For Those Who Love Alexis Arguello

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  1. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Great, great fighter.

    Great use of distance, timing, and accuracy. Not the fastest fighter (hand or foot), but a rangy jab, subtle head movement, beautiful left uppercut.

    I love his ability to manuever his opponent through economical movement and slipping into the perfectly timed right hand at 2:35 seconds of the first video... this is Arguello in a nutshell.

    On top of all of this, class in and out of the ring. :good

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    And for the Spanish speakers. (no footage here)

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  2. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Love Alexis,, sad that Sanchez thru his death is somewhat more famous. Alexis was a better fighter
     
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  3. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    my favorite arguello fight is the rematch with escalera.
     
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  4. jimmy1991

    jimmy1991 Active Member Full Member

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    not bad what was his record
     
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  5. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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  6. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Arguello was a very accurate puncher with superb technique.
     
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  7. Carlos Primera

    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    one of my all time favs. i stand by my claim that arguello, along with pbf, is unbeatable at 130 lbs. i'll take floyd in a 12 rounder, but ill go with arguello over 15 rds.
     
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  8. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    I agree on both accounts.
     
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  9. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We used to love watching Arguello on TV back in the early eighties, I remember him knocking out Billy Costello, one good shot and Costello was all but done. Arguello would methodically set his guys up patiently then deliver the KO shot. He was also one of the classiest men to ever enter the ring. I will always remember Alexis one of the true All Time greats.
     
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  10. istmeno

    istmeno Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he was an artist. very methodical, never in a hurry. just a great fighter. and i agree the best 130 i had the privelege to watch.
     
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  11. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Pryor showed that a high paced battle with unorthodox punches from all angles gave Arguello trouble. Maybe Arguello wasn't at his prime weight when sharing a ring with Pryor, but even in his prime he would always have had trouble with a similar style to Pryor's.

    Arguello's style was all about timing, leverage, precision, and patience. Pryor denied him the space and slow/medium tempo for those weapons to be effective. At times Arguello did have success, as Pryor's defense was wide open, but he never got into the kind rhtyhm he usually did against other opponents.
     
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  12. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Yes thats true.

    But its worth saying that it was a rare combination which Pryor posessed in those fights--- in addition to his high volume attack, unorthodox punches, and angles, he was also a madman on a mission with a Haggler (Hearns edition) type determination to walk through hell to get his man. Then there was the black bottle from the first fight to top it off.

    That Pryor was hard for even Pryor to duplicate.
     
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  13. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Lol Pryor is another thread altogether..one of a kind
     
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  14. doublesuited

    doublesuited Taylor TKO2 Pavlik Full Member

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    Juan Diaz UD12 Alexis Arguello
     
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  15. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    Please don't react to this troll. Let the thread continue unhindered, even in the face of idiocy. :good
     
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