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Roberto Duran Quits Versus Ray Leonard 1980
1980sRoberto Duran Quits Versus Ray Leonard 1980
November 25, 1980 saw one of the strangest occurrences in boxing history: Roberto Duran quit during the eighth round of his world welterweight title defense versus Sugar Ray Leonard. The surrender was all the more strange because of Duran's macho reputation.
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Added: 12th January 2008
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Posted By: Lava1964
Roberto Duran Quits Versus Ray Leonard 1980 Comments
Posted by: Naomi on 2008-01-12 
So what was the outcome of this, did they ever find out why Duran just quit the match?
Posted by: Lava1964 on 2008-01-12 
In this post-fight comments, Duran claimed he had 'stomach cramps'--a story no one believed--not even Duran's trainer Ray Arcel. The previous round Leonard had made Duran look foolish. Duran probably realized he was going to lose and look badly outclassed in the process. Thus he impulsively quit. That's how the amateur psychologists account for Duran's actions, anyway.
Posted by: Sophia on 2008-01-13 
wow, and in front of all those people, he must have been disgraced.
Posted by: tommy7 on 2008-01-13 
I went to NY to see the fight on big screen.The whole crowd turned and looked at each other in disbeleif?All I got was a lousy T-shirt with their stats
Posted by: Lava1964 on 2008-01-13 
I was home listening to a radio station that was giving round-by-round reports. I remember there was a big delay before they gave the eighth-round report. I guess no one would believe the report that Duran abruptly quit.
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