Which classical fighter did you just discover?

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  1. outtieDrake

    outtieDrake Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles

    Mantequilla means butter in Spanish. I saw a video of Mike Tyson describing visiting him in the 90s and asking Cus what his nick name meant long before.
     
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    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I think the last time I stumbled across a fighter from the past who I'd consider genuinely great was while making my top fifty lightweights; Lockport Jimmy Duffy. He beat Jack Britton, Freddie Welsh, Charley White, Ted Kid Lewis, Soldier Bartfield, Johnny Dundee, Frankie Schoell, etc; as well as fighting both Benny Leonard and Packey McFarland.
     
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    outtieDrake Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i could not find any footage online of his.
     
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    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Recently getting into Gilberto Roman some; criminally underrated here, or at least hardly ever talked about. A couple Muangchai Kittakasem fights too, he's fun; combative and chinny is always a good mix.
     
  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Nah, you won't mate. He's an obscure LW contender from the 1910s. I'm always amazed we can find extensive records from then, let alone footage.