![]() Six years after that in 1989 he gave a beating to Victory over Light Middleweight Champion Davey Moore in 1983 with a ![]() Duran had 46 more fights and despite fighting way longer than That is 21 years AFTER the No Mas Fight against He redeemed himself against great odds and retired in 2001 at ![]() That fight was hisħ3rd professional fight and brought his record to 72-1. The time, was by no means the end of Duran's Career. The No Mas fight, although it looked to be a disgraceful end at We'll see who else ends up being finalized for the cast, but for now, the prospect of Ramirez and De Niro working together is interesting, and it's been a few years since we had a good boxing drama, so we're due for one. But this will be the first time he's actually taking the trainer role as opposed to one of the fighters in the ring. This movie will answer that enigma."ĭe Niro is no stranger to the boxing ring after his iconic turn as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull, and he'll also be seen with the gloves back on facing Sylvester Stallone in the sports comedy Grudge Match from Tommy Boy director Peter Segal. That pinnacle, career-ending fight will be the crux of the story as Venezuelan-born filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz, who also wrote the script, says,"The infamous 'no mas' fight is the biggest enigma in the history of boxing. It was a sad end to a career that saw him become one of the most respected international fighters in the ring. In 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying " no mas," and eventually quitting the sport entirely. ![]() Panama-born Roberto Durán made his professional boxing debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. Now Deadline reports De Niro is still attached (we're not sure if names like Usher, Ryan Kwanten and Michelle Rodriguez are still involved), but Duran will now be played by Edgar Ramirez ( Zero Dark Thirty) when the film shoots in Panama this fall. However, last spring, we missed a report about the cast switching up and Robert De Niro taking Pacino's role instead. Bernal was playing Duran while Pacino was slated to be his trainer Ray Arcel. Over two years ago, Al Pacino and Gael Garcia Bernal were attached to a boxing drama called Hands of Stone, a film about five-time world boxing champ Roberto Durán.
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