Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN
Judges scorecards at the time of the stoppage was 68-66 68-66 67-66, this is a close fight so what ever was going through Duran's mind as to his quitting can only be answered by him. My guess is Frustration and he knew his conditioning would fail him in the later rounds, either way he embarrassed himself that night and left a black mark on his record.
I heard that Duran had stomach cramps and he didn't feel up for the fight.