Roberto Duran sparring Nigel Benn. Rare footage from 1988

[@takeittodabank998]

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

[@yusufu9]

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

[@marioperez-ph7er]

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

[@Number1Hater939]

💯

[@H.K.5]

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

[@dannyyy97]

Did he have a eating disorder?

[@loubonnett]

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]

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

[@Fatherofthepack22]

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

[@sniperste1979]

fatherof_thepack MeansTeam yes I agree was fucking amazing had everything

[@charlesrazo4847]

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]

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]

fatherof_thepack MeansTeam agreed 100p cent.

[@darthclone7]

Well Floyd has stated he ranks himself #1 &Duran #2 .. he said this on interviews that a lot of his techniques are from duran.

[@jpesmar]

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.

[@dayoungchief]

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!

[@gamblino33]

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]

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

[@geedee1264]

@@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]

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

[@alexong2542]

@@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]

Both are pulling punches

[@jonbathurst4936]

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]

***** good joke

[@andymccreight3175]

Garuchillajoe lol

[@Rspenesmit]

More like your the JOKE!< LOL!

[@Rspenesmit]

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]

please

[@robertnolan502]

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]

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]

James Toney

[@luiseliasramirezidona6842]

Súper relax That was his biggest attribute

[@bigdaddy5629]

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

[@nativeorangiboom6833]

Hagler

[@alexiskress233]

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.

[@Gnk97]

nigel benn sparring duran is classic! thanks for sharing!

[@brasildiogo93]

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]

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

[@chadpayne7289]

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]

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

[@periodic98]

@@ewoutstorm4626 and thats the real fact

[@EDOGZ818]

Yeah....that shyt was sweet.

[@dylanmcgowan3932]

Whoever preserved this , thank you 🙏

[@ismaeldonadio9699]

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.

[@AhmanX.L]

Sí !

[@EPLobo]

Thanks for the video....priceless

[@mirazusta2002]

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.

[@xpat73]

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]

xpat73 Tommy Hearns would disagree though.

[@FulaSports]

was slick ass hell

[@omegasquad868]

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

[@marklanahan7289]

SRL should have been disqualified in the rematch.

[@conwaytwitty8634]

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

[@RaphaelDawkinsCombatRadio]

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

[@weetabix2]

Was thinking the same

[@karlkuttup]

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

[@rancedavis5106]

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]

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

[@C9H0S]

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

[@20FreeWill]

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

[@localheader8840]

Wondered why a imagine of a hairy Bush popped into my mind

[@timociqiolevu7724]

🤣 !!

[@sawomirantoskiewicz9540]

😂😂😂

[@chriztrayleigh8704]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrChelky]

We are . This is vintage porn to me.

[@hamzak954]

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

[@billgarvey8822]

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]

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

[@billgarvey8822]

@@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.

[@billpryor8764]

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.

[@charlesrazo7246]

Duran Prime ended 1978

[@ChooseHeaven]

Thank you for this, Duran was absolutely awesome

[@abeu]

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

[@jt6175]

Agree totally

[@paulhewitt6034]

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

[@jacobwalters5341]

Fantastic is it not

[@pageee1]

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

[@johnthomas7070]

Yeah plus Duran is much older and smaller than Benn really

[@guanjun1178]

Duran never fails to amaze. His composure was incredible.

[@JenniferM13]

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

[@Robert-A-Salisbury]

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

[@darwin6185]

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

[@melvintate8186]

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

[@dan32113]

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]

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

[@dan32113]

@@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]

@@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..

[@ayethatwiy]

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

[@thefabulous4]

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]

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]

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

[@thereverendsam413]

@@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]

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

[@andylea2377]

The Reverend Sam fair

[@Mogh]

Going into 1989, if we had seen Duran vs. Benn instead of Duran - Barkley and Benn - Watson, Duran would have knocked Benn out. Nigel hadn't learned to pace himself properly and was less defensive minded at this stage. He would expend most of his energy early against the slick and sturdy Duran, and Roberto would start to counterpunch him to death and methodically wear him down before pressing for a stoppage.

[@MRBp2024]

Is that why Benn KO Iran Barkley in 1 round and Tommy Hearn was KO by him and Duran won a Split decision. After Benn KO Barkley he beat Hearns again and went on to win 4 world titles. Nigel Benn KO the beast that was Gerald McClellan and he battered Chris Eubanks. Nigel benn will never get the respect even though he beat a hall of famer in McClellan as a world champion who was an underdog in his home country. People said he wouldn't last a round. He beat and Iran Barkley who pulled off the upset of all upsets by KO hearns and arguably beating Duran in his next fight. (He fought Hearns, Duran and Benn one after another). Benn easily destroyed him 1 minute

[@kieran8720]

bpb TPM should have been counted out against Gerald and everyone knows it

[@datboi5979]

spoose knuckle what? Nigel Benn counted out? Against McLennan?

[@kieran8720]

AddictedTo Creepypasta yeah the French ref gave Nigel Benn an extra long count against Gerald mclellan had that fight been in Vegas Benn would have lost by first round ko

[@datboi5979]

spoose knuckle lmao what ever let's you sleep at night, the dark destroyer fucked him up bad, he would have done the same to toney and Jones Jr.

[@bloodfluke7530]

When Sugar Ray Leonard admits - and the interview footage is on KZbin - 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@garthvader8868]

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

[@dominicandostoyevsky2429]

Facts 💯

[@eddielester1748]

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]

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

[@ловушказвезда]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@bigbrotherinlife1654]

That footwork is amazing Bruh, straight styling 🙌

[@kevin48800]

benn was a warrior

[@kenwoolley3003]

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

[@judaschongo]

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!

[@davidroman4448]

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

[@pitman2911]

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

[@853rudedogs2]

Beautiful, two of the hardest fighters ever

[@ericgrinnellsr.832]

Two legends speaking a language they know so well.

[@jjpds1]

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

[@moyaosullivan5771]

That's another great boxer!

[@Matt-uv8rz]

Both guys were great fighters. Old school.

[@Mastertime00]

Duran one of the best ever, he was brilliant.

[@vincentparrella272]

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

[@jamescross5678]

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

[@kaymiankillerbee8994]

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

[@Sujiceel]

This is golden footage.

[@SiLoMixMaster]

Benn and Duran sparring to the TOWIE theme, why not

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you 🤗

[@BNG86ified]

Nigel Benn better be fast because Duran is the master lol

[@dan32113]

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!

[@willyalvarado8134]

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

[@EveryoneneedsaGary]

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

[@JapremeMagnetic7]

Duran is clearly working with Benn. #Boxing #RGM

[@KlashaB12]

Love both these guys legends!

[@bboy3880]

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

[@Allen-bz8xm]

I would love to see both of these guys in today's era. They would destroy everyone. Legends. People outside the UK might not know too much about Benn. You know with a Benn fight someone is getting knocked out quick. Duran is the Maradonna of boxing

[@Loppy2u]

Amir Khan could do with Duran's tips on defensive head movement, distance to return a pin point counter.

[@omegasquad868]

NONE of that would help Khans glass jaw though

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

The best thing Khan could do is take my advice...... get out of boxing !

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

Khans been around enough top class sparring partners & trainers for long enough to be as developed n polished as a fighter can be but yet n all hes still the same amateur who lost to Kindalan. What you see is what you get with Khan, good not great, like many of the other best of British.

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@Ijustinsultedyou Now, perhaps. Where you saying that when he beat Maidana ?

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

@@SPIDERM0OSE Yeah ! You act like Maidana is a bonafide major hall of fame stud. He was tough and he punched very hard. He won most of the fights that he was supposed to win and he lost some fights that he shouldn’t have lost. There’s been a lot of guys in boxing history that was on the level of Maidana and anybody beating them wasn’t automatically propelled onto a superstar level. Don’t be so easily impressed, have some higher standards.

[@sandroballester5197]

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

[@ignoranceisbliss1200]

duran had benn on a number of occasions. he went easy

[@DeeJay003]

He was playing with him.

[@EDOGZ818]

@@DeeJay003 Because of that...Benn became nothing to play with!

[@DeeJay003]

@@EDOGZ818 Lol- Benn was a warrior and a great champion.

[@EDOGZ818]

@@DeeJay003 I remember the Watson fight like it was yesterday. Benn was always one of my underated favs.

[@DeeJay003]

@@EDOGZ818 Not to mention the McClellan fight - one he was expected to lose. McClellan beat Roy Jones in the Amateurs and knocked out Julian Jackson twice. The fact that Benn beat Iran Barkley and Doug DeWitt in the US was something else -and Barkley knocked out Tommy Hearns. You probably know all this already - Needless to say I agree with you brother. Benn is a legend!

[@DS-om3pt]

Imagine what Roberto would do to Benn in his prime! Benn was 14 years younger! Both great fighters

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

In his prime he was 30 lbs lighter than Benn. Enjoy it for wat it is.

[@Nicolas__-js1jm]

Thank you :)

[@matthewellis8626]

Wow What Footage Duran obviously teaching Benn

[@Tina-gl4in]

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

[@matsugo24]

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.

[@EDOGZ818]

Nice moves by both guys...#CLASSIC.

[@mikewilson4364]

This was awesome

[@Hrcak1]

Great fighters, respect for Duran and Nigel.

[@markwood1987]

Class two legends in the same ring best of the best

[@edof4827]

The old master with the young lion. Roberto Duran is a LEGEND in their. Nigel Benn was a true warrior when he fought especially if you hurt him..both great fighters but Duran was a few levels higher

[@OshawaStateOfMind]

I aspire to move like Duran at the end when he's shadow boxing

[@jpesmar]

We all do ;)

[@TheRiboka]

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

[@marlonbrando5342]

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

[@coleyounger7226]

*It's like watching Vader* (Duran) *v Luke Skywalker* (Benn). *Duran just toying with him!* Lol

[@colinmainwaring9471]

Wow. Brilliant. Hands of stone.

[@simply21sicilian]

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!

[@soleprobe]

Amazing.... and this was past his prime

[@Dre020]

even back then the greats had great sparring partners...... now a days its different! wth

[@charleshendrix232]

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

[@eddielester3589]

Man Duran knows his craft!

[@willmac5642]

21 years after his pro debut

[@darkmossie633]

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

[@vwazp]

this was a year before duran knocked down iran barkley!

[@raw5889]

Amazing wish the quality was better.

[@ramakshatriya3722]

What a footwork by Duran. Amazing

[@flyinghotwing]

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

[@paddyknuckles5114]

out of shape duran just pawing and slipping so effortlessly against an absolute killer in benn. woulda been great fight to see if both in their prime

[@SonOfAnders73]

Well said , at times you could see Duran knowing what shot Benn would throw before Benn even knew , it would not have gone the distance for sure

[@onlyjoetee]

slipping what?he's getting beat down here lol

[@SonOfAnders73]

yea he was getting caught a bit tbf and bear in mind benn could do some serious damage when he wanted, but it was a fair old spar for both fighters hats off to them both

[@NTBak47]

excellent duran footspet in shadow is amazing

[@russellnewton6660]

No head gear and pressing ( tough as they come was Nigel ) but hats of to Roberto , he’s just oozes quality.

[@TheAnderus]

That footwork is beautiful

[@Vot63]

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]

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]

Back again. Amazing

[@ishcaby1231]

Benn and Duran great fighters but Mr Duran was just a master of his craft. One of the greats of all time. I think he would have take Chavez out as he did Pipino Cuevas. People forget that when Duran faced Carlos Palomino when he went up to Welter weight Palomino was a very good Champ.

[@jamesmonroe6]

Good footage

[@Combustion47]

Two legends

[@trailstar1]

Often when you watch old legends spar with current good fighters the old guys are playing around not putting much into their shots while the young guy is out there fighting hard. This is no exception.