Thread: RIP Jose Napoles

The legend has died today at 79.

R.I.P. "Mantequilla" Napoles.

Coincidentally, Peter Fonda also passed away today and he was also 79.

RIP Jose.

RIP Jose had the balls to fight Monzon at 160

Reading his boxing career and he was an amazing fighter. Castro banned boxing so Napoles had to leave and become a Mexican citizen. Jose had some good knockouts on his record and travelled the world winning the welterweight title in Japan.

Napoles fought the great Monzon at middleweight which was probably a crazy thing to do in retrospect and lost to our John H Stracey in an upset.

Got to find some of his fights he seemed like a big puncher.

Originally Posted by Master

Reading his boxing career and he was an amazing fighter. Castro banned boxing so Napoles had to leave and become a Mexican citizen. Jose had some good knockouts on his record and travelled the world winning the welterweight title in Japan.

Napoles fought the great Monzon at middleweight which was probably a crazy thing to do in retrospect and lost to our John H Stracey in an upset.

Got to find some of his fights he seemed like a big puncher.

I would recommend the two fights with Curtis Cokes, the two fights with Hedgemon Lewis, and the second fights with Ernie Lopez and Billy Backus. Also, his win over Emile Griffith.

Originally Posted by greynotsoold

The legend has died today at 79.

May he RIP.