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Wilfred Benitez.Wonder if things are any better for him nowadays?
Wilfred Benitez is a strange one, some days he looked great. Beating Antonio Cervantes, Roberto Duran, Carlos Palomino, Maurice Hope, handily.

Then there were days when he was dropped 3 times agaisnt Bruce Curry, and got a gift decision and also what about his struggle against Harold Weston ?

I really like Wilfred Benitez and its a shame, he didn't train for fights. And its also a shame what i heard about him being broke or something ?

Quite strange he began to slide so quickly, after a brave effort against Thomas Hearns, and a one sided victory against Roberto Duran.
He lives on a meager pension, has dementia and diabetis, and when his mother passed away last year, he became pretty much at the mercy of the state. A terrible ending--simply horrible. No money-nothing to show for his career. He was never very intelligent and this did not help him as he boxed at a yound age. It's a sad story all th way around.