The first fighter my father educated me on other than Muhammad Ali was the Nicaraguan great Alexis Argüello. My father loved his fighting style; a very tall and lanky fighter who threw multiple combinations and never wasted any punches. Argüello ruled the 126-pound featherweight division in the mid-1970s before deciding to move up to 130…
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50. Alexis Argüello Vs Alfredo Escalera II February 4, 1979 Rimini, Italy Venue: The Sports Palace A year prior to their rematch, Alexis Argüello and Alfredo Escalera engaged in a fight so brutal that it was forever christened as “The Bloody Battle of Bayamon.” The referee stopped the fight in the 13th round as Escalera’s…
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5. Aaron Pryor Vs Alexis Argüello I November 12, 1982 Miami, Florida Venue: The Orange Bowl After Alexis Argüello’s two classic fights against Alfredo Escalera, he continued to dominate the 130-pound division before moving up to 135 pounds. On June 20, 1981, he outboxed WBC Lightweight Champion Jim Watt to win the title. After knocking…
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30. Alexis Argüello VS Alfredo Escalera II February 4, 1979 Rimini, Italy Venue: The Sports Palace After their bloody battle of Bayamón a year earlier, I didn’t think Escalera had a shot at regaining his title from Argüello. Escalera had suffered such an immense amount of punishment in the first fight and had lost his…
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45. Bruce Curry Vs Monroe Brooks April 7, 1978 Los Angeles, CA Venue: Olympic Auditorium Bruce Curry and Monroe Brooks were best friends turned bitter enemies. They were once roommates. Not a single soul close to Curry or Brooks would reveal the nature of their feud. On April 7, 1978 they stepped into the ring…
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Robert Silva is back with his greatest super lightweight fighter of all-time, Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor.
Read MoreI didn’t realize it earlier, but thanks to several boxing aficionados’ tweets, I found out that today is the 30th anniversary of Alexis Arguello’s first fight with Aaron Pryor. That fight is one of the most memorable fights I’ve ever seen, both because of how fantastic it was, and also because of how young I…
Read MoreTop Rank Boxing put together a video and were trying to get it sent around earlier today. It’s pretty darn good.
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