Leonard - Duran 1 Post fight locker room interviews after the fight

Post fight in-locker room interviews with Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard after their first fight in Montreal. ABC's Howard Cosell interviews. Leonard shows his character.

[@lriper4702]

What a great gentleman Leonard is. Great Champion

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

0:37 Cameraman trying to push Don King out of the shot, but he's having none of it 🤣

[@normancook965]

Duran was my favourite fighter of all time. Notice the humility with which he speaks when victorious; with his thank you to Cosell, and his acknowledgement of his victory over the brilliant Leonard as being the greatest of his career.

[@tomfilus6030]

Remember that Roberto Duran was the best lightweight ever. In this fight Duran went up 2 weight classes and imposed his will on a bigger man who was an all-time great in his prime. Viva Duran

[@yuljamaljones9924]

👊🏽💯👊🏽 Much respect for Duran & Leonard.👊🏽💯👊🏽

[@itsgleneaton4883]

This was and is the most exciting fight I’ve ever seen. Perhaps because I think those two are the most entertaining boxers I’ve ever seen. I wish there would be much more footage on their preparations for the fight ect but thank you for sharing this it was wonderful because it was real and not showing other people talking about them.

[@ringmasterjeb3453]

Duran is Duran ,,,,, one of the best ever !!!!

[@johnmahland363]

Sugar Ray you have always made the United States proud! We love you

[@stevearmin5346]

Younger folks today have no idea how big of a deal this fight was, especially considering it wasn't heavyweight. The golden boy gold medal winner taking on the ultimate badass with a chip on his shoulder, who left lightweight after dominating it for around 7 years to take on bigger, and bigger name, opponents. It had all the drama of a Hollywood movie.

[@stevecvino]

You are 100% correct.

[@kimbowalker5504]

I Had To Watch The Documentary It's Really Good If You Didn't Know Know You Know

[@robertlulek1634]

And then the cream rose to the top in Leonard Duran #2. Leonard prove that he was a superior fighter in all aspects

[@cade9173]

@@robertlulek1634 He honestly wasn’t Duran was the better fighter but aight 😂

[@panama8009]

Superior? Your statement is laughable. 1st fight proved who is superior. Nuff said.

[@bryangan2224]

Don King being slimy as usual. He dropped Duran like a hot potato right after the No Mas incident, and was also happy to book the early rematch (he likely hoped Duran would lose and then use the pre-fight antics as marketing material for a trilogy bout, that's smart but also low). The narrative of Leonard fighting a wrong strategy is not very accurate. Leonard himself has great footwork but is not that crafty of an outfighter/boxer (when he fought actual outfighters like Benitez and Hearns, he was outboxed and had to lean on his speed/power to get him out of there). They wanted to push Duran backwards because they felt that HE couldn't fight on the outside. Duran used his underrated counterpunching when they were at distance, and bulled Leonard to the ropes where he had the advantage. In the rematch, Leonard danced but wasn't exactly able to outbox Duran the way Benitez did (Leonard could move and he could punch, but he couldn't move and punch the way guys like Ali did). It was the taunting more than anything which made Duran quit. Leonard has his technical flaws, but he was also a smart fighter who used his athletic talents incredibly well. He was basically unbeatable during his prime, which is why Duran beating him despite being the smaller and older fighter is such a great achievement.

[@charlesrazo7246]

In the second fight Don King hooked up Roberto paid him before the fight happened Don King Duran and Carlos the manager knew exactly what was going to happen in the eighth round the rest is history

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

All I hear is anti-Black fighter bullshit. Duran was a bigot and a piece of shit.

[@blite13]

Nope, Duran was under contract for more fights with King......his last fight with King was the Kirkland Laing debacle. King yelled at Duran after the fight that Duran would never fight for King again......Bob Arum stepped in and with 2 fights, Duran was jr Middleweight champ and had his career back. King stabbed Duran in the back and got Duran to sign for the 2nd Leonard fight by throwing all that cash at him, everyone knowing he couldn't be ready for the fight. Duran was uninspired having to fill out the contract with King.

[@mackcastillo6183]

FREEKING CO ARTIST FAKE.

[@alphonseelric5722]

The quick rematch was signed by Carlos eleta not King, who also abandoned Duran btw. I think you are selling Leonard short. He handidly outboxed Benitez. He tried to outbox Duran in the early rounds of the first fight as well but Duran was faster than him to the punch and too elusive. There are interviews before the 1st fight where Ray pretty much admits their strategy of boxing Duran instead of Brawling him. Ray also got a 21 foot ring instead of the standard 18 foot one for the rematch. Clearly hit and run was on his mind. It didn't quite work as well as it should have given Duran was only a point behind after 7 rounds.

[@monochrome17]

Both boxers were great that night, but Duran deserved his moment of glory. He entered the ring with a record of 71 fights, just 1 loss against a boxer he beat twice in rematches and 56 ended inside the distance. What a remarkable professional record.

[@michaelc1413]

Both all time greats.

[@sanepillow59]

The irony of Leonard saying that Duran was wrestling when he was the one clinching onto Duran's gloves

[@Zameth29]

Panamá ama. LEONARD Y DURAN. LAS LEYENDAS DEL BOXEO. 🇵🇦🇺🇲🔥

[@kiss-acdc]

Saludos a Panamá desde Perú !

[@robertmacleod7587]

u my friend now one of the best quotes in boxing i laughed my head off

[@Jj-ty7qh]

Leonard is the epitome of class. At such a young age, with no formal education and impoverished background. Where did he learn such class and decorum?

[@panama8009]

Wait, Sugar went to community College so that is false. He is well educated.

[@didiervandijk9713]

Class is something you have or not cannot be taught

[@blite13]

you sure get fooled by a smile and a cute image? Ray was phony to the core....he wasn't a very nice person.

[@Jj-ty7qh]

@@blite13 and you know that how?

[@blite13]

@@Jj-ty7qh ask his ex wife.

[@josephmorrison2509]

The snake Don Kings tongue in Roberto’s ear😂😂the fix was in for the rematch but Duran was definitely more Sort at the end. If it was 20 rounds Duran would whip him that first night.

[@babystuffstuff7756]

Duran is the definition of a boxer

[@user-so2mo1mw1d]

Corey roberts, i have both leonard vs duran fights on dvd. Great fights of all-times!!!

[@mackcastillo6183]

Thanks Rob for posting wish they had weigh in and training for this fight video.

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

That was the most I've heard Duran speak English. He seems to speak less English now.

[@charlesrazo7246]

He was speaking a lot of English for the $10 million he was going to make the next fight

[@panama8009]

Duran can speak English but he keeps it like he doesn't understand. Duran picks his moments.

[@jaimemoreno3998]

He said “me no huevet “ that’s good enough

[@sergioflores9246]

​@@jaimemoreno3998 what's that mean

[@jaimemoreno3998]

@@sergioflores9246 he’s no dumb

[@cesarmiguelpimentel1040]

Leonard's basic mistake was to fight Duran's fight...as planned by Duran when he insisted in saying that he was not coming to clown around...Leonard fell right into his trap.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

Duran could have retired right then and be considered the greatest

[@peytonlucy5947]

No, Ray Robinson and Henry Armstrong but all-time status in boxing really doesn't get diminished by later losses. Ray Robinson is the greatest because of what he did as a welterweight not later as a middleweight. Duran was a legend before he ever fought Leonard. The three biggest fights of my lifetime were Ali- Frazier 1, Duran- Leonard 1, and Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.

[@juanlindo57]

Am I the only one that thinks that the rivalry between Duran, Leonard and Hearns has an irie similarity to the rivaly between Ali, Frazier and Foreman?

[@abousow8625]

yea lowkey it do feel like that. But what about Marvin Hagler tho. That's what made the 80's so good. 4kings

[@combatsportlover6919]

Leonard - Ali, Duran - Frazier, Hearns - Foreman

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Styles make fights. Nothing new about that.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

And Hagler would’ve been Larry Holmes. The guy who actually was champ the longest but got the least respect. Hagler stops Leonard in 1982 if they fought…Ray was smart to avoid them problems.

[@blite13]

so, Duran was Frazier? Hearns was Foreman? And of course, Ray was Ali?

[@duaneholcomb8408]

The only man that took suger ray. ,, in his prime and beat him. Was the great Roberto Duran,, the man with hands of stone. 2. Greats. In boxing. ,now go down in history. ,as icons. In boxing

[@briandavidson1946]

And then Sugar took Duran's heart/spirit from him.

[@duaneholcomb8408]

@@briandavidson1946 no I don't think so he went on to beat Barkley. And win,another world title fight. After Barkley beat Thomas hearns,, Duran is a legend in,boxing. Him a Sugeray,,Leanerd,,

[@briandavidson1946]

@@duaneholcomb8408 I feel ya. Sugar found his weakness and exposed it. Duran was not willing to go to any length on that night. He conceded. Haunted him for years as well as Sugar. Great opponents. Both would beat Floyd in their primes. Duran was relentless. Sugar the total package. Benitez who Duran defeated on 1982 in highly underrated World Champ.

[@duaneholcomb8408]

@@briandavidson1946 Duran knew that if Sugeray stayed on the outside it was going to be a long night. And he wasn't in shape to go the distance. , actually Duran was best in the light weight division. So this was a step up in the welter weight division for Duran. But both proved Thereself as being in a league way above others,,

[@mavenofmacau6391]

Quick!! Someone go back in time, run into Duran's locker room and tell him it's only the beginning. From now on he's got to work and train for every fight like he just did against Leonard. I would have loved to have seen THAT Duran competing in the 80s. Because we may have really only seen him once, and it was on that night in Montreal June 1980.

[@Rundm3p]

Duran was 72-1 that night in montreal, you can not expect any fighter to have more than 80 fights and be fighting 25 pounds over his natural weight to be the same he was in the 70´s during his lightweight reign, Still he had memorable nights during the 80s: Leonard 1, Cuevas, Moore, Hagler, and Barkley in the fight of the year 1989.

[@mavenofmacau6391]

​@@Rundm3p not expecting him to be the same but no mas, kirkland laing, and getting KOd by Hearns .... he lost those 3 bouts before he got in the ring. as a big fan, I find that very disappointing, i feel the benitez bout would have been different as well. those are 4 losses that could have been much different.

[@Rundm3p]

@@mavenofmacau6391 As a fan you need to understand, it´s not the same to fight in 135 or 147 than to go 154-160; Did you know the Hearns fight was Duran´s numer 84th fight?

[@mavenofmacau6391]

@@Rundm3p he wasnt in shape, he wasnt ready to fight. he knew it when he walked in the ring. knew it for no mas too. how does that happen? what is he doing losing to kirkland laing?

[@Rundm3p]

@@mavenofmacau6391 Ok lets separate things, one thing is the NO MAS fight when the strategy was not to give Duran time to prepare as he was in New York partying and gaining weight. - The Kirkland fight happen in 154 pounds a 25 pounds over Duran´s natural weight and he had alredy fought 75 fights, thats 10 more than Ali in his hole career.

[@williamortiz5272]

That's what u cal two professional boxers smartest as they come went 15 round in one of the most exciting Mach of all time like Ali n Frazier never forget that fight a classic for ever

[@user-so2mo1mw1d]

Corey roberts, sugar ray leonard, showed great sportsmanship, in defeat, to roberto duran1.

[@evnstvn58]

Don King with that We're gonna make a Lotta money now smile! 😂😂

[@nunyafuckinbizniz]

Leonard held all night still got his butt handed to him lol

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

1:30 WTF is Don King doing?

[@underwriter100]

Well King did spend some time in jail. Lol

[@musicman9914]

😂😂😂

[@RonnieGorotto]

Lmao at the at the zoom out revealing the sus hand placement of Don King @01:05

[@charlesrazo7246]

Duran beat a younger bigger faster stronger man that night

[@keithknox5829]

Great great fight!!! Kudos to both! The second fight….not so much.

[@marlonbrando5342]

Leonard looks pummeled.

[@daviscarp3485]

el mas grande deportista que hemos tenido. pero se dejo estafar del mas tracalero del mundo del boxeo,

[@fernandover9538]

Don King $$$$$$$$$$ the same "maligno" "te quiere muchoo" !!! Jajjahajaja You kidding me ...

[@ronsmac]

Don King?

[@tonycanaris1778]

Leonard qas holding on and clinched to avoid getting kod like the 2nd round

[@phillipcotton833]

Don....BEAT IT!!!!

[@Rundm3p]

Clear 1.55 Duran explain a possible rematch has nothing to do with him but was in the hands of Carlos eleta and Don King .

[@charlesrazo7246]

The second fight Don King , Carlos & Duran knew exactly what was going to happen in the rematch. The Louisiana State commission tried to stop payment on Durans $$ when he turned his back in the 8th round. Don King made sure Duran's $$ was in an account in Panama before the fight took place. Call it whatever you want. Google to verify.

[@Rundm3p]

@@charlesrazo7246 His money was always in a bank in Panamá, since the Buchanan fight.

[@charlesrazo7246]

I remember an interview with Panama Lewis, he was one of Durans corner men. Panama Lewis was Arron Pryor's trainer. When they asked Panama Lewis why did they pay Duran before the fight against Leonard in the rematch? He answered with a big smurk on his face staing that would never happen again.

[@Rundm3p]

@@charlesrazo7246 Panama Lewis is not even reliable.

[@fernandover9538]

Look and Don King $$$$$ "Vampire" ...

[@johnmahland363]

Sleazy Don

[@shadicalplayz8932]

1:41 - 1:44

[@Rickster21]

1:30 frase histórica JAJAJAJA

[@MrCrystalcranium]

What a great fro on Al Michaels! Could Don King be any more obnoxious? Second only to Cosell who interviewed Leonard like he was a wounded baby. I have never seen this interview. For a few minutes there, the epitome of phoniness, SRL, actually had a few genuine moments admitting it was Duran and not the wrong strategy to slug that caused him to lose this fight. That wasn't what he was spouting just a few days later saying he fell victim to his own macho wanting to show the world he wasn't intimidated by Duran's reputation and pre-fight taunts. Later, he also questioned the validity of Duran's decision win asking fans to go back and watch the fight again and look at how well he was doing during infighting and if he really should have gotten the decision. Here, beat up, sore and tired, he let his guard drop for just about 90 seconds giving Duran credit for forcing him to fight Duran's fight.

[@blite13]

yup, Duran's foot speed was close to Ray's in that fight, so Duran could easily cut off the ring and force Ray to fight. There was another interview with Cosell a few days later, in the 'studio' and Howard asked Ray again, "why didn't you move, why did you stand and fight"....Ray said it again, that Duran was cutting off the ring and Ray couldn't move. Duran made Ray fight, he had no choice. The 2nd fight, Duran was physically a mess and could hardly move like he did in Montreal. Duran took the 10 mill in the 2nd fight, but he also found out that his people sold him out. King helped Ray get Roberto into the ring when he wasn't prepared. Duran's corner wanted the money, Ray gave up most of his purse to Duran's team, to force Duran into taking the fight. It's the only way Ray could have won, Montreal proved that Duran was better.

[@tino6846]

It’s called a jewfro

[@Deonte692]

Even though Ray lost this "close" fight his face is Clean , not a mark on him😂 ... 🤷Doesnt look like he was in a punch fest with Duran lol , it was great fight between to Legends .

[@burtonrivera5253]

They both ate enough rights to have a shiner on that side. Leonard's looks a bit more pronounced, tbh....

[@MegaAlvarojavier]

Before the beginning of the 15 round you could see who the looser is

[@reycesarcarino4653]

Leonard's ears suffer the most he got Cauliflower ears

[@nessodap8409]

Bro, he broke his teeth, SRL admitted it, & you can clearly hear it in his voice, ray never talks like that,

[@drah9955]

… ​@@nessodap8409Good catch

[@vincentrobinson3078]

Just think , right before the fight, Don “ Kiss Ass “ King was in SRL’s dressing room kissing his. Go figure 😳

[@xGhostRidah]

Notice, Don King is with Duran then the next time Duran fights leonard, he looses. Any fighter under Don King looses the next.

[@josephmorrison2509]

Don King all viva Panama 😂😂

[@jeanvaljean202]

Don king vibora

[@kibitznec700]

Me no huevette.

[@truthhitman7473]

The reason why Floyd Mayweather never lost is because he always got it right the first time.

[@Rocatagliata25]

He lost to Castillo and Maindana, they both throw/landed more punches than him.

[@alphonseelric5722]

He never rematched fellow greats. The fact that he had to rematch maidana of all people says all about his competition.

[@adamesd3699]

God! Don King ruins everything. Sugar Ray was a class act in defeat.

[@shelleysmart8938]

Don King....God Almighty...he could charm his way into a nun's thong......

[@shelleysmart8938]

Ray did take defeat superbly.

[@sylezmakefightz9727]

I wish boxing was that easy beat fight the best 4 kings of the 80s but we got 4 kings now in 2021 but they ain’t fighting

[@harryheath9928]

King is a money spotlight hog just for the spotlight and the attention

[@panama8009]

People always talks about no mas, however, Duran beat Sugar clearly in both their primes and both were in Supreme condition. Second fight was a farce. Real peeps know the story.

[@jeremysipes44]

Yeah you know the real story. 😆

[@roymass1300]

They had 3fight.Ray was all Cut.up.blood all over him.

[@ckcometoyoucarwashanddetai2478]

Dude.....He was 23.....and he wasn't in his prime. He had only been a pro for 3 years. The only boxer who hit his prime in 3 years of being pro was Mike Tyson(who actually did it in less time) He was in his prime vs Hagler and quite obviously the version of him that fought Hagler would have dang near killed Duran in the first fight

[@rafaelramirez1507]

The first fight was very close and it could of gone both ways , but the second fight SRL whipped him good , so much that Duran quit ... you just crying farce cuz you're a butt hurt Panamanian duran fan

[@panama8009]

@@rafaelramirez1507 laughable the second fight was only 1 point difference. Trying to acting like Ali and being a clown ain't whooping. Sugar fought well in first fight but got beat undefeated. Sugar fought a Duran who drained 50 pounds in 1 month. Sugar was smart enough to catch Duran partying, eating and not disciplined for 2nd fight. Anyway, the entire Earth still respects and honors Duran more than Sugar. Facts

[@jcrhdd]

If u look King has his hand on Dursns wallet the entire interview!!

[@brucelee-oy4hv]

Ray is one of my all time favourites, but he always had a way to disguise the fact that he was making excuses. Anyone with intelligence will know what I mean.

[@shermanmiller3203]

Don King ain’t 💩

[@tonysearightinvestmenteduc2566]

Ray beaten up ...

[@blite13]

Duran looked roughed up too.....his eyes show it took everything he had to win.

[@veniljackson47]

Leonard was scard to death to come down a weight class and fight Duran

[@blite13]

Imagine if Ray had to move up 2 weight classes, after 70 pro fights and fight a young and prime Duran?

[@dinodeluca8842]

Leonard always making excuses...he was the one holding the whole fight.

[@combatsportlover6919]

Nope, Duran loves to fight and wrestle in the clinches and use it to set up his offense. Duran was THE Master at those tactics.

[@nessodap8409]

Justin Carp true, but srl clearly hugged more, look at the fight, the ref knew duran did that & slapped his hands regularly

[@MegaAlvarojavier]

Why talk it over with wife ? What wife has to do with anything?

[@bryangan2224]

His wife and sister both passed out from horror at ringside, seeing the horrific beating that Duran was delivering to his ribs when against the ropes. Most men would consider at least discussing it with their family before rematching the same guy who delivered that whipping.

[@MegaAlvarojavier]

Ok

[@Bob-eo6uh]

Back then, being married was serious business. Not like today where nothing is taken serious. A marriage was like a partnership. And you discussed EVERYTHING with your partner. From hairstyles to the clothes you wear

[@mildredalmonte6262]

Sugar Ray Leonard is the real champion

[@tonycanaris1778]

Dreams

[@paoloalcantara2465]

Okay

[@Wilson632]

What a scrap Leonard said he had to use the referee to keep the Duran off of him. I thought Duran won the first half of the fight and Leonard won the second half. I gave Leonard a Split Decision win. But Duran was a Don King fighter. So the split decision would have to go to Duran🤜🤛

[@blite13]

Nahhh, Duran won, clearly.....and Ray said it in this interview, he knew he had lost.

[@paoloalcantara2465]

Okay u said so

[@tripleooo7881]

SUGAR WON IT.

[@paoloalcantara2465]

Ok u said so

[@James-bq2gp]

Could went any way