Word: duran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...VEGAS--Marvelous Marvin Hagler, letting out all stops in the 15th round, scored a unanimous but close decision over a gallant Roberto Duran Thursday night and retained the undisputed world middleweight championship...
There was no "no mass" in Duran on this night, but the Panamanian's effort fell short of making him the first fighter to win four world titles. He currently holds the World Boxing Association junior middleweight title...
...fought a good fight and he got a tough battle from Duran in return...
Hagler slammed into Duran with some body shots and then landed four or five good head shots, climaxed by a right that stunned Duran and drove him backward. The last two minutes were a brawl, with Duran pinned much of the time on the ropes. The challenger threw a lot of punches in an effort to fight his way off, but Hagler outpunched...
...fight came 15 days short of three years since the 32-year-old Duran stunned the sports world by saying "No mas" and quitting in the eighth round to lose the World Boxing Council welterweight title back to Sugar Ray Leonard, who was at ringside Thursday night. There was no quit in Duran this time...