| Carlos Monzón | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Carlos Roque Monzón |
| Nickname(s) | Escopeta (shotgun) |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Birth date | August 7, 1942 |
| Birth place | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Death date | January 8, 1995 (aged 52) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 100 |
| Wins | 87 |
| Wins by KO | 59 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 9 |
| No contests | 1 |
Carlos Monzón (August 7, 1942 – January 8, 1995) was an Argentine boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 An Orthodox stance in combat sports such as boxing and karate refers to someone who boxes right-handed as opposed to a left-handed fighter who is referred to as a Southpaw. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s His glamorous and violent life was avidly followed by the media, culminating with his trial for the murder of his (common-law) wife and his death in a car crash soon thereafter.
He was adored all over Argentina during his run of 14 title defenses of the world middleweight championship. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. He was accused many times of domestic violence by his two wives and many mistresses, and of beating paparazzi. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities He toured all of Latin America and Europe with Argentine and Italian models and actresses. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest He was accused of killing his (common-law)wife in 1989, and then sentenced to 11 years in jail. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He died in a car crash during a weekend furlough. He would have been let free in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
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Beginning
Monzón was born in the city of Santa Fe, the capital of the province of the same name. Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country As a youngster, he showed interest in boxing.
The start to his professional career did not indicate anything special, as he lost 3 and drew 3 of his first 20 bouts. However, he kept progressing against local foes, and built quite an impressive record. Since most of the opposition in his record was local, he was not given much credit by anyone, other than for being a good middleweight who could fight 10 round bouts.
World Middleweight champion Nino Benvenuti had long had a distinguished career that included championships in 2 divisions and 2 wins in 3 bouts vs all-time great Emile Griffith. Giovanni Benvenuti (born April 26, 1938 in Izola, then Isola) better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italian former Emile Alphonse Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U He had lost the year before to American Tom Bethea in Australia, but in a title rematch in Yugoslavia, he avenged that loss. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
Nobody expected Monzón to beat Benvenuti in their title match (very few knew of him). Yet Monzón applied pressure from the start, and in the 12th, a right hand landed perfectly on Benvenuti's chin, and the title changed hands. Monzón also beat Benevenuti in a rematch, this time in only three rounds in Monte Carlo when his seconds threw in the towel. Monte-Carlo ( Occitan: Montcarles, Monégasque: Monte-Carlu) is one of Monaco 's various administrative areas sometimes erroneously
Champion
In 1971 Monzón became only the second man to stop former three-time world champion Emile Griffith in 14 rounds, and later out-pointed him over 15 in a close fight (before the fight Monzón had to spar three rounds and run three miles in order to make the weight). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Emile Alphonse Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U Monzón then scored a win over tough Philadelphian Bennie Briscoe, over-coming a shakey 9th round, in which Briscoe almost scored a knockout; a knockout in five rounds over European champion Tom Bogs, a knockout in seven rounds over world Welterweight champion José Mantequilla Nápoles and a 10 round knockout of tough Tony Licata of New Orleans at the Madison Square Garden, in what would turn out to be Monzón's only fight in the United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə "Bad" Bennie Briscoe (born August 2, 1943) was the prototypical Philadelphia fighter José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla ("Butter" (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban former world Welterweight Boxing Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
However, a darker side of Monzón would soon begin to emerge. In 1973, Monzón was shot in the leg by his wife, requiring 7 hours of surgery to remove the bullet. In 1975, he began a very publicized romance with the famous actress and vedette Susana Giménez; they had previously met in the 1974 thriller La Mary, directed by Daniel Tinayre, where the two played husband and wife. Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert (born January 29, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress and television Films produced in Argentina in the 1970s ordered by year of release on separate pages 1970 Argentine films of 1970 Daniel Tinayre ( 13 September 1910 Paris - 24 October 1994, Buenos Aires) was a French born Argentine Monzón hated paparazzi who detailed his affairs. He went to Italy with Giménez to participate in a movie, and started increasingly traveling with her to exotic locations like Brazil and the rest of Latin America, letting himself be seen with her. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
He was still married, however, and soon the beatings he gave his wife became public knowledge. Monzón was detained by the police repeatedly. Giménez also began wearing sunglasses more often, presumably to hide her bruises, and many times, paparazzi had to be hospitalized from the beatings suffered at the hands of Monzón, who had unpredictable violent outbreaks. During this period, Monzón divorced his wife, and later re-married another Argentine woman.
Monzón's Middleweight championship title was lifted in 1975 by the WBC for not defending it against mandatory challenger Rodrigo Valdez. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Rodrigo Valdéz (born December 22, 1946) is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two time world middleweight champion and whose rivalry with Valdez, a Colombian, then won the WBC's title, while Monzón kept the WBA's championship. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level So in 1976, they finally met, this time, world champion vs. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. world champion.
Valdez's brother had been shot to death one week prior to the fight and he did not feel like fighting. Still, they were under contract and so the fight took place in Monte Carlo and Monzón handed an uninterested Valdez a beating, winning a 15 round unanimous decision and unifying the world title once again. Monte-Carlo ( Occitan: Montcarles, Monégasque: Monte-Carlu) is one of Monaco 's various administrative areas sometimes erroneously Because of the special circumstances under which Valdez performed, an immediate rematch was ordered, once again in Monte Carlo.
This time, Valdez came out roaring. In the second round, right cross to the chin put Monzón down for the first and only time in his career. Valdez built a lead through the first half of the fight. Monzón, however, mounted a brilliant comeback and outboxed Valdez for the last 8 rounds, winning a split decision to retain the title and score his 14th title defense.
Retirement
Monzón retired after this defense and kept a low public profile through most of the late 1970s and the 1980s. Susana Giménez left him in 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) After the breakup, Monzón's private life was finally closed to the public, but the beatings continued, this time with his second wife, Alicia Muñiz. In 1988, he allegedly beat Muñiz so many times that she, scared and bloody, ran to the balcony of their second floor apartment. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) According to the investigation performed later, he followed her there, grabbed her by the neck, and then picked her up and pushed her off the balcony, to her death, after which he followed her in the fall injuring a shoulder. Upon hearing his sentence, Monzón did not show any remorse for what had happened.
In 1995, he was given a weekend furlough to visit his family and kids, and upon returning to jail after the weekend, he crashed near the jail building, dying instantly. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 ˈfɝloʊ}} is a temporary leave of absence especially from duty in the [[armed services]] or from a [[prison]] term There have been rumors that he committed suicide by crashing the car, but there has been no evidence found that supports that claim.
His record stands at 89 wins, only three losses, nine draws, and one no contest. No contest is a technical term used in the sport of Boxing, to describe a fight which ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands Of his wins, 59 came by knockout. His only losses were by points and early in his career. He was named by the Ring Magazine as one of the 100 greatest punchers of all time in 2003. The Ring (often called Ring Magazine) is an American Boxing Magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On the independent computer-based ranking of boxrec.com he is listed as the best middleweight boxer of all time. BoxReccom is a website dedicated to keep updated records of professional boxers, both male and female.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Alberto Demiddi |
Olimpia de Oro 1972 |
Succeeded by Horacio Iglesias |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Nino Benvenuti |
World Middleweight Champion November 7, 1970 – February 9, 1974 Title splits |
Succeeded by Unified Title |
| Preceded by Nino Benvenuti |
WBA Middleweight Champion May 23, 1970 – August 1977 Retires |
Succeeded by Rodrigo Valdez |
| Preceded by Rodrigo Valdez |
WBC Middleweight Champion June 26, 1976 – July 30, 1977 Retires |
Succeeded by Rodrigo Valdez |
See also
External links
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