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Carlos Monzón

(1942-1995)
Argentine boxer
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Pelusa Monzón
married since 11 May 1962
(for 63 years and 3 months)
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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 seven years. He successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters. As of December 2024, he is ranked by BoxRec as the third greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. Known for his speed, punching power and relentless work rate, Monzon ended his career with a record of 87-3-9-1 with 59 knockouts; all of his losses were early in his career and were avenged. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, he was chosen by The Ring magazine in 2002 as the 11th greatest fighter of the last 80 years and voted him as the best middleweight title holder of the last 50 years in 2011. As of January 2018, Monzón holds the 2nd longest unified championship reign in middleweight history at 9 consecutive defenses. Monzón spent five and a half years in prison for killing his wife Alicia by throwing her off a balcony and admitted that he had hit every single woman that he had dated.

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Born Carlos Roque Monzón Ledesma
7 August 1942
San Javier, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died
8 January 1995 (aged 52)
Los Cerrillos, Santa Fe, Argentina
Zodiac Leo
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  • Silvia  Beatriz
    Silvia Beatriz info 1st child with Pelusa Monzón Female · - · Celebrity Baby
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  • Abel  Ricardo
    Abel Ricardo info 2nd child with Pelusa Monzón Male · - · Celebrity Baby
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