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Just been looking at his record and noticed that he was the challenger in an astonishing 11 world title fights surely that must be some kind of record especially in the modern age ?

littlepug wrote:Just been looking at his record and noticed that he was the challenger in an astonishing 11 world title fights surely that must be some kind of record especially in the modern age ?

He was the go-to man for the new dawn of the proliferation of titles & their slide into obsolescence/parody:

An actual advert from the back of The Ring, circa 1999 wrote: Gotta vacant title fight to fill? Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY & book Manuel Medina today! Will contest absolutely any sort of vacant belt! Guaranteed successful first defence for someone who probably doesn't deserve their title anyway*! Willing to travel to your boy's back garden & accept lawn ornaments as judges! Cuts easily! Can't punch! What are you waiting for?!?!? Him to get old? HE ALREADY IS!!!! For excess punishment to take its toll? IT ALREADY HAS!!! HE'S BEEN A PRO SINCE HE WAS ABOUT ELEVEN!!!

Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY today!

*: NB: Nueva Weirdly-Herky-Jerky Inc LLc accepts no responsibility should your boy actually be fuckin' clueless enough to follow Manuel around all night eating flounced jabs & zero-leverage right crosses. An inability to cut off the ring will be sorely exposed by liberal applications of Manuel Medina-ness. Even if your boy is fuckin' clueless enough to lose to him, we guarantee you a rematch within twelve days, or before Manuel's cuts have healed properly, whichever is sooner. Your statutory rights are not affected.

I rather liked him, myself, & only ever rooted against him when he fought JMM.

Datsue wrote:

littlepug wrote:Just been looking at his record and noticed that he was the challenger in an astonishing 11 world title fights surely that must be some kind of record especially in the modern age ?

He was the go-to man for the new dawn of the proliferation of titles & their slide into obsolescence/parody:

An actual advert from the back of The Ring, circa 1999 wrote: Gotta vacant title fight to fill? Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY & book Manuel Medina today! Will contest absolutely any sort of vacant belt! Guaranteed successful first defence for someone who probably doesn't deserve their title anyway*! Willing to travel to your boy's back garden & accept lawn ornaments as judges! Cuts easily! Can't punch! What are you waiting for?!?!? Him to get old? HE ALREADY IS!!!! For excess punishment to take its toll? IT ALREADY HAS!!! HE'S BEEN A PRO SINCE HE WAS ABOUT ELEVEN!!!

Call 1-800-WEIRDLY-HERKY-JERKY today!

*: NB: Nueva Weirdly-Herky-Jerky Inc LLc accepts no responsibility should your boy actually be fuckin' clueless enough to follow Manuel around all night eating flounced jabs & zero-leverage right crosses. An inability to cut off the ring will be sorely exposed by liberal applications of Manuel Medina-ness. Even if your boy is fuckin' clueless enough to lose to him, we guarantee you a rematch within twelve days, or before Manuel's cuts have healed properly, whichever is sooner. Your statutory rights are not affected.

I rather liked him, myself, & only ever rooted against him when he fought JMM.

absolutely brilliant, mate. its a strange kind of manlove where Medina is concerned, but manlove it is.....

He gets a brief mention in this article:

http://deadspin.com/why-floyd-mayweathe ... 1700672546

orbtastic wrote:He gets a brief mention in this article:

http://deadspin.com/why-floyd-mayweathe ... 1700672546

Gods-damn it, that boy's good at demystifying The Spectacle, in both its concrete & diffuse forms.

I like him. Thank you mate.

He actually won a version of the world title 5 times ! Wonder how he was viewed in Mexico cos if he was from uk he wudda been a legend !

Funny, I was just at a dumpy bar in Tijuana, Mexico the night after the Fight of the Century, and noticed Medina's autograph scrawled on the wall.

He wished the owners well with the bar and signed it "Mantecas," with a couple of boxing gloves drawn after his name.

I hadn't thought about the guy in quite a few years, but he's beloved in Tijuana.

Datsue wrote:

orbtastic wrote:He gets a brief mention in this article:

http://deadspin.com/why-floyd-mayweathe ... 1700672546

Gods-damn it, that boy's good at demystifying The Spectacle, in both its concrete & diffuse forms.

I like him. Thank you mate.

I posted another of his articles in the fixed fights thread, fascinating reading.

SenorPipino wrote:Funny, I was just at a dumpy bar in Tijuana, Mexico the night after the Fight of the Century, and noticed Medina's autograph scrawled on the wall.

He wished the owners well with the bar and signed it "Mantecas," with a couple of boxing gloves drawn after his name.

I hadn't thought about the guy in quite a few years, but he's beloved in Tijuana.

I'm glad to hear it, dude damn well should be beloved, somewhere

seen him live up close...he boxed here in ireland...against naseem hamed of all people

Those fights MM had with a prime Harrison were tasty as well.....and going way, way back I saw him go right at it and win against that little Texan lunatic Troy Dorsey who was a nasty little bugger and a much better fighter than he is commonly given credit for.

Guys llike Medina, Zaragoza and Villasana always delivered great fights and turned up in Italy, England, France or Vegas (and anywhere else) in great shape and with the full intention of winning.

We got alot of them in the UK and should be grateful for it....when 'our guy' beat them for the belt you kind of knew that they had won it the right way and could call themselves a legit champ.

I remember when he fought Tapia. I thought he beat him.