Can you recognize the boxer on this picture?

Hi guys I have a coworker who claims to be Benny Benitez (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=40739&cat=boxer) an up and coming lightweight contender in the late 70's. So far all I could find about him was his boxrec profesional record and a this picture,

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although the boxer doesn't resembles our coworker (51 years Today) and other coworker that knows the boxer since childhood claims that's not him on the picture. So I came to the best in the business (EastSide Boxing Classic) to see if you can recognize someone in this picture, there's a small handwriting in the lower right corner that says something like "Smooth
Gary Sho- I believe is Gary Shaw...:roll:
M S G" - as in Madison Square Garden"

For the record we are not trying to blow up some hoax or anything , actually we are trying to gather some photos, or footage to make achievement/ support activity for this guy, since he recently was diagnosed with a terminal illness and cannot work anymore. Any help clearing this out or gathering more info would be deeply appreciated.

 

Two clues : the big guy on the left is too old to be Gary Shaw, unless Gary's father has the same name, cause it does resembles to Gary a bit. The Boxer I Believe is Carlos Monzon:

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What do you think?

 

I thought Monzon too

 

I did aswell.

 

Not sure now but at first glance Monzon was the first name that popped into my head aswell.

 

Monzon to me aswell

 

Ok, I'll be pretty convinced is Monzon, but what about this guy Benny Benitez, he fought Ken Buchanan in 1979 any memories?

 

probably is monzon but im not convinced about his height, a little too short

 

Looks a little like Chuchu Malave to me, a NY lightweight during the '70s. Also the guy on the far left looks a little like Al Braverman.

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the second pic has to be Monzon the first one looks like him too

 

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that guy is too short to be Monzon.

 

I dont think that's Monzon

 

Exactly I'm becoming more convinced that the second pic is Nino Benvenuti. I'm gonna look like a dick if I'm wrong but that's him.

 

sorry rob

The second is surely monzon, it was the first one i was referring too