And Sanchez probably realizes this. Just two or three years earlier, an absolute dream match, but now a meeting of ex-champions, if not has-beens; two once proud warriors, both legendary, both now seemingly on their way to retirement. Cuevas derrotó a hierro en dos rounds al campeón de una manera espectacular. WBA welterweight champ Pipino Cuevas of Mexico drills a hard right into Puerto Rican challenger Angel Espada's right jaw in the 11th round of their title fight in San Juan, P.R., Nov. 19, 1977. Pipino Cuevas vs Cruz. Pipino Cuevas has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Pipino Cuevas vs Miguel Angel Campanino. Carlos Palomino (6/22/1976, 20-1, 10 KOs) vs. Pipino Cuevas (7/17/1976, 16-6, 14 KOs) The timing here has been chosen to best simulate what would happen if the two men, who won their respective titles on the days specified, immediately fought to unify. titleholder, another popular West Coast boxer emerged to win the W.B.C. Did he really deserve to get in ? Cuando Pipino Cuevas se convirtió en campeón mundial venia de perder su ultimo tiro y sin grandes nombres en su habér. Pipino Cuevas vs Palacios. Fighting professionally since he was only fourteen, he had never been knocked down, and had defended his title eleven times, ten by knockout.

Roberto Duran vs Pipino Cuevas. Pipino Cuevas Wins Crown KOs Angel Espada This Day July 17, 1976 https://youtu.be/i01pTSyLjKQ #boxing #boxinghalloffame #boxinghalloffamelasvegas Espada was knocked down three times in the second round. Cuevas becomes the youngest person to ever win a welterweight championship at 18 years old. Cuevas vs Palomino. Pipino Cuevas KOs Angel Espada This Day July 17, 1976 and wins the welterweight crown https://youtu.be/cN-UeirrInU
Pipino Cuevas finished with a career record of 35 wins, 15 losses, 0 draws, with 31 knockouts. Pipino Cuevas vs Angel Espada I. Pipino Cuevas vs Baca. ... Angel Espada and Pete Ranzany. That night in the famed Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit, the local hero, Hearns, was taking on WBA Welterweight Champion “Pipino” Cuevas in a scheduled 15 rounder. Name: Pipino Cuevas Birth Name: Pipino Isidro Cuevas González Born: 1957-12-27 Hometown: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Birthplace: Santo Tomas de Los Platanos, México, Mexico Stance: Orthodox Height: 173cm Reach: 178cm Pro Boxer: Record Manager: Lupe Sanchez Pipino Cuevas Gallery; Career Overview. Purported to only have had 19 amateur bouts. Era un rival sin perfil y presa comoda para el "Cholo" Espada quien ostentaba el titulo welter en 1976. Date: 1976-07-17 Location: Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Referee: Larry Rozadilla WBA Welterweight Title; Comments. Pipino Cuevas vs Harold Weston. Pipino Cuevas vs Clyde Gray. By Jim Amato In 2 Comments. There are so many deserving former boxers that you can make a strong case for. So does Harold Weston. Pipino is much stronger than Ranzany.” Perhaps Espada is in the same punching league with Ranzany, but Weston definitely is not. He came to fight and he had the classic kill or be killed mentality. José Isidro "Pipino" Cuevas González (born December 27, 1957 in Santo Tomás de los Plátanos, Mexico) was a Mexican former world champion boxer at the welterweight division.. Cuevas was inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. I struggled with this for a while. He fought during a period when an unusual number of accomplished welterweights were active: Sugar Ray Leonard , Wilfred Benítez , Carlos Palomino , Thomas Hearns , and Roberto Durán , although his reign had nearly come to an end as Leonard, Benítez, Hearns, and Duran emerged as welterweight champions. Without a doubt, Thomas “Hitman” Hearns was one of the greatest punchers of the last 50 years in the sport. He was not just respected, but legitimately feared.