This content is protected Just finished off making a video of Benny Kid Paret the former Welterweight champion. Anyone have some thoughts on him? Obviously a tragic end to such a good fighter but he had some real entertaining scraps with the likes of Emile Griffith and Gaspar Ortega.
Maybe the fourth best WW of his era after Griffith, Rodrigues and Napoles, although Curtis Cokes could claim that spot too. Oddly, he's only the third best Cuban WW of the same era too. Been appreciating your videos for a while, by the way. Always quality stuff.
This was great. A very entertaining fighter was Benny. I loved his body work. It wasn't like that shoe-shine garbage you see fighters today employing. They were quality shots with heft behind them. I recognized Federico Thompson and Don Jordan in those clips as well. Great job.
Cokes was better than Rodriguez *runs for cover* I loved your video haNZA. I pretty much gave up on this stuff because it's just re-writes of the usual suspects. Very different.
Nice Video! Paret really sold out on his attack for a guy who didn't seem to have much pop. That body work is bold. The list of wars he fought in his final year would simply have not been allowed in today's age.
Fullmer pounded the WW Champion. Three and a half months later, was the Paret vs Griffith fight. Gene Fullmer vs. Benny Paret (Redirected from Fight:18022) 1961-12-09 : Gene Fullmer 159¾ lbs beat Benny Kid Paret 156¾ lbs by KO at 2:30 in round 10 of 15 Location: Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Referee: Harold Krause 42-39 Judge: Bill Stremmell 43-34 Judge: John Romero 42-39 NBA World Middleweight Title In this grueling battle, almost every punch would be thrown from the inside, with the boxers' noses mere inches away from each other most of the fight.. Fullmer, the world middleweight champion, continually came forward while Paret, the world welterweight champion, fought much of the fight with his back against the ropes. Throughout the early and middle rounds the fight was very close, with both fighters having their own rallies and both faces becoming more disfigured. In the tenth, Fullmer's solid shots finally had an effect and Paret went down early in the round. Referee Krause mistakenly gave Paret a standing eight count even though this had been ruled off before the fight. The fans booed, and even Paret looked upset that this had been given. After the knockdown, Fullmer came at him, but Paret came back with one of his best rallies of the fight. This slightly stunned Fullmer but not enough to wobble him, and afterward Paret looked spent. Fullmer landed 7 unanswered rights to the head before one more to the body and Paret went down again. This time Krause gave no standing eight count, and Fullmer came in to finish the job. He landed two more punches to the body and then one huge right to jaw that put Paret down for the 10 count. Fullmer stated afterward that this was one of his most grueling fights. Paret appeared to have swelling above and below both eyes by the end. Notes Three and a half months later, in Paret’s next fight....
