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Saddened to hear that Edinburgh-born boxer Ken Buchanan, MBE, the former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion, died this morning. pic.twitter.com/LZFjcRA8y3
A hell of a fighter. Lost to Duran when he got kicked in the groin after the bell. Duran refused to fight him again. One of the best.
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Ken Buchanan RIP ... on 22:12 - Apr 1 with 2300 views
Duran was a beast groin strike or not he would have worn Ken down and stopped him and he would have given him an even bigger beat down if they had fought again, you have to remember Duran was also just a 20 year old kid when they fought.
Buchanan was a mile behind on the score-cards but the ref was poor, turning a blind eye to Duran's use of the head throughout the fight. Incredible to think that Duran would fight on for a further thirty years after this fight, only stopping after getting seriously injured in a car crash at the age of 50. One of those rare boxers who fought in five different decades.
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Ken Buchanan RIP ... on 09:54 - Apr 7 with 2010 views
Duran was a beast groin strike or not he would have worn Ken down and stopped him and he would have given him an even bigger beat down if they had fought again, you have to remember Duran was also just a 20 year old kid when they fought.
One of the greatest injustices in the ring ever. A quite corrupt decision.
Ken Buchanan RIP ... on 09:54 - Apr 7 by onehunglow
One of the greatest injustices in the ring ever. A quite corrupt decision.
He was losing the fight before the groin strike and he did not have the punching power to turn things around he was also starting to get worked over before the low blow so may not have even lasted the fifteen rounds so yes the ref bottled it but would it have made any difference if he had given Ken some time highly unlikely.
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Ken Buchanan RIP ... on 01:31 - Apr 8 with 1937 views
Although it could ben argued that Duran was robbed v Leonard as well.
Hagler v Leonard another shocking decision.
Which Duran-Leonard fight are you referring to? Duran beat Leonard in their first fight, famously quit in the rematch, then years later Leonard easily beat an unusually placid Duran in their rubber-match.
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Ken Buchanan RIP ... on 12:19 - Apr 8 with 1901 views
Which Duran-Leonard fight are you referring to? Duran beat Leonard in their first fight, famously quit in the rematch, then years later Leonard easily beat an unusually placid Duran in their rubber-match.
He did to, apologies I just checked, I had it in my head that Duran controversially lost that first fight, I saw all three fights as well
Their first bout is one of history's great fights, I never tire of watching it. The early 80s gave us some incredible fights.
Duran beat Buchanan to win title, I thought it was Ken who was challenging, Duran had 3 great fights with De Jesus as well, I know Leonard beat Benitez to win the World Title, but did Duran fight Benitez as well?
Duran beat Buchanan to win title, I thought it was Ken who was challenging, Duran had 3 great fights with De Jesus as well, I know Leonard beat Benitez to win the World Title, but did Duran fight Benitez as well?
Yes, Benitez beat Duran fairly comfortably while defending his Light-Middle title. Benitez wasn't the most exciting to watch because he was such a defensive master but a great fighter nonetheless. Their fight happened in that two-year period where Duran lost his way after he quit against Leonard. He fought two more Brits in that period, losing to Kirkland Laing and struggling to outpoint former British champion Jimmy Batten.
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