I Am Duran: The Autobiography of Roberto Duran
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They called him 'Hands of Stone'. Described as one of the greatest boxers of all time, Roberto Duran held world titles at four different weights. His epic bouts with Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have gone down in fistic folklore and his pro record of 104 wins (69 by KO) in 120 matches puts him in an elite group of fighters. He is the boxers' boxer, one of the most fearless and fearsome fighters the world has seen.
In his own words, and for the first time, Duran tells his unbelievable story from the mean streets of Panama to the bright lights of Las Vegas. Blazing a trail through the golden decade of boxing, Duran tells his story, in unflinching form, dispels the myths and the costs of what it took to conquer the world. He also returns to the debacle that entered sporting folklore during the rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard when he uttered the infamous words: 'no mas', no more.
Starting life in abject poverty as an illegitimate son of a serving US soldier, Duran quickly realized that his fists could both protect him on the streets and put food on the table. His reputation in and out of the ring travelled to the corridors of power in boxing the day, for a bet, he knocked down a horse with a single punch.
From his stunning debut in New York to the glorious defeat of Sugar Ray Leonard, the world titles and the chaos that ensued after the No Mas encounter, Duran's life in the ring was only matched by the volatility outside of it as he lurched from king-maker to bankruptcy, before the ultimate ending of a bloody comeback and, finally, redemption.
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