Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Lorenzo Aragón, July 31st 1996

I went to Ala-Teen, actually. (abusive drunken step-father)

They would say "I am an alcoholic" if that was the case, but for other substance abuse they would say "I am an ____ addict" or "I am addicted to ___". :good

 

It's strange - we've got dozens of Cuban regulars on this site and they're always quick to pimp all of the top guys from their national program (even the crappy Barthelemy clan!!) but so far not one has piped in to comment on Aragón or hook up any insight or videos. It has been a week since this very thread's creation, and prior to it there was virtually no mention of Aragón on ESB period.

:?

Is it just a case of them all being young, and them not remembering Aragón being from before their time...or is it that he isn't as celebrated in the community as his contemporaries?

If so, that is baffling. From what I can tell, if counting on both hands the number of Cuban boxers pound-for-pound greater than El Barbaro in the last few decades there would be leftover fingers.

 

A) Disagree about the best punches.

B) It doesn't matter. That isn't how amateur boxing is (or rather, was) scored.

Watch it again, and count the clean blows. Loads of Mayweather's went uncounted. He out-landed Todorov by double.

 

Todorov was definitely world class, just not silver medalist level.

He wasn't on the same wavelength as Mayweather, nor, I'd wager, Aragón.

 

:blood Yeah, he's a regular old Richard Abril, isn't he?

atsch Beautiful boxer-puncher, and extraordinarily pleasing to watch by amateur standards.

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(IMHO )

 

Not as bad as it, but probably the worst since. (still ahead of Spence Jr.)

 

Fair enough, different strokes. I see him as versatile and powerful but not reliant on his power. :conf

Just wondering, is your opinion based just off the Mayweather performance or have you checked out his other matches ITT?

 

****, really? Live or do you know of some additional video floating around?