“Duran quit in frustration. People were laughing and he couldn't deal with that.”

—  Sugar Ray Leonard

Leonard referring to the epic no mas(no more, in spanish) fight against Roberto Duran.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20061006/ai_n16774982/pg_3

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