Duran Destroys Cuevas | ON THIS DAY FREE FIGHT | Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas

#onthisday in 1983, #robertoduran stopped Pipino Cuevas. This win set up Duran's shot at Davey Moore's WBA title later that year. #boxing #boxinghighlights
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[@genghiskhan1836]

These announcers are funny. “No power behind Duran right hand lol” prob never took one in their lives

[@toledojack88]

Your comment is ironic because the commentator who said that was Jerry Quarry, HW contender who basically died from CTE from getting hit too much during his career 😵‍💫

[@genghiskhan1836]

@@toledojack88 prob had CTE before he made the comment.

[@peterparsons7141]

I was watching, and listening to the announcers, and thinking WHAT ARE THESE IDIOTS TALKING ABOUT ?? Where are they sitting, or what is going on? All I see is Duran slipping shots, and popping him.. The best part was the fourth round when Duran caught him with a hard right, that made his legs wobble, and they Both say “That had no power, that didn’t hurt “ ? I’ve seen bad announcers..but this was amongst the WORST! What were these announcers names ?

[@toledojack88]

@@genghiskhan1836 very likely

[@68majortom]

Quite funny, them saying that Cuevas wasn't feeling any of Durans power, Roberto was a machine. Cuevas had a really good Left Hand but Duran wasn't feeling his power but they weren't saying anything about that, I thought they were biased against Duran from the off. ✌️🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scar.tissue3122]

Duran fought Cuevas, Moore and Hagler all in the same year. Fearless! Nowadays, fighters fight once or twice a year.

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Indubidubly 🙂

[@paoloalcantara2465]

today's fighters make noise all year round on social media and fight just once or twice a year. how pathetic.

[@jedwing]

Asinine commentary."There's no power behind those punches." As Pipino's head snapped

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Indubidubly 🙂

[@robinsongracia6475]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevefowler3398]

​small correction:- indubitably

[@shaufandavis]

I cant believe toprank is uploading more old fights of the goats of boxing. This is fucking amazing, hopefully they can upload more

[@corbengale6650]

Need the Leonard vs Duran uploading with this quality that would be fucking sick

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

@@corbengale6650The first one?Yes!!!!

[@OliverOils]

​@@corbengale6650 yeah we need that fight at high definition

[@ysauroeliasnavarro4707]

No me acordaba de está pelea es más creia que nunca sucedió fio

[@loriquintana4333]

I can keep watching Duran fights night and day.

[@MrFchank]

Duran was a master. Win or lose,he always fought the best.

[@egganbert]

Top Rank is sitting on a gold mine of archived footage. It's a good reminder of how many big and amazing fights they'e been a part of!

[@shaufandavis]

Incredible how biased one of those commentators sounds, embarrassing actually

[@blacktootherson]

Seriously

[@tko8218]

Jerry Quarry: one of the great heavyweights in the 1970s, but not a great announcer.

[@moleb6341]

Just not a very smart guy. Also one of the reasons he took so many punches during his career. But yeah, he had heart in the ring.@@tko8218

[@rafaellima83]

IT was REALLY annoying to hear him. Damn.

[@tko8218]

Yes, it still seems to be the case. I remember watching the Sugar Ray Leonard fights with everything and everyone trying to twist things positively in his fights. @@AlexWilliamson-ld3zn

[@josuevelazquez7287]

Duran what a force in the sport of combat a monster the legends.

[@carlosalonso6309]

He was almost always the smaller & older fighter. He was a beast.

[@Jim-ok9zi]

This was when boxing was at its prime. 👏👏👏👏

[@Jack-kh8er]

Roberto...Hands of stone!!! One of true greats...Legend...

[@ico3206]

11:40 simply beautiful, Duran was sensational.

[@Lovegun.]

That was beautiful....

[@ecuayay]

The commentators were on Cuevas nuts the whole fight , until he got popped wow how quick they changed their tones lmaoo . Like if they never seen Roberto Duran fight or as if he hasn’t hurt anyone before . The man’s nickname is hands of stone for reason . It’s good in todays boxing we have actual fighters commentating .

[@hawktime]

Jerry Quarry was commentating, he was over 10 years at the highest level of the toughest HW era. But you are right, Jerry's biased commentating was disgraceful. Beautiful destruction by one of the best to ever lace them up. Manos De Piedra🤍❤️💙

[@joeblow2069]

Agree.

[@eac1235]

​@hawktime Poor Jerry was already brain damaged at this point. Listen to this commentary and then listen to him in 1972. Very different. That ten years he radically changed.

[@anthonyalvarez3114]

Well my opinion I think Cuevas was boxing better until the end

[@GodkingAustin]

Nah former fighters are usually crap commentators with wacky opinions (with a few exceptions), which is ironic given their practical experience. George Foreman, Joe Louis etc. and Quarry here were good fighters but prone to some really cringe commentary sometimes

[@PennyRDA]

Great to see this fight uploaded in such a good quality as opposed to others that have been taken from and old VHS. There are so much going on in a Duran fight, win or loose. I love his style.

[@jesusaraiza9787]

Pipino was never the same after he was tamed by one of the greatest welterweight punchers ever, but Duran's abilities were on a whole other level and had freak natural abilities that alllowed him to move up in weight without losing much

[@milojanis4901]

Duran didn't really lose his power moving up in weight. But one thing he did partially lose was his ability to land those really hard punches. At least, against the top boxers. You can go up in weight, but reach stays the same. When Duran was matched against guys who would go inside and slug with him, they usually paid dearly for it. Davey Moore was one guy. And even at 37 years old, 35lbs over his prime weight, Duran put Iran Barkley on his ass, and took his championship. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Duran is the greatest LW Champion ever. He also gets little credit for being a great defensive fighter. Leonard said after their first fight. "He is not an easy man to hit."

[@eac1235]

​@milojanis4901 Imagine Leonard, Benitez, Hearns ,Barkley and Hagler at 135 pounds.....Duran goes through them like a hurricane in the tropics. Or the reverse....make Duran 5 ft 10 and a natural middleweight, same story. Roberto was a flyweight/Jr lightweight when he started in 1968.

[@carlosalonso6309]

​@@eac1235i always say if Duran was a natural welterweight he would've easily beaten hearns Leonard & hagler. For his size & natural weight he had great power, durability, toughness & balance.

[@Bankai_Musashi1]

Yeah that's why he's very high on everyone's all-time Pound-4-Pound List but not very high on their all-time lists ​@@carlosalonso6309

[@milojanis4901]

​​@@carlosalonso6309He DID beat Leonard, the only man to do so in Leonard's prime. Because he was furious that SRL got all the attention, and got paid millions more. Everyone can, and will, say what they want. But if Duran wouldve fought with that same killer intensity as he did in their first fight, he probably would've won their 2nd fight. I'm not convinced SRL fought the style he did in their first fight by choice. Duran was a master brawler, inside fighter, controlling, and cutting off the ring. Duran didn't press their 2nd fight like he did in their first. He got frustrated, and quit. So unlike Duran. More surprised he quit than if SRL would've KOd him......

[@addicted2anxiety559]

Love the quality of the video wish they would remaster all of Durans fights

[@lordmanos9442]

I hope these announcers where fired after this fight , way to bias towards Cuevas in a comical way , I’ve never heard anyone say that the “hands of stone” can’t punch , are they drunk ?

[@codylasik1380]

Thank you sir. Somebody said it. Dude has nickname hands of stone n they were talkin about’em as if he were Pauli Malignaggi 😂 No power, can’t punch hard at his current weight class while his opponent was so rocked a 105 lb girl coulda knocked him down one punch. His opponent when he heard Duran can’t punch hard said to his corner if Duran can’t punch hard keep an eye on that ref cuz it feels like he was hit with a stone.

[@vagalN]

Great fight. Duran was killer- so controlled when he had Cuevus hurt. Not a single wasted punch

[@XxanyvidsxX]

I’ve always wanted this fight in HD thank you top rank!!!!

[@guadalupefelix7428]

Duran siempre dijo que cuevas tenía una pegada tremenda . Pero Duran era de otro planeta. Pero observen el gran físico de cuevas

[@mattburton3233]

Duran one of the best of all time!!

[@s13hgp]

THE Best ;)

[@legacyteam5581]

Davey Moore found out the hard way.

[@milojanis4901]

Davey Moore's handlers should've been fired for putting a guy with 12 fights of experience in with a guy with as much experience as Duran

[@lionelrodriguez4896]

Durán was 38

[@Knards]

Duran was a beast at any age. Sure he got beat in his older years, but look at what he did to Iran Barkley when he should have been home counting his money

[@Salieri47]

He almost got KOd by Barkley...but that fight did show Duran could still fight hard when he wanted to & had to.

[@ivo4357]

that's just it, Duran was broke, had tax debts so had to keep fighting. But he certainly was a legend!

[@buckchile614]

@@Salieri47 Duran may have been shook several times against Zee Blade, he never was close to being knocked out. In fact, Duran almost knocked out Blade in the 1st round!

[@stormymaiden]

Si pierdes con "manos de piedra" Duran y Tommy "la Cobra Mortal" Hearns créeme que tú nivel es muy grande y "Pipino" fue un gran boxeador que representó muy bien a México!! *Son derrotas contra boxeadores que son hoy Salón de la Fama*

[@acr4715]

What a legend 🥊 🪨

[@robmar7190]

The Hand of Stones’ 🥊 enjoy watching this fights’ Duran the Man’ I got out of the Army in 78 and was a big time boxing fan since late 60’ LA boxing arena! downtown!

[@Hrcak1]

Both brave man.

[@raulgut4030]

Pipino was good some how when he was 17 was mex nacional champ and at18 worlld champion not many man can say that even the best!!😎🇲🇽🍻

[@lriper4702]

Cuevas was so bad ass. Very strong and tough guy. He took lots of punishment and still went on

[@tew_329]

How come Al Bernstein kept saying every shot Roberto landed didn't hurt? However, Roberto never backed up. Duran. Fkking love that guy. True legend

[@rhondacobb5863]

Because Bernstein is a jerk

[@2vintage68]

Bernstein was just a liar. Sugar Ray Leonard after the first Duran fight said every punch hurt and felt like being hit with rock.

[@jjking8577]

This kind of hating from the commentators needs to be acknowledged.

[@lime455]

Can we please get Duran v Sugar Ray Leonard 1? Like if you agree. 👍

[@abdenarreola1060]

Duran is a legend

[@dtube441]

One of the commentators must not like duran 😂

[@doug3066]

Two great fighters. I enjoyed this...thank you.

[@fmills1583]

Cuevas was the Edwin Valero of his day, knocking the s4it out of title challengers right and left. Hearns ruined him and now Duran finished him off.

[@youngmeldrew]

You're right...I was a big fan of Duran back then as an aspiring amateur boxer myself, but I feared for him when this match was made, especially as Duran had turned in a number of lacklustre performances previous to the Cuevas bout, but showed what a true fighting man he was and wasn't intimidated in the slightest.

[@neneshubby]

A lot of people complaining about the announcers favoring Cuevas but you have to remember. At this point in Duran’s career he was thought to be shot by a lot of people. He’d lost 3 of his last 6 fights and hadn’t knocked anyone out in 3 years. He’d been unimpressive in the fights he did win and seemed to have lost his motivation after the “No Mas” fight. Even this win over a badly faded Cuevas didn’t exactly convince everyone the old Duran was back but it did help him get the championship shot vs Davey Moore whom he battered from pilllar to post.

[@johnniea4684]

Good points. The loss to Laing suggested Duran was finished as a championship calibre fighter. Ring Magazine Upset of the Year iirc

[@EdithIsmenia-mi7se]

" NO SE Q VIDEO VISTE, PERO LE DIO UNA PUÑERA CONTUNDENTE Y PARA NO DESMERITAR ESA PUÑERA NO FUE A UN CUALQUIERA FUÉ AL GRAN PIPINO CUEVAS, CUANDO DURÁN PERDIÓ SIMPLEMENTE POR Q NO SE PREPARABA, POR ESO ES EL MEJOR BOXEADOR LATINO Y ESTA ENTRE LOS DIEZ MEJORES DEL MUNDO "

[@2vintage68]

I don't think Cuevas had lost anything here. His body punching was really vicious and sustained. Duran could just take a punch!!

[@joslynmoses9024]

This was when boxing was true

[@robertnolan502]

Jerry was so wrong about this fight, wrong about Duran, wrong about who was controlling the fight, but at least acknowledged after that Duran could carry his punch power up from lightweight

[@jedwing]

That's hard to argue when Pipino is floppin' around like a junkie, leaning on the ropes, mouth open from those body shots and then taking head snapping blows to the head and going down. This had to be the worst commentary ever.

[@janekptasznik44]

12:43 zajebisty prawy. Mocno wjechał :)

[@charlesc.b2435]

With Top Rank Leaving ESPN this is GREAT!!! That they are uploading these bouts! Its good for boxing

[@user-en1jg9nk6d]

Que grande el Panameño Roberto Durán!!! Eso es boxeo y poder en los puños.!

[@ronmexico1874]

"That right hand didn't hurt Cuevas, he was just off balance......." LOL!!

[@NemeanLion-]

Jerry Quarry really embarrassed himself with his bias commentary in this fight. Still a great fighter. Rip

[@MikeyD22]

Quarry was a punch drunk idiot during this fight.

[@dalozzers8720]

Love this thx for this

[@portopottybreath9375]

Man Duran was so good defensively. And fast hands. Ducking into the left hook. A true master.

[@laftw93]

Durans got that pop with those hooks, uppercuts and straights 👊⚡ to the body back to head.

[@andrewwhite925]

Announcers should be ashamed of themselves

[@motsy15]

Whoever the announcer is that keeps saying Durans punches aren’t hurting Cuevas clearly doesn’t know anything.

[@copee2960]

Fantastic upload...Thankyou...love and respect from the UK.

[@normancook965]

Impossible for Cuevas to beat Duran - they had similar styles but with Duran doing it better.

[@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ]

Jerry Quarry was clearly watching a different fight 🤣

[@paulgoode5245]

El gran campeon del todo mundo❤❤

[@nobbytang]

I had this video on VHS and with 2 young babies used to watch it at 5 in the morning when they were up early ….its a very good copy unlike my video but Duran was exceptional…anyone noticed how he used to open his fingers out when jabbing gaining 2 inches in reach and this is how he out jabbed the bigger Cuevas ….out-jabbed him before battering him in rounds 3 & 4 …haha

[@wejuggernautentertainmentl3156]

Anything involving Duran I want in

[@baldemarmuniz2785]

Obviously the announcers again proved that they have no clue about power that Duran possessed.

[@ricricciardi7086]

Or his boxing abilities his chin his hand speed plus you are right his power.

[@RoyFriedz]

Really this was an incredible fight, I wouldn’t say anyone was even winning and they were 2-2 going into the 5th which makes it even more unbelievable of how fast Duran puts Cuevas out, still though Cuevas had the balls to stand up after a combination of beatings!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

This is really fantastic, the picture quality is unbelievable, like it was fought today! No doubt it looks better than when it was originally broadcast!

[@Joeblow-ms3cv]

Hands of STONE.

[@stevent4955]

Hands Of Stone

[@user-dc3es1nv5m]

These commentators were a funny bunch. Kept saying Duran's punches had no power. Every punch moved Cuevas head back.

[@commanderjoj6426]

That jab uppercut left hook to the body combo Duran threw on the 2nd knockdown was nasty. Pure viciousness. I find it funny to hear the color guy talking about “Duran’s lack of power in the jr middleweight division.” Funny, Duran looked strong enough here.

[@luisalfonsogarcia1185]

El manos de Piedra definitivamente es de otra categoría.

[@jonbathurst953]

Duran always had that power where if you gave him a big target he could really punch above his weight

[@petierican6079]

Thank you top rank

[@swedenoble6083]

Cannot hit at this weight Priceless

[@mrwdpkr5851]

They were talking crap about Roberto the whole time .

[@d8ms77]

Commentators are painfully biased against Durant. I love how they changed their tune as soon as Cuevas got rocked haha

[@RaineyDevonshire]

Duran and Manny fought and moved almost exactly the same. However, Duran got all his power from his socks.

[@MrWeliz]

I was there at the L A Sports Arena

[@hu3v0s]

Estas eran peleas con 2 grandes boxeadores, Mano de piedra un lujo, y pipino muy bueno tambien

[@VTPSTTU]

This is hilarious. As the announcers said that Duran wasn't hurting the Cuevas, Cuevas was going to the ground.

[@dandemino2513]

Lol, these announcers should be narrating volley ball games. Lol ! 😂

[@billt1954]

It always amazed me how few jabs Pipino threw. I think I saw just one during round 2. An out and out brawler but boy was he exciting to watch. Duran was a much more rounded fighter which made all the difference.

[@billybob9961]

The announcer, it doesn’t look like he got hurt as he stumbles back to the ropes and gets pounded into the ground. Mamma Mia.

[@markmarkyyy5632]

Both the announcers were for Cuevas. So glad Duran made them look stupid!

[@BirdmanDeuce26]

Duran looking a little flabby around the midsection, the commentators said? Looked like his knuckles were plenty lean enough this night, haha

[@johnniea4684]

I thought Duran looked in the best shape since the first Leonard fight

[@ladistar]

Damn hahahaha savage

[@lifescris7557]

Commentator was a real Duran hater 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMataleon06]

Viva Panama y nuestro cholo!

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Roberto Duran was The final Boss in a Video Game That Made You Believe Victory Was impossible 😱😰😱🤯🤯🤯🤯 (I Can't Win)

[@norvinzor]

Duran was way ahead of his time! its like watching a fighter from the 2000s!

[@ajanaya100]

Duran tenia mucho poderío en la pegada

[@BustedKnuckles69]

The announcers are HUGE Cuevas fanboys lol...all during the fight its positive commentary for Cuevas and negative for Duran

[@antoniomoreno3142]

11:40 to 11:44. Skills and balance , After that duran came big shot ..

[@joeblow2069]

The reason the announcers were so quick to sell Duran short is that he had looked poor in 3 straight fights. The loss to Benitez. The upset loss to Kirkland Laing. The boring decision victory over Jimmy Batten in Miami. Duran looked in those fights like a fighter past his prime and out of his weight.

[@user-wd4uf2sm5d]

Forgot all about those 3 losses. Thanks for the refresher. I remember this fight.

[@COBBETT1215]

Coupla smart guys doing the ringside commentary here. They really know how to read a fight???

[@JackSmith-te6kj]

6:00 lean back to avoid 2 paw jabs going backwards then explosive right hand

[@benitorodriguez7462]

Lo que le sobraba a Duran eran los manzanillos

[@jamesperry8872]

These announcers are haters…they clearly don’t like Duran!

[@raulymendezacosta6988]

Durán jamás gozo de popularidad entre gente como Al Berstein y Howard Cossell, además de que esa pelea se hizo en los Angeles que es una ciudad llena de mexicanos que obviamente odian a Durán y apoyaban a Pipino.

[@jorgevaladezcardenas7765]

Pipino fue un muy buen peleador pero Duran era excepcional

[@deanbrandl1987]

He's announcers have their head up their butt.. underestimating Duran

[@Mr1gladiatore]

Would have been great had they fought each other in their prime?

[@antoniomoreno3142]

Cuevas prime was at 147 , Duran prime was at 135 in the 70 decade ..

[@Kinebudd420]

Is it just me or did it look like there were at least 10 clear low blows and neither fighter seemed really all that concerned by it?

[@464iggy]

Were the commentators watching a different fight ? 😂😂😂

[@mjk5174]

This is why Joan's in my top five he was awesome

[@timcarney7175]

Those body shots will take their toll later. But the problem is, that you have to survive until later. LOL

[@gilbertsobarzo9362]

This the way fight should be two legends who came to fight these guys fought three or four times a year.

[@eduabadlperc]

Durán es Durán, pese a los golpes de sucios de Pipino

[@mrc5653]

Duran the GOAT

[@alex.rodrigo.5476]

🥊🦁👑🆚 👑🦁🥊

[@rickmason6157]

Jerry Quarry was punch drunk the whole fight announcing this fight...