Monzon in HD (video)

[them_apples]

Good quality here, hes very elusive and quick but retains his street fighter qualities (hes rugged). He does high level stuff but cares nothing about looking cool while he does it. Often loading up recklessly and losing balance all the while slipping and rolling shots and landing tremendous counter punches and set ups. His shots look very hard, the way he throws - punching through the target every time.

[mrbig1]

This was Monzon's last fight. He was 35 by this time and past his prime. Great champion.

[The Old LefHook]

I believe Valdez was the toughest competition Monzon fought. Griffith and Napoles were true welterweights. Did Benvenuti and Valdez ever fight?

[kara]

This was Monzon's last fight. He was 35 by this time and past his prime. Great champion.

Fully agree.

[Ivich]

I believe Valdez was the toughest competition Monzon fought. Griffith and Napoles were true welterweights. Did Benvenuti and Valdez ever fight?

Briscoe? Grififth was a middleweight champ,built like a tank, and the number 1 contender when he fought Monzon.

[The Old LefHook]

Briscoe? Grififth was a middleweight champ,built like a tank, and the number 1 contender when he fought Monzon.

Forgot about Briscoe. Griffith was a welterweight. Are we putting great stock now in a man's rating by crooked organizations?

[them_apples]

Forgot about Briscoe. Griffith was a welterweight. Are we putting great stock now in a man's rating by crooked organizations?

He was a pretty big strong welter though, and naturally grew into 160. He didn’t even look small at 160. I also didn’t see Monzon even beating him soundly, maybe a draw? I gotta rewatch.

[Ivich]

Forgot about Briscoe. Griffith was a welterweight. Are we putting great stock now in a man's rating by crooked organizations?

Griffith was middleweight champion TWICE and ranked number 1 byThe Ring when he challenged Monzon.
Saying he was a welter weight is like saying Robinson was.WAS being the important word Benvenuti WAS once a light middle so WAS Antuofermo, Hearns WAS a welterweight,Duran WAS a light weight.
Walker WAS a welterweight
Cerdan WAS a welterweight
Basilio WAS a welterweight
JacksonWAS a light middle
Valdez WAS a welterweight
Cotto WAS a Jnr Welter
Alvarez WAS a welterweight
Fitzsimmons WAS a middleweight
Langford WAS a lightweight
Nobody calls them by those divisions!
Your mistaken belief that Monzon's career is basically based on beating smaller men in untrue, jnnaccurate, easily disproved ,and is the reason you term Griffith a welterweight though he won the middleweight title twice had 40 fights in that division beating champions and ranked middles such as
Briscoe
Benvenuti
Tiger x2
Hayward
Bogs
Cohen
Archer x2

Griffith campaigned in the Middleweight division for11 years!
So no, don't go by corrupt organizations, go by a mans record ,go by who he beat!

[The Old LefHook]

Hmm... I guess Duran was a middleweight and you just prove it.

[Ivich]

Hmm... I guess Duran was a middleweight and you just prove it.

He went 15 rds with Marvin Hagler for his title had about 38 fights at middle and supermiddle won the WBC middleweight title and was ranked no3 at middleweight in1988,no 4 in1989,and no 7 in1990 .
Durann fought as high as 176lbs, that would make him a pretty big lightweight!
Duran scaled 167 for his fight with Jimmy Batten in1982and had a further37 fights at middle or higher over the next11 years.

So I guess I did prove it!