Quote Originally Posted by Scrap
Time makes people forget, Monzons opponents were top drawer. Talk about technicians one of the best Ive seen, whether a mover or fighter hed get you. Had a wonderful sence of distance great chin and when he punched missed rarely, and was anasty cunt.
My thoughts exactly.
Most people either don't remember or just don't know who these fighters were back then.
It's not peoples faults I understand but some people come around here and just go look at the fighters record and try to pass judgement on these old school fighters like they've seen their fights or have any idea of who they're opponents were during that day in time.
People just don't know how highly regarded opponents were back then, I mean 1st and foremost he beat Benvenuti NO ONE gave Monzon a shot in hell to do it and he did. Gave the ex-champ his re-match and blasted him out in 3, and as if beating Emilie was a easy task then he did.
Another thing is that people don't know of the pesonal issues he had outside the ring and was able to go beyond them and continue to win.
Having issues with weight due to the injury he suffered in his leg thanks to his wife.
The issues he had with his family, I mean it was just a shit load of things that he overcame during that time.
I read an artcile from 1974 that read 'Monzon no es el hombre que pensavamos' / 'Monzon is not the man we thought he was' this was after Monzon had been stripped by the WBC for not fighting Rodrigo within the time he was given. Again people don't know he didn't fight him cause he was scared, he didn't fight him because of his life outside the ring interfeared. Now these aren't excuses for him not to fight, he got stripped and that was that. He got his shit together (sort of) had to cut weight and got in the ring with Rodrigo to tango beat 'em twice and ended his career on top.