Carlos Monzon (Ripped by Sports Illustrated)

July 30, 1977

Monte Carlo

Carlos Monzon vs. Rodrigo Valdez II

Carlos Monzon received a Fight Purse of $500,000.

Slightly more than the $15,000 Fight Purse he received for winning the Middleweight
Championship over Nino Benvenuti in November 1970.

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Carlos Monzon,

A very busy fighter, in the 'second half' of 1967, with '5' bouts.

* August 16.........{W Dec 10}...Rodolfo 'Tito' Marshall...35-14-7 (7 KO's)....#4 Panamanian Middleweight
* September 8......{W Dec 10}...Ramon D. Rocha...31-13-3 (14 KO's)....#6 Argentinian Middleweight
* October 6..........{KO 7}.........Carlos Estrada...14-2-3 (8 KO's)....#2 Peruvian Middleweight
* October 20.........{KO 7}........Ramon D. Rocha...31-14-3 (14 KO's)....#6 Argentinian Middleweight
* November 18......{W Dec 10}...Rodolfo 'Tito' Marshall...35-15-7 (7 KO's)....#4 Panamanian Middleweight

25 year-old Carlos Monzon improves to 47-3-7 (31 KO's), and is the #10 World-ranked Middleweight.

According to Madison Square Garden, Carlos Monzon was supposed to come to
New York to fight the 'Great Cuban', the 30 year-old former Welterweight Champion, and
#1 Middleweight - Luis Manuel 'El Feo' Rodriguez 83-6-0 (37 KO's) in a 10-Rounder on
December 15, 1967.

Supposedly, Monzon had suffered an injury in the gym, while training for the bout.
But, others say, that Carlos had run into problems with law, regarding an assault charge.

As a replacement, Philly Middleweight Bennie Briscoe stepped in.

 

You don't think Fraser Scott had a 'prayer' down in Argentina.

 

Thanks 'DPW'

Carlos Monzon, who always fought once-a-month, was out of action from mid-November 1967 thru April 1968.

Back in 1967, Carlos would benefit with a nice Fight Purse of usually between $5000 to $7000 per bout in Argentina.

Not a bad monthly wage in Argentina for 1967.

He was already a minor celebrity.

 

Carlos Monzon 'Fun-Filled Fact' #27

By the end of 1967, Carlos Monzon was not the Top Argentinian Middleweight,
despite holding the Argentinian Middleweight Championship.

Juan Carlos Duran, an Argentinian living in Milan, Italy - was actually rated higher
in the Middleweight World Rankings than Carlos Monzon.

Both Juan Carlos Duran and Carlos Monzon, were born in Santa Fe, Argentina.

Juan Carlos, a 5' 11" boxer-puncher, was a 31 year-old veteran, with a record of
41-5-7 (16 KO's). Living in Italy since 1960, he was the European Boxing Union
Middleweight Champion.

At the end of 1967 - the 25 year-old Carlos Monzon, at 47-3-7 (31 KO's) was Ranked #10.

Juan Carlos Duran (below) was Ranked #9.

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Lester,

Correct, immediately after Carlos Monzon won the Title in November 1970, Chris Dundee
Miami-based promoter attempted to quickly get Carlos to come to Miami, to fight 'Cuban Great'
Luis Rodriguez (also Miami-based).

But though the $100,000 fight purse sounded good, Tito Lecture struck a better deal for a rematch
with Nino, to be held in Monte Carlo in May 1971, where there were 'no taxes' on the fight purse,
so Carlos and Tito kept more of the their money.

The fight purse in Monte Carlo was $133,333 for Carlos, and Nino Benvenuti received $66,666. 'Tax Free'

For Luis Rodriguez, he tuned-up by taking on Bobby Cassidy in January 1971 in Miami Beach, and got
away with a close 'Split-Decision win.

Then, Luis went to Australia in April 1971, and scored the 'shocking' '1st Round Knockout' over Tony Mundine
to confirm his #1 Middleweight ranking.

Then, instead of waiting for a September 1971 Title Shot -

Luis took that 'foolish' bout with Bunny Sterling in the United Kingdom in May 1971, and lost.

March 1971 Ratings
**... Carlos Monzon
#1... Nino Benvenuti
#2... Emile Griffith
#3... Luis Rodriguez
#4... Juan Carlos Duran
#5... Doyle Baird
#6... Denny Moyer
#7... Tom Bogs
#8... Nessim Max Cohen
#9... Rafael Gutierrez
#10. Tony Mundine
#11. Bunny Sterling