Argentine Fighters

Yes, they know how to TANGO !

 

You forgot one legendary Argie. One so tough and hard headed boxers trembled at the mention of his name. If this is not a example of his cast iron chin and never say won't attitude I don't know what is.

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I also remember Ubaldo Sacco, who separated Gene Hatcher from his WBA junior-welter crown in the 80's. He lost the first fight to Hatcher, partly due to having his jaw broken during the fight. He went the full 15 anyway, then stopped Hatcher in 9 in the rematch. Gritty ******* there, too.

Yeah, they're inhumanly tough down there for some reason. I think it must be cultural. Partly upbringing and how they approach the importance of a fight, what it means to them as men, maybe training techniques, diet.......it does seem to be a different vibe.

 

Jorge Castro's punch of god was very bloody dramatic. That fight to me shows what Argentine boxers are all about in a nutshell. He was one hell of a good fighter, very nice ko ratio to. Something like 80 wins by knockout and a good proportion of these weren't Argentine cab drivers.

 

Oscar Bonavena appartantly gave Ali a food fight. Dropped Frazier twice in a very close fight and went the distance with him twice. Very rugged tought guy who also fought a close fight with Floyd Patterson if memory serves me correctly.

 

He was a good fighter, similar countering style to JMM.Unfortunately he had the bad luck to run into a mobile pure boxer stylistic brick wall in Olivo.

 

I was going to post this exact same thing. atsch

Yes, Bonavena threw a chocolate parfait at Muhammad back in 1960 and that's why he was knocked out in the fight years later. Muhammad was notoriously beating him up going "Take this chocolate parfait, *****!", angrily, like in that Terrell fight with that other thing.

 

Unlike Marcelo Dominguez who got stopped by Big Mac

But on the whole I agree with you, they are hard bunch of *******os in the ring...hmm:think... But when you think about it all Latin American countries seem to produce a hardened breed of human being.

 

Eduardo Corletti (transpalnted to Italy)

Beat Oscar Bonavena twice in the amateurs.
Beat George Chuvalo, 8 weeks before Muhammad Ali did, and much easier.
Was ranked as high as #3 at one time in 1967.
Strong as a bull and powerfully built.

 

Gregorio Peralta. His fights against George Foreman alone gives him a high ranking imo.

Eduardo Lausse.

 

:goodlausse was tough

 

Roldan

 

:goodhim too

 

Eder Jofre is half argentinian, his father was argentinian.....Mr. Kid Jofre