European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary of 34, Why is Duran still fighting. Offhand i can t think of anyone who has negotiated with More boxers or knows More about them than Teddy Brenner. He runs the matchmaking department for top rank inc., the promotional organization headed by Bob arum but his Job designation provides hardly any idea of How Long or How deeply he has been involved with boxing and All the people in it. The game is his life. Brenner knows just about everyone who fought in the last 50 years and further Back As Well. If some kid has just started fighting in the last six months even the last six weeks he can Tell you about him too because that s his business. You could say Bren Ner is the last word on All boxers past and present. If he in a then he s certainly very close to it. So i asked him if the name Manuel Esteban Zam Brano rings a Bell. Had he Ever heard of him not particularly was the answer. What got my curiosity up about this Manuel Este ban Zambrano is his sudden emergence As a Fristic Force of any kind. Roberto Duran used him As his first stepping Stone on his latest comeback in Panama City. Duran flattened him in two rounds. Hadd a mean you never heard of Manuel Esteban Zambrano before either they advertised him As Colombia s middleweight Champ. Rather quietly you understand. Quietly enough so i can t find anybody who overheard of him before. The big news regarding Duran was t that he Laid put some South american titleholder nobody could identify but that he got his weight Down More than 35 pounds from Over 200 to 165. That s not Down it s up Brenner corrected rely ing on his own weight measures. At 165. He s still heavy. If he gel to 153-154, then i la be impressed. He fought Pipino Cuevas and Davey Moore at 154 and knocked both of them out and that s what earned him his title fight with Marvin  Duran now 34, was once Good enough to win the lightweight welterweight and Junior middleweight titles. He still believes he somehow can capture the middleweight Crown even though he said he had enough and retired after Thomas Hearns All but annihilated him in two rounds during june of 1984. Now Duran has had a change of heart. He wants the Winner of next month s Robbie Sims John Collins middleweight bout. Brenner is whom he has to impress because top rank is promoting the fight. First hell have to have another fight Brenner says obviously in no great hurry to match Duran with anyone. Then if he gets his weight Down and if his reflexes Are still Good and his enthusiasm u still there Well see. If not then we  Duran is utterly determined to keep on fighting despite the reality he s never going to get any better Only worse. That can Only cause you to wonder what impels him Larry Holmes and so Many others More the Money the Pride or the sheer obstinacy of being unwilling to concede the party is Over. Duran earned More than $7 million for those other comeback fights he had with Hagler Moore and Hearns after his memorable no Mas loss in his second meeting with sugar Ray Leonard. And he made at  much Tor his two fights with Leon Ard so Why would he take on a Manuel Esteban Zambrano for a Mere 125,000? maybe he misses the crowd adulation. Back Home they love him As much As they Ever did. Ray Arcel his old Trainer happened to be in Panama City with his wife Stephanie. Arcel did t know Duran was scheduled to fight but when he found out by Reading about it in the paper he called Carlos Eleta Duron s longtime Friend Patron Saint and for Mer manager and told him he d like to see Roberto. Eleta had his chauffeur drive Arcel to Duran s Home. Even though it was an hour and a half before noon the sex Champ was still asleep. Duran thinks of the 86-year-old Arcel with whom he worked nine years As More of a father than a Trainer. Arcel is an exceptionally thoughtful and considerate person. He told Duran s wife not to Wake him. Instead Arcel went to have lunch with his Friend Joe Naccio who was also entertaining another old Friend of his Joe Dimaggio. When Arcel finished he went to the gym w ice he knew Duran would be working. I never saw so Many people in a gym in my life said Arcel who still can t get Over it. It seemed the whole town was there. You could t get  there were so Many in front of him Arcel stood in the Back. Until they found out he was there. Then the onlookers parted almost like the red sea allowing Arcel to walk toward Duran who was punching the bag. Surprised to see his old Trainer Duran suddenly stopped what he was doing. He embraced Arcel warmly and kissed him and got the same greeting in return. You must take care of yourself Arcel urged him. Not very Happy to see him fighting again. Duran reassured him he was All right. No no no he tried easing aral s concern. You see i m Fine. I fight every month now. But Only Here in Panama City.". A few Days later Arcel saw Duran Lake Little More than five minutes to dispose of estaban Zambrano. Afterwards he and his wife went to Duran s dressing room and the former Champ was bubbling. Some panamanian journalists wanted to know what Arcel thought . This was one of the greatest lightweight champions we Ever had and he reached his Peak As a welterweight in his first fight with Leonard he told them. But How did Arcel feel about Duran continuing to fight now what can i say he shrugged. My Gnu Mimi anal second fight in comeback bid Arguello favored to defeat costello  Nev. A for years Billy costello followed Alexis Arguello s Brilliant boxing career. Sunday he fights him. Nobody appreciates what Alexis has done More than me said costello who turned professional in August 1979 when Arguello had already had 67 pro fights and won two titles. But his is a rough game and you can t stay  Arguello who will be 34 on april 19, said that if he loses sunday i d say it s  but Arguello is a Strong favorite to win the second fight of his comeback bid and move toward another Chance at becoming the first Man to win four titles by getting a crack at the Junior welterweight championship. Arguello retired in 1983 after twice being knocked out by Aaron Pryor in Junior welterweight title bids. He held the Alex Hamido world boxing association featherweight in shot at 4th title title and the world boxing Council super featherweight and lightweight crowns. Alexis wants four titles i want my title Back costello said thursday at a joint news conference. The scheduled 10-Rounder at the 11,000-seat Lawlor events Center will be costello s second since he lost the world boxing Council super lightweight c Unior welterweight title on an eighth round knockout to Lonnie Smith last aug. 21. Costello who will be 30 on april 10, began a comeback with a second round knockout of Rick Kaiser on dec. 13. Arguello s comeback began last oct. 25 with a fifth round knockout of Pat Jeffer son. It made his record 79-6, with 64 knockouts. Costello s title loss is the Only blemish on his 32-Fighl record. He has recorded 18 knockouts. The first time i lose i m washed up. I can t understand costello complained after being written off by Many boxing people following the Smith fight. I took that fight lightly costello said. He was a former sparring partner. I dropped him a couple of times in the gym. I was told not to Chase him but i wanted to bust him up so  but the speedy Smith knocked costello Down five limes and costello announced he was retiring. Six Days later he changed his mind. I talked to my wife and she left it up to me costello said. I could t quit los ing to Guys like that. I was More embarrassed than anything. It would t be bad losing to Alexis Arguello. But i m not going to lose to Alexis  there is an excellent Chance the fight won t go the distance. This fight reminds me of a two train crash Victor Valle who trains costello said. I m looking for a pier six Brawl As Long As it lasts Eddie Futch who helps train Arguello said. Cards a Sale of poster depicting disputed Call St. Louis a the St Louis cardinals have told a Nebraska Man to Stop telling potters that depict Umpire Don Den Lunger s controversial Call in the sixth game of the 1985 world series because they were not authorized by the team and cast a bad Light on last season a Cardinal spokesman said Friday. The National league club sent a letter totem White of grand Island. Neb., asking him to cease and desist the Sale of the poster said Gary Blase cardinals vice president for administration. The letter also asks that the remaining posters be destroyed Blase did. Blase said the poster had not been authorized by the cardinals and consequently it 1st copyright infringement. It s a trademark Issue and our Trade Mark  Blase Sahl he said the team also feels it is inappropriate to promote continued bad feelings about Denkinger s  said the cardinals bad nothing to do with the poster s production or Sale and hat the team never had any intention of promoting it. We feel that this is a Case of a Loyal Cardinal fan going a Little too far Blase said. The cardinals Don t feel this Den out of the closet. It s Over and done with. It s part of the past and let s get on with next  White of Rinder printing co. In grand Island confirmed that he bad been told to Stop Selling the poster titled the  White along with his father Bill Handbill Vonseggern a grand Island attorney commissioned a painting of Denkinger controversial Call that the Kansas City Roy als Jorge Orta was Safe at first on an in Field Dabbler in the ninth inning with the cardinals ahead 1-0. Replays indicate Dorta actually was out. The royals went on to win the sixth game then captured the series the next. Night. White said he had spoken with Jim Handoff sports Art Ltd. In us Louis about Stop Ping sales of the Paster. Hand bad Bee helping to Market the poster