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Leonard - Duran II

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Five months after their first confrontation in Montreal, which had turned to the advantage of Duran, the young American prodigy finds the Panamanian hands of stone. This November 25, 1990, New Orleans, however feels that the powder.
Sugar Ray Leonard intends to erase his disappointment when the defending champion hopes to add another success to his collection of fourteen wins in world championship.
The contrast of styles keeps all its promises for eight times before the famous "No Mas" let go of resentment by Roberto Duran.
The tears of Sugar in Montreal have just had time to dry after the cruel disappointment inflicted by the "hands of stone" of the king of light. Dozens of times, the "Golden Boy" has viewed the images of his failure. He identified his sins of pride, beat the "game of war." Yet despite his preparation for this damned contrast, forecasts, but lately his virtuosity in favor, leaning strongly to the destructive force of the Panamanian, even if the ad with an excess weight of six pounds, nearly a month before this new appointment.
His hatred for the American has now transformed into the extraordinary arrogance. "There is only one legend of the rings, it's me! Leonard did not understand?" Still unbeaten in World Championships (since 1972, he successfully chained 14), its new coronation was introduced into the circle of legends. Before him, only Barney Ross in May 1934, and Henry Armstrong in July 1938 were crowned in both divisions prestigious lightweight and welterweight.

For this, however, Duran

pocketing eight million dollars against "only" six to Leonard. The young American knows he has no right to a second failure on pain of breaking the golden thread of his career. The pressure on his shoulders is enormous. Four years after his Olympic final, this appointment is the most decisive of his life. Winner, he would erase his failure in Montreal, but beaten, he will join the long list of failed hopes in the professional ranks.

Surrounded by his clan, including Angelo Dundee, Leonard travels slowly, his face almost tied with the issue, the long road to the ring. In his black robe, the angel seems to have turned into a demon. And even though the challenger did not arrive at ringside, the "pack" of Panama, not a frenzied, also appeared in the crowd. Duran breathing invulnerable assurance and arrogance of a champion sure of his facts.
Under the cameras of ABC, Ray Charles marks the importance of the event by a sublime interpretation of "Sweet America" ​​that relaxes his compatriot, now all smiles on the soul anthem which sends the already want to dance. Undoubtedly, Duran seems less sharp than in Montreal. His gaze both Ray, but does not seem as dark as hate and five months ago.

Camped in the center of the ring from the first gong, Duran began his hunt. He tries to fit in, but this time, Leonard does not scalded the fight midway and uses his mobility to dance around the hands of stone, like a shadow.
Duran is trying gradually to increase its pressure, but nothing works, Leonard is released from all dangerous situations with its vista and speed. Never static, always moving on tiptoe, it affects jabs and managed two nice lines.
While Duran finally managed to catch Leonard in the second recovery, it is he who is a terrible counter right hook. This move puts him in a rage. It tries to impose war, launching shots of absolute fury. But Sugar is released without a lot of pressure. The next round, he still dodges the heavy lines with ease and punishes even the Panamanian left hooks against evil.
Suddenly Duran touch of a hard right into the face of Leonard. But this reply does not make the mistake of staying at the preferred distance of his opponent. The end of the round is a terrible battle. The pressure of the championship finally comes to impose some fights against the ropes, but the speed of the U.S. is also the difference.

In the fourth round, the challenger is still elusive. What
Sugar difference between this fight and Montreal! Hands of stone boxing in a vacuum. A round later, Leonard suddenly fall heavily to the ground, but driven only by Duran who returns to his corner, frustrated. In his corner, Ray Arcel encouraged to raise even the laundry and get closer to trigger more trade midway. But the class of Leonard neutralizes all aggressive South American. Unable to adapt its boxing, Duran gets mad and continues to search for the street fight. As a bullfighter, Leonard dancing around him, then suddenly spins up banderillas. This is a recital!

At the 6th, the battle turns in the demonstration. Duran lost its luster over the second. Static, outdated, unresolved, disillusioned ... Under control, he is regularly countered during his attacks. Frustration at such a domination technique is enormous. But the seventh round will be even more terrible for him.
It is 2 minutes and Leonard provides the show. In the manner of his idol Muhammad Ali, he mocks his opponent now. Hands on knees, the room, laughing, causes, and picnic and fainted. Moves his shoulders, and even against heavy hooks. The public rejoicing. What a lesson in noble art! Sugar Duran bullied. Suddenly he begins to dance, then mouline his right jab before unleashing a left foot. Leonard leads again and motioned to Duran to come to better counter it. No one had treated and Duran. It's show Leonard and Duran is reduced in the second part. Arcel is still trying to motivate his colt to the call of the eighth, but he has already understood that he would not accept such a long punishment. However, American does not lead only two points for two judges.

It remains 16 seconds before the end of the eighth round, when suddenly Duran turned his back on his opponent. The Mexican referee Octovio Meyram does not understand and ordered him to box. Duran said that no two words have become legendary: "No Mas" (Enough). Terrible confession of failure. Demoralized, the ogre in mind flawless turns a colossus with feet of clay. Duran, the idol of a nation and a continent, touched the depths of his strength and his pride, abdicates. Leonard takes back and explodes with joy, but private fireworks, the crowd roars of dissatisfaction with the resignation of Panamanian mad.

Having returned to his dressing room as whistles, Duran, in disarray alongside

his agent Luis Henriquez, book an interview where he excuse touching without actually convince stomach cramps to justify its abandonment, before announcing its withdrawal from the ring.
Mobility and ease of insolent American had because of the great Roberto. Despite his record unmatched in the aftermath of the wreck, not wanting to accept the rules of the law of the rings, the latter is placed under the thunder of the press, as an outlaw. Some journalists are questioning even if it is still a fighter and dare call him a "deserter." As if two words were enough to transform this lord of the royal line of warriors in a loose Hispanic ...

But never was as painful and as difficult to defeat up psychologically. The redemption of the demigod lasts 30 months. Undermined by this punishment, painfully won in 1981 Minchillo and Nino Gonzalez Duran was defeated by Benitez and Kirkland Laing before succeeding his double or nothing in June 1983 for the title WBA super welterweight at the expense of Davey Moore.
Nine years later, to finally heal his wounds, he agreed to meet for a beautiful Leonard titled "Uno Mas" (Again).


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Cinq mois après leur première confrontation à Montréal, qui avait tourné à l'avantage de Duran, le jeune prodige américain retrouve le Panaméen aux mains de pierre. Ce 25 novembre 1990, à la Nouvelle Orleans, cette revanche sent la poudre.
Sugar Ray Leonard entend effacer sa désillusion alors que le champion en titre espère ajouter un succès de plus à sa collection de quatorze victoires en championnat du monde.
L'opposition de styles tient toutes ses promesses durant huit reprises avant le fameux "No mas" lâché de dépit par Roberto Duran.
Les larmes versées par Sugar à Montréal ont tout juste eu le temps de sécher après la cruelle désillusion infligée par les "mains de pierre" du roi des légers. Des dizaines de fois, le "Golden Boy" a visionné les images de son échec. Il a cerné ses péchés d'orgueil, battu au "jeu de la guerre". Pourtant, malgré sa préparation de damné pour cette revanche, les pronostics, naguères favorables à sa virtuosité, penchent solidement pour la force destructrice du Panaméen, même si on l’annonce avec un excédent de poids de six kilos, près d'un mois avant ce nouveau rendez-vous.
Sa haine envers l'Américain s'est désormais transformée en extraordinaire arrogance. "Il n'y a qu'une seule légende des rings, c'est moi ! Leonard ne l'a pas compris ?" Toujours invaincu en championnats du monde (depuis 1972, il a enchaîné 14 succès), son nouveau sacre l'a introduit dans le cercle des légendes. Avant lui, seuls Barney Ross en mai 1934, puis Henry Armstrong en juillet 1938 ont été sacrés dans les deux prestigieuses divisions des poids légers et welters.

Pour cette revanche, Duran

empoche huit millions de dollars, contre "seulement" six à Leonard. Le jeune Américain sait qu'il n'a pas le droit à un second échec sous peine de rompre le fil doré de sa carrière. La pression sur ses épaules est énorme. Quatre années après sa finale olympique, ce rendez vous est le plus décisif de sa vie. Vainqueur, il effacerait son échec de Montréal, mais battu, il rejoindra la longue liste des grands espoirs ayant échoué dans les rangs professionnels.

Entouré de son clan, dont Angelo Dundee, Leonard parcourt lentement, le visage presque noué par l’enjeu, le long chemin vers le ring. Dans son peignoir noir, l’ange semble s’être mué en démon. Et alors même que le challenger n’est pas arrivé aux abords du ring, la "meute" panaméenne, sur un pas endiablé, fait également son apparition dans la foule. Duran respire l’assurance invulnérable et arrogante d’un champion sûr de son fait.
Sous les caméras d’ABC, Ray Charles marque l’importance de l’événement par une interprétation sublime de "Sweet America" qui détend son compatriote, désormais tout sourire sur l’hymne soul qui lui transmet déjà l’envie de danser. Incontestablement, Duran semble moins affûté qu’à Montréal. Son regard fixe les deux Ray, mais ne semble pas aussi haineux et sombre que cinq mois auparavant.

Campé au centre du ring dès le premier coup de gong, Duran entame sa chasse. Il cherche à cadrer, mais cette fois, Leonard échaudé n’accepte pas le combat à mi-distance et utilise sa mobilité pour danser autour des mains de pierre, telle une ombre.
Duran tente progressivement d’augmenter sa pression, mais rien n’y fait, Leonard se dégage de toutes les situations dangereuses grâce à sa vista et sa vitesse. Jamais statique, sans cesse en mouvement sur la pointe des pieds, il touche en jabs et réussit deux belles droites.
Alors que Duran réussit enfin à coincer Leonard dans la 2e reprise, c’est lui qui se fait contrer d’un terrible crochet droit. Ce coup le met dans une colère noire. Il tente d’imposer la guerre, lance des coups d’une furie absolue. Mais Sugar se dégage sans mal de la pression. Au round suivant, il esquive encore les lourdes droites avec une facilité déconcertante et sanctionne encore le Panaméen de crochets gauches en contre diaboliques.
Soudain, Duran touche d’une dure droite le visage de Leonard. Mais celui-ci réplique et ne commet pas l’erreur de rester à la distance préférée de son adversaire. La fin du round est une terrible bataille. La pression du champion arrive enfin à imposer quelques rixes dans les cordes, mais la vitesse de l’Américain fait également la différence.

Au 4e round, le challenger reste toujours aussi insaisissable. Quelle
différence entre le Sugar de ce combat et celui de Montréal ! Les mains de pierres boxent dans le vide. Un round plus tard, Leonard chute soudain lourdement au sol, mais poussé seulement par Duran qui rentre dans son coin, frustré. Dans son coin, Ray Arcel l’encourage à hausser encore son pressing et à se rapprocher pour déclencher plus d’échanges à mi-distance. Mais la classe de Leonard neutralise toute l’agressivité du sud-Américain. Incapable d'adapter sa boxe, Duran s'énerve et continue à rechercher la bagarre de rue. Comme un torero, Leonard danse autour de lui, virevolte puis soudain place des banderilles. C'est un récital !

Lors du 6e, le combat tourne à la démonstration. Duran perd de sa superbe au fil des secondes. Statique, dépassé, sans solution, désabusé... Sous contrôle, il est régulièrement contré lors de ses attaques. Sa frustration devant une telle domination technique devient énorme. Mais le 7e round sera encore plus terrible pour lui.
Il reste 2 minutes et Leonard assure le show. A la manière de son idole Muhammad Ali, il nargue désormais son adversaire. Les mains à hauteur des genoux, il chambre, rigole, provoque, puis pique et s'évanouit. Remue ses épaules, puis contre encore de lourds crochets. Le public jubile. Quelle leçon de noble art ! Sugar harcèle moralement Duran. Soudain il se met à danser, puis mouline son bras droit avant de décocher un jab du gauche. Leonard provoque encore et fait signe à Duran de venir pour mieux le contrer. Personne n’avait traité Duran ainsi. C’est le show de Leonard et Duran en est réduit au second rôle. Arcel tente encore de motiver son poulain à l’appel du 8e, mais il a déjà compris que ce dernier n’accepterait pas longtemps un tel châtiment. Cependant, l’Américain ne mène que de deux points pour deux juges.

Il reste 16 secondes avant la fin du 8e round, quand soudain Duran tourne le dos à son adversaire. L'arbitre mexicain Octovio Meyram ne comprend pas et lui ordonne de boxer. Duran ne répond que deux mots, devenus légendaires: "No Mas" (Assez !). Terrible aveu d'impuissance. Démoralisé, l'ogre au mental sans faille se révèle un colosse aux pieds d'argile. Duran, l'idole d'une nation et d'un continent, touché au plus profond de sa force et de son orgueil, abdique. Leonard récupère son titre et explose de joie, mais privée du feu d'artifice, la foule gronde de mécontentement face à la folle résignation du panaméen.

Après avoir Regagné son vestiaire sous les sifflets, Duran, en plein désarroi aux cotés

de son agent Luis Henriquez, livre une interview touchante où il prétexte sans réellement convaincre des crampes d'estomac pour justifier son abandon, avant d’annoncer son retrait des rings.
La mobilité et l'insolente facilité de l'Américain, ont eu raison du grand Roberto. Malgré son palmarès incomparable, au lendemain de ce naufrage, en ne voulant pas accepter les règles de la loi des rings, ce dernier se place sous la foudre de la presse spécialisée, tel un hors la loi. Certains journalistes s'interrogent même s'il est toujours un boxeur et osent le qualifier de "déserteur". Comme si deux mots avaient suffi à transformer ce seigneur de la ligné royale des guerriers hispaniques en un lâche...

Jamais une revanche ne fut aussi douloureuse et une défaite aussi difficile à remonter psychologiquement. La rédemption du demi-dieu dure 30 mois. Miné par cette punition, vainqueur péniblement en 1981 de Minchillo et Nino Gonzalez, Duran est défait par Benitez puis Kirkland Laing avant de réussir son quitte ou double en juin 1983 pour le titre des super-welters WBA aux dépens de Davey Moore.
Neuf ans plus tard, pour définitivement guérir ses blessures, il accepta de retrouver Leonard pour une belle titrée "Uno Mas" (Une fois encore).


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