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Promotional Rivals Bob Arum, Don King Unite

By Lem SatterfieldJan 13th 2011 – 12:50PM

The differences between the two boxing sages are seemingly as endless as are their similarities. Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, graduated from Harvard with a degree in law, while rival promoter, Don King, a once-jailed, former criminal, will tell you that "I graduated from the University of The Ghetto." King...

Trainer: Roberto Duran Would KO Manny Pacquiao

By Elie SeckbachJan 11th 2011 – 5:20PM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Boxing trainer Macka Foley offers his view on what would happen if Roberto Duran, whom he considers to be the greatest lightweight (135 pounds) fighter that has ever lived, fought either...

Beibut Shumenov, William Joppy Weigh In

By Elie SeckbachJan 7th 2011 – 3:30PM

WBA light heavyweight king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, weighed in at the division limit of 175 pounds on Friday, one pound more than challenger and 40-year-old three-time former middleweight (160 pounds) titlist William Joppy of Washington, D.C., for Saturday night's clash to be held before Shumenov's partisan...

William Joppy Replaces Juergen Braehmer Against Beibut Shumenov

By Lem SatterfieldJan 6th 2011 – 1:08PM

Goosen Tutor Promotions has announced that 40-year-old three-time former middleweight (160 pounds) champion William Joppy of Washington, D.C., will replace southpaw WBO light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist Juergen Braehmer of Germany in Saturday night's clash with WBA king and former Olympian, Beibut Shumenov, this,...

Does Roberto Duran Beat Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather?

By Elie SeckbachJan 4th 2011 – 8:45PM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Photos of boxing greats Roberto Duran, Diego Corrales, Oscar De La Hoya, and, more grace the walls of the Coachella Boxing Club during this tour given by trainer Marcos Caballero, who gives...

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Background on Roberto Duran

Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a retired Panamanian professional boxer, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

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