Antonio Cervantes ~ Controversial Loss To Wilfred Benitez

[Bobbyptsd]

@Dart

Here's one of these for you, I don't use them often:

[palooka]

I have to say I agree with Dart here. I've no doubt that Duce is a bit of a crank (who isn't) and it'd be better for my understanding if he asked the question and then gave his take and opinion in one post. I think it's a decent enough question - I know a former fighter who threw a fight, he was paid to not try, to just go a few rounds and was told off by his corner between rounds for punching back hard.

There is/was a lot of money washing around at world level for well connected fighters and not everything was always on the level. Doing what is best for you and yours isn't always a horribly corrupt thing and doesn't necessarily make you a disgusting person.

I

[Dart340]

Palooka, excellent post and well stated, but you're wasting your time trying to reason with "the kids" on this thread. Duce plays them like a fiddle and they screech and moan and point fingers and not much else.

I watched the fight again and I can't tell if Cervantes has the cuffs on or not. Looked like a glorified sparring session to me, but Benitez made a lot of fights into those. A really good fighter can make it impossible to tell if he's holding back.

[BoxBuzz]

Dart, make that 2 really good fighters in this case.


Like I say, I just honed in with a testament regarding a man, whom I thought worthy of testimony.


Simple as that.

[wouter]

Saturday ~ March 6, 1976

Boxeo Mundial ~ El Mundo Deportivo

'El Invincible Antonio Cervantes Ante El Joven Wilfred Benitez'

The 30 year-old Colombian ~ Antonio Cervantes is the most confident boxer in the world.

The WBA Light-Welterweight Champion is the most superior boxing talent in the sport today, and carries the
presence of a true Ring Master.

'Kid Pambele' brings with him > Speed, strength, power, stamina and unmatched Ring Generalship to go along
with '122-Bouts' over a 14-Year career, with a record of 106-12-4 {42 KO's}.

His opponent is a {17 year-old} teenage boxer from Puerto Rico named Wilfred Benitez. Wilfred has a pretty
significant record of 27-0-0 {22 KO's}, but the youngster is far from a puncher as his record might indicate.

He relies on quickness, and a fast left-hand. He dislikes rough-combat or close in-fighting, and prefers to
counter-punch with fast-and-accurate punches.

It is a contrasting match-up of 'experience and power' versus 'youth and speed'.

What has brought 'Kid Pambele' to San Jan, Puerto Rico. A 'dizzying bag' of nearly $200,000, the most substantial
Fight Purse of his life.

The Champion who is Colombian, lives in Caracas, Venezuela and is a part owner of a Boxing Gymnasium there. He also
owns '3' Fishing Boats, and has a Sporting Goods line back in his native home of Colombia.

Antonio Cervantes >
"I cannot be beaten. I will lose to no one before I retire this year."

The Champion is a {4-1} Betting-Favorite.

J Canalis {Reporter}

You do know that the article in question doesn't say any of that? Some people here speak Spanish.

[Giancarlo]

You do know that the article in question doesn't say any of that? Some people here speak Spanish.

Oh no!

Dart will be distraught; he lives for every word The Duchess posts.

#brokenhearteddart

[palooka]

Saturday ~ March 6, 1976

Boxeo Mundial ~ El Mundo Deportivo

'El Invincible Antonio Cervantes Ante El Joven Wilfred Benitez'

The 30 year-old Colombian ~ Antonio Cervantes is the most confident boxer in the world.

The WBA Light-Welterweight Champion is the most superior boxing talent in the sport today, and carries the
presence of a true Ring Master.

'Kid Pambele' brings with him > Speed, strength, power, stamina and unmatched Ring Generalship to go along
with '122-Bouts' over a 14-Year career, with a record of 106-12-4 {42 KO's}.

His opponent is a {17 year-old} teenage boxer from Puerto Rico named Wilfred Benitez. Wilfred has a pretty
significant record of 27-0-0 {22 KO's}, but the youngster is far from a puncher as his record might indicate.

He relies on quickness, and a fast left-hand. He dislikes rough-combat or close in-fighting, and prefers to
counter-punch with fast-and-accurate punches.

It is a contrasting match-up of 'experience and power' versus 'youth and speed'.

What has brought 'Kid Pambele' to San Jan, Puerto Rico. A 'dizzying bag' of nearly $200,000, the most substantial
Fight Purse of his life.

The Champion who is Colombian, lives in Caracas, Venezuela and is a part owner of a Boxing Gymnasium there. He also
owns '3' Fishing Boats, and has a Sporting Goods line back in his native home of Colombia.

Antonio Cervantes >
"I cannot be beaten. I will lose to no one before I retire this year."

The Champion is a {4-1} Betting-Favorite.

J Canalis {Reporter}

You do know that the article in question doesn't say any of that? Some people here speak Spanish.

I don't speak Spanish, what does the article say?

[wouter]

Saturday ~ March 6, 1976

Boxeo Mundial ~ El Mundo Deportivo

'El Invincible Antonio Cervantes Ante El Joven Wilfred Benitez'

The 30 year-old Colombian ~ Antonio Cervantes is the most confident boxer in the world.

The WBA Light-Welterweight Champion is the most superior boxing talent in the sport today, and carries the
presence of a true Ring Master.

'Kid Pambele' brings with him > Speed, strength, power, stamina and unmatched Ring Generalship to go along
with '122-Bouts' over a 14-Year career, with a record of 106-12-4 {42 KO's}.

His opponent is a {17 year-old} teenage boxer from Puerto Rico named Wilfred Benitez. Wilfred has a pretty
significant record of 27-0-0 {22 KO's}, but the youngster is far from a puncher as his record might indicate.

He relies on quickness, and a fast left-hand. He dislikes rough-combat or close in-fighting, and prefers to
counter-punch with fast-and-accurate punches.

It is a contrasting match-up of 'experience and power' versus 'youth and speed'.

What has brought 'Kid Pambele' to San Jan, Puerto Rico. A 'dizzying bag' of nearly $200,000, the most substantial
Fight Purse of his life.

The Champion who is Colombian, lives in Caracas, Venezuela and is a part owner of a Boxing Gymnasium there. He also
owns '3' Fishing Boats, and has a Sporting Goods line back in his native home of Colombia.

Antonio Cervantes >
"I cannot be beaten. I will lose to no one before I retire this year."

The Champion is a {4-1} Betting-Favorite.

J Canalis {Reporter}

You do know that the article in question doesn't say any of that? Some people here speak Spanish.

I don't speak Spanish, what does the article say?

Well... I'm not going to translate the entire article for you, but it's a pretty standard preview of the bout. No mention of their records, no mention of their purses, no mention of the betting odds, no mention of any fishing boats and no talk of Cervantes retiring. In fact, he hopes to win so he can take on Roberto Duran soon.

[bennie]

Benitez certainly showed in his later fights that his win over Cervantes was fixed. The bleedin' obvious flies over the heads of the those who shout 'conspiracy!'

[Broomhall]

When I read Il Duces posts it makes you feel like you put your socks on before your underpants when everyone knows it should be the other way round, or like wearing brown shoes with black trousers and then the whole day just doesnt feel right.