how good was carlos palimino

rightsideup

I have pnly seen his fight against duran. Was his loss to benitez closer?

BennyST · 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rightsideup

I have pnly seen his fight against duran. Was his loss to benitez closer?

Yes, much closer. Good fight actually. Check it out.

He was very good though. Technically skilled, well rounded, good pressure and one of the best body punchers of his era.

Check out the Stracey fight for a clinic on brutal body shots.

BennyST · 02:24 AM

WBC Champion Stracey, coming off his wins over Jose Napoles and Hedgeman Lewis, vs Carlos Palomino. I think the 12th round is among the most brutal body shots I've ever seen.

IronDanHamza

Very good fighter.

One of the WW's of his era.

Boxing Bob

Palimino was a great fighter, but came along at a really bad time to be a welterweight!

TheGreatA

I think he came at a great time to be honest. As good as he was, I don't necessarily see him becoming a welterweight champion in many eras. He came right after Jose Napoles, but before the likes of Duran, Benitez and Leonard. Stracey was one of the easier champions to take the title from.

A win over Cuevas would've established him as the best welterweight of the late 70's era, but for whatever reason the bout never took place which takes away from the legacies of both men.

I do think he would've been a legitimate contender in any era due to his body punching ability and a cast-iron chin. I'd say that he redeemed himself with his spirited losing efforts against Duran and Benitez after fighting lesser opponents in title defenses.

greynotsoold

Real good fighter. Excellent left hand, had a tendency to wave his right hand when throwing it to the head. Made 8 defenses, I think, and had two out and out wars with Armando muniz, who was real good himself.

Scott9945

Palomino's best quality was his conditioning and stamina. He was a true 15 round fighter who seemed to get stronger as the fight went on.

rightsideup

roberto sure gave him a boxing lesson

BIG BRO

Good fighter, nothing more imo. I wouldnt say he was better than Miguel Cotto for instance.

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BennyST Shhhh... Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 8,527 Rep Power: 52 Points: 20,233,056,857.44 Bank: 64,247,554,061.65 Total Points: 84,480,610,919.09 Donate	WBC Champion Stracey, coming off his wins over Jose Napoles and Hedgeman Lewis, vs Carlos Palomino. I think the 12th round is among the most brutal body shots I've ever seen. Last edited by BennyST; 07-18-2012 at 02:24 AM.

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Boxing Bob Mexico = GOAT :mexico1: Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,309 Rep Power: 0 Points: 5,027,378.64 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,027,378.64 Donate	Palimino was a great fighter, but came along at a really bad time to be a welterweight!

greynotsoold Contender Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 283 Rep Power: 2 Points: 5,006,257.07 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,006,257.07 Donate	Real good fighter. Excellent left hand, had a tendency to wave his right hand when throwing it to the head. Made 8 defenses, I think, and had two out and out wars with Armando muniz, who was real good himself.

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BIG BRO Amateur Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: France Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0 Points: 353.71 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 353.71 Donate	Good fighter, nothing more imo. I wouldnt say he was better than Miguel Cotto for instance.