Sugar Ray Leonard vs Roberto Duran Trilogy

“Sugar” Ray Leonard v Roberto Duran


Shortly after vacating his lightweight title, Roberto Duran challenged Ray Leonard for “Sugar’s” welterweight belt.

What followed was the best fight from an eventual three fight series.
Duran had rattled Leonard in the build-up to the fight and Ray fought the wrong way.
He tried to be macho with “The Hands of Stone” and came off second best, losing in an epic fifteen rounder.

The second fight, held five months later, is one of the most infamous bouts from boxing history.
The now legendary words of “no mas” were uttered by Roberto as he announced his surrender to a disbelieving audience in round eight.
Leonard had got his revenge.

The rubber match - fought nine years after fight one - was not in the same class as fights one and two.
Both were past their best and Leonard won a decision. The first and second fights were as great as they were fascinating. And are a must for boxing fans.