Jose Napoles vs. Roger Menetrey
Jose Napoles 146 lbs beat Roger Menetrey 147 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15
- Date: 1973-06-23
- Location: Palais des Sports, Grenoble, Isère, France
- Referee: Roland Dakin 149-139
- Judge: Jorge L Velasco 150-137
- Judge: Georges Gondre 150-134
"World welterweight champion Jose Napoles of Mexico bloodied Roger Menetrey in the 1st round of their title fight here Saturday night and then punished the confused and rudimentary French boxer enroute to a unanimous 15 round decision. Menetrey landed only one solid punch in a night of trying to stay away from the 33 year old champion's left hand. The Frenchman was in danger in the 2nd and 11th rounds, but he didn't go down. The Mexican came closest to knocking Menetrey out in the 11th. A flurry inside left the challenger's mouth hanging open and his nose bleeding. Menetrey ran from Napoles while he tried to catch his breath. Another hard shot just before the bell from Napoles had Menetrey's knees buckling." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 14-0-1 Napoles
Post fight comments
- "He's just unbeatable, I didn't really touch him more than once." -Roger Menetrey
- "There are a lot of guys who wouldn't have been able to stand the punishment. He has enormous resistance." -Jose Napoles