Manos de Piedra: A Biography of Roberto Durán

By Frank Foster

There are not many boxing stories that have happy endings. Roberto Duran's seems to be one. Now in his sixties he has his both his faculties and an intact body. He still has money and his wife of more than four decades and his family are his greatest joys. He lives in a country that worships him. For a fighter who personified the face of evil in the ring he seems to have made no lasting enemies. He invited Ken Buchanan, from whom he won his first title, to his 50th birthday party and offered to pick up the travel expenses. He still makes appearances with Sugar Ray Leonard when he comes to the United States.This book looks briefly into the life and times of one of boxings greatest legends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499272502
• ISBN13: 9781499272505
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"