Antonio Gomez ~ "El Leon de Cumana"

[Bill Paxtom]

Hey Frankie,

In 1971,

Round 3 > between Shozo Saijo vs. Antonio Gomez >

Was 'miles' better than any Round of the Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali bout.

Not a 'single' clinch, and non-stop punching.

Antonio Gomez 'floored' the Champion at {1:12} of Round 3, when he caught Shozo Saijo with a
'short' but vicious right-cross, and a follow-up left-hook as Shozo was going down.

But the WBA Featherweight Champion was 'not done', as he got up and literally beat the 'Hell' out of Antonio
for most of the rest of Round 3, until getting 'staggered' at the {2:59 Mark}.

Clearly, the 'Best Round of the Year' {1971}