October 4, 1981: 45 Years Ago, The Explosive Thin Man's Last Great Win

[elmersalsa]

On October 4, 1981, Alexis Arguello, The Explosive Thin Man of Nicaragua, defended his WBC World Lightweight Crown successfully against American rising star Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini of Akron, OH.

The fight was at Bally's Park Place in Atlantic City, NJ. Arguello won by a 14th round TKO. It was Alexis' last great win of his career.

Your comments.

[goose 5]

Terrific bout. made me realize Duran would have went through Arguello .

[gilgamesh]

Just watched this one not long ago. Terrific bout for sure. Mancini couldn't have fought any harder he was just outclassed by one of the truly great fighters of his time. He still did his fans proud by his effort here.

And of course the great Arguello showed everyone one more time why he was such a great Champion.

Arguello is Probably the best boxer in Nicaraguan history, and one of the higher ranking amongst Latin countries in general. Amazing fighter. Tremendous poise and patience. Would've loved to have seen him and Salvador Sanchez both in their primes at the same time against each other. They remind me of each other with their styles.

Arguello more explosive. Sanchez more precise, but similar approaches from those 2 certainly.

[Ambling Alp II]

Arguello had so many very good wins that none of them stand out.

[2557855]

Arguello was such a skilled boxer, Geometry Dash and going 14 rounds against Mancini before getting the TKO shows how tough that battle was