My top 16...top 10 in colour, accomplishments. john Ruiz-Puerto Rico/USA Andy Ruiz-Mexico/USA Luis Firpo-Argentina
Paulino Uzcudun-Spain Artuto Godoy-Chile
Chris Arreola-Mexico/USA Ossie Ocasio-Puerto Rico Fres Oquendo-Puerto Rico
Oscar Bonavena-Argentina
Jose Luis Garcia-Venezuela Nino Valdes-Cuba
Greg Peralta-Argentina
Alberto Lovell-Argentina
Bernardo Mercado-Colombia
Juan Carlos Gomez-Cuba Luis Ortiz-Cuba
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 07 Dec 2019, 05:34
by AntonioMartin
mattdonnellon wrote: ↑06 Dec 2019, 10:19
My top 16...top 10 in colour, accomplishments. john Ruiz-Puerto Rico/USA Andy Ruiz-Mexico/USA Luis Firpo-Argentina
Paulino Uzcudun-Spain Artuto Godoy-Chile
Chris Arreola-Mexico/USA Ossie Ocasio-Puerto Rico Fres Oquendo-Puerto Rico
Oscar Bonavena-Argentina
Jose Luis Garcia-Venezuela Nino Valdes-Cuba
Greg Peralta-Argentina
Alberto Lovell-Argentina
Bernardo Mercado-Colombia
Juan Carlos Gomez-Cuba Luis Ortiz-Cuba
klompton wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 21:12
Bonavena and Firpo were Italian.
Both were born in Argentina, lived in Argentina and represented Argentina.
Firpo´s father was Italian while his mother was spanish immigrant. Firpo was born in Junin, outside Buenos Aires, made his pro debut in Buenos Aires where he also is buried.
Bonavena is also from Buenos Aires, represented Argentina at the 1963 Pan Am Games, and is also buried in Buenos Aires (his funeral at Luna Park Stadium was attended by 150.000 people).
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 09 Dec 2019, 14:36
by Caractacus
Bonavena's father was an Italian immigrant to Argentina,( a cable-car operator from what I remember)
but I think his mother may have been of Native Spanish stock.
He sort of had an usual shaped cranium,it sort of looked Inca or maybe Chimu Native American shaped.
( but i'm not a forensic Anthropologist)
But IMOP Bonavena sort of resembled a cross between Tommy Morrison and really beefy Bruce Lee (?)
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 10 Dec 2019, 16:43
by Caractacus
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 28 Dec 2019, 03:00
by pound per pound
Probably John Ruiz Jr. He's the best boxer of the bunch, and also one of the bigger guys on the list which doesn't have too many puncher's on it.
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 28 Dec 2019, 03:00
by pound per pound
Probably John Ruiz Jr. He's the best boxer of the bunch, and also one of the bigger guys on the list which doesn't have too many puncher's on it.
Re: Hispanic Heavyweight tournament...who wins?
Posted: 28 Dec 2019, 17:17
by gilgamesh
You gotta book the Tournament before I can predict how it would play out. I don't know who's fighting who here, and styles make fights.
Both were born in Argentina, lived in Argentina and represented Argentina.