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HANDS OF STONE : THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF ROBERTO DURAN

May 13, '07 8:55 PM
by Jim for everyone

Category:	Books
Genre:	Sports
Author:	Christian Giudice

Roberto Duran is my favorite fighter of all time. Because of this fact I thought I may be a little bias in my opinion of the book " Hands Of Stone ". Would I over rate it because the subject was Duran or would I be too harsh and expect too much ? All I know is when it hit the shelf, I had to have it. Although time is not a luxury for me these days I was going to make time to read this book. I'm glad I did.

The author Christian Giudice did a tremendous job in researching this project. I was amazed at the number of people who were a part of Duran's life and legacy that he was able to talk too. The information he was able to gather molded this into more then just a book. It became a journey through Duran's life from his humble beginnings to the present. Family members and former opponents along with many others painted a picture of this great fighter and complex man we call Duran. That name alone stirs great memories for boxing fans around the world and the author was able to weave a superb story of one of boxing's all time greats on to the pages of this book.

This is a must read for all boxing fans and if you are a Duran fan...Well what are you waiting for ?

Jim Amato

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durantheman wrote on Sep 14, '07

Hello Jim, I Will Purchase This Awesome Book On Roberto Duran. Roberto Duran Is By Far My Favorite Fighter Duran Fought From 118 To 175 lbs In The Modern Era, Look At Pics Of Duran As A Lightweight Who Would Of Ever Believed He Would Beat A Great Ray At 147, Moore At 154, I Believe A Draw Against Hagler At 160, Beat Barkley At 160. Here Is Why I Rank Roberto No 3 lbflb All Time, Duran Was The 1970s As Ali, Monzon, But Duran Was So Great You Could Match Him Low 130s In lbs Up To 160 lbs And He Could Win! Monzon Jumping To 190 To Fight Evander Holyfield, That's An Idea What The Great Roberto Duran Has Done. Jim On Your lbflb Top 20 Since 1966 Is By Far The Best List I Ever Read Or Came Across, As I Told You Jim Mr Salvador Sanchez Should Crack The Top 10 Easily, I Never Agree On Any-ones List. Keep Up The Outstanding Work. Anthony, Mike.