Comments Thread For: Lou Duva Recalls 'Hurricane' Carter as Devastating Puncher

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Lou Duva doesn’t know what happened during the early morning hours of June 17, 1966, the night that forever altered the life of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.

What Duva does know is that Carter, no mattered how it was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning film “The Hurricane,” did not beat Joey Giardello in their 15-round fight for the middleweight championship Dec. 14, 1964, in Philadelphia. Like Carter, who died Sunday at 76 after a long battle with prostate cancer, Duva is from Paterson, N.J. They knew each other well, as Carter spent most of his professional career training at a since-demolished Market Street gym in Paterson that Duva once operated. [Click Here To Read More]

[turnedup]

Respect...him and Bhops boy are two tragic boxing stories. Got caught up in a racist system At least Ruben had a few decades of freedom to enjoy some of life, sad he went down for the count from prostate cancer. One can only hope they made his last days as comfortable as possible. Rest in peace champ.

[nycsmooth]

Yes he could hit bit he was easily nullified...he was average...I saw him 5x live, all losses...he couldn't get out of the way of a jab or a pure boxer, as in Archer/Gonzalez...

[richardt]

Lost 6 of his last 12 fights and had about a 30% KO ratio. Average journeyman with a so so KO record. He was an amazing story, but not a great or even very good fighter. Man, people are trying too hard to romanticize his Boxing career.