IF Monzon had Attempted A Comeback In 79?

Tough Call.

I'd bet that Corro gets a close decision win that nobody is happy with where not much of substance happens because Monzon is just a quarter step too slow.

 

Does Monzon get a "tune-up" fight.....or does he go straight to the "title bout"?

 

Longhorn you old *******.

 

Lol....good to hear from you LukeO....my compadre.

 

Monzon would have had some major physical advantages over Hugo and would have shut him down ultimately and would have dominated his fellow Argentine for a one sided points win.

 

Nah.

 

There is a good article on Hugo Corro out in Cyberspace, and covers why he was a second class popular fighter in Argentina, why he ended up retiring.

 

As one of the few legit Hugo Corro fans that I know of, exactly where is it LH?

 

Will see if I can find it. Sometimes I have used "babelfish" and converted over some articles in espanol to English..me being a gringo and all.

 

@Boxed Ears
Cain't hep it LH,...I'm a Corro fan...coincidently, I was at work tonight trying to find an article as such about Corro that I haven't read before.

 

Y'all probably have read these before, but best I can do right now.

3 articles covering lots of Corro background & interesting info:
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/29/archives/an-obscure-champion-hugo-corro.html
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/918233-fallecio-hugo-corro-un-purista-del-ring
https://imasportsphile.com/boxing-middleweight-title-champ-hugo-corro-vs-vito-antuofermo/

Some great Vito vs Corro info
http://www.boxing.com/my_two_days_with_vito_antuofermo.html

Hugo Pastor Corro was a strong and technically adapt boxer, with a lot of ring smarts. Born on November 5, 1953, in Eusebio Bustos, Mendoza, Argentina, Corro began his professional ring career in 1973. Corro was a very active boxer, fighting 24 times in his first 2 years as a pro, and lost just once, (on points) in these early fights. With a record of 32-2-1, Corro won the Argentina Middleweight championship, on December 10, 1976, when he stopped Julio Medina in the 3rd round. Six months later, Corro won the South American Middleweight title by knocking out Norberto Fleitas in the 2nd round. Despite this success it was still an upset, when on April 22, 1978, Corro out-pointed Rodrigo Valdez over 15 rounds, to win the World middleweight championship. Corro made two successful defences of his crown, out-pointing Ronnie Harris and Rodrigo Valdez, before losing his world title on June 30, 1979, when he was beaten on points by Vito Antuofermo on points. After losing his world title, Corro retired in 1981, but then came back in 1988 going 2-3-1 in six fights before finally retiring with a record of 50-7-2.

According to an article on Ring Magazine….when Howard Cosell….who was working on that fight’s live broadcast to the USA….was telling viewers that Corro was, in his opinion, way ahead on the judges’ cards…..when someone on the American television crew found out it was Antuofermo who was actually leading on the cards….and if you listen closely during this fight….you will hear Cosell begin to say he had Antuofermo ahead.” Hugo lost by SD.

 

Ok....then Monzon wins the fight on a close UD....then immediately retires again....not wanting to add a loss to his record by taking on Vito or Hagler.