Carlos Monzon (Ripped by Sports Illustrated)

Although Monzon wasn't particularly slow by human standards, he didn't impress in that area. Add to that, quite poor technique, and he wasn't a great power model. You certainly wouldn't want to copy.

But he was brilliantly simple. Monzon wasn't afraid to be sloppy, so many of those pawing arm punches were real rhythm breakers that would often land first. He fought very naturally, like a cowboy with a jab, and luckily he had the jaw and stamina to compensate for any defensive shortcomings.

What goes without saying is that Monzon's timing was exceptional. It must be very hard to work your cool **** against a man who is doing the same moves over and over like an unfair computer game.

 

There are tons of guys I would pick to beat Monzon. Most of them just happen to be light heavyweights.

 

It's amazing..how can a guy with so many faults..so many flaws, end up beating everybody and retiring undefeated as champion? Lol,...no wonder so many have axes to grind about him. How aggravating it is to the higher critics of the sport when somebody vexes them so much...

 

Again you sound like a Mayweather fan

 

I assure you I'm not.

 

No but you use the same arguments and, 'there's no blueprint to beat him', 'he must be able to beat anyone in the weight class he fought because he's undefeated'

 

Kram's articles very often revealed him to be a very bitter and angry old man.If he didn't care for a fighter or his style,he never hesitated to air his thoughts.


And yes,the scandal he was involved in was in relation to the Ring magazine's rating scandal and that whole tournament thing that Don King had set up.

The Vitali-Monzon comparison is a valid one.I've always been reminded of Vitali's style when watching Monzon.They're both very good at controlling distance and difficult to hit with consistency.Both,by and large,very boring to watch,though.Monzon's jab isn't the great weapon others have made it out to be,either - not unless constant pawing is considered as a great jab.

 

What is the blueprint to beat Monzon who was not, for the record, undefeated. Maybe a seasoned RJ could get on his bike and squeak by. Maybe Harry Greb could outwork him, or Hopkins make things ugly enough, or SRR could pull a rabbit out of his ass. But on a board in which David Tua is considered a h2h beast, why shouldn't a more successful boxer with few obvious weaknesses be given similar accollades.

 

I'm sure he means undefeated as champion Red.

 

Monzon's genius was not so much his natural gifts as much as his boxing brain, cunning and ability to maximize his physical gifts. He was blessed with a fantastic chin, toughness/resilience and the previously stated ring smarts. He stayed calm, cool and composed. He made very few errors of judgement. Almost life a space alien,...amazing considering he was Latin..he never yielded to emotion.

 

Oh... That makes sense.

 

Wait a minute... No that doesn't. Calzaghe was undefeated and no one save rabid fanboys picks Super Joe as some unbeatable force.

 

monzon was great. monzon was ugly. monzon was argentenian.