1970-1977 Middleweight Division The Monzon Era

[scorpio83]

And Carlos Monzon's final match against Rodrigo Valdes in their rematch?

[BoxBuzz]

Monzon's is a face of a man who thoroughly enjoyed the "scuffle".

Valdez.....not so much.

[elmersalsa]

This guy, the great Carlos Monzon, watching him fight was like an horror movie. I mean, the great Muhammad Ali played and toyed with you. The great Roberto Duran loved to punish you and break you to pieces as quick as possible. But Monzon was like he did not care about dishing punishment. The longer the fight, the longer you are in it for pain. He reminds me a lot of Steven Seagal: Cruel, no mercy and premeditating. Like he knew you could not beat him inside that square ring. It was UNFAIR to see him fight middleweights. Maybe the light heavyweights were an even matchup. On his fight with the great Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles, I do not understand why they allowed that fight to happen to begin with. I was covering my eyes every time Mantequilla was getting hit.

The only thing he did not had in his arsenal was speed. But my question is, did he really needed it? Monzon to me, is a top 20 all time p4p. A great great fighter.

[BoxBuzz]

Probably because Napoles came to hate his tormentor.

Monzon brutlalized most of his opponents, and Monzon loved the game, and even seemed to enjoy the punishment he would absorb and deliver. I don't believe a KO was ever his goal, but to really BEAT a man was his goal.

Good for Napoles for never feeling "defeated".

But those faces tell the story.