Case for Mexican ATG?

I got a quick response on that question Addie...

but still no answer of what you think of Casanova...so I guess you have no answer then...

Just trying to get your answer to that question...

 

I fail to have an opinion on a fighter I've never seen fight before.

 

There was nothing terribly impressive about their rematches in my judgment. The return fight was a close affair, Gonzalez deserves credit for just doing enough to get the verdict with his intelligent tactics. I don't think Carbajal was much by the time of the rubber match, he seemed to have a short time where he was an impressive fighter, but he beat really good Light Flyweights and his achievements are second to none. He's my choice for third best Light Flyweight of all time.

 

thanks for an answer... fair in light of the fact footage of him is rare.

would you at least say on the basis of resume you would want to see film of him?

 

Carbajal was excellent against Kittikassem, albeit a pretty raw version.

he would set up the heavy punches with a good stiff jab then, taking his time to methodically pick fighters apart rather than just stalking and looking to load up.

 

The best performance of his career. Kittikassem never would have been able to deal with Michael's fire power, it was numbing him almost straight away.

The foundation was there for Carbajal to develop into a truly great fighter regardless of weight class. His technique was lovely, genuine knockout power in both fists, and he had great punch variety. Never abandoned the body, good jab when he used it. I think he fell in love with his power, thinking he could knock everybody out. His defense was null and void also, it practically consisted of him tucking his chin down to reduce the impact rather than actually maneuvering out of the way of shots.

Still, beat many former world champions, unified, and was a 4-5 time champion at the weight.

 

They were equally inexperienced, so im gonna give Carbajal full credit for that win. Kittikasem had already defended his title a few times, and this was Michaels first shot.

 

Thats funny i remember my dad saying the same thing about Carbajal, and this was almost 20 years ago.

 

Yeah, i agree.Didn't mean to imply otherwise

Kittikassem did improve at Flyweight though.He could have given a better account of himself, but likely didn't ever have the chin or sufficient edge in skill to get a win over Michael.

 

I did some research and contacted Fernando Paramo the biggest authority on Mexican Boxing I could find.

I asked him:

Mr. Paramo I have a question for you. Simply put where does Rodolfo Casanova fit into Mexican boxing? No one hardly ever mentions his name.


He answered:

"Chango" Casanova falls into the category of "Leyenda", of the time where many mexican fighters did not really venture out of Mexico..His personality, drinking and great mexican opponents and fights made him an idol, mostly by newspaper articles and word of mouth... no television.


he then gave me the link to the following article it is in Spanish and I will work on translating it for those who can't understand it.

The article basically states.

1. He had brutal power...one punch ko power

2. That he almost killed Tommy Young dropped him unconcious and his own corner could not wake him up and he was carried back to his locker room.

3. In 1938 when he beat Freddie Miller the featherweight champ in a brutal fight that went the distance. Miller's doctors had to inject adrenaline into his heart as he was moments from death.

3. When he beat Kid Azteca ...Azteca Outweighed him by 5 kilos



http://www.elregio.com/cdin/pdf/src/92008-08-27_680.pdf

 

Excellent stuff ricard...much appreciated.

 

He sounds like a monster from what the article says...