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impossible for him to continue. He was groaning in terrible pain. But it wasn't that punch alone, it was a culmination. Buchanan was unable to continue." Durán meanwhile, dismissed
Buchanan's claims that he had won with an illegal blow stating "A lot of boxers try to make you think they were hit low because they are losing. I won it legally." Buchanan insisted Durán had taken liberties in the fight not only with low blows, but also with headbutts and was critical of LoBianco's officiating claiming "I got no protection from the referee. No matter where I put my head, his (Duran's) head was there and it was cracking." A post-fight examination by A. Harry Kleiman of the
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offensively and defensively. Durán would score a first round flash knockdown (the only one of the fight) after landing a right hand that caused
Buchanan to place his gloves on the mat to break his fall. As the 13th and final round came to an end, both fighters continued to throw punches after the bell had sounded just before referee
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The brazen Durán predicted he would knockout the champion out "in 9 rounds or less", Buchanan however discredited Durán's impressive record claiming none of the fighters he had beaten previously had been a top fighter asking, "Who's He Beaten?’ He has a fair record, but he's not fought anybody. He's
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could separate the pair, Durán landed a low blow that sent
Buchanan down to the mat in obvious pain. Buchanan was able to get back up but had to be helped to his corner and after being checked by LoBianco, it was determined that Buchanan could not continue and the fight was stopped with Durán being
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In May 1972, it was announced that the reigning WBA lightweight champion would face the number-one ranked contender
Roberto Durán in Madison Square Garden on June 26th, two day before Buchanan's 27th birthday. Heavily anticipated, Buchanan was given a $ 125,000 purse, a then-record for a fighter in
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Both Durán and LoBianco maintained that
Buchanan had been hit with a legal punch to the abdomen and not a low blow. Immediately after the fight LoBianco defended his decision explaining "They fought after the bell, but the punch that put Buchanan down was in the abdomen, not any lower. It was
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Durán would be named the winner by technical knockout in the 13th round, but the result was highly controversial. Serving as the aggressor, Durán was able to control the fight and had built up a sizeable lead on the judge's scorecards prior to the stoppage while
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the No. 1 challenger, but who's he beaten? He's never fought anybody in the top ten. But the World Boxing
Association told me I had to fight him because he's the No. 1 challenger. As long as he's legitimate, I'll fight the man."
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555:"Ken Buchanan vs. Roberto Duran"
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16:Boxing match
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565:8 September
501:Tommy Clark
261:Recognition
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327:Background
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884:Ray Arcel
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361:Aftermath
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144:$ 125,000
117:Edinburgh
877:Trainers
561:. BoxRec
533:The Ring
320:The Ring
270:The Ring
256:Orthodox
253:Orthodox
147:$ 35,000
121:Scotland
113:Hometown
100:Nickname
68:The Ring
523:^Note 1
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