Hands Of Stone

Perhaps Panama's greatest ever boxer if not one of the greatest ever known
He is as tough as nails and a true battler and he lived up to his nick name 'hands of stone'
He fought Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler in world middleweight boxing three of the very best
He took big hits and he hit back much harder and he is one who passed the greatness test.

He was the world champion in his twenties and he regained the title years beyond his prime
And he is one who does not surrender easily as others do to good old father time
In the boxing annals he will live forever and his will always be a household name
He was a world champion in his forties and he is one who fought hard for his fame.

Roberto Duran is a boxing legend and boxing purists ever will recall
That he was tough as nails and a great champion and one of the greatest battlers of them all
He is not one of the most stylish boxers and he did not mind it when the going got tough
And he did not show respect for his opponents and twelve rounds with him for most more than enough.

One of his country's greatest ever fighters the legend of Duran will never die
He only fought the best men of his era and his record to his greatness testify,
A world champion even in his forties and in the fight game he is quite well known
And you cannot say you know much about boxing if you have never heard of 'hands of stone'.