Hilario Zapata

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  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For Zapata, I would watch the Olivo and Torres fights. I think those both exhibit him at his very best.
     
    Xplosive, Jan 22, 2019
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was pleasantly surprised to see that Zapata actually got in the IBHOF. Still highly underrated but at his best he was a really smooth defensive boxer, one of the slickest southpaws along with Whitaker and Nunn. He was another example of a fighter who was too talented for his own good, being a victim of being lazy and having lackluster performances resulting in losing to guys he should have beat.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Jan 23, 2019
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was also a victim of coke addiction.
     
    Xplosive, Jan 24, 2019
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  4. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I love the words "coke addiction" and "victim" together. The snowflake belief that no one is responsible for his own choices and actipns.
     
    The Morlocks, Jan 24, 2019
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