Fred Apostoli

isnt he in the Hall of Fame?

 

Great!

 

I seem to recall reading a newspaper account of the fight that said Apostoli had to lose a bit of weight @ the weigh-in. The fact that he jumped all the way up to 170 lb immediately afterward also supports the weight being an issue by that time.

Having said that, I also recall reading that Apostoli had looked lackluster in the fight or 2 in between the Conn & Garcia fights, so perhaps the Conn wars + tough schedule right from the outset of his career had taken an early toll on him.

 

From what I've read, Apostoli gave a decent account of himself in that fight, w/ the KDs being the difference in the scoring. Perhaps if Apostoli still had the cast iron chin from earlier in his career, that outcome may have been different?

 

Steele #8 and Apostoli #13 for me. Both have under appreciated records.

 

I have Steel at #7 and Apostoli at #14.

 

In fairness to Garcia, reports also attribute his win to better boxing technique & quicker, sharper combos.