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Carlos Roque Monzón (7 August 1942 – 8 January 1995), nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years.
Scoring 39-39, 39-39, 39-38 Monzon at time of stoppage. Benvenuti's manager throws in towel. Benvenuti was knocked down once in the 2nd and again in the 3rd. The towel was thrown in after he rose from the 2nd knockdown.
Monzon was known in Argentina by 1970 as a tough, accomplished boxer with legitimate title hopes but, according to Irusta, he was hardly a superstar. Until he faced Benvenuti that year in Rome.
Carlos Monzon - Was an Argentine professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Middleweight ... My tribute to the great Middleweight champion, Carlos Monzon.
Dec 23, 2022 · Carlos Monzon was arguably the greatest middleweight to ever live and went unbeaten for over a decade. He was made a national hero by a nation desperately in need of one. But his personal life...
He was the Argentine and South American middleweight champion when he went to Rome and won the world middleweight title by knocking out Italian Nino Benvenuti in the 12th round on Nov. 7, 1970. Fighting mainly in Europe, Monzon successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 opponents before retiring in 1977.
Carlos Roque Monzón (San Javier, Argentina, 7 de agosto de 1942-Santa Rosa de Calchines, Argentina, 8 de enero de 1995) fue un boxeador profesional argentino que también se desempeñó ocasionalmente como actor de cine, considerado por muchos especialistas como el máximo representante del boxeo argentino y uno de los mejores de la ...
