The reason why Roberto Duran quit

[TeleTuff]

I disagree on 2 fronts.

1)leonard fought Durans fight the first fight,throughout the entirety of the first fight,and IMO,and the opinion of some observers Ray won A close fight.
2)Leonard did not run from Duran in the second fight,he simply boxed his ears off.

On A side note,I for one I`am the last person to get on A fighter for quiting in A fight,when A man is beat,he`s beat,Like Hoya when he fought Pac A few weeks ago,but in Duran`s case,And I truly believe he is A all-time great,but I think he deserved all of the flack that he got for quiting in that fight with Leonard,Duran had not taken much punishment,he was`nt beat-up,he simply did not train hard,and perhaps thought Leonard was just gonna fight his fight again,when he found out that that night was`nt gonna go like that.He quit!

I dont care what happened in between fight`s,how Duran partied,etc.

Bottom line, you take the fight,you make the weight,you cash the check,save all the other stuff for the excuse file`s.

[KananKrus]

The fight was pre-PPV, if memory serves... Imagine if it happened now, If I cough up my half-Benjamin, would I be wrong to consider Duran a quitter, and mark him as a no-no, next time my half-Benjamins are on duty. The guy was unmarked! It baffled me then, still baffles me now.

[Julius Rain]

I actually become proud of PROVEN WARRIORS that "quit".

Koysta
Eric
Duran
dela hoya

It just proves that they have accepted their limit and are wise enough to say to themselves "i wont go on, it is best for me and my family i preserve myself"

that is how I look at it. Boxing is dangerous, warriors of the sport must come to this decision at the end of their career.

[TeleTuff]

Duran was not at the end of his carear,not even close,he was much closer to his prime,then to his retirement,and unlike Hoya and Tszyu,Duran was not Bloodied and beaten.

[Boom Boom]

It was a historic fight. Mostly because he quit and the contraversy as to why he quit. To say it was unfair to fans cause he wasnt hurt and he probably could have gone on to finish the fight is hypocritical. That argument would be that he didnt do his part to ensure the fans got their moneysworth. Now, decades later we are still talking about the fight, so that argument is baseless. Same thing goes for Tszyu. He fought his heart out for 11 rounds in a memorable fight. I wish he would have finished the fight, but he he ended his career the way he chose to, just like he chose to step in the ring in the first place. I dont think it is fair to label either a quitter.

[TeleTuff]

I would`ny label Duran A quiter,but he quit in that fight with Leonard

[W1NKY]

ive heard he quit cuz he needed 2 have a number 2 lol no joke as daft as it sounds, but then i seen an interveiw were duran sain leonard wuldnt stand and fight so he gave up. u cant slag a fighter 4 givin up. if u was in a fight and was gettin ur head boxed off and u knew u wasnt goin 2 win then fair play its better than gettin a beatin 4 12-15 rounds. ime not sayin u shuld just quit ime just sayin wen i fighter quits there quitin 4 a reason.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I disagree on 2 fronts.

1)leonard fought Durans fight the first fight,throughout the entirety of the first fight,and IMO,and the opinion of some observers Ray won A close fight.
2)Leonard did not run from Duran in the second fight,he simply boxed his ears off.

On A side note,I for one I`am the last person to get on A fighter for quiting in A fight,when A man is beat,he`s beat,Like Hoya when he fought Pac A few weeks ago,but in Duran`s case,And I truly believe he is A all-time great,but I think he deserved all of the flack that he got for quiting in that fight with Leonard,Duran had not taken much punishment,he was`nt beat-up,he simply did not train hard,and perhaps thought Leonard was just gonna fight his fight again,when he found out that that night was`nt gonna go like that.He quit!

I dont care what happened in between fight`s,how Duran partied,etc.

Bottom line, you take the fight,you make the weight,you cash the check,save all the other stuff for the excuse file`s.

I had the first fight 145-140 on a 10 point round system. The 2nd fight was 68-66 and 67-66 at the time of the "No Mas" Leonard was hardly boxing anyones ears off according to the judges, but what do they know? Leonard sure did a lot clowning about and never wanted to get close to Duran at anytime. You are correct in saying that Duran took the fight and what happenned in between is irrelavant. It's a shame they never fought again 12 months later.