how good was carlos palimino

[rightsideup]

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

[BennyST]

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]

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.