Roberto Duran sparring Nigel Benn. Rare footage from 1988

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  • Rare footage of Roberto Duran sparring with Nigel Benn. FILMED AT THE GYM IN MET WHARF 1988
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  • @takeittodabank998
    @takeittodabank998 Před 9 lety +427

    Roberto was born to fight. The knife and fork were his two toughest opponents.

    • @yusufu9
      @yusufu9 Před 8 lety +19

      +take it to da bank what a hilarious line, and doubtless true!

    • @marioperez-ph7er
      @marioperez-ph7er Před 7 lety +48

      take it to da bank growing up without food it does affect you when you get the money lol

    • @Number1Hater939
      @Number1Hater939 Před 6 lety +4

      💯

    • @H.K.5
      @H.K.5 Před 6 lety +3

      take it to da bank Nicely done, but who said he eats with a knife and fork?

    • @dannyyy97
      @dannyyy97 Před 3 lety +2

      Did he have a eating disorder?

  • @loubonnett
    @loubonnett Před 4 lety +35

    5:15, he's done that before. Duran was my father's all-time favorite fighter. As I got into boxing, he told me that it would take me years to fully understand and appreciate Duran's level of mastery. Old man was right.

    • @dan32113
      @dan32113 Před 2 lety +1

      Duran just letting Nigel know what's what.
      Turning on the sauce @ 5.15. The man is an icon of Boxing.
      Hands of Stone

  • @paulhewitt6034
    @paulhewitt6034 Před 3 lety +67

    This is gold!!!! Didn’t even know they’d sparred

  • @ethanmeans
    @ethanmeans Před 8 lety +325

    I don't know if y'all,see what I'm seeing ...Duran is a complete Master of Boxing🙌

    • @sniperste1979
      @sniperste1979 Před 7 lety +9

      fatherof_thepack MeansTeam yes I agree was fucking amazing had everything

    • @charlesrazo4847
      @charlesrazo4847 Před 7 lety +12

      Steven Oneill if Duran wasnt in his prime in the first fight he damn sure wasnt in his prime in the third fight it was 9 years later. thats why Leonard waited so long to do a rematch he wanted to make sure he could have an advantage

    • @MrEserafa
      @MrEserafa Před 7 lety +11

      fatherof_thepack MeansTeam exactly. Floyd who's is considered a defensive master actually borrowed a lot of stuff from Duran, and that's ok. Duran borrows his shifting from earlier fighters. Notice that Duran will throw punches but many times won't bring his gloves back to his guard like the traditional coached way. Rather he will throw them hook his arm or arms around the opponent while still using one hand or the other to keep landing, since he's ina "safe" positing there(body lock)

    • @chrisjennings601
      @chrisjennings601 Před 6 lety

      fatherof_thepack MeansTeam agreed 100p cent.

    • @bflo1000
      @bflo1000 Před 6 lety +3

      One of the best fighters on the inside ever. Some fighters like JCC, just to name one hit harder, but Duran understood that game as well as any fighter ever.

  • @gamblino33
    @gamblino33 Před 6 lety +57

    As much as i love Nigel,duran is toying with him,it looks like a kid sparring with his dad.Awsome watch tho thanks for the upload.

    • @paulies5407
      @paulies5407 Před 3 lety +11

      He was helping him train for a fight if I’m not mistaken

    • @geedee1264
      @geedee1264 Před 3 lety +8

      @@paulies5407 Yes people seem to think you're supposed "win" a spar, it's practice, Duran is wearing headgear because he's the one on the defence

    • @charlesrazo7246
      @charlesrazo7246 Před 3 lety +1

      @@paulies5407 Ben was helping Duran get into shape for Barkley. That was in 88, and the Barkley fight was in February 24, 1989

    • @alexong2542
      @alexong2542 Před 3 lety +1

      @@geedee1264 Duran is on defense? I thought he was the one on offense, and Nigel is trying desperately to land a clean hit, Duran's defense is as aggressive as his offense

    • @rolandmarkland6844
      @rolandmarkland6844 Před 3 lety

      Both are pulling punches

  • @jpesmar
    @jpesmar Před 4 lety +62

    This whole video is priceless for anyone seriously interested on the sweet science, be it a pro, an amateur, or just someone who loves the sport.

  • @alexiskress233
    @alexiskress233 Před 12 lety +37

    I love how relaxed duran is when he is sparring or fighting "One of The Best To Ever" to put on a pair of boxing gloves. Thx Duran for a great career and great fights... Your a Warrior of the ring.

  • @robertnolan502
    @robertnolan502 Před 8 lety +84

    Duran is so relaxed in the ring & has so much time, born to be a fighter, was a complete all round master, probably the last great in fighter in boxing (a lost art)

    • @oscarwoozy7280
      @oscarwoozy7280 Před 6 lety +3

      robert nolan and the best thing was he only had like 10 amateur fights, long gone are the days of short amateur careers like rock he had eight fights and lost 4 of them, some guys just arnt made for amateur, usually they have that flat footed plodding banger fighter.

    • @antoinejacksonadj
      @antoinejacksonadj Před 4 lety +9

      James Toney

    • @luiseliasramirezidona6842
      @luiseliasramirezidona6842 Před 4 lety +1

      Súper relax
      That was his biggest attribute

    • @bigdaddy5629
      @bigdaddy5629 Před 3 lety +1

      Yup very relaxed .. “you can’t fuck with me” attitude

    • @nativeorangiboom6833
      @nativeorangiboom6833 Před 3 lety

      Hagler

  • @jonbathurst4936
    @jonbathurst4936 Před 10 lety +202

    Keep in mind you could argue Duran was the most talented boxer of all time if you take into consideration ring smarts, skills and athleticism. When the man was in peak shape he was the closest thing to unbeatable.

    • @andymccreight3175
      @andymccreight3175 Před 9 lety +6

      ***** good joke

    • @andymccreight3175
      @andymccreight3175 Před 9 lety

      Garuchillajoe lol

    • @Rspenesmit
      @Rspenesmit Před 7 lety +4

      More like your the JOKE!< LOL!

    • @Rspenesmit
      @Rspenesmit Před 7 lety +19

      I agree, at LW, if he had fought at JWW, but Pyror wanted none of it, and WW, he would have been hard to beat by anyone, Sugar Ray Robinson maybe at WW, none many others, I laugh when I see on the Aaron Pryor vids here, that Duran aovided him and Pryor would beat him, LOL< he offered Pryor $750,000 on his way to WW, but pryor let the offer expire with no reply, so he avoided Duran, he would withered Pryors storm and Knocked him out cold.

    • @johnygthing
      @johnygthing Před 6 lety +1

      please

  • @dayoungchief
    @dayoungchief Před 3 lety +3

    Randomly looking up Duran Footage and see my Uncle! He’s the guy in Durans corner keeping time for the spar. Forgot he worked with Duran back in the days. First time seeing this, Thanks for footage!

  • @pageee1
    @pageee1 Před 11 lety +27

    This is Duran helping Benn out for a upcoming fight.. He ain't getting his ass handed to him

    • @johnthomas7070
      @johnthomas7070 Před 2 lety

      Yeah plus Duran is much older and smaller than Benn really

  • @ismaeldonadio9699
    @ismaeldonadio9699 Před 3 lety +8

    As a Panamanian, I will say there will not be another Roberto Duran in a million years! A national hero and an ambassador of our country all over the world. The Hand of Stones, El Manos de Piedra. A natural born street fighter. Pure class.

  • @billgarvey8822
    @billgarvey8822 Před 3 lety +9

    I was there in the background "blue T shirt" along with a load of hairy arsed builders from the nearby building site, a dream come true, a few months later he was as trim as a pin and beat Iran barkely , The photos of that day are one of my prized possessions

    • @michaeldemos6816
      @michaeldemos6816 Před 3 lety +1

      Awesome story, do u think Duran would've beaten Benn ? If in shape I'd think he'd destroy him even if lighter.

    • @billgarvey8822
      @billgarvey8822 Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaeldemos6816 Benn was a good exciting fighter, Duran was exceptional, a lot of the boxers back then owe him a debt of gratitude for continuing to fight well past his prime, but still able to draw a crowd and a chance of a big pay day by fighting him . The fight with Davey More( should have been stopped), More was as brave as they come, and Iran Barkley (Brutal) Barkley previously had distroyed Tommy Hearns who had himself previously knocked out Duran, the two blights " No Mas" was in my opinion a guy frustrated at a guy (Leonard ) not being macho enough to fight him toe to toe, and the second the knock out by Tommy Hearns(was down to catching Roberto cold and Duran being in his partying mode before the fight). For Duran to come back after being taken the distance by Jimmy Batten and then beaten by Kirkland Laing shows a fighter not knowing when to say "No Mas" and he never hid from anyone.

  • @Gnk97
    @Gnk97 Před 3 lety +3

    nigel benn sparring duran is classic! thanks for sharing!

  • @ayethatwiy
    @ayethatwiy Před 10 lety +10

    the utter respect between them both, no hard hits, two masters at their trade

  • @dylanmcgowan3932
    @dylanmcgowan3932 Před 3 lety +3

    Whoever preserved this , thank you 🙏

  • @kevin48800
    @kevin48800 Před 9 lety +25

    benn was a warrior

  • @garthvader8868
    @garthvader8868 Před 7 lety +6

    Man, you can totally see that Duran is just fuckin with him lol

  • @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio
    @RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio Před 3 lety +18

    Wow, I'm surprised I've never heard Benn speak of such an historic encounter. Great stuff.

    • @weetabix2
      @weetabix2 Před 3 lety +1

      Was thinking the same

    • @karlkuttup
      @karlkuttup Před 3 lety +2

      nigel never spoke of folks he knew or trained and sparred with ,not his style

    • @rancedavis5106
      @rancedavis5106 Před 3 lety +1

      Ben was never one to name drop he was incredibly humble, where as if say tyson fury or joshua lightly sparred with mike tyson they would let the world know abouyt it

    • @H.K.5
      @H.K.5 Před 3 lety +1

      Because Benn has been in the ring with the likes of Gerald McClellan lol. Sparring with Duran is nothing compared to that.

  • @brasildiogo93
    @brasildiogo93 Před 7 lety +81

    The move he did at 5:17 was just beautiful. The same move he did on Leonard in their first fight (forgot which round). Boxers just don't do stuff like that today

    • @david-pb4bi
      @david-pb4bi Před 6 lety +5

      diogo thanks didn't notice that move before you pointed it out

    • @chadpayne7289
      @chadpayne7289 Před 3 lety +1

      Most boxers don’t just flat out Quit in the middle of fights and walk off these days either. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ no emotional responses please. It’s a FACT 😂😂✌🏾

    • @ewoutstorm4626
      @ewoutstorm4626 Před 3 lety +12

      @@chadpayne7289 Its insane how dumb you are...

    • @periodic98
      @periodic98 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ewoutstorm4626 and thats the real fact

    • @EDOGZ818
      @EDOGZ818 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah....that shyt was sweet.

  • @xpat73
    @xpat73 Před 8 lety +67

    The press tried to make Duran out to be brawler after the first fight with SRL...and SRL was the boxer and technician. But as SRL admitted after he lost to Duran, this was wrong because Duran was very hard to hit.

    • @jonnybravo3055
      @jonnybravo3055 Před 6 lety +6

      xpat73 Tommy Hearns would disagree though.

    • @FulaSports
      @FulaSports Před 5 lety +1

      was slick ass hell

    • @omegasquad868
      @omegasquad868 Před 3 lety +5

      @@jonnybravo3055 yea and Hagler thought the same of Hearns.....

    • @marklanahan7289
      @marklanahan7289 Před 3 lety

      SRL should have been disqualified in the rematch.

  • @billpryor8764
    @billpryor8764 Před 3 lety +6

    Duran was in his Prime not even debatable June 20 1980.That fighter that night was perhaps the greatest all around boxing machine ever produced.

  • @conwaytwitty8634
    @conwaytwitty8634 Před 3 lety +3

    I had no idea Duran could move like that. Thank you! Music is on point too!

  • @hamzak954
    @hamzak954 Před 8 lety +6

    duran was a great technician. its amazing watching this sparring and seeing the details of his movements. very elusive.

  • @judaschongo
    @judaschongo Před 14 lety +12

    Duran was really something special! like the legendary trainer Gil Clancy said: Duran has proven to me once again that he's 1 of the Greatest fighters that ever lived!

  • @guanjun1178
    @guanjun1178 Před 3 lety +4

    Duran never fails to amaze. His composure was incredible.

  • @pitman2911
    @pitman2911 Před 7 lety +4

    DURAN A LEGEND NO ONE LIKE HIM..HANDS OF STONE

  • @mirazusta2002
    @mirazusta2002 Před 3 lety +2

    This footage is TREMENDOUS. The fact the image is blurred, alows for a better appreciation of the action and movements. Nigel Benn is a class act, but, again, what about Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran, he is in a league of his own. His footwork when doing shadow boxing and working on the heavy bag tells it all. Thank you very much for posting it.

  • @853rudedogs2
    @853rudedogs2 Před 3 lety +4

    Beautiful, two of the hardest fighters ever

  • @bigbrotherinlife1654
    @bigbrotherinlife1654 Před 3 lety +3

    That footwork is amazing Bruh, straight styling 🙌

  • @Mastertime00
    @Mastertime00 Před 14 lety +10

    Duran one of the best ever, he was brilliant.

  • @abeu
    @abeu Před 3 lety +4

    Even though this was only sparring and filmed with a potato, but this is so much better than most fights thesedays.

    • @jt6175
      @jt6175 Před 3 lety

      Agree totally

  • @welcometotherevolutionwttr4431

    the respect between both fighters is clear to see , and they are not trying to murder each other, just skills and class

  • @20FreeWill
    @20FreeWill Před 3 lety +75

    Thanks for the music , everyone in earshot thinks I'm watching Vintage porn

  • @ChooseHeaven
    @ChooseHeaven Před 16 lety +5

    Thank you for this, Duran was absolutely awesome

  • @dirtypimpbird
    @dirtypimpbird Před 9 lety +4

    Thanks for the upload

  • @dan32113
    @dan32113 Před 11 lety +5

    Imaging walking into the gym to watch a bit of sparring, & Roberto Duran is in the ring. You"d have to wipe your eyes & do a double take!

  • @EPLobo
    @EPLobo Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for the video....priceless

  • @dan32113
    @dan32113 Před 11 lety +19

    i know, but i meant when Hagler was defending the belts from 80-87, only Duran went the full 15rds, every other challenger was stopped by KO or Tko. As alltime great Trainer Ray Arcel said to Freddie Brown just get him fit, he knows how to fight, he"s a natural

    • @22ucespatriotwarrior88
      @22ucespatriotwarrior88 Před 3 lety

      Loved Boxing then ..that division was special though Duran was a little light vs Hearns ... But Hagler fight was great!

    • @dan32113
      @dan32113 Před 3 lety +1

      @@22ucespatriotwarrior88 I read an article yrs ago in Boxing Illustrated magazine, I don"t think it still exists, in the article it mentioned Duran would never look Hearns in the eye whever they met, a yr or so before they fought! Maybe there is nothing in it, or Duran felt Tommy had his number! Who knows? Hearns had the frame to go up to Light Heavyweight. They were all very special fighters..

    • @dan32113
      @dan32113 Před 3 lety

      @@22ucespatriotwarrior88 I read an article yrs ago in Boxing Illustrated magazine, I don"t think it still exists, in the article it mentioned Duran would never look Hearns in the eye whever they met, a yr or so before they fought! Maybe there is nothing in it, or Duran felt Tommy had his number! Who knows? Hearns had the frame to go up to Light Heavyweight. They were all very special fighters..

  • @kenwoolley3003
    @kenwoolley3003 Před 3 lety +5

    I think Nigel would of felt honoured to have sparred with one of the greatest and there was genuine respect between the 2 at the end

  • @JenniferM13
    @JenniferM13 Před 16 lety +4

    2 great powerful fighters. amazing footage man, thanks for posting.

  • @willyalvarado8134
    @willyalvarado8134 Před 5 lety +5

    The footwork in the shadow 🥊 , just a delight to watch

  • @ericgrinnellsr.832
    @ericgrinnellsr.832 Před 3 lety +2

    Two legends speaking a language they know so well.

  • @Sujiceel
    @Sujiceel Před 3 lety +2

    This is golden footage.

  • @davidroman4448
    @davidroman4448 Před 3 lety +2

    Duran was something else , See how relax he is changing the speed on his punches and predicting every move his opponent is about to do

  • @melvintate8186
    @melvintate8186 Před 3 lety +2

    Man this is beautiful to watch, Masters at work !!

  • @C9H0S
    @C9H0S Před 3 lety +2

    Legendary collection of masterpiece this is my friend, good stuff...👍🏿🙏🏿

  • @KlashaB12
    @KlashaB12 Před 10 lety +5

    Love both these guys legends!

  • @mikewilson4364
    @mikewilson4364 Před 3 lety +2

    This was awesome

  • @SiLoMixMaster
    @SiLoMixMaster Před 3 lety +3

    Benn and Duran sparring to the TOWIE theme, why not

  • @soleprobe
    @soleprobe Před 3 lety +3

    Amazing.... and this was past his prime

  • @thefabulous4
    @thefabulous4 Před 7 lety +39

    Duran is the best light weight of all time. But here he is, toying with a former middlewight world champ. You gotta love this man!

    • @thereverendsam413
      @thereverendsam413 Před 4 lety +5

      Benn was not a former champ at this point. This is before his defeat to Watson, and well before his first title win. Benn was still a pretty green fighter, as Watson showed. Tremendous performance by Duran nonetheless

    • @andylea2377
      @andylea2377 Před 4 lety +2

      The Reverend Sam exactly the Benn that fought McClellan would have knocked Duran out of the ring like a cartoon character

    • @thereverendsam413
      @thereverendsam413 Před 4 lety +5

      @@andylea2377 Which Duran? The Duran who pushed Hagler would have beaten Benn, IMO. Focussed Duran was one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the ring, and was a handful for even the very best 25lbs above his natural weight. Benn's raw power would not be enough to get the job done. Hearns managed it against a lazy and unfocussed Duran, but nobody else ever did. Benn improved greatly after the point of this spar, and Duran of course was on the wain. There is no way for a peak Duran and peak Benn to meet, and peak Benn would have beaten what was left of Duran at that point, there I will agree with you

    • @thereverendsam413
      @thereverendsam413 Před 4 lety +3

      @@andylea2377 The following year, Benn lost to Watson, and Duran outhustled Barkley. Had they fought in 89. I think Duran wins.

    • @andylea2377
      @andylea2377 Před 4 lety +1

      The Reverend Sam fair

  • @daddypig.5796
    @daddypig.5796 Před 3 lety +2

    Great upload👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @markwood1987
    @markwood1987 Před 3 lety +2

    Class two legends in the same ring best of the best

  • @jamescross5678
    @jamescross5678 Před 3 lety +3

    Duran was already a 20 yr vet at this point remarkable.

  • @eddielester3589
    @eddielester3589 Před 6 lety +3

    Man Duran knows his craft!

  • @ramakshatriya3722
    @ramakshatriya3722 Před 11 lety +4

    What a footwork by Duran. Amazing

  • @vincentparrella272
    @vincentparrella272 Před 3 lety +3

    Duran one of the most elusive defensive fighters of his time,many times he's rolling with the punches,which this video demonstrates.

  • @darwin6185
    @darwin6185 Před 3 lety +2

    This is just beautiful. Fantastic video XTV. 1988 "doghouse"

  • @kaymiankillerbee8994
    @kaymiankillerbee8994 Před 3 lety +2

    It's a honor to step in the ring with any one of the fabulous 4.

  • @vwazp
    @vwazp Před 13 lety +2

    this was a year before duran knocked down iran barkley!

  • @EDOGZ818
    @EDOGZ818 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice moves by both guys...#CLASSIC.

  • @bboy3880
    @bboy3880 Před 3 lety +2

    Nigel Benn Roberto Duran a great sparring match two great Fighters Roberta was a master at the art of boxing

  • @marlonbrando5342
    @marlonbrando5342 Před 3 lety +1

    I love both fighters..Both are gentlemen...

  • @bloodfluke7530
    @bloodfluke7530 Před 9 lety +147

    When Sugar Ray Leonard admits - and the interview footage is on CZcams - that the only way he (SRL) could beat Duran, was to make sure Duran wasn't fit, you know Duran was something special... And since seeing that footage, I've got a lot more respect for Ray, before he always struck me as pretty arrogant... Love how people call Duran a quitter - talking about their second bout - Yet, when fit, he beat Leonard, and Leonard knows and knew it... And Duran never ducked a fit Hagler, only Ray did that... Duran was a cunning fighter, Leonard was a cunning businessman, making sure he didn't lose another big fight, after having his ego-bashed when Duran beat him, hence Ray ducking Hagler, when Hagler offered it to him...Ray only gave Marvin the fight, when he knew that he had a big big chance of beating Marvin... Benn never ducked anyone, no wonder he and Duran got on so well.

    • @johnnyfartpants6491
      @johnnyfartpants6491 Před 9 lety +16

      onepinkrose x What fantastic words and how so very true. One thing worth mentioning though is that in the SRL-Duran first fight, SRL simply refused to box Duran as he wanted to beat him at his own style and out slug him. Full credit to SRL for taking it to Duran, but he was simply out fought by one of the toughest lightweight fighters of all time. In the second fight, Duran did his usual fight preparation and didn't bother training whilst SRL put his amazing boxing skills to good use and totally demoralised Duran, whom couldn't be bothered chasing someone he couldn't hit. Both are legends, together with Hagler and Hearns, it's just a pity that the average or modern day fan only saw Duran as a middleweight when unfortunately, his best days were behind him.

    • @johnnyfartpants6491
      @johnnyfartpants6491 Před 9 lety +1

      Garuchillajoe As I say, Duran's a boxing legend, which I guess is perhaps why it was so unexpected for him to quit against SRL, and for it to stir such an emotional public reaction.

    • @dafyddteisar4382
      @dafyddteisar4382 Před 9 lety +3

      you can tell Duran not fit in this clip shouldn't be sparring in that shape be a different spar if he was fit

    • @Indervallervooooooo
      @Indervallervooooooo Před 8 lety +4

      Of course he's not fit u clown, boxers have camp and spar in the gymnasium to get fighting fit for fight night lol

    • @tphillips440
      @tphillips440 Před 8 lety +6

      +Dafydd Teisar he was most likely getting Benn ready for a upcoming fight. Duran could of easily beaten Benn.

  • @jamesmonroe6
    @jamesmonroe6 Před 3 lety +3

    Good footage

  • @darkmossie633
    @darkmossie633 Před 11 lety +2

    DURAN great great fighter with huge courage
    -I respect him more than any other boxer

  • @colinbrigham8253
    @colinbrigham8253 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you 🤗

  • @BNG86ified
    @BNG86ified Před 8 lety +19

    Nigel Benn better be fast because Duran is the master lol

  • @Tina-gl4in
    @Tina-gl4in Před 5 lety +4

    Duran gots a beer belly pulling off kung fu shit with mad speed

  • @Nicolas__-js1jm
    @Nicolas__-js1jm Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you :)

  • @colinmainwaring9471
    @colinmainwaring9471 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow. Brilliant. Hands of stone.

  • @JapremeMagnetic7
    @JapremeMagnetic7 Před 7 lety +8

    Duran is clearly working with Benn. #Boxing #RGM

  • @Combustion47
    @Combustion47 Před 3 lety +2

    Two legends

  • @willmac5642
    @willmac5642 Před 3 lety +2

    21 years after his pro debut

  • @matsugo24
    @matsugo24 Před 14 lety +5

    Pretty amazing stuff. So hard to appreciate an old crafty legend, until you actually see him in the gym doing things you've never noticed in the heat of world class fights. Duran is clearly working on his defense, in the sparring session, showing some of his old crafty tricks while throwing few solid shots and pawing with others. Arms hanging by his side, taking angles, and spinning Benn around. His crafty footwork in the final frames is really something.

  • @TheAnderus
    @TheAnderus Před 10 lety +13

    That footwork is beautiful

    • @Vot63
      @Vot63 Před 10 lety +10

      Yeah, it's mesmerizing in a completely unexpected way; his feet are always perfectly spaced, but he's moving and shifting fast in every direction without seeming to do much and, like his feet, he keeps his upper body constantly poised for slipping and punching.
      Like many people I always liked Duran for his ferocious fighting spirit, but I'm beginning to see what a complete master of the art of boxing he was.

    • @bloodfluke7530
      @bloodfluke7530 Před 9 lety +3

      Vot63 Totally agree... Duran was a complete master of slipping punches. Could often look as though Duran was taking far more punches than he was actually taking... He made the difficult parts of boxing look effortless. Easier to throw punches than it is to get out the way of them... Reminds me of what James Toney said... 'Anyone can be a bag-beater, bags don't hit ya back...'

    • @TheAnderus
      @TheAnderus Před 6 lety

      Back again. Amazing

  • @eddielester1748
    @eddielester1748 Před 8 lety +42

    Duran looks like he is also schooling Nigel.If only Duran's focus and approach and dedication would have been like Hagler's....Wow...

    • @Rocatagliata25
      @Rocatagliata25 Před 8 lety +14

      He was better than hagler, you can compare a champion in four categories whit a champ only in one divition

    • @user-be4nr6kd4l
      @user-be4nr6kd4l Před 5 lety +4

      fabrizzio monsalve he lost to Hearns because styles make fights mate and Tommy was just too big for Duran at the time they fought

    • @carlosmelgar3320
      @carlosmelgar3320 Před 5 lety +8

      parlifunk1 Duran did beat the man that knocked out hearns in their first bout in round 3 and then beat him again years later his name is Iran the blade Barkley Duran beat Iran pretty bad

    • @PAIN-sj9re
      @PAIN-sj9re Před 5 lety +8

      @@parlifunk1 They were both 6'3 dumbass. Ali and Foreman were nearly the same size. Also pound for pound Duran is better than Ali. Plus Ali never really fought anyone who was way taller than him like Duran did. Duran was champion in 4 weight categories and was fighting men taller than him on a daily basis.

    • @PAIN-sj9re
      @PAIN-sj9re Před 5 lety +5

      @@parlifunk1 Also Ali lost to Norton and Spinks who are by no means the greatest heavyweights of all time so stfu styles make fights you dumbass bitch learn boxing.

  • @scott2193
    @scott2193 Před 3 lety +1

    2 of the all time greatest boxes

  • @MrTarBaby27
    @MrTarBaby27 Před 11 lety +1

    i was thinking the same thing! love that song downloaded it straight away

  • @Hrcak1
    @Hrcak1 Před 3 lety +2

    Great fighters, respect for Duran and Nigel.

  • @mohameddjema2939
    @mohameddjema2939 Před 3 lety +1

    A master at work

  • @flyinghotwing
    @flyinghotwing Před 16 lety +2

    good work good video good music good fun great historically significant fighters for their respective eras

  • @jjpds1
    @jjpds1 Před 7 lety +9

    Watched a James toney video before this and thought Duran was toney up until the end lol

  • @redflag8970
    @redflag8970 Před 3 lety +1

    Duran is one of the all time greats an was great amongst greats of the same weight an era.

  • @charleshendrix232
    @charleshendrix232 Před 3 lety +1

    Benn is a great sparrer. Nice footwork quick hands. Good work here.

  • @NTBak47
    @NTBak47 Před 16 lety +4

    excellent
    duran footspet in shadow is amazing

  • @rant15
    @rant15 Před 12 lety +1

    How great was Roberto Duran! Geez.

  • @richwiz2
    @richwiz2 Před 5 lety +2

    Great sparring.

  • @ChooseHeaven
    @ChooseHeaven Před 16 lety +2

    Hear hear my brother, he is my all time favourite boxer too

  • @matthewellis8626
    @matthewellis8626 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow What Footage
    Duran obviously teaching Benn

  • @sandroballester5197
    @sandroballester5197 Před 3 lety +2

    WOW THIS IS PURE GOLD NEVER KNEW THEY SPARRED WONDER WHY NIGEL BENN NEVER MENTIONED IT BEFORE

  • @TheRiboka
    @TheRiboka Před 3 lety +3

    Damn roberto really looks like he's light years ahead here

  • @fatherelijah1763
    @fatherelijah1763 Před 3 lety +4

    damn, these pixels can fight

    • @xtv13
      @xtv13  Před 3 lety

      Hahaha they sure can 👏

  • @EveryoneneedsaGary
    @EveryoneneedsaGary Před 3 lety +2

    Duran very respectful, couple of good opening and he tapped Ben. Light spa but still. Good find.

  • @toneykaasman2359
    @toneykaasman2359 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice to look at two real legends without a doubt 💯

  • @bbkknn333
    @bbkknn333 Před 2 lety

    Nigels music in the background just makes it a whole much more better

  • @simply21sicilian
    @simply21sicilian Před 10 lety +1

    Nigel is fast man!! Had the pleasure of watching Zahir Raheem spar in Atlanta and he has a slick sparring style that reminds me of Duran here!

  • @emiliano5895
    @emiliano5895 Před 3 lety

    Priceless

  • @mrbritrises8907
    @mrbritrises8907 Před 7 lety +1

    classic footage!!