Roberto Duran's Legendary Night Against Iran Barkley | FULL FIGHT

I give you dressing room when I say break give me clean break but you got break don't bring Li okay command Okay hands good luck come on come on come on come on hey come on Iran come on come on shake hands come on shake hands let's go let's go all right let's [Applause] [Music] go and so the stage is set it's not a seat be had in this convention hall and everybody pumped up to see that man Roberto Durant try and win his fourth title and to see if Iran the blade Barkley can defend his WBC Crown the first time and Gil we expect Barkley to be very aggressive early and it looks like he is and Roberto Durant is going to have to make barley Miss and counter and move to the side the way he just did then in and out throw his combinations and get out of there and that may be easy as said than done Iran Barkley at 28 has never been thought of as a great Ring technician but he probably has better skills than people are willing to give him credit for he certainly has power and that's what he hopes will be useful to him tonight against Duran a man who after all still is coming up from 135 lbs when he started two good left hooks by by Boxley and you have to remember alet that Roberto dur hands of stone has never shown that much power as a middleweight up to this point great defensive fighter though there's there's those combinations well the feeling is that this will be a war however long it lasts and it's giving some indications already of being that I don't think Iran Barkley's ever been in a fight that wasn't entertaining Parky using the jab and there's that left hook to the body he has got a good left hook downstairs there's that counter bite Roberto Duran make the other guy Miss and counter and you know how they say there's so much bad blood between these two guys I'd still wager that no matter how the fight ends it they're going to shake hands and probably hug each other when the fight's over gain respect doing a fight I'm not so sure I agree with you on that maybe that will happen but we'll see let's wait and see all right I ran Barkley of course we've chronicled how he feels his friend Dave Mo took the beating at the hands of Durant in that fight Durant thumbed more there were a lot of illegal tactics nice move by Barkley that time Iran's showing us a couple of things in this first round that people don't always give him credit for an excellent jab and as you say some good movement as well and he's going to the body you said earlier today when we were talking you thought Iran Barkley should test the body of Duran he's starting to do that well as I said if I was training Iran Barkley he'd be throwing punches had nothing but that body the head would take care of it cuz Robo is too slick just too slick to hit on a head Duran lands the right is knocked off balance whether he was hurt we don't [Applause] know it's a 20ft ring but they're not using much of [Applause] it cley the 28-year-old from the Bronx who beat Thomas oh big right hand stagger bark he is hurt no question about that we mentioned the fact that Duran has not shown punching powers in middleweight there it was a big right hand by Roberto Duran brings most of this crowd to its feet Al balen will try and offer some of encourag keep that left hand up keep keep boxing you going try to run in now keep get that stuff loaded up now take your time two get the jab jab working good you the two okay get the jab working St with it slow it down a little bit cuz he ain't doing that here it is the right hand slips the punch right hand bite over that left hand of barley what a beautiful move that's what we said he has to do he has to make barley Miss and then counter punch how many reincarnations could this man have as a pro and are we seeing another one tonight it's too early to tell especially against Iran Barkley we get off the deck to beat people Barkley has a way of coming back I mean he's just a warrior no question about that but he can't get nailed with too many of those punches Al Roberto Duran he's 37 years old Barkley trying to hang on to his WBC middleweight title he felt the power of Durant in the first round round two we talked about the emotion of Barkley how he wanted to get even for his friend dve Moore but he is fighting a control fight Al he's not going wild moving in behind the jab it's a very good point Gil and and a little different of a first first round that we thought we'd see from Barkley he left one of those Jabs out there and that's why Durant nailed him with the overhand right but Durant has to make Barkley Miss and then take advantage of every [Applause] opportunity since Duran lost to sugaray Leonard in 1980 his total record is 12 and seven so he has not been real effective in a lot of big title matches in recent years but off to a good start in this [Applause] one good right hand by Barkley but it does not move Duran back this one will be Warfare good body punches by Barkley and there's another one little short left hook by Roberto you can see the fire of Iran Barkley coming out now but Duran not backing up terrific Body Shots by Barkley my is he going downstairs well [Applause] halfway through round two and this fight is all that it was build as Duran going [Applause] downstairs Barley's Landing those body shots every time he gets a chance he drops one down on that body so far that's probably the major story other than the right hand by Duran because in a couple of rounds those body shots would take a big toll on the 37y old body of Duran no matter what his weight dur is looking to throw that right hand over that left hand of barkers again though and you know what Iran Barkley doing a better job of covering up on the inside than some people are used to seeing from him he's using his strength to push Durand back excellent uppercut by Barkley overhand right with the left hook gets there by Durant and a right hand by Roberto took a lot of body punishment this round though it's been a good round for Barkley to this point though Durant is landing his share also right now Barkley slips the right hand Durant's mouth is now wide open only the second round now it is scheduled for 12 but at this pace could it go that long Joe Cortez looking very carefully in to make sure well that'll do it for round two a good one for Barkley we follow the hands of stone back he does look a bit [Applause] tired as you look at this man he came here Gil obviously to make turn the into a war feeling that was his best shot he he has to stay to the side side to side and move inside Barkley's punches and then get back out you can't trade power for power those body punches are going to take too much out of him these Roberto Duran fans they're Never Say Die people they remember very well in Madison Square Garden when they filled it what this man did to dve Mo his last really Grand moment of Glory trying toind against one of baby's best friends of course Davy Mo no longer with us died in a car accident and this man Iran Barkley is dedicated to fight to his friends memory right now it's only him though against Duran as we head into the third Barkley's body attack has been superb he's also shown us an excellent jab and he doubles up that jab well it's inv vog to denigrate the boxing skills of Iran Barkley he talk mostly about his power and his courage but he's showing us more of the boxing skills tonight and you can also watch Barkley do a stutter step with his feet he's fainting with his feet there's that right hand again but Barkley answered with a good short left Barkley's been on the M before Michael LJ had him there he lost to Robbie Sims by knockout in a wild Affair and Hearn certainly punished him but he comes back when he's hurt you see it here and you know you mentioned Robbie Sims I did the fight with Duran and Robbie Sims and a split decision it was just such a tough fight for Durant to lose interestingly that is their common opponent and they both lost to Robbie Sims even harabi has never found his way to a world title you know I just detected something and they shouted to bar was going to watch the right hand cuz I can see Roberto trying to set him up him to sleep and then drop that right hand over his jab we're halfway through round three a round in which the pace has slowed just a bit but not much and it needed to for both Fighters [Applause] sakes big JB by Roberto man probably his best jab of the fight so far what a man this witho dur in he's in against a guy who physically is much stronger than him you know even against the big middleweight blockley just looks so big he looks like a light heavyweight he really does and that power has helped him in most middleweight fights Master boxer sambu colbi thwarted his efforts to win a title before body shots Again by Barkley but right now the Bodywork as you said of Barkley a real important weapon that right did not even stop Duran it landed [Applause] perfectly the real power of Barkley is probably in his left hook although Tommy Hearns was nailed with a big [Applause] right round three just about over it's been an excellent round for Iran Barkley Conor right over a lazy jab by Barkley but he smiles at Roberto Durant some gamesmanship Barkley had some excellent moments on the inside and there's that right over the lazy jab of Barkley tell Duran is so smart he just looks to lull up to sleep and then boom he explodes that's what he has to do fighting flurry's score points when he can we're heading into round four the eyes of Roberto Duran there's a Sinister look there even now and Duran comes out wailing away to the body in the fourth round good hook by [Applause] Barkley ke you talked about what a controlled fight by Ley is fighting much more so than I think anyone anticipated from him yes he's he seems to really you know I've always said that once a guy becomes champion of the world it automatically makes him like a 25% fighter when I I guess maybe they feel good whatever it is and he has good coaching but he is a much improved the fighter in this fight he looks better period and we've talked at length about low low very low Duran complains to Joe Cortez and vely so who says lift him up and it was rightly so but I'm sure Iran Barkley's thinking to himself he's complaining Duran the master of some extracurricular activities but I tell you Iran Barkley is committed to that Bodywork and it is really paying dividends for him so far in this bout Duran is going to have to use that right hand a little more Barkley pushing him off oh my combinations on the inside by both men the right land right hand again and barley Bley wobbled a little bit in that right hand hurt Iran Barkley but when you hurt him he seems to be more dangerous it's been his track record what a war uppercut on the inside by [Applause] [Applause] Barkley That's those are those short little combinations that Durant has to throw but then he has to spin out and get out of there he can't wait for the [Applause] receipt Iran Barkley has followed his game plan perfectly and yet Duran very competitive because he's so clever throwing those counterright [Applause] hands backy back we talked about the cuts nothing like that developing over the eyes of Iran Barkley he's got to be very heartened by that at this point well I wouldn't like to see either fighter get cut out no it's very good because there was the concern over Barkley cutting now this could be the round it could be the big turning point in fight because they just staying there mono Mano I guess oh what a right by Duran they are both Landing Big Shots who will go Duran is now [Applause] stunned round four is over here's the low blow that Iran Barkley landed you'll see the reaction of Duran yeah I guess that was low it certainly was low he came right with the left hook and this was later in round when Durant had his moments you know like I talk about the having hands of stone he's got a chin of stone he got hit good shots right on the butt let's go second come on let's go boy it must seem like deja VOA Iran Barkley here he is in a terrific War he's from New York we're in New Jersey and what is this crowd yelling Duran Duran just like when Dave Moore fought in his hometown against Duran we're into round five and if there is any discouragement on the part of Barkley because of that I doubt that it'll show he is a very courageous and tough [Music] performer it's been four rounds of non-stop action remember Duran landed a big right in the second that seemed to hurt Barkley Barkley did great bodyw work in the first in the third and in the fourth but Durant came back with some good shots toward the end of that fourth round four down was a tough round the score out was it ever really you really had to be alert was the land landed some beautiful short combinations but meanwhile Barkley worked the entire three minutes early in the round Barkley very effective and then perhaps in the last minute Durant with the edge schedule for 12 for the WBC middleweight Championship that now rests with Iran Barkley Durant seeking his fourth world [Applause] title big right hand by barley and it did not face Roberto Dar and it was followed by an excellent [Applause] uppercut Iran Barkley is landing Major League punches and Duran's going nowhere and now Duran countering well two solid right Hands by Duran you know this this fight May wind up being who's the better catcher not who's the better pitcher they're both pitching and they're both catching great body shot by Barkley got got a strong jab by Iran Barkley everything's Landing now just about that's a difference between Duran now and maybe eight years ago he never would have been hit with this many punches but he's taking them you see the sneer from dur I just don't believe this man it's astonishing he's taking these punches from Barkley because Let Me Tell You Folks Iran Barkley is a good middleweight puncher no he's an excellent middleweight [Applause] puncher big right on the inside by Barkley good combination left hook right hand as you say is kept doing a lot of catching but he hasn't been wobbled ironically Barkley's probably following their gay plan to a te and yet Duran is still there I'm sure they thought if he did all this Duran would fold we're in round five and it's been fought at a TD Pace right from the first round Duran going to the body go as we conclude round five again the CR picks up the chant of Duran's [Applause] name big right by Duran bre out out out well I noticed at the end of the round that Duran looked a little better shape than Iran Barkley Barkley was starting to show a little signs of being tired I think you're right Gil and Al Balden pumping up Iran Barkley saying the longer the fight goes the better it is for us but that may not necessarily be the case though you would have thought that coming in we're in the sixth Iran Barkley on the right of your screen and Roberto Duran on the left and if you didn't know that you've been in a time capsule for the last 20 years it's likely that Barkley is ahead on the scoring I would think he is and yet Roberto Durant's had some very fine moments in this B and you see what with parley's been doing his work the entire 3 minutes and Theo is throwing beautiful showy combinations but not enough of them in my opinion the judges we might remind you Tommy Casmir from the US jepe Ferrari from Italy and Dave Brown from Canada works and works he's been the more active of the two not to suggest that Duran hasn't been active this may be the most punches Duran has thrown in the fight in years you know Al I just can't believe that this is the same guy that won the lightweight champion ship of the world for my fighter can canon in 1972 now good left hook by Roberto D and now he's fighting for the middleway championship in 1989 and along the way boy there have been some ups and downs for [Applause] him and of course he fluctuates in waights so badly back in October Roberto Durant may have weighed as much as 190 lbs and look at him now he's 15 six obviously in great fighting shape battling on fairly even terms with Barkley you know what I talked to him right after his fight with Marvelous Marvin Haggler and it was a very very close fight after 12 rounds and he told me he says I just got tired in those last couple of rounds and the same thing happen to him with Robbie Sims but now he seems to be in better condition he's a little lighter I just don't know if he can keep this pace up for an entire 12 round fight and of course the question of all that body punching that Barkley has done what effect will it have as we head into the later rounds this round probably the slowest of the fight even though there's still been a lot of offense shown this round has been all Barkley up to this point though Al yeah he's throwing more combinations working the body still using that jab effectively so if we thought he was tired after the last round he's shown us a second wind Here and Now Durant pushing his punches a little bit Barkley digging to the body as he has been throughout this bout that'll do it for round six to get himself back in this fight Iran Barkley comes out for round seven you see the substance over his left eye there looked like maybe there was a minor cut there but it hasn't developed into anything and Ed Aliano who of course is known as one of the best cutmen in the business Percy Richardson one of the other great cutmen also here tonight working with some of the Olympians he did a good job of closing it round seven action set for 12 the WBC middleweight Championship the champion Iran Parker RI good left Co by Roberto Duran Duran landing on the inside so is Barkley and if they took a little time off in the sixth although Barkley certainly didn't Duran came out hard here in the seventh could this be his last stand in this foul so smart though inside Duran knows what he's doing moves around what a hook by Barkley and a good right hand by Duran the fact that Barkley is cranking up those hooks and Landing like that and Durant is not being as I say this may wind up being the guy who can catch better the crowd starts to chant again even if it's not a home crowd for Duran when it starts like Ali and some of the other greats like sugaray Leonard it always ends up being a home crowd for him Barkley using the uppercut that's been a real good weapon for him Durant slipped six consecutive punches that time just what beautiful boxing as's a master of Defense that's always been one of his trademarks excellent right hand that one stunned Barkley I think Barkley answered with a vicious left hook to the body and thean back he's nailing barley with some big punches now Al what an uppercut by Barkley after Durant hit him with big shots nothing is phasing Roberto Duran what a double left took by Barkley Durant holding on he's hurt Al first time in the fight he's really hurt can he weather this storm Durant is hurt he was hurt with two left [Applause] HS come on get out of there come on round seven has been a classic just about every round in this fight has been a classic that's true Crow trying to pump up dur ran how much is left in that 37y old body that's what Iran Bar's wondering he's blowing now Barkley why not oh right hand again by dur over a very lazy jab by Barkley nothing comes easy Iran Barkley it's not coming easy tonight [Applause] right misses by Barkley three straight left hooks by Barkley two to the body and one to the head and dur still responds they stare at each other after the seventh round let's go let's go now you got to work now big fell okay now you you heard me you got to keep working give me that pun put your hands high on your head catch the punch upside your head dip down and go back to the bottom right up to the chair we've talked about the left hook of Barkley what a good example here let's take a look now two left hooks right on the button but Duran did not move and he finished with the right now Roberto Duran has his moment in that last round the the counter right over that low left hand has been so effective that's what Durant has to do he has to nail him with those big punches all right second has to say to himself what's keeping this guy up I mean he's hit him with some vious Aran Barkley 16 Kos among his 25 wins and he's knocked out some good people including Michael L and Tommy [Applause] Hearns and his manager manager just told him he is Bley your in a fight I don't think he has to be reminded of that I'm fairly certain Iran Barkley knew that you know one of the things I liked about Barkley at the end of the last round as big a war as the round was at the very end of the round Barkley still had his composion still using that left jab it's been a more disciplined effort by Barkley and it's a good thing for him it has because otherwise he would have been getting hit with a lot more good short left hook by Barkley That's hurt him Duran in trouble from the left hook everything but his H is in trouble Al look at look at this Duran flyer back can Barkley take him out Duran doing a wonderful job of tying him up on the inside and slipping punches and Landing his own uppercut he's so smart Al he knows inside he's protecting himself relaxing trying to clear his head if there is a smarter fighter around than Roberto Duran it would be unlikely the Barkley left hook has been such a good weapon the last two rounds and that one really stunned Duran but Roberto is surviving so far you know I I just never count the Roberto Duran out but it looks to me like he's pushing his punches now Al he's lost something that's for sure again the hook by Barkley but a nice move before the hook stepped over to the right came back with the hook Barkley sh shown me a lot of improvement as a fighter tonight win or lose perhaps Iran Barkley's best effort you could make the case I would absolutely have to say so against an obviously rejuvenated Durant barley made Duran missed that time and then nailed Duran with the left [Applause] hook good Bodywork by Barkley he is remembering his game plan keeping his Poise and still doing the things that has have made him effective in this B did a little step over to the right now there it is again by Barkley getting an angle on Roberto [Applause] big right by Barkley but Duran lands his own right round eight action come get action is the operative word the man just will not stop for short little punches very very effective inside under a half minute left to go in the eighth round a round in which Duran was hurt early and has survived is starting to push his punches a little bit now but they are [Applause] landing again the Bodywork by bar and help for cut he's showing us some every punch in his Arsenal [Applause] tonight and still dur will not fall it doesn't get better than this do work it keep working keep shooting up pun you shout them up when you duck under bring them Hand high you trying to hit the hook to the Head duck right under bring the shout hook up cut right up on the knee you're doing great do great gold want short punches here's what he got in the last round hey go he made Duran Miss came back with that left hook and that wasn't a wide left hook that was a very short punch good Snappy move there we made a miss and back with that left hook how many fighters would have stayed up under that that's exactly the left took that knock Michael L down and seconds out help get a TKO win over elij there's Roberto Duran we're headed to the ninth many thought it would not go this far hold on hold on let's go let's go come on let's go come [Applause] on Barkley suffered a little bit of a cut over the left eye he's got some swelling under the left eye but hasn't been a major factor couple more punches and that ey is going to close though Al and if he blows his nose for sure in the close remember Iran Barkley who has a propensity to cut suffered Cuts over both eyes in winning the title against Tommy Hearns and I saw him against horge aaro he was a bloody mess in that one Barkley starting to dance now a little bit think he's trying to Coast through around there's that little dance step and he's fainting with his feet he has a right to he's probably far ahead wouldn't you agree well yes I would have to say that this is a tough fight and it's a fight that you have to watch cuz anything can happen but pointwise I have Bley will the reputation of Roberto Duran mean anything to the judges though a question to be asked that's what gave me gray hair when I was managing a training figh it's not supposed to me [Applause] anything but then remember the judge that had CH Leonard seven points ahead against tagler under that [Applause] fight wasn't that the judge that H people selected yes amazingly so good right by Durant there's not as much snap on dur you're right he's pushing it for halfway through the ninth round scheduled for 10 right hand by Barkley but Durant comes with his own left hook come on work out of there come on work out of there just get the dur can take a better punch right at this moment in the fight andan if Durant land landed a big clean punch I think it would have a big effect on IR he's tired good good straight right hand Barkley backs up and takes a right hand he may be in a little bit of trouble well you can see he's really he's he's composed but he's he's tired no question he should be and he goes to the body again I am amazed that in this ninth round dur has taking the body punishment he's taken and he's still there you know you see these kids fight the amage as they fight three rounds and they train hard and they get tired the reason that Duran is able to do what he's doing he's so relaxed in the ring he's so comfortable in there half a minute left to go in this ninth round a strange footnote to this fight is this only the second time in this long pro career that Roberto Duran fought in the Atlantic City alien territory to him but he's still got his fans as you've heard throughout this bout and they came through the snowstorm to be here I bet you they did F this Arena let's go come on let's go round nine is ending perhaps Duran's best round in the last five or [Applause] six go back up stay inside on what would it Duran fight be without that flag in the crowd corner of Roberto Durant his fourth world title as you certainly know he won the lightweight title the welterweight and the junior middleweight he has failed as a middleweight to win the crown he's behind in the fight Gil I think we feel that in any case is there enough time for him to turn around the decision don't make mist Durant finished and won these last three rounds comfortably there'd be a lot of excitement in this wall if he didn't get it the left eye of Iran Barkley a good look at it as Gil pointed out it could be ready to close little reminiscent of the right eye of Dave Moore when Durant fought him in 83 but the difference here is that Barkley has done much better work in this B and is probably ahead but it could be academic the way they're wailing away it almost looks as if Roberto Duran has got a second or third win where have he got it from I don't know I hav a clue with punishment he's taking from Iran Barkley both to the body and the head watch for that right hand of Durance when Barkley is lazy with the jab or misses with the hook that's when the right hand comes across from [Applause] dur we're in the 10th it is scheduled for 12 Duran has been Landing with the left jab believe it or not against the taller guy and that was a punch that was dormant early in the fight but now Durant getting it cranked up there's that right hand and another one on a left hook and when he does that Barkley reverts to his old form and whales away which makes him even more susceptible to get hit with the counter punch it's been a good 10th round for Duran he cannot be underestimated even a 37 I guess he's proving that to all bre out he's proven to me again that he's one of the greatest Fighters that ever lived break out break out break [Applause] out again the overhand right in a round in which like the ninth Durant has done some excellent work good right by Barkley and there's the jab reemerging of Iran Barkley remember how effective that was over the first seven or eight [Applause] rounds every time there's a l that chant goes [Applause] up oley's legs are starting to spread now Durant waited for three Miss Jabs by Duran by Barkley and then landed an overhand right good right hand on the inside by Duran it's been a remarkably clean fight from Duran no head butting no elbows but boy dur again all break out break out break out there have been those and round 10 a huge round for Duran Come on again the Bodywork of [Applause] Barkley the low blow by Duran round 10 a big one for the hands of stone stay back you heavy come on now let's go to work second up let's go you hear me let's go you got to win these next two rounds B you got to get inside stay inside with this a tired Iran Barkley getting some encouragement from Al Balden they want him on the inside but you know the thing that amazes me is I thought Durant in about the seventh to eightth round was really starting to show signs of weariness he came back and for that last round like was the first round and as we look at Roberto Durant at 37 he has the fans pumped up and he's got himself pumped up the question I guess now is if he doesn't score a knockout which is not out of the question can Duran win a decision six more minutes of fighting for this man will it be his last six if he fights the 11th and 12th round the way he fought the 10th round I think it's going to be tough for the judges to vote for Iran Brockley you know they like to see a guy finish strong course the question is how many many of those early rounds did Barkley take you have him taking quite a few but you've got at least three or four Mark close three of them close which means they could be slide right over into Durant's corner I haven't scored it round by round I would think Barkley's got to be ahead by at least a couple of points but again we've got two rounds left scoring on a 10-point mus system no one has been knocked down in the fight so presumably these are all 10 n rounds but remember Duran was hurt very badly in the second round and and in the eighth badly hurt in the eighth by a left hook now Durant thre that right hand with bad intentions he had got as much snap on that as he's had on any right hand in the earlier round ironically after he was hurt in the eighth Durant started his comeback in the ninth round and in the last three has been excellent now Barley's back to that body again and back up to the head you can't try to out think dur he has to he has to out bomb him what he [Applause] asked we're in the 11th it's a 12 rounder and it may go good hook downstairs by Barkley and the jab but nothing is phasing Duran right now except the Farley is scoring in this round now hasn't been a bad round for Iran we're halfway through who will win the second part of this round there's Durant setting to flow out right hand I can see it from here he's looking for the lazy jab of dark they trade hooks the left eye Manley the left eye is almost closed he is showing signs of weariness no question about that there's a right hand and a left fo by Durant and another big right hand by Durant Barkley may not be seeing the right hand and yes Duran is nailing him with it they want Barkley on the inside where he isn't going to be hit with that overhand right big right by Barkley but again the right F Barkley's in trouble he's KN down first knockdown of the fight hey how you feel like just feel that coming just feel it coming he's very wobbly another right hand by Durant look at Durant go to work and nice and relaxed C remember though IR Iran Barkley has tremendous heart he's been down before and gotten up only a few seconds remain here in the 11 the first two-point round of the [Applause] fight Barkley looking for his corner he smiling but he's hurt H that was a big big round you say two-point round that may have been a three-point round very [Applause] possibly knock down you know you have to remember the 10th could have been a two-point round there's that first right hand there's the left hook another right hand and there's the big one and down he goes right on the button combinations from this 37y old in the 11th round I don't see how barley can recover from these shots back in this next round talking about a surgeon operating on somebody there's a surgeon for you the combination by Duran puts him down Iran Barkley has his work cut out for him in the 12 the 12th and Final Round the WBC middle a crown is at stake and believe me it is at stake right now Barkley has he shaking the CB we well now it's up to Roberto Duran to have a good finishing round and as we had mentioned after the ninth round if Duran won the last three rounds big that he could get this fight and again the right hand bounces off Barkley said remember they told Barkley the longer the fight goes the better it is for us it hasn't worked out that way we noticed out remember I mentioned I said it looks like Roberto Durant got his third win where he got it from and I just I just felt he was strong in the Barky going into those last few rounds he said he was in good shape he looked excellent in his sparring sessions he came in at a good weight and yes Roberto Duran's for real in this bout he's he's still going to have to land another big bomb Al he can't think that he has the fight won by any stretch of the imagination and interestingly it's Barkley who's pressing the attack and landing in this round has not been a bad beginning in the 12th round for Barkley this has been a fight of twist and turns well you have to watch the end of this round I'm sure Roberto Durant has a good land for the end of this round that's the part he wants to win he's Landing right hands again he h Barkley again now remember even if he wins this round there's no guarantee Duran will win a decision but he'll be right there oh go a come on out of there early Baron was very effective Durant started the comeback in the middle rounds especially by the [Applause] N combination by Durant all three punches landed what about the heart of Barkley though Gil he was so hurt he is in the 12 both these guys have tremendous there's no question when Roberto dur those middle rounds looked like he was all out of it we said the only thing he had left is hot boy somehow he got that that second third win whatever you know with a minute left Barkley still Landing good short punches he landed a great short right hand that drove Duran back this has not been a bad round for bar let's just watch these last 45 seconds Al it'll tell us a lot there that big look at Barley's legs doesn't have a leg under him and look at the ran now dancing around PL the jab by Barkley can Durant afford to dance around though it's been a around that's very close and the fight may be in the balance with only a little more than 20 seconds left Barkley with the jab and that's his best punch right now cuz he's pushing the hook in the right hand it'll end and it will be a classic war big right hand by Duran this has been extraordinary [Applause] his left eye is battered but Iran Barkley thinks he's the winner so does this man Roberto Durant I wouldn't want to be a judge in this F out I wouldn't either I would give the not personally to Barkley I thought he probably won more rounds even with a two or three-point round by Durant but it would be a very very close call Michael Buffer's in the center of the Ring ladies and gentlemen we have a split decision Dave Brown scores about 116 to 113 for Barkley Iran Barkley 116 113 ji Ferrari scores it 118 112 for Duran what a big wow Tommy cosmer scores it 116 so 112 for the winner and new that tells you who's champion a wild discrepancy on the score card 11812 for Durant is shocking as is 11612 for Duran well apparently they would captured by Durant Durant's ring generalship the fact he threw those flashy little combinations and they forgot about's work ethic well it is a split decision win for Roberto Durant he's won his fourth world title let's go up to Tony Hernandez he has both [Music] Fighters Roberto

Channel: Top Rank Boxing

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Id: 5c5MDIP9CAs

Length: 46min 40sec (2800 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 24 2024