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In keeping with his reputation for haughty defiance, Duran turned his back on Benitez and dismissed him with a wave of his right glove when the smiling champion, anticipating a favorable outcome, ventured toward him to offer a conciliatory hug before ring announcer Chuck Hull read the judges’ tallies.
But if I lose to Benitez...." Leonard was the ultimate because on Nov. 25, 1980 in New Orleans' Super-dome, Duran lost his welterweight championship rematch to Leonard when he quit...
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Jan 30, 2022 · “Leonard is my ultimate goal. But if I lose to Benitez……” As for the reigning and defending WBC super-welterweight champ, Benitez said all he wanted after beating Duran was a shot at...
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In December 1981, it was announced that the reigning WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benítez would defend his title the following month against former lightweight and welterweight champion Roberto Durán, who was moving up in weight in pursuit of becoming a three-division champion. [2]
- Wilfred Benítez
- "El Radar"
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- $1,400,000
Jan 25, 1982 · Benitez disappeared altogether while training for his fight against Randy Shields on Aug. 25, 1978, quietly breaking camp in New York City one day to spend a week with his girl friend in Florida....
Benitez made a believer out of Duran, whose try at winning Benitez's WBC super welterweight title was a constant disaster in a 15-round unanimous decision. Duran, the famed intimidator, couldn't intimidate.
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On January 30, 1982 Wilfred Benitez successfully defended his WBC junior middleweight title, for the second time, by posting a 15-round unanimous decision over the great Panamanian Roberto Duran.
