Willie Pastrano - School me...

punches cause cancer! if only willie did some homeopathy he would of been cured.

but if he crushed his liver and caused some scarring then it could of caused complications..but ACTUALLY causing his death is a bit much.

 

Really good post thanks for this.

He cited Luis Manuel Rodriguez as being his biggest influence in the gym.

Disagree.

Tricks with the ladies and practical jokes also.


On the Johnson fight I thought Pastrano edged it, his movement was cnsistently keeping Johnson off-balance and unable to set-up and forcing Johnson to come out of his comfort zone and try to pressure, and Pastrano was just popping the jab.

Really good fight though, I had it 8-7 to Willie

 

Yeah? That I didn't know. Care to expand?

 

Angelo Dundee mentioned a few times that Ali really learnt alot from LMR in his movement etc... And I can see it.

Although LMR is better than Ali in pretty much every department

 

I think pastrano barely won that fight with Johnson. Those were two fine scientific, technical fighters, pastrano and Johnson and I know that fight is still hotly disputed in boxing afficianado circles, that is (many modern fans probably don't know about either guy, much less the fight)...and win or lose, it was a fine performance by pastrano...dancing and jabbing for 15 full rounds like he did.