So Whatever Became of Cornelius Boza Edwards After Arguello?

I followed his whole career which I have on dvd also. Arguello hit him SO hard in the body, that Boza said he actually **** his drawers. He had no idea who Arguello was and as the beating started to get bad, he said he knew the guy he was fighting was special and decided he had had enough. Boza was a staple of the tv in the early 80's and one of the best actionfighters ever. a fight not much mentioned but worth seeing is his 10 rd. war w/ Roberto Elizondo. Well worth it. And his career set is great. He was never in a bad fight.:gun

 

that fight with elizondo really was a war.i didn't think elizondo would be the same again,he took a hammering:good

 

Great post! I watched Corney's career closely myself including some of his televised wins in England before he hit The States. Never in a bad fight.

 

Reminds me of a somewhat recent Ray Mercer interview.

He said Morrison hit him so hard to the body he was farting in the ring.

I'd laugh but being hit that hard would be ****ing terrifying. :verysad:verysad

 

Does anyone know much about his amatuer career, and I remember reading he was one of the best amatuer's in the world at one point and missed out on the Olympics when Africa boycotted them. Is this right?

Also is it true he left his family to turn pro and never seen them again?

 

Also, didn't Cornelius and John Mugabi knew each other as youths in Uganda?

 

I think from memory he lost his wife when she was young, don't know the circumstances but he was a one parent family.

 

Yeh that is right, cant remember details though.

 

He works for Top Rank in Vegas I think or used to. I have a friend who had some fighters and he talked to Boza at times.

 

he would have been in the great 1976 Olympics. but the African countries boycotted.:thumbsup

 

Ive never seen their 1st fight but the 2nd fight with Chacon was one of the greatest fights Ive ever seen in my entire life, amazing.

 

Their first fight was awesome too. Chacon quit after the 13th in a great fight filled with action. I actually like it better than the second one to tell you truth. Boza boxed more and unloaded his combos more off the jab and Bobby almost put him down in the middle of the fight w/ a rt. hand but Boza stayed up. He beat on Chacon and wore him out in the final 2 rds. and Chacon said no more while on the stool.:rasta