One of the great Mexican Warriors - and underrated

Glad some people knew of Cuevas. Great fighter!

Jose Pipino Cuevas came before my time, but what a warrior. Cuevas is one of my all time 8 favorite fighters ever. This was before the Ricardo Lopez / JMM / Barrera era when Mexican fighters added more finesse to their game. He was brutal as it comes. A fighting machine. He broke eye sockets, ribs, jaws (at least twice), even collar bones with his power. Model looks too. A champion who defended his title 10 times, 9 by KO and some decent defenses along the way. As a kid, he was in his family's circus and I think his great balance in the ring came from learning to balance in the circus. He was the youngest welterweight champ in history. He turned pro at 14 years of age which is why he burned out at a relatively younger age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwwkb3KjuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZW2kMPsBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsDvZuc62wI agree with you.Great research.I saw where it was said that pipino was going to come out bombing away at Hearns but his trainer had told him to feel him out first for a couple rounds.The rest is history.

Jose Pipino Cuevas came before my time, but what a warrior. Cuevas is one of my all time 8 favorite fighters ever. This was before the Ricardo Lopez / JMM / Barrera era when Mexican fighters added more finesse to their game. He was brutal as it comes. A fighting machine. He broke eye sockets, ribs, jaws (at least twice), even collar bones with his power. Model looks too. A champion who defended his title 10 times, 9 by KO and some decent defenses along the way. As a kid, he was in his family's circus and I think his great balance in the ring came from learning to balance in the circus. He was the youngest welterweight champ in history. He turned pro at 14 years of age which is why he burned out at a relatively younger age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwwkb3KjuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZW2kMPsBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsDvZuc62w Great fighter, unfortunately he had to fight Thomas Hearns. The size differencial was unfair. Hearns was young and skinny with Light Heavyweight power.