Jose Manuel Urtain vs. Alfredo Evangelista ~ "Slaughter in Spain"

[Bill Paxtom]

Jose Manuel 'Ibar' Urtain

Also knows as;
"El Tigre de Cestona"
"Morrosko"
"The Brick Layer"
"El Cid"
"The Rock Lifter"

As of July 1971, Jose was 38-2-0 {35 KO's}, and was being mentioned as a possible challenger for the
"Heavyweight Championship".

By mid-1971, the 28 year-old Spanish Heavyweight Champion was the most popular man in Spain, and packed them
in at the Palacio de los Deportes.

So much so, that the Spanish Government offered Joe Frazier $1,000,000 to defend his Championship in Madrid against
Jose in the fall of 1971.

Other opponents mentioned for "El Tigre de Cestona" in 1971;
* Jerry Quarry
* Jeff 'Candy Slim' Merrit
* George Foreman
* Al Jones
* Kenny Norton

Seems, none of the American Heavyweights wanted to fight Jose in Spain.