Could the following legends speak English

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilfredo Gomez
    Carlos Monzon
    Ruben Olivares
    Alexis Arguello
    Wilfred Benitez
    Eder Jofre
    JCC sr
     
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  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    No (there is an excellent subbed documentary of Gomez on YouTube though)
    No
    I don't think so (maybe very basically)
    Yes (Mancini post fight interview. AA lived in America for quite a time)
    I don't think so (again, if he did, very basic)
    No (very intelligent man however)
    Very basic (basically no)
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, Benitez spoke broken Rican English. There's plenty of post-fight interviews of him speaking English.

    I'm sure if Monzon spoke English, he would have said "I hope you can fly, b*tch!"
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Fookin Hell!!!
     
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  5. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Arguello and Benitez, yes.

    Jofre learned some basics and was quoted speaking in English on a couple of his US fights. He also spoke fluent Spanish (his dad was Argentine). His daughter told me that he actually did speak and understand a bit of English.

    Olivares, Gomez, Chavez nothing. Monzon, I’m not sure.
     
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  6. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Arguello lived here for at least a decade (he couldnt even visit Nicaragua) and had split residence for 20. His son has lived in NYC forever.
     
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