RIP Jose Napoles

[TitoFan]

R.I.P. "Mantequilla" Napoles.

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

[Andre]

RIP Jose.

[Cleon]

RIP Jose had the balls to fight Monzon at 160

[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.

[greynotsoold]

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.

[Master]

[mrbig1]

He was my hero as a kid. Great champion who would fight anyone anywheres. R.I.P Champ.