Monzon was the Joseph Stalin of the middleweight division...just as cold and ruthless a dictator as Stalin.
I actually had Valdez taking the second Monzon fight believe it or not.... I admit that I was looking for a way to give it to Valdez, but that was most definitely a close fight. And it was anything but easy for Monzon. Rodrigo Valdez vs. Carlos Monzon II: 142-141 Valdez Monzon: 1,4,5,6,10 ( 10-8 ),11 and 14. Valdez: 2 ( 10-8 ),3,7,8,9,12,13 and 15.
Dosen't surprise me that you would have almost the opposite scorecard to me. I really will have to watch these fights again been about 2 years since I seen them.
yeah he was but by the time he got the title, he was slipping, which was a pity. the ring magazine had a top 10 middles spread to find monzons successor and it said that hagler was a short slugger and his career wouldn't last long.mugs