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Nino Gonzalez Recalls Facing Roberto Duran 1981

    By Scoop Malinowski Roberto Duran’s first fight after the infamous No Mas fiasco in November 1980 was against Nino Gonzalez in August 1981, in Cleveland, Ohio, televised by CBS. It was a close, hard fought ten rounder. The scorecards were 44-48, 45-48 and 43-47. I was able to ...

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The Tyson-Duran-Cus D’Amato-Nino Gonzalez Story

By Scoop Malinowski Yesterday I was told this amazing Mike Tyson-Nino Gonzalez-Cus D’Amato  by Tyson’s best friend Mario Costa… “Years ago, Mike was here at the bar with his pigeons (which are kept in a coop behind Ringside Lounge in Jersey City, NJ). Nino Gonzalez called me. I asked Mike ...

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