Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez - Revision history

Earl at 19:25, 3 November 2013

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	<fight>480</fight>		<fight>480</fight>
	*'''Referee:''' [[Ferd Hernandez]]		*'''Referee:''' [[Ferd Hernandez]]
	*~~'''Aired On~~:~~''' ABC~~		*[[:File:Holmes-Shavers II poster.jpg\|Fight Poster]]
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	*Roberto Duran 68-1 (54 KOs) vs. Zeferino Gonzalez 19-2-1 (5 KOs)		*Roberto Duran 68-1 (54 KOs) vs. Zeferino Gonzalez 19-2-1 (5 KOs)
	*~~Fight was on the undercard of~~ [[Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers (2nd meeting)]].		*The fight card included [[Larry Holmes]] [[Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers (2nd meeting)\|vs.]] [[Earnie Shavers]] for the [[WBC]] heavyweight title, [[Wilfredo Gomez]] vs. [[Carlos Mendoza]] for the WBC super bantamweight title, [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] [[Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Andy Price\|vs.]] [[Andy Price]] for the [[NABF]] welterweight title, and [[Michael Dokes]] vs. [[Jimmy Young]].
	*Per broadcaster [[~~Howard Cosell~~]], ~~Duran trained for just three weeks~~ for the ~~bout~~.		*The card was televised live in primetime by ABC.
	*Gonzalez ~~earned~~ $25,000 ~~for the bout;~~ the largest payday of his career.		*The fights took place at the [[Caesars Palace]] Sports Pavilion.
	*At six feet tall, Gonzalez had a five-inch height advantage as well as four-inch reach advantage.		*Duran earned $100,000 and Gonzalez got $25,000, which was the largest payday of his career.
	*[[Sugar Ray Leonard~~]] (24-0)~~, who knocked out [[Andy Price~~]] (28-5-3)~~ in the 1st ~~Round~~ earlier in the night, was at ringside watching the bout.		*At six feet tall, Gonzalez had a five-inch height advantage as well as a four-inch reach advantage.
			*Sugar Ray Leonard, who knocked out Andy Price in the 1st round earlier in the night, was at ringside watching the bout.
			*ABC broadcaster [[Howard Cosell]] noted that Duran looked "a little bit puffy" and said Duran's co-trainer, [[Freddie Brown]], told him that Duran "has only been really training for three weeks."
			*The Associated Press reported: "Although the crowd at Caesars Palace cheered for Gonzalez...Duran held command throughout the 10-round bout."
			*Howard Cosell said: "I felt Duran was the winner. I felt he was the dominant, the aggressive fighter throughout the fight. Had Gonzalez had better punching power, it could have taken a different turn of events, but as I suggested at the outset of the bout...Gonzalez with that angular and suspiciously strong body, or unsuspectingly strong body, did put up a whale of a show."

	== Bout Summary ==		== Bout Summary ==
	Duran had success in the ~~earlier~~ rounds coming straight in and throwing wide shots against the lanky Gonzalez. He landed several clean right hands and threw counter shots immediately after Gonzalez stuck out his jab. Gonzalez frustrated Duran in ~~Rounds~~ 5 and 6 by maintaining enough distance to make him miss and ~~landing~~ clean shots, mainly a lead right hand, as Duran reached with his punches. Action picked up in ~~Round 7~~ as each man landed solid shots amid quick exchanges, with Duran ~~likely earning~~ the ~~round~~. A clash of heads opened a cut over Duran's left eye in ~~Round 8~~. It was handled well between rounds by the corner, however, and did not affect Duran in the final two ~~competitive~~ rounds. Despite the loss, it proved to be good showing for the unheralded Gonzalez, who received a rousing applause at the end of the bout. Many in attendance booed upon the announcement of the judges' scores.		Duran had success in the early rounds coming straight in and throwing wide shots against the lanky Gonzalez. He landed several clean right hands and threw counter shots immediately after Gonzalez stuck out his jab. Gonzalez frustrated Duran in rounds 5 and 6 by maintaining enough distance to make him miss and land clean counter shots, mainly a lead right hand, as Duran reached with his punches. Action picked up in the 7th as each man landed solid shots amid quick exchanges, with Duran getting the better of it. A clash of heads opened a cut over Duran's left eye in the 8th. It was handled well between rounds by the corner, however, and did not affect Duran in the final two rounds. Duran came out fast in the 9th and held control in the 10th. Despite the loss, it proved to be a good showing for the unheralded Gonzalez, who received a rousing applause at the end of the bout. Many in attendance booed upon the announcement of the judges' scores.

	== ~~Quotes~~ ==		==Article==
	*"~~I felt~~ Duran ~~was the winner. I felt he was the dominant~~, ~~the aggressive~~, fighter throughout the fight. Had Gonzalez had better punching power, it could have taken a different turn of events, but as I suggested at the outset of the bout Gonzalez with than angular and suspiciously strong body or unsuspectingly strong body did put up a whale of a show." - [[Howard Cosell]]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dnQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4792,5370642&dq=roberto+duran+zeferino+gonzalez&hl=en "Duran wins unanimous decision" Associated Press, September 29, 1979]

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	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	"I felt Duran was the winner. I felt he was the dominant, the aggressive, fighter throughout the fight. Had Gonzalez had better punching power, it could have taken a different turn of events, but as I suggested at the outset of the bout Gonzalez with than angular and suspiciously strong body or unsuspectingly strong body did put up a whale of a show." - [[Howard Cosell]]		*"I felt Duran was the winner. I felt he was the dominant, the aggressive, fighter throughout the fight. Had Gonzalez had better punching power, it could have taken a different turn of events, but as I suggested at the outset of the bout Gonzalez with than angular and suspiciously strong body or unsuspectingly strong body did put up a whale of a show." - [[Howard Cosell]]

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<fight>480</fight>
*'''Aired On:''' ABC
== Notes ==
*Roberto Duran 68-1 (54 KOs) vs. Zeferino Gonzalez 19-2-1 (5 KOs)
*Fight was on the undercard of [[Larry Holmes vs. Earnie Shavers (2nd meeting)]].
*Per broadcaster [[Howard Cosell]], Duran trained for just three weeks for the bout.
*Gonzalez earned $25,000 for the bout; the largest payday of his career.
*At six feet tall, Gonzalez had a five-inch height advantage as well as four-inch reach advantage.
*[[Sugar Ray Leonard]] (24-0), who knocked out [[Andy Price]] (28-5-3) in the 1st Round earlier in the night, was at ringside watching the bout.
== Bout Summary ==
Duran had success in the earlier rounds coming straight in and throwing wide shots against the lanky Gonzalez. He landed several clean right hands and threw counter shots immediately after Gonzalez stuck out his jab. Gonzalez frustrated Duran in Rounds 5 and 6 by maintaining enough distance to make him miss and landing clean shots, mainly a lead right hand, as Duran reached with his punches. Action picked up in Round 7 as each man landed solid shots amid quick exchanges, with Duran likely earning the round. A clash of heads opened a cut over Duran's left eye in Round 8. It was handled well between rounds by the corner, however, and did not affect Duran in the final two competitive rounds. Despite the loss, it proved to be good showing for the unheralded Gonzalez, who received a rousing applause at the end of the bout. Many in attendance booed upon the announcement of the judges' scores.

== Quotes ==
"I felt Duran was the winner. I felt he was the dominant, the aggressive, fighter throughout the fight. Had Gonzalez had better punching power, it could have taken a different turn of events, but as I suggested at the outset of the bout Gonzalez with than angular and suspiciously strong body or unsuspectingly strong body did put up a whale of a show." - [[Howard Cosell]]

Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez - Revision history

Earl at 19:25, 3 November 2013

Sweetscientist: add referee

Sweetscientist at 01:48, 21 May 2012

Sweetscientist: moved Fight:480 to Roberto Duran vs. Zeferino Gonzalez

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