Tony Cartmill Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 For those who follow boxing...Manny Pacquiao is the greatest pound for pound boxer since: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'd say Duran...maybe even Robinson. Paqman vs Duran in their primes at Lightweight...WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I would say Roberto Duran as a lightweight....my all-time favorite fighter...followed by Carlos Monzon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 pound for pound??? I'd agree ...Manos de Piedra..."Hands of Stone" as a lightweight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Monzon was the man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 A GREAT Middleweight Champion!! He would just dismantle his opponent! I loved watching him fight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 As my Filipino husband says.. He is our Philippine Pride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 "Pacman for President!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Manny is a great fighter and I do believe Mayweather is ducking him because he is afraid of ending his career with a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I agree GMan...I think Floyd is afraid of Manny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelina Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I agree about Mayweather ducking Manny. That certainly explains why this fight hasn't happened yet. I'd kill to see THAT bout!Also I see Mayweather trying to get into Manny's head with the drug testing issue. I just can't believe he's willing to pass on such a HUGE payday!That matchup would temporarily steal the thunder away from MMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 What years did this Monzon guy fight? I barely remember that name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Tony, Carlos Monzon won the Middleweight title in 1970 when he beat Nino Benvenuti, who was a pretty good fighter himself. I think he defended his title something like 14 times. I would have LOVED to see him and Marvin Hagler fight each other in their primes! Apparently he was just as much a wild man out of the ring. He was killed in a car accident back in '95. He was a hell of a fighter. He retired back in '77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Monzon would have beat Hagler easily. He also would have knocked out Sugar Ray Leonard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 No DOUBT about that, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 ....Nancy Pelosi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Good one, Eric. Heh indeed.I don't follow boxing because seeing men trying to injure each other really upsets me. I guess I'm too sensitive. But I think Manny Pacquiao is hot.--D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDREA Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Monzon was the man! I can't even talk about Monzon, without tears in my eyes...My father was a big fan of him. I used to watch some Boxing on Tv with my dad... Besides his boxing life, I used to be very interested in his life, I loved him...I can't talk, I get very moved. It was very sad, his last days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 He was a GREAT fighter, Andie. One of my all-time favorites. He was very well known up here in the States. Do you remember Oscar(Ringo)Bonavena?? He was another tough Argentinian fighter. They called him Ringo because of his resemblance to Ringo Starr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Bonavena vs Ali...What a fight! Oscar also put Frazier down...TWICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Yes, I remember that Steve. He fought Frazier twice and Bonavena dropped Joe 2 times in their first fight! The fight against Ali was a classic...Dec. 1970...I'll never forget that one. Bonavena was one tough hombre. It's too bad he died violently. What a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yes...I was shot at a Nevada Brothel if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDREA Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 He was a GREAT fighter, Andie. One of my all-time favorites. He was very well known up here in the States. Do you remember Oscar(Ringo)Bonavena?? He was another tough Argentinian fighter. They called him Ringo because of his resemblance to Ringo Starr. Yes, I do remember Ringo Bonavena too, because of my father's...But, thanks a lot for reminding me of him . I didn't remember well the story of "Ringo"...and I didn't remember he was shot in Nevada. I see there is recent a Hollywood movie about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDREA Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Yes...I was shot at a Nevada Brothel if I remember correctly. So, Steve, You were shot at Nevada...? and you're alive? lucky guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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