Antonio Gomez ~ "El Leon de Cumana"

[Bill Paxtom]

November 25, 1971

[I][/Ramiro Machado {Fight Promoter/Manager for Antonio GomezI]

That bout in Monterrey. An absolute embarrassment. That guy {Raul Martinez Mora}
ran all night.

The Promoter {Enrique Cessna} had promised me 'fair officials'. That was complete
'Bull Shit'.

It should have been ruled 'No Contest', as Mora did not come to fight, he came to hold
and run.

He's not a bad fighter, because he had '33' wins somewhere. {A record of 33-4-0}. He
had some skills, as he had an 'extraordinary-technique' of holding-and-hitting. But he
wouldn't exchange with Antonio, and he ran all night.

A fight is scored by who lands the effective 'punches', not by 'running'.

I wont say that the '3' Officials were corrupt, but I completely and 100% disagree with the
scoring and Decision. That kid didn't win '5' Rounds. The Judges all carded the same
Scorecard. I find that 'odd'.

The next time we fight Raul Martinez Mora, we should go to a 'Racetrack'.