Roberto Durán

Roberto Durán is a Panamanian boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, winning titles in four weight divisions.

Roberto Carlos Durán Samaniego was born on 16 June 1951 in Guararé, Panama, to Clara Samaniego and Margarito Durán, an American soldier of Mexican heritage stationed in Panama who left the family while Roberto was still young. Raised in poverty in the El Chorrillo slum of Panama City, in a district nicknamed "La Casa de Piedra" (The House of Stone), he sold newspapers and stole food to survive as a child, beginning to spar with experienced boxers at just eight years old. Durán turned professional in 1968 and developed into one of the most ferocious and technically gifted fighters in boxing history, nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" (Hands of Stone) for his devastating punching power. He became a four-weight world champion across lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight, a rare feat of sustained excellence across weight divisions. Durán's most famous rivalry was against Sugar Ray Leonard: he defeated Leonard by decision in Montreal in June 1980 to win the WBC welterweight title, before shocking the boxing world in their November rematch by quitting in the eighth round, reportedly uttering the words "No más" (No more) — one of the most notorious moments in the sport's history. Durán continued fighting until 2001, finishing with a career record of 103 wins and 16 losses across 119 fights, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, remembered as one of the finest and most fearsome pressure fighters the sport has ever produced.

Aggressive pressure fighter with devastating punching power

One of greatest boxers ever, 4-division world champion, Ring Magazine Fighter of 1970s

• Sporting News Fighter of the Decade (1970s)
• International Boxing Hall of Fame 2007