05-06-2016, 17:55
No denying he was a great boxer and by all accounts a great humanitarian as well. RIP. I don't really follow boxing because I think it is a crazy sport but the one I always admired was Roberto Duran. He held 4 titles in 4 different weight divisions. (Losing and gaining weight in order to fight in those divisions) If you get a chance read his bio on Wiki. Not trying to take anything away from MA, but in my book RD had more nerve and guts than any other boxer I know of. Can't remember who he was fighting at the time, but he was beaten to a within an inch of his life but refused to go down in the ring, instead clinging on through sheer willpower. Don't know how he managed to do it.
'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.