Boza Edwards is hell for any 130lbs fighter.

Man was Boza terrific to watch ... a hell of a warrior ... his wars were amazing to watch .. he was part of that golden age of tv fights n the late seventies and early eighties .. I remember there was a fighter back then who was touted as a future champ named Johnny Verderosa ... he was a Staten Island born fighter who was pretty fast and a good hitter ... his management got him a TV fight against Boza thinking Boza was slightly past his best days and a terrific name opponent .. what a mistake....Boza almost took his head off and "The HEAT" was never the same ...

 

Every punch Corny threw was delivered with venom. I don't recall what John said or did to make him so angry, but Boza Edwards said this was the most psyched up he ever was for any opponent. The Heat got steamrolled. (A year later, I expected O'Grady to stop John in much the same way, and it looked at the beginning that Sean might, as the Bubblegum Bomber was landing some nice shots on a slowed Verderosa, but Johnny managed to slug out the biggest win of his career in his final major outing. To this day, I'm not entirely sure if Sean was shot by then, or simply never as good as his hype.)

After Elizondo, Corny said in the post fight interview that he tried movement early on, but that his legs tired quickly, causing him to counter Roberto with blistering combinations off the ropes. (This was one of the very few times I recall Sal Marciano broadcasting a match without a color commentator, and also one of the very few times I saw him working for ABC, rather than ESPN.) Poor Elizondo. Took the fight to Arguello countering against the ropes, and got his jaw fractured for his trouble, then took it to Boza Edwards against the ropes, but lost the decision anyway. Roberto was an exciting fighter. (Anybody remember what a high pitched and squeaky, barely audible voice Elizondo had, like he was breathing helium?)

Corny hung tough against Arguello, reeling drunkenly around the ring, but impressing by never going down. (In fact, it was Alexis who visited the canvas, slipping down flat on his back at a moment when that mishap may have saved a badly foundering Boza Edwards from an imminent stoppage. Instead, he was able to hang in there a while longer.)

When Boza Edwards was an amateur in Uganda, one of his sparring partners was Idi Amin! The Ugandan despot would come into the gym, lace 'em up, and get in the ring. Corny said none of the terrified boxers who sparred with Amin ever dared hit back.

Melvin Paul was the only clean knockout he produced after reaching his prime, a definitive one punch result. Paul ricocheted off the ropes into a deadly right hook, and that was that.

Verderosa and Paul showed that Boza Edwards did not turn every match into a grueling war of attrition, but there were times it seemed he might turn into a miniature Saad Muhammad. Like Limon and Navarrete, he was somewhat lacking in elusiveness, making for some great bouts.

 

Boza was a good fighter with power, but lacked defense, chin and sturdy legs....... Therefore, Boza falls short of greatness between 126 to 135 pounds........ No "HALL" for Boza.........

Later losses to Chacon and Camacho also hurt Boza's rep........

I did like Boza back in the early to mid-80s........

MR.BILL

 

It is a very impressive performance. Boza's defense vs a fellow southy was pretty ordinary tho, especially penal given Rolando had some dynamite in there.

 

navaratte was a very good fighter at that point.I don't thnk he was ever the same after his epic fight with Chung-il Choi though.That wore him down enough for Limon to capitalise on.

Choi was a great offensive fighter in the hearns mold with great power, extremely tough to outbox.Pity he had next to no durability in the era of tough as nails warriors for the division.

 

Would have murdered Sammy Serrano, I know that much! A fight with Escalera would be interesting too, in a battle of Arguello victims but no prediction on that one. I think he stops Hernandez too.

 

good match up.i remember seeing boza edwards when he was at his slugging best.his best fight was against john elizondo imo

 

While he's not a hall of famer, I think he was a little more than "a good fighter with power." He actually had a pretty good defense when he fought on the inside. Also, his legs were pretty sturdy for the most part. In the secons Chacon fight, his legs did betray him, but I know he was having alot of trouble making 130 lbs by then. He fought most of 1982 as a lightweight, and struggled to get back to 130. He looked very weak agaisnt Rocky Lockridge later in 1983, and probably shouldn't have taken that fight. After moving up to 135, he looked stronger and displayed a good chin and study legs in koing Charlie "Choo Choo" Brown and Melvin Paul, and withstood some good punches in decisioning John Montes and drawing with Terrence Alli - most observers thought he beat Terrence. Camacho's style was all wrong for him. Boza was never going to beat Camacho.

 

I have the career sets of Boza, Limon and Chacon and NOONE from that tris ever boring. Truly a fav. of mine and my fav. is when they thought he was washed up and he came back and absolutely DESTROYED Guy Valleas-prob. spelled the last name wrong. As Cosell said,"This man can fight!".