By Juan C. Ayllon I was eleven years old when I first glimpsed him on TV. Lanky and muscular, this short, seething brown skinned bundle of energy captivated me with the raw violence and power with which he dispatched opponents. As a Latin American middle schooler alienated and marginalized by the white majority, Roberto Duran's victories were both vicarious and inspiring -- as no doubt they were for many others who cheered him on.
Fast forward to 2006: as a full-time teacher serving as editor and lead writer for the Cyber Boxing Zone, I was introduced to Duran's daughter, Dalia, through a boxing friend in Florida, and after posting some of her articles on our site, I asked her if she could arrange for me to interview him sometime. She did and what followed was an incredibly long and detailed interview with my childhood hero.
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