Cold blooded execution

I really like Monzons style of punching he let his punches out slow and loose to start and they seemed to be arm punches that lacked snap. The he would start mixing in powerful shots that had plenty of snap especially his right hand then go back t the lazy shots again. Brilliant!

 

A great performance, especially coming in Italy. Although I agree that Nino was on a 'high' that year, he wasn't quite the fighter from 1967. He didn't seem to have enough guts for the battle any more.


ps. Monzon's task is even more magnificent when you think that Benvenuti was ahead on two cards at the time of the stoppage (if i remember correctly).

 

What a guy, what a legend. A cold man, i've read some fascinating stories but like Red Cobra was saying on my thread about Monzon, it'squite insane that he's never had a book written about him.

 

Monzon throwing oranges at people with real intent. That's what it's all about. Anyway it's time to go and watch the foozeball now. **** you MDWC (kidding), later

 

You can always tell by the way a young challenger changes the guard. I knew Carlos was going to be great after seeing the highlights of that fight. The funny thing about Carlos is that he only put out so much in a fight. He took Naples serious and the results were impressive and that was an unheralded superfight for the boxing knowledgable. Also Rodrigo Valdez ( a talented boxer/puncher ) and Jean Claude Bouttier. After stopping Griffith in fight 1, in the rematch he did what he had to do to win and the rematch with Briscoe was impressive.

 

Wasn't Napoles something like the P4P #1 in boxing?

 

Napoles had a spectacular reputation back in the years '69 thru '73..he was taken VERY seriously by the boxing writers and fans alike...one magazine had a photo spread featuring Napole's ability to snake fast, accurate and deadly shots though an opponents guard..as a sign that he was a gifted puncher with a wide arsenal of punches..he was favored by many..his trainer Angelo Dundee among them, to beat Monzon..to make Carlos look slow by comparison..Sports Illustrated (when it was a decent magazine) carried a great article on the fighton how controlled and majestic Monzon was in mastering Napoles. He never really went all out to ko Mantequilla, but was warming up to the task gradually, almost casually when the fight was stopped. Dundee hailed Monzon as a "super-champion", and indeed, when the boxing mags of the time rated the champions periodically, Monzon was usually considered #1.

 

That ko of Nino by Monzon was so damned impressive to me and the boxing fan friends I had at the time...the word was "did you see that right?" There was no better right handed execution delivered by anyone than that one by Monzon...a cold blooded execution it surely was!