My father and I went to the local college auditorium for the closed circuit TV broadcast of the first Leonard vs. Duran fight.

My father is of Spanish descent and he and I were huge Duran fans.

I remember we were sitting next to a lady who was a hugely emotional Leonard fan. She would scream wildly whenever Leonard did anything and she would literally cry and wail when Leonard got hit.

We put up with it for quite some time but after a while all the Duran fans were being just as vocal as her.

That was a good fight and the outcome was very satisfying for us.


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