Hands of Stone

Author:

By Christian Giudice

Format:

Hardback (Paperback)

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Price:

£17.99

Tagged with:

Boxing, Biography, Roberto Duran

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Further Details

• Published: 1st Sep 2006
• ISBN: 1903854555
• Pages: 335
• Photos: 16

From the Publisher:

Roberto Duran is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all time, he held world titles at four different weights and he is the only boxer in history to have fought in five different decades. His bouts with fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have gone down in fistic folklore and his professional record of 104 wins (69 by KO) in 120 fights puts him in an elite group of fighters. They call him Manos de Piedra: Hands of Stone.

Now journalist Christian Giudice has written the first - and definitive - story of Duran's incredible life both in and out of the ring. He has interviewed the fighter himself, his family and closest firends and scores of his opponents to separate truth from myth.

Duran was born in utter poverty in the Panama Canal Zone. He grew up in the streets, not knowing his real father, fighting to survive. His talent with his fists soon emerged and one fabled occasion he even knocked out a horse with a single punch for a bet. He grew into a fighter's fighter and his willingness to take on anyone, anywhere, anytime and do it while never taking a step back made him a huge favourite. One of the first Latino fighters to become a mainstream sports star in the United States, his natural talent and ability, quality of opposition, unprecedented achievements and unmatched longevity have made an indelible mark on the world of sport.