Introducing Carlos Manuel Baldomir

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

This coming Saturday, Carlos Manuel Baldomir, from Santa Fe, Argentina, will be fighting Zab Judah for the WBC, WBA and IBF welterweight titles. But, who is Baldomir? The man was born in Santa Fe, like other greats such as Carlos Monzón, Juan Coggi and Julio César Vásquez. In his corner will be Amilcar Brusa, the legendary trainer and second father of Monzon. “When Carlos fought Benvenuti, the favorite was the Italian, of course”, says Brusa. “But remember, this is boxing a dangerous business, and only one punch can change the story…” [details]

[DiegoFuego]

who's that

[masterdirector]

It's been nice not knowing you, Baldomir. May you rest in pieces.

[Briman15]

One thing Monzon and Baldomir have in common is not having lost outside of argentina. I guess prospects are not treated with kid gloves down there. However, that is like saying that Beethoven and some obscure composer both composed their best works after going deaf.