Barkley would attempt to pressure Carlos from the onset, and may win the first three rounds on aggression. But Monzon would bide his time, fighting at his pace, and begin to completely nullify Barkley's offense, by scoring with crisp right right counters against the charging Barkley. I'd say Monzon by systematic destruction by the 10th round.
At best, Iran wins four rounds tops.Monzon would either stop Iran late, or win a wide UD, too much skill for Iran to deal with.
****, yes. The pre 1990 Barkley was still able and strong at 160 pounds. The Barkley who beat James Kinchen in 1986 and KO'd Tommy Hearns in 1988 would be a formidable opponent for Carlito Monzon of 1971 to 1973... Monzon being the better boxer probably out-boxes a game and tuff Barkley over 15 rds, but it wouldn't be easy... MR.BILL:hat
Monzon was notorious for not being diligent in preparing for fights. If you get in the ring with Barkley unprepared to fight thewhole fight, you are always going to have troubles. Monzon seemed to be able to fight through it, and I think he would win, but it would not be easy.
For Me almost certainly a fight of two halves for Monzon, who luxuriated in the 15 round distance, and rarely felt the need to engage that 5th gear, Monzon was undoubtedly one of those fighters who looked ackward and perhaps even a little nervous at times, despite the impassive expression, but inside the ring, the opponent perhaps quickly came to realise Monzon's shaping of a fight was very subtle in the early stages, Backing off, Leaning back from Shots, appearing to have no sense of predatory urgentcy...the ingrediants were being mixed...and the heat was going to be turned up in due course.... Iran was a real tough guy, and give him a static target, and he could play lumberjact to someone's tree..and turn them into a felled Sicamore...none more sicker than Thomas Hearns for example...However Carlos was more of an Architect were his victories were concerned...set the solid foundation, decide how many stories...then design the Penthouse suite...the sweet victory... Carlos's ability to fight off the back foot, ala the Briscoe Blueprint will negate the fire and brimstone Iran tries to employ, around the 8th Carlos is not so minded to retreat, but starts to bowl in that long right hand, standing his ground more, perhaps not a wild bull of the pampas, more a calculating wild cat of Buenos Aires....True to form...the pebbles turn into a landslide..and whilst Iran stays resolute in his forward motion...his slowness and lack of defence are becoming apparent liabilities....come the 12th or 13th Carlos is Gear Jamming into 4th and the man from the land of corned beef has turned the brave Iran into Cornered Beef.... The Towel from Iran's Corner just beats The Ref to signalling cessation... Iran, one eye closed, bruised swollen and battered is protesting the stoppage, Carlos, is smiling, being embraced by a blonde...and Hardly breathing hard....when asked where next...he glances at the blonde...smiles and says..."Monte Carlo...or Bust..."
Barkley had an odd style. I think Monzon stops Barkley on cuts in about 8 or 9 rounds, but Barkley would give him a tough fight. Barkley was not great but had a style matchup against Hearns. Had Hearns calmed down and not become careless, he would have stopped Barkley on cuts in round 4 or with bodyshots in rounds 5 or 6.
So I've learned that Monzon was lax in preparing for his fights..and was "impassively nervous" in his fights......oh well, to answer the thread question, Monzon would have stopped Barkley within 9 rounds.
The Blade was knocked out in six rounds for his ninth outing by 18-3-1 Robbie Sims, not an appropriate opponent for Iran at that early stage in January 1984. (Barkley would compete in four scheduled eight rounders over the next year following this loss, while Robbie would win over 12 four months later.) And Iran exited the ranks at 160 after being starched in one by Benn during August 1990 (after which he was out of commission for over a year before returning at 176, only to get heavily dropped by a huge eighth round hook, and get awarded a loudly booed ten round decision over Juan Hernandez, who entered that match 3-12-0, and on a nine fight losing streak). Here, the question is whether or not The Blade can last the championship distance, and the answer is no. He wasn't durable enough to not break down before the final bell when confronted with a master of control like Carlos. Duran may have been his greatest career performance, yet he got decked in the 11th and lost. His best decision wins at 160 were all by SD over Kinchen, Tinley and Sanderline Williams. The one time Iran went the championship distance, Kalambay took a solid seven point margin on two of the official cards, and a five point margin on the third. (This was the WBA's final MW Title bout scheduled for the championship distance.) Could be entertaining, but the eventual outcome would never be in doubt.
Once Monzon got rolling it would be a methodical break down .Barkley absorbing long jabs, and coming forward into right crosses, he was too easy to find for him to be able to top Carlos.
Barkley was drained in most if not all of his important fight @ 160 at least and was even drained vs James Toney @ 168 . Give d man who stopped old Coetzee and Hearns and gave Nunn and Kalambay good fights a weight comfortable 4 him and he stops Monzon . If u restrict him 2 160 it is unfair d other way around but i guess he'd still manage 2b 1 of Monzon's toughest fights win or lose . This is not past their prime Napoles or Griffith moving up in weight , or a longer ago moved up in weight and also past his prime Nino Benevenuti .
