I recollect Duran saying that after the rubber match with Sugar Ray he would finally give the real reason why he quit the 2nd. But did he ever?
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They had a Rubber match.
And Duran did say that. He said something along the lines of; "When I beat him, I gave him a rematch. So, when I decided to stop fighting, I knew he'd give me a rematch."
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I remember his camp blamed no mas on stomach cramps caused by a steak dinner before the fight but the general consensus was that he was just frustrated.
Duran was a proud man and often people will give reasons rather than just say it wasn't my night.
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Originally posted by TBear View PostI remember his camp blamed no mas on stomach cramps caused by a steak dinner before the fight but the general consensus was that he was just frustrated.
Duran was a proud man and often people will give reasons rather than just say it wasn't my night.
He definitely just couldn't handle how the fight was going.
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Duran was in piss poor condition, and Leonard fought with a perfect style to frustrate him. Like many of us do in real life (although in much lower profile circumstances), Duran made a poor judgement snap decision. I'm sure it haunted him everyday, or at least until he got redemption against Davey Moore.
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