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My Take
Carlos Monzón is one of those names that makes me reconsider what dominance in boxing really looks like. Seven years as undisputed middleweight champion with fourteen successful title defenses is the kind of stranglehold the sport almost never sees, and being named Fighter of the Year in 1972 only underlines how complete his reign was. What stays with me is the duality the record hints at: the nickname Escopeta, the Hall of Fame induction, and then the dark 1995 ending in Argentina. He fascinates me precisely because his greatness and his trouble were never far apart, and I find that tension impossible to look away from.
Overview
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, and successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters. The Ring magazine and Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1972.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Monzón
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・モンソン
- Reading
- かるろす・もんそん
- Born
- August 7, 1942 – January 8, 1995
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Santa Fe, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1990 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBC World Middleweight Champion
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- The Ring World Middleweight Champion
- 1972 Sugar Ray Robinson Award
- 1972 The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Argentina →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.