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Roberto Duran of Panama took the WBC World Welterweight Crown from the great Sugar Ray Leonard from Palmer Park, MD, in Montreal, Canada, on this date 44 years ago!

Duran becomes a true all-time pound per pound great. Leonard becomes a man.

I love thus fight. And consider the greatest achievement of any boxer in my lifetime. Leonard, just by the eye test, is the best boxer I have ever seen.

For Duran to take the fight to him as the naturally smaller man and win in such style was truly amazing.

It's a shame that Duran did not the discipline he needed to be at the very top ever again.

Roberto Duran looked like a hungry lion. A demon-possessed fighter that night. The approach to the fight, the strategy and everything else in between in that unforgettable night in Montreal made Duran a legend.