Italian Heavyweights (1960's)

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  1. Senor Pepe'

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    Maybe the best group to come out of Europe in the 60's.

    Franco De Piccoli
    Giulio Rinaldi
    Santo Amonti
    Giuseppe Migliari
    Giacomo Bozzano
    Franco Cavicchi
    Benito Penna
    Piero Tomasoni
    Dante Cane
    Guiseppe 'Bepi' Ros
     
  2. Boxed Ears

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    Oh, boy. Here comes Klozoff. "Mama mia, they were suava azza ballza! Wickeda greata! Schiaffoni e karate!"
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  3. Senor Pepe'

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    Dante Cane vs. Giuseppe 'Bepi' Ros

    Dante Cane sul ring contro l'eterno rivale', Bepi Ros.

    They fought each other '5 times, to massive sell-out crowds in Italy.

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  4. McGrain

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    Haha, what a ****ed up photo.

    Interesting thread. Much footage out there?
     
  5. Senor Pepe'

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    Nothing in the American Television archives.....

    But Italian Television has a bunch of these fights available.

    Alot of Bepi Ros

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  6. kenmore

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    Ros went 15 rounds with Bugner in 1973, a bout which earned Bugner a lot of scorn. Bugner also stopped Barruzi and Dante Cane, but was severely criticized for the inefficient manner in which he won both fights. The bouts were one-sided but sloppy.

    As for the 1960s Italian guys you name, I know a lot of them developed huge winning records, but were often whipped -- even KO'd -- whenever they fought half-decent American journeymen.
     
  7. kenmore

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    Are the Italian TV archives available online? I'd love to see these fights.
     
  8. Pachilles

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    And Cassius Clay ducked them, right?
     
  9. Senor Pepe'

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    Pachilles,,,,,,,,,,,Get a Life or start your own thread....

    Il Duce said,,,,,,Everyone knows Cassius Clay doesn't eat Italian....
     
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    Yeah, but there is no Lorenzo Zanon on there...
     
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    Looks a bit like a younger Jay Leno.
     
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  14. Senor Pepe'

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    Giuseppe 'Bepi' Ros

    Italy's version of George Chuvalo, with a boxer/puncher swarming/mauling style.

    5' 11"
    215 to 225 lbs.

    42-16-2 (24 KO's)

    In 60-bouts, supposedly was never floored.
    Only stoppage, versus Mac Foster in 1971 in Zurich, Switzerland.
    Had Foster rocking and rollling in round 3 and was winning the fight
    until eating a Mac left hook in round 6.
    Was eventually stopped in Round 8 while on his feet.
    That bout was on the undercard of the Muhammad Ali vs. Jurgen Blin fight.

    If 'Bepi' had won that fight over Mac Foster, he would have gotten a Title Shot versus Joe Frazier.
     
  15. kenmore

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    I thought Ros was only 5'9"...5'10" at most. That's what I recall reading. Where are you getting your info about his fights?

    Also, where can I see these Italian archives TV fights you wrote about?