Quote Originally Posted by Dav
Yes, Duran showed max. respect to De Jesus when he was dying of AIDS... at a time when everybody was afraid of even shaking hands with somebody who had it. Duran went to visit him in hospital and kissed him. When DeJesus died a few days later Duran wept. The real Duran was not the near-animal that the press made him out to be - he was (and still is) a very caring and generous man who gave most of his money to poor Panamanians who needed it more than he did. Inside the ring it was a different matter, however!! Duran probably showed De Jesus so much respect because he knew that De Jesus had beaten him, and anybody who could do that at the time deserved all the respect in the world!!
CC, Dav, for saying exactly how it was. Good info for the general forum population.