Durán, de la rue au ring

Stand aside 'When we were Kings', there is a new greatest boxing documentary of all time. That documentary is 'I am Duran'. I don't want to spoil this for masterpiece for anyone, so just darn well watch it. You can thank me later. Mat Godson, the director deserves an Oscar. Thank you for making this film.

About one of the absolute legends of sport. A man from the most humble beginnings who became a symbol of hope for the people of Panama.

Great contributions from Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Don King and Mike Tyson amongst others.

It transcends boxing and becomes a story of hope and will and determination.

There is no doubting that Robert Duran was one of the greatest boxers of all time . He fought in an era when there was some of the greatest boxers of all time . Sugar Ray Leonard , Marvin Hagler and Tommy Hearns and he fought them All . Each one of them were bigger and younger men . He was the comeback king.

This follows his boxing career mainly through that period of his life while also going into the turbulent history of Panama that was playing out at the same time .

There are vox pops from Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone but the ones that matter are the interviews with the boxers , especially those who fought him such as Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.

Duran looks like a fun man to be around the people of Panama quite clearly love him still and this documentary highlights this perfectly.

Roberto Duran will forever be in my top 5. He would've been a top fighter in any era of boxing.

I have been a fan of his for almost a decade now. I honestly thought I knew everything about the man and his legendary career. Well, this documentary has definitely proved me wrong. I am so glad I bought this.

Thank you Mat Hodgson.

What an enjoyable film! What I expected was a film about a rags-to-riches sporting genius (which I got by the way) but what I also got was story of a country in the grips of scandal, corruption and political turmoil.

Its Central American backdrop made it feel like watching a series of Narcos, and the synth inspired soundtrack matches the 80's era perfectly - it wouldn't feel out of place in an episode of Stranger Things!

I would recommend to anyone - sports fans or not. A thoroughly enjoyable documentary