I sparred with Ken way back in the sixties and he could hit with power. His left jab you never saw it coming. Bang.... connect. He was a decent young feller back then. Classy guy.
Met him 2010-12 Scone wi wee Jocky, amateur fighter, great guy, had a few bevies with him and got a few stories, great craic and is a great ambassador for charities. proud to have bevvied with him, so funny craic and lovely guy who would help anyone who needs it as Jocky was too
The best Scottish boxer ever , without doubt . Better even than Benny Lynch . Roberto Duran , who defeated ( cheated ! ) Ken to win his World title , named his bout with Buchanan as the toughest fight he ever faced .
Soo sad to see ken talking about his mum not seeing him become world champ God Bless Donate to get Ken his statue he deserves it he dun Scotland proud!
Went to a boxing exhibiton and ken buchanan was thier and Jim Watt, asked Ken for an aurograph for my son who was with me he asked him what he wanted him to write and spent 5 mins talking to him, asked Jim Watt for Autograph and he said out my road i havent got time for that.Baw heed
Ken was some boxer I knew Ken quite well as I used to bump into him quite often down in leith last time I saw and spoke to Ken he was pished totally pished and he was buying a half bottle of vodka from the local corner shop on ferrie road bloody shame to see him like that but he was all smartly dressed suited up all smart so I called him a Taxie and waited on it with home yeah he was a funny lad was Ken some great stories to tell I’ll never forget him 💯👍
my dad Jimmy Isaac fought Ken Buchanan in the the final of the 1965 ABA championship, i have been searching for film of the fight ,if anyone can help me out please message me thks
@shotgunshawzy Duran was probably one of the best 135lbers in the history of the game, he had some great fights higher up the divisons but he was at his potential at 130-135lbs. Buchanan was a quality LW, him and JMM would have been a great fight, both technical, JMM is a master counter puncher, probably the best counter puncher right now, Floyd is great, but he's more defensive, whereas JMM is more aggressive on the backfoot.
@GilbertSyndrome Read durans book its even it that that he ducked a rematch with buchannan, also duran once said buchannan was the best fighter he ever faught, speaks a lot for this guys greatness.
@shotgunshawzy I definately agree, i'd have liked to have seen a rematch, but in all fairness, Duran only got better after fighting Buchanan. Buchanan was a slick, skilled fighter, but he didn't posses the firepower he'd have needed to beat Duran. Duran never felt that Buchanan offered anything else for him. If Buchanan had won at least 6 or 7 rounds then a rematch would be there, but he lost every round and showed no sign that he could take Durans aggression, clash of styles.
Eddie (savagelori). I am not underestmating Jim Watt. OK, we may know him through family, but Buchanan is a million times better. I know who I would rather watch
@GilbertSyndrome Got the Buchanan v duran fight on VHS trying to find another version online just now, watched the Marciano v La starza fight last week again got it off demonoid or piratebay, on of the two, check it out if you havent seen it top stuff.
@shotgunshawzy Cotto is a great boxer, and i'm a fan of his, but out of him and Marg.. i just think Mexico has that particular edge on Puerto Rico in the longstanding rivalry. I think Tony has his number. But who knows? Cotto has improved since then, but Marg still has one strong chin.
@GilbertSyndrome Always exciting to watch cotto no matter who he fights that guy has heart so many times he's been down to get up and finish the job, the guys a class act & has superior boxing skills to the cheato bandito LOL.
@shotgunshawzy I think Duran meant that Buchanan was the best 135lber he fought, as i can't see how Buchanan was better than Hagler, Hearns or Leonard, haha. But Ken is one of my favourite 135lbers besides Duran, Laguna and Juan Manuel Marquez.
@shotgunshawzy If you actually watch the fight, on DVD, in better quality, you can see LoBianco pulling Duran back, Duran didn't hear the bell, as LoBianco pulls him back, Durans body shot changes direction and hits Buchanan in the groin, its hard to tell whether it was intentional or not. Duran was a body worker, not a low blower. Watch the DVD. He never ducked Buchanan, why duck a man that you owned? Can you tell me what page he says he ducked him in? He cleaned out the division.
@shotgunshawzy I only laughed because you told me with conviction that Duran says he ducked Buchanan in a book you've never read. Duran has always claimed that a rematch wasn't an interest, he's never ducked him or even claimed to have done. Burns vs Katsidis should be good, i'm a big fan of the 135-140lb division. I went to Burns/Cook in Liverpool, not a bad card. I'm going to Bellew/Cleverly, should be a decent night.
@GilbertSyndrome Dont box myself and dont claim to know everything about the sport but a do know a lot, thx for clearing that up anyway, still fishy how they didnt fight again even a 1-2-3 of years down the line seen as Buchannan was champion and the fight ended the way it did...........makes you wonder duran must have known (as he did say buchannan was the best he ever faught, its right here on this documentary) buchannan was the most dangerous fighter out there for him to fight at that time.
@shotgunshawzy Maragrito laughed at Cotto's shots, that had nothing to do with loaded gloves, haha. Cotto was being pressured by Marg, and Marg is a master at putting pressure on his opponents, he walks them down. He walked Cotto down and got the better of him.
@shotgunshawzy What page in the book is it? I'm looking at "Hands of Stone" and can't see any passage where it says Duran ducked a rematch. Buchanan lost every round, i like Buchanan and i've got the fight on DVD, Buchanan never won a round. Duran wasn't dirty, he was just aggressive, and Marg is a warrior regardless of the scandal, there's no proof he used them before Mosley, or that he even knew about them at all, after the Cotto fight he takes off his gloves and shakes with the ref.
@GilbertSyndrome There's no evidence to suggest Marg had ever used wraps prior to Mosley, there's no evidence that he would even know that he had plaster in his wraps considering the fact that the plaster was only smeared onto one small section of the wrap, and it was still wet, so Marg wouldn't have felt any weight in the wraps at all. I think Cotto has improved a lot since the first fight, but he hasn't gotten tougher, Mayorga had a good go at him, and he's a brutal puncher like Marg.
@shotgunshawzy I laughed because you told me with conviction that Duran says he ducked Buchanan in book you've never read, i just don't see how you can be that confident if you haven't read it. Duran has always claimed that a rematch wasn't an interest, he's never ducked him or even claimed to have done. Duran layed him out after 15 seconds of the first round and dominated througout. He went on to fight the great Sugar Ray, and be the first man to defeat him. He wasn't afraid of anyone.
@shotgunshawzy Marg didn't use illegal wraps for Cotto, he takes his gloves off at the end and shakes hands with everyone, including the ref, if he'd had loaded wraps then he certainly wouldn't do that. Marg beat Cotto down, Cotto threw everything he had at him but Marg walked him into the ropes and pummelled him, i wouldn't be suprised if Marg beats him again. Marg is a warrior, see him laughing at Pac even though Pac was smashing him? haha. See Pacs face after the Marg fight?
@shotgunshawzy Duran never ducked a rematch or claimed that he did, they just both went their seperate ways, Buchanan was a legend, but he was losing on the cards against Duran, the lowblow was uncalled for, definately. But Duran was beating Buchanan. I'd have liked to have seen a rematch though.
@GilbertSyndrome And why the laughter when i tell you my friend said it was in durans book? I take his word for it he is not a liar or a fool. He boxes, he's actually going to the upcoming ricky burns v michael katsidis fight at glasgows kelvin hall in my homeland, do you get to much live events yourself?
@GilbertSyndrome Just typed in Ken Buchanan V Roberto Duran on demonoid, guess what came up? Billy elliot HAHAHA yeah Ken sure could dance alright! LOL
@shotgunshawzy What page in the book is it? I'm looking at "Hands of Stone" now and can't see any passage where it says Duran ducked a rematch. Buchanan lost every round, i like Buchanan but you must be high if you think a rematch would have been any different, haha. Got the fight on DVD, Buchanan never won a round. Duran wasn't dirty, he was just aggressive, and Marg is a warrior regardless of the scandal, there's no proof he used them before Mosley, or that he even knew about them.
@shotgunshawzy I think you must be the one with bad eyes, i NEVER said it wasn't a low blow, haha, i said that Duran never intended the shot to be low, watch the DVD, LoBianco pulls him back and the shot comes in lower than it was supposed to.
@pjjclarke Buchanan couldn't keep up with the pace of the fight, one judge had it 9-2-1 for Duran, one had it 8-3-1 for Duran and the other had it 9-3. Two of the other officials apparantly forgot to score the last round. In the words of Bert Sugar regarding Ken in the Duran fight: "He was goin nowhere..."
Duran was a different animal not many could keep up with him not that bad Duran ahead of you at the weight he was the best look what he did to sugar Ray fuck
@shotgunshawzy Cotto was barely outpointing Marg, one judge even had it 95-95 even, so did i. Marg walked Cotto down, Cotto had no footwork prior to working with Steward, he allowed Marg to bully him on the ropes and he couldn't hurt Marg with anything he threw... What will everyone say if Marg does the exact same thing to Cotto in the rematch? Cotto's style is made to match for Marg, mark my words. Marg didn't have illegal wraps on for Cotto, why would he risk being caught?
@shotgunshawzy Nope, Margs trainer was caught after smearing the piece up wrap that rests directly under the knuckle with plaster, the plaster doesn't set til later, so how would Marg even know that it was there? So, you're saying that because Cotto beat Mosley and Mosley beat Marg.. that Cotto should have beaten Marg? Thats nonsense, ever heard of "styles make fights?" I can name hundreds of examples, look at Hopkins/Pavlik/Taylor for a clear example of why tringle theories are silly.
@GilbertSyndrome Find it hilarious you have a margacheato video on your channel also, the hands of plaster & the hands of hitting to the stones, yeah you like your dirty fighters thats for sure. LOL ( Dont get me wrong duran was obviously one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up the gloves )
@GilbertSyndrome But you have to agree duran was best at 135lb that was his natural weight, he lost a lot of his speed as he moved up in weight. ( the best lightweight in history and buchannan is not far behind him ) Still disagree on the "duran won every round" maybe the judges seen it that way but buchannan won a few in my view, and com on man that slip in the first round from buchannan called a knockdown, you have got to get serious, ref was a joke plain and simple.
@shotgunshawzy So, you never even read the book but you're telling me that Duran claims he ducked Buchanan? haha, are you serious? I've got the book here, read it 3 times, it doesn't mention anything about Duran ducking Kenny. Do you box at all? You only get a mandatory rematch if its written in the contract or if the sanctioning body demands it, Buchanan never had a rematch clause and the WBA never demanded one.
@GilbertSyndrome Is you vision impaired? watch this full 3 part documentary it shows you close up photo's of the low blow right HERE! JESUS FUCKING HOLY MARY CHRIST IN A MANGER!
@GilbertSyndrome Well it was actually my friend who read read the book, so 1 of you is telling a big fib, its also very curious how it was the ref Johnny LoBianco's first and last fight dont you think, and why would a world champion ( ken buchannan) not get a mandatory rematch after he loses his title or another chance down the line at some point? There was absolutely no way duran won every round also that slip in the first as well counted a knockdown? fuck sake come on man!!
I’m sorry but ken never face a demonic fighter till he got in the ring with Duran. Then the hole world knew who the real champion was. He never wanted anymore of Duran. He said he tried to get a rematch but his manager told him that’s not a good idea. He probably saved ken from brain damage.
@shotgunshawzy Also, the sparring story is nonsense, its a rumour, and why would Marg use illegal wraps to spar someone with when you use 15oz gloves? haha. I don't think Marg even knew about he wrapd prior to the Mosley fight, and i think that if Margs head was in the fight, he'd have given Mosley a run for his money.
Kenny, I wanted you to know I have been supporting you on you tube especially the ridiculous Duran. I am going to retire now. I want you to know that I know who you were, and of all the greatest frauds I have ever seen is Duran 13th round. I saw him and he was like a demon knowing what he was about to you. So here is the bottom line. The great bold, brave Kenny Buchanan was punished for being castrated. Prayers- try low dose suboxone if you can
@GilbertSyndrome Its a widely accepted FACT margarito is a cheat! Otherwise he wouldnt have got his boxing license suspended, curious also that cotto outpointed the supposed superior boxer mosely then cheato smashed cotto up only for the scandal to break soon after then fucking mosely annihilates margacheato..........all of this smells fishy, and it is a widely accepted FACT that the Buchannan v Duran fight is one of the most controversial bouts in the history of boxing.
@GilbertSyndrome Yes i have heard of styles make fights, thousands of times but dont think it makes a difference in the margacheato case, ever heard of tampering with gloves kills boxers in the ring? ( did you actually see cotto's face although he does bust up easy? ) and also one of moselys sparring partners also thinks marga is a cheat because he also sparred with him and he bust his eye socket up, in a fucking sparring session, so you trying to say cheato has marciano type power? LOL
@GilbertSyndrome True that thats the only way margacheato can fight good solid chin, always coming forward applying pressure with little to no boxing skill or technique ( and 50/50 chance plastered gloves LOL), still smells fishy, cant wait for the rematch, BURNS V COOK was a shambles fight should not even have went ahead.
@GilbertSyndrome Certainly did & it sure as hell wasnt as bad as cotto's, pacman easily outpointed cheato, cotto was doing the same no. on cheato but it just goes to show what plaster can do for you LOL eventually wear opponents down ( who are easily outclassing you ) and almost put you into a coma. LOL
