Rodolfo Marin Appreciation Thread

He showed true greatness against Tyrell Biggs.

The man who stepped in the Bath & West Country Showground in Shepton Mallet to do battle with Frank Bruno was a shadow of his former self.

For people not familiar with that town in the English county of Somerset ;
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepton_Mallet[/url]

 

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A journeyman but not a bad one. Unbeaten in his first 17 fights.. Scored a first round KO over the giant Simuwelu.. Was only beaten primarily by top flight heavyweights and may even have been robbed against one of them ( Joe Hipp. ) Not a man ever destined for greatness, but certainly a respectable opponent who could punch and wasn't afraid to bang with the big boys.

 

Boxrec has Rodolfo Marin's height listed as 6'6
I think his huge reputation has inflated that a bit.

 

:goodA feat only the ATGs Lennox Lewis and Dave Jaco had managed before.

 

My mistake then, although I've never recalled Hipp looking magical.

Yeah I just watched it, complements of the person who provided the link on this thread. Great performance for Bruno.. But I don't think that should take anything away from Marin who regularly fought upper tier men and sometimes gave a good account of himself in defeat.

 

Jaco also beat a young prospecting Ruddock and fought about 90% of the best heavyweights around over a period of 10 years. Not someone I'd personally want to lose to if I was professional but not a surprising upset either.

 

:deal Jaco was the boss.

 

No, Joe Hipp was.

 

True.
Him and Loren Ross.

 

He was a decent prospect too before Cooper nearly killed him.