I like this one..Torres, with his peek a boo style, really cleaned up on Pastrano with a real vengeance...and Willie was like a ripe peach ready to fall from the tree as well. He gave Pastrano a cruel, thorough beating and he never looked better in the process. Against that mad, enraged bull that was Galindez in the 1st Kates fight, he would be up against a very different animal than the end of the road Willie Pastrano. Galindez normally did not fight like he did in Kates I..instead, he was adept at fighting off the ropes, always as the counter puncher..and he could do this all night...with no issues stamina-wise. While not a Bob Foster type of one punch killer, Victor could put you on your ass with a sneaky counter shot..left or right (see his fight with Eddie Mustafa, and Kosie Smith), and could, if need be, revert to the savage, brutal style he used in winning the lightheavy title from Len Hutchins. I think that Galindez was by far the more proven champion and fighter of the two, and would rack up a points victory in his old customary style of countering effectively, and building up a points lead. The stronger, deceptively clever Galindez wins a 15 round decision, 9-6 in rounds, as he finishes stronger than Torres.
Yeah I'm inclined to agree. As a side note Galindez faced a wicked lineup of opponents: Jorge Ahmuda (4 times) Yaqui Lopez (twice) Len Hutchins Mike Rossman (twice) Jesse Burnett (twice) Piere Fourie (twice) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Marvin Johnson Crazy resume!
yeah, and what...8 of his defenses went the 15 round decision route...Vic was a real pro at going the old limit..and he was strong as a bull..and as I said, more proven than Torres...more consistant.
Torres boxes well early, but fades late and loses a close decision to the rugged Galindez who rally's well and has cries of robbery flowing through the air during the aftermath.... A real toss-up...:bbb MR.BILL:hat
Galindez by decision. A yes...a piece of the Great Years of Lightheavies of the Seventies: Jorge Ahmuda (4 times) Yaqui Lopez (twice) Len Hutchins Mike Rossman (twice) Jesse Burnett (twice) Piere Fourie (twice) Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Marvin Johnson
Galindez is, in my opinion, a worthy successor to Bob Foster as far as being the legit 175 kingpin after Bob's retirement in '74. Foster struggled with Ahumada in his last fight and deserved to lose his crown that night, had all things just and honest in boxing prevailed. To me, if he had fought Galindez that night, or even in his next fight, had he not retired, Galindez would have actually dethroned him..as he was clearly a level above Ahumada. As a disclaimer, I'm not rating Victor over Foster p4p exactly. It's just that by '74, Foster would have been ripe for the picking versus Galindez.
Even Bob has virtually conceded that Ahumada deserved to take his title, admitting the significance of their draw in Albuquerque, of all places. This outcome is rather unfortunate, because Foster's subsequent retirement opened a schism in the light heavyweight title which would not be closed for nine years.
Foster was smart to retire as champion, but he screwed ujp by coming back in '75, and after 5 forgettable wins, was stopped by Mustafa Wassaja and Bob Hazleton. I think Galindez might have even stopped Foster had they fought.
Oh, that was an outrageous robbery...Ahumada couldn't miss with that left of his throughout the fight. It speaks well for both Conteh and Galindez that they were able to handle Ahumada with relative authority the way they did.
It does speak well for them, Jorge Ahumada was an excellent fighter, he could box and punch. unfortunately for him he was in a tough era in Argentina as well as a tough era for 175lbers IMO I seen Jorge fight a few times live and was impressed. I met him in NY a very nice man