Galindez v Conteh

I think it's fair to say that neither Eddie Mustafa or Galindez were at their best for their bout...Galindez had begun to slip, I believe, after that titanic battle with Richie Kates and Eddie was nowhere close to being the near perfect fighting machine that he was vs Marvin Johnson.
Galindez did beat a faded version of Ahumada in 1975, but he beat all the other versions of Jorge as well over the years in Argentina before he won the WBA crown.
I'll go with Galindez at his best over Conteh at his best...a close 15 round decision, of course,...with Galindez showing more fire and ability to hurt the more fragile Conteh with his effective counterpunching,...but Conteh would have outboxed Victor for stretches and would have inflicted his own punishment on the cut prone Argentine as well during the fight. I just think that Galindez would put out a bit more, and he was, IMO, the more tested, established and committed champion of the two.

 

Conteh by decision.

 

Conteh also beat Yaqui Lopez easier than Galindez did.

Hutchins ranking, scanning boxrec, appears to be based on only one decent win - a decision over a faded Vincente Rondon in 1973.

 

I agree, Saad. Victor was one tough cookie that knew just when to throw his counters. But prime Conteh was so smooth and smart as ****. And he was a real tough guy as well. I take John, too.

 

Conteh was 1 of the best boxers i ever saw. Was also tough as hell as shown wen he was past it against a prime Saad.
I got Conteh by UD.

 

I was not a Galindez fan, he drove me crazy. He would find a way to pull it out.

 

55/45 for Conteh but I would not bet a penny on it.

 

Close fight. What's often forgotten about Conteh was that although he was a classy boxer who could hit, he was also a nasty, vicious ruthless f*cker in there.

I also think Conteh's fragility only kicked in after abusing his body. At his best, '74 to '77, I see Conteh beating Galindez on points.

 

As good and tough as Galindez was,I see a fully on Conteh taking it.......Just !


During his far too short prime years John was superbly skilled and tough as they come.

 

I've started this thread many times over the years. My late friend and I would spend hours (under self-medication ) in 1975 arguing and praying that the WBC & WBA would sanction the fight for the title.
Too many tend to see both AFTER they were past prime. "oh the Jinx would have killed a prime Foster, Galindez, Conteh!" :nut
My bud was the Conteh lover, I the Galindez fan. If things were what they should have been, we should have seen these two fighting to unify the title the night Ali fought Bugner in Kuala Lampur in July 75. As it turned out that night, Monzon totally outclassed Licata, Bugner sleepwalked against Ali and the only good fight of the night was Victor-Jorge. Don't be too hard on Ahumada; he fought Victor five times and beat him once in Argentina and fought Conteh tough in 74 putting some swollen damage on John's eye. Sidebar: I'd always have liked to have seen a pvp Jorge against Yaqui. I'd have paid big bucks for a ringside seat for that one!.
I hate to say this but my prediction?....At some point Conteh (if you followed him) either intentionally or unintentionally would have head butted Victor and opened a gash which may have led to a stoppage.
Another head butting p r i c k at that time? Lonnie Bennett! My bud and I were ringside in Indy (got to meet Don Dumphy that night!) in, I think 76. Marvin stopped a rated contender (can't remember who :nut) and Bennett fought Yaqui in the prelim. Check out the result on boxrec: Bennett TKO in the 3rd...B***S***! At the end of the second round Lopez decked Bennett big time and had him hurt at the end of the round. So Lonnie comes out and promptly bangs on Lopez's scarred eye (intentionally) and the fight is subsequently stopped. When Don was interviewing Bennett after the fight we were real close and Lonnie was smiling saying: "well, I was able to do what I'm always able to do"...to which my good bud screamed: "yeah, head butt him you dirty MF!!!". Lonnie heard; not too pleased.
Just a walk down memory lane; hope I didn't bore anyone.

 

Superb. Thanks for sharing.

 

The light-heavyweight division was great back then. So many good fighters, but never that big unification fight.

Galindez, Conteh, Saad, Eddie Mustafa, Marvin Johnson, Parlov, Rossman, Vonzell Johnson, Eddie Davis, Lopez, Scott, Jerry Martin and then Spinks and Qawi.