On This Day: Middleweight Great Carlos Monzon Died In A Car Smash
How do we best remember former middleweight king Carlos Monzon? The Argentine ring warrior was a great, great fighter, for sure. Unfortunately, Monzon was also … continue
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On This Day In 1970: The Great But Tortured Carlos Monzon Becomes Middleweight King
Although we can never forget the tragic end to Carlos Monzon’s life – drink and drugs, murder, prison, his own life lost in a car … continue
Happy Halloween! Some Of The Scariest Fighters In History
What makes a fighter, a boxer, scary? Wicked punching power? A genuinely nasty personality and demeanor? Thoroughly intimidating stare-down abilities that frighten not only the … continue
50 Years Ago Today: A Classic ‘Big Man Vs. Little Man’ Encounter As Monzon Stops Napoles
Not all welterweight kings can make the jump up to middleweight to defrock the bigger king. Not every fighter can do what the two Sugars, … continue
On This Day In 1970 – When Monzon Wrecked An Italian Superstar And Began A Middleweight Reign Of Terror
It really is a crying shame that legendary middleweight Carlos Monzon was as much a terror outside of the ring as he was inside it. … continue
The Great But Tortured Carlos Monzon – 100 And Never Out
100 pro fights, some of them comprising of early, fledgling career defeats, with nine draws and a no-contest. But never, ever a stoppage loss suffered. … continue
Fifty Years Ago Today: When Carlos Monzon Beat “Bad” Bennie Briscoe
50 years ago today at Luna Park Stadium in Argentina, reigning middleweight king Carlos Monzon was making the sixth defence of the title. Facing a … continue
45 Years Ago: When The Great Carlos Monzon Retired As An Untouchable Middleweight King
How great was Carlos Monzon? How much more revered would “Escopeta” be today had he not allowed his inner demons to overwhelm him? The Monzon … continue