"Duran-Cuevas" of 1983.... Classic or Farce?

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  1. MRBILL

    MRBILL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cuevas, like Palomino, fought selected vato's they could beat in the late 70s........ Both were good at best; never truly great.....

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  2. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Actually it was split for Volbretch 39-38,39-38 & 38-39. Leonard was ringside & was seen shaking his head at the way Volbretch was dispatched.
    La Rocca- Ranzany was an smazing boxing exhibition! Nino looked fantastic in that bout! I too thought he would win the Welterweight title.
     
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  3. MRBILL

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    YES! LaRocca had most of us fooled in 1983 and early '84.... I have his '84 TKO loss to Curry on tape.... LaRocca never fully recovered from that loss and his career went lukewarm for the remainder....

    LaRocca had too much European padding on his record.. No pun intended...

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  4. MAG1965

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    I don't think Palomino can be compared to Cuevas..
     
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  5. MRBILL

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    Different styles..... Palomino was a much better boxer, where as Cuevas was a much better puncher....

    I'd bet on '78 Palomino to out-box '78 Cuevas over 10, 12 or 15 rds and get the decision... Me thinks Cuevas cannot get to and stop Palomino in a unified (WBC & WBA) title fight..... Cuevas has little chance of beating Palomino on points...
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  6. Arminius

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    I agree. Palomino also had a granite chin. Cuevas would not have knocked him out and he sure couldn't out point him.
     
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  7. MRBILL

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    Yeah, I believe Palomino out-boxes Cuevas in a '78 dream match.... Cuevas really only has one hope of landing a bomb or two in order to win, but me thinks Palomino can take a good shot or two and hang on for the decision....

    Carlito Palomino wins....:bbb:deal

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  8. la-califa

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    Collectivly they whipped out the Welterweight ranks in the early to mid Seventies. name any contenders of that era which didn't get a shot at either of them?
    Cervantes wanted to part of Cuevas.
     
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  9. TAC602

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    No more needs to be said.
     
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