How did Carlos Monzon achieve what he did?

[Motor City Cobra]

Recently I have being watching fight videos of Carlos Monzon. He seems very good at what he does which is plod forward and throw a 1-2. However he seems to be mostly right hand orientated, has little defence, has slow hand movement and has little variety. While I know little about the opponents I saw him fight (my knowladge doesen't go that far back much), they are clearly world class and the commentators emphaise this. My question is how did he do so well and go undefeated in like 80 fights? This isnt a knock on him I just don't see how some people think he would beat Hagler

[ICB]

Recently I have being watching fight videos of Carlos Monzon. He seems very good at what he does which is plod forward and throw a 1-2. However he seems to be mostly right hand orientated, has little defence, has slow hand movement and has little variety. While I know little about the opponents I saw him fight (my knowladge doesen't go that far back much), they are clearly world class and the commentators emphaise this. My question is how did he do so well and go undefeated in like 80 fights? This isnt a knock on him I just don't see how some people think he would beat Hagler

Great jab, Granite chin, Good power, Great punching technique, Great stamina for his life style, Good boxing brain. I think that about sums it up.

[boozeboxer]

Constant sparring in his house.

[holmcall]

He was deceptive. He looked slow and upright but just kept coming and stalking. His stamina was incredible and he got stringer as the fight progressed. He is an ATG.

Here he is against Napoles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ2B0gXIiRk

and against Benvenuti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXivXNvb780

[THE THIRD MAN]

Monzon was a beast, he was tall and that right hand was paralyzing, he had an iron jaw and had he bothered to train properly would have been even more formidable. He smoked, he drank, screwed anything that moved and was shot by his wife in 1973! He virtually didn't start training for a fight until just a few weeks before. I think he would've beaten Hagler down over 12 rounds, they just missed each other by about 18 months. Someone has to make a movie about Monzon, the story is incredible, it doesn't need much embellishment. As a fighter, he is the last guy you wanna see on the other side of the ring.

[Spicoli]

A Ken Norton Sig....cool.Have never seen one of those .Monzon...Predator.

[Kirkland Laing]

He fought a bunch of fights with the bullet still lodged in his shoulder too.

[Jody Lane]

Recently I have being watching fight videos of Carlos Monzon. He seems very good at what he does which is plod forward and throw a 1-2. However he seems to be mostly right hand orientated, has little defence, has slow hand movement and has little variety. While I know little about the opponents I saw him fight (my knowladge doesen't go that far back much), they are clearly world class and the commentators emphaise this. My question is how did he do so well and go undefeated in like 80 fights? This isnt a knock on him I just don't see how some people think he would beat Hagler

How did Monzon achieve what he did? In the ring it was because he was smart, skilled and a tough son of a bitch. After boxing he achieved what he did which was throwing his lover over a balcony to her death, he achieved because he was an ASSHOLE!

[Nameless]

I would sum it up in 2 words: freak of nature. I can't explain how he could do that after what he did make his body to sustain. He was just a biological enigma, a bit like Lemmy Kilminster or Shane McGowan, you don't know how logically these peoples keep going on but they do.

[The Fightfan]

I really haven't seen much of Monzon but the above fight's. Also if you do notice his record is really jacked up with nobodies to be honest. Must of them too are all in Argentina except the ending fight's of his career. He had all the right tools but a fight Hagler would have been great and I couldn't help but go with Hagler.

[Kirkland Laing]

in 2 words: freak of nature.

[holmcall]

in 2 words: freak of nature.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

in 2 words: freak of nature.

Oh wow. Sorry, Didn't mean to ninja thread you guys but wow.

[miron_lang]

in 2 words: freak of nature.

Are those applicable to current fighters too?

Say if someone emerged doing incredible and unbelievable things that has never been done before. can we simply say 'He's a freak of nature'?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

in 2 words: freak of nature.

Are those applicable to current fighters too?

Say if someone emerged doing incredible and unbelievable things that has never been done before. can we simply say 'He's a freak of nature'?

Yes

Question is, would you still say that was two words?