Panama -- Biography.

9780735213128 (hc.)

293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Street Fighting Man -- New York, New York -- The Lion King -- Sugar Ray Meets Charles Manson -- No Más -- Redemption Road -- "No Moore" -- El Campeón -- "Uno Más" -- Paz and Macho Time -- One More for La Patria -- The Last Good-byes.

"Roberto Durán tells his story: from the streets of Panama to being crowned one of the "Four Kings," along with Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler, as he blazed a trail through the Golden Age of Boxing. Born into abject poverty, barely able to read or write, Durán quickly realized that his fists could both protect him on the streets and put food on the table. His reputation was established on the day when, for a bet, he knocked down a horse with a single punch. At the age of twenty-one, he claimed his first world title, against Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden. In 1980, Durán delivered one of the greatest upsets in boxing history by defeating the previously unbeatable Sugar Ray Leonard. But greater fame brought greater distractions, and Durán's endless partying took its toll before the two superstars faced each other again. Durán confronts the debacle of the rematch, and the truth behind the moment he was heard to utter the infamous words "No más" - No more. Durán's explosive performances in the ring were matched only by the volatility of his life outside it. He is a four-weight world champion, having held titles at lightweight (1972-1979), welterweight (1980), light middleweight (1983-1984), and middleweight (1989), with an epic professional record of 119 fights, 103 wins, and 70 knockouts. In 2002, Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years. He lurched from living like royalty to bankruptcy and, after being written off as a boxing also-ran, made a bloody, legendary comeback that gave his career the ultimate ending"--Provided by publisher.

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