Rumours Has It That Monzon Committed Suicide: No Proof of EvidenceAccording to Argentinean police, Carlos Monzon grabbed his second wife her by the neck, picked her up and slunged her off the balconies to her death. Upon hearing his sentence, Carlos Monzon didn't show any remorse at all for what had happened. In 1995, Carlos was given a weekend furlough to visit his family and kids, and upon returning to jail after spending the weekend with his family, Carlos Monzon crashed his car near the jailhouse building, dying instantly on the spot. There have been rumours that he had committed suicide by crashing his car, but there has been no evidence found that supports that claim. Carlos Monzon record stands at 89 wins, only three losses, nine draws, and one no contest. Sixty one of his wins came by knockout. His only losses were by points early in his career. Whatever Carlos Monzon's personal failings, even crimes, may have happened during his life time, Carlos boxing career was inarguably a towering achievement. Carlos Monzon Was Unbeaten in 81 Bouts During His Boxing Career.Carlos Monzon was clearly one of the best middleweights ever, he was unbeaten over the last 81 bouts of his career, a span of 13 years. But just as Carlos Monzon established himself as an outstanding champion, another ferocious Latin American was emerging and climbing up the pound for pound ratings. Only nine days after Monzon defended his title against Boutier the “Hands of Stone” Roberto Duran was on hand to devastate the British boxer Ken Buchanan and relieved him of his WBA lightweight crown. Although both boxers would one day be hailed as the two very best of the decade, they couldn’t have differed more. Both may have been rugged, violent men who used the art of boxing as a tool to inflict damage on their opponents. Roberto Duran had very little concerns for the boxing rules. Roberto Duran was a dirty little fighter, whereas Carlos Monzon was a true sportsman. But Roberto Duran, was the one true threat to Monzon’s reign. Carlos Monzon Was One of the Greatest Middleweight Champion of the 1970'sRoberto Duran had been beaten in a non title 10 rounder by the outstanding Puerto Rican Esteban Dejesus in 1972, but then won a thrilling 1974 rematch inside the distance to mark his fourth defense. A second win in 1978 unified the division and cemented him as the best at his weight. Carlos Monzon in the sense of the word was a true professional between the ropes, but Monzon's private life has always been on the dark shades of the rocky side. The bout between Monzon and Valdez in which Valdez dropped Monzon was one the more classic boxing match between two of the best middleweights in the world at that time. "King" Carlos picked himself off the floor in the second round and rallied to pull out a very close decision to retain his title. Carlos Monzon was the mechanic of the middleweight division. You could say, Carlos Monzon was probably the greatest middleweight champion of the 1970's and quite possibly, even one of the greatest middleweight boxer of all time. Carlos Monzon Wasn't Afraid to Fight Any Boxer in the Ring. He Beat Them All.Carlos Monzon dominated the division as few had before him. Carlos Monzon beat all comers and, with time, overcame critics' complaints that he did not face particularly tough competition. Carlos Monzon wasn't afraid to fight anyone in the ring, he beat them all. There were lots of grumbling that he did not face any predominantly tough competition, but those statements were futile. Carlos Monzon lived and breathed the fast lane, almost as quickly as his fortune and fame took him. Carlos Monzon was known as the Matinee Idol of millions, Carlos had flair not only for throwing the big right hand, but also for taking pictures after fights in his briefs with the WBC strap slapped across his waist, and an adorable blonde beauty leaning over his bed. Carlos Monzon was into show business, he worked in the theatre after his retirement as having that to relatively that engaged him into making his life transference smoother. It is said that the great Monzon had rubbed elbows with the elitists, sipped the best coffees, rums, wines and slept with a host of beautiful women. |
