Carlos Monzon
(1942-1995), all-time great middleweight boxing boxing champion. Untitled
asphalt paint and enamel paper by Matthias Danna (2012).
“Someday in
my country a boy of dark skin and jet-black hair will appear with an
inexpressive face and a complete lack of emotion in the ring. His fists will
remind the world where the Argentine Republic is located.”
- Luis Angel
Firpo.
© Adeyinka
Makinde (2019)
Adeyinka
Makinde is based in London, England. He is the author of the biographies Jersey Boy: The Life and Mob Slaying of
Frankie DePaula and Dick Tiger: The
Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. He is also a contributor to the Cambridge Companion to Boxing.
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