Greatest Mexican Bantams

[marbleheadmaui]

Dougie Fischer over at Ring.com has done a wonderful piece on his Top Ten Mexican Bantam Titleholders. It includes writeups and videos.

I'll note that four of the top ten fought from 1965-1972 or so, the most amazing era for bantams in history. That era was so strong that men as fearsome as Jose Medel and Romeo Anaya and Jesus Pimintel are Mexican afterthoughts. Shoot, just being the best bantam in Mexico City in those days was an extraordinary accomplishment.

10: Mexico's best bantamweight titleholders ever | RingTV

[boozeboxer]

What about Jose Juan Furkales whose reign as regional but quickly rising Real De Catorce native was abruptly ended by his untimely and suspicious death.

[marbleheadmaui]

What about Jose Juan Furkales whose reign as regional but quickly rising Real De Catorce native was abruptly ended by his untimely and suspicious death.

never heard of him./

[Andre]

What about Jose Juan Furkales whose reign as regional but quickly rising Real De Catorce native was abruptly ended by his untimely and suspicious death.

Think my Granddad spoke of that.

[BIG H]

Furkales could've been a great imo, but we never got to find out

[AdamGB]

IMO he would have probably ended up being just another pretender... he looked like he could of had some talent but I dunno... his attitude just kind of reminded my of half of the Heavy Weight division now days... I think he'd have just been a bantam weight Sam Peter to be honest.

[AdamGB]

I did like his nick name though... 'The Bantam of the Opera'.

Seems he was a Gaston Leroux fan.

[Master]

Furkales could've been a great imo, but we never got to find out

You know what they say would have, could have should have....(Beverly Knight)

[Spicoli]

Wow. Well at least your not running on about Wonky wright again. Like the variety. I only recall one or two times seeing Furkales mentioned in some early 90's mag, Bert sugars B.I or KO? Mentioned the grace of a Jeff Chandler with rare tenacity of Ad Wolgast but seems a mystery to me. Are you sure that is not an alias or something or lost on translation down South? Scandal ridden I've heard afterall. Checking u tube...

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Oh great Furkales again, tell you what, why don't we start another Harry Simon thread while we're at it!