Eastern-Meso-American-Maximo-Machismo.
It was one of those "classic bouts" that oddly didn't have a hell of a lot of clean punching being done, for all the skill and athleticism...
He was fast with his hands, great balance, superb power, beautiful combinations, excellent stamina (watch how he holds his power late), and a...
The 80's lightweights were fun. No one huge standout but lots of parity and everyone seemed to fight everyone. Nice blend of stylistic matchups...
Actually I read an interview with him where he's rather up-front about Ali "drugged ne with that right hand, " and how he was "just too smart for...
And terribly underrated in his attack. Great upper-body movement, great combinations, excellent judge of space, all of it. He gives...
Franki Randall, when asked if Chavez had hurt him after their first bout, said "every time he hit me." Call it the euphoric glow of victory that...