Carlos Monzon dropped 3 times and nearly stopped by Felipe Cambeiro

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Any one know much about this fight? was surprised monzon was dropped so many times. But i remember reading monzon didnt really train for the fight
     
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    Well, Monzon, is still the best ever at 160.
     
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  3. Mantequilla

    Mantequilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    PRobably did train, but it doesn't really matter one way or the other.It's ocercoming stuff like this that makes great fighters.
     
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  4. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah i agree the best ever middleweight, he should of went after foster and conteh at lightheavyweight, monzon use to spar heavyweights and was 6 foot 1 so he would of been big and strong enougth, i think monzon would of beat conteh and foster
     
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  5. Flea Man

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    Negative.
     
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  6. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    what you think conteh and foster would of beat monzon? conteh was a great british fighter but didnt he struggle with tom boggs?
     
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  7. My2Sense

    My2Sense Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It was only in Monzon's first year as a pro, and he was being thrown in with guys that were much more experienced than him. Within a few years, those same guys couldn't handle him.
     
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  8. Smith

    Smith Monzon-like Full Member

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    meh
     
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  9. Sonny Carson

    Sonny Carson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was also hurt badly by Bennie Briscoe in their second fight. I think Monzon is a top three middleweight but I think he's a bit overrated H2H wise.
     
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    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    monzon beats coteh? maybe.
    monzon beats foster at LHW? nope.
     
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nah.
     
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  12. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I personally rate Monzon the best ever middle (certainly in my own time), as do many others.

    Heard an interview last night with Australia's great middleweight of the 70's Tony Mundine. Mundine fought many of the greats including Monzon, Griffith, Briscoe, Moyer, Stirling, Rodriguez etc.

    When asked how hard Monzon hit Mundine said he didn't rate his power that highly. But he did say that he rated Briscoe the biggest puncher he ever faced.

    (he must also rate Luis Rodriguez pretty highly though as Rodriguez KO'ed him inside the first minute of their bout).
     
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hell of a jump from that version of Monzon and what he became...and he avenged this defeat, oif course.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Monzon was the greatest middleweight champion, period.
     
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  15. mcvey

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    Monzon was 5 feet eleven and a half inch tall, as I told you before.
    I would not fancy his chances against either of those you mentioned.
     
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