R.I.P Carlos De Leon

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Passed away early yesterday morning. What are your favourite fights of his.
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Blimey, another one gone. He can't have been that old either??
     
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    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just 60 cause of death still unknown
     
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    Rip champ. Underrated still.
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Can't say I've seen a great deal of his fights tbh. Wasn't he four times cruiser champ?
    I do remember him facing Johnny Nelson tho. Not either man's finest hour!
     
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  6. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Johnny Nelson never had a finest hour
     
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    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lol, you may be right there!
     
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    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm gonna use that at some point, hope you don't mind.
     
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  9. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Go ahead
     
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    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You could make an argument Carlos DeLeon was the first "name" Cruiserweight champion and basically kept the entire division afloat during its early years in the 1980s until Evander Holyfield came along near the end of the decade.

    DeLeon wasn't a light heavyweight champ who moved up or a heavyweight champion or former heavyweight top contender who moved down.

    He turned pro at 15. By the time he was 20 he was a full-fledged cruiserweight. And he became a name fighter by winning cruiserweight belts. And he was also exciting enough that TV networks covered his fights.

    My favorite DeLeon fight is the Leon Spinks fight - without question. I was shocked watching it live.

    R.I.P.

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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Well said and accurate .. I remember his matches w ST Gordon .. overconfident, DeLeon was caught and smashed in their first fight .. he came back prepared in the rematch and did a number on ST ..
     
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  12. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    Rest in Peace Champ, Our prayers are with you and your family.
     
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    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He could make some money today
     
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  14. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great stuff. Cheers man
     
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    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    RIP Campeon
     
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