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Roberto Durán (b. June 16, 1951) is a famous boxer from Panama, and is generally regarded as one of the greatest lightweight of all-time and one of the top 10 best pound for pound fighters ever. He held world titles at four different weights - lightweight (1972-79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983-84) and middleweight (1989). He was also the only boxer to have fought in five different decades. He finally retired in January 2002, with a professional record of 120 fights, 104 wins with 69 KOs. He was nicknamed Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone).

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