3 DVDS
ARGUELLO VS. ESCALERA 1
ARGUELLO VS.ESCALERA 2
ARGUELLO VS. RAY BOOM BOOM MANCINI
ARGUELLO VS. ANDY GANIGAN
ARGUELLO VS. KEVIN ROONEY
ARGUELLO VS. RUBEN OLIVARES
ARGUELLO VS. BOBBY CHACONAlexis Arguello, “El Flaco Explosivo”, the explosive thin man, as he was called, was at 5’ 10” exceptionally tall for a fighter who weighed under 140 pounds. As his nickname indicates he was an explosive hitter, indeed he was perhaps the most economic and efficient puncher of the last 50 years. He fought in a boxer-puncher style similar to that of Joe Louis exhibiting near flawless boxing fundamentals with his chin down and hands held high. Alexis threw perfect left jabs and right crosses straight down the pipe and his left hook was a powerful force. He was a master at analyzing the flaws in an opponent’s style and then dissecting them with fierce body punching, accurate counters and precise combinations. Arguello would patiently stalk his opponents, take them apart and finish them off with an explosion of cascading bombs that came from a selection of powerful punches. Arguello scored 65 knockouts in 82 career wins that came with the suddenness of a man who was struck by lightning.
In his prime Arguello was considered nigh invincible. One 1978 boxing magazine published, “Alexis Arguello is regarded by some people as the perfect fighter. He is thought to be--pound for pound, inch-for-inch and punch for punch--the best puglist in the world...a fighter without a flaw.
”Arguello made 4 successful defenses of the Featherweight title before moving up to capture the 130 pound Jr. Lightweight championship. He faced an outstanding champion in Alfredo Escalera on Jan. 28, 1978 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Escalera had 10 successful defenses of his WBC Jr. Lightweight title and was no easy mark. It turned out to be a great fight that some hailed as “The Bloody Battle of Bayamon.” The fights Referee Arthur Mercante called it “the most brutal fight I have ever witnessed.” Escalera had his ears, nose and mouth busted but was rallying on the scorecards when Arguello caught him and finished him in the 13th round. Arguello had won his second divisional title. At age 25 he was in his physical prime as a fighter.
Ring magazine rated Alexis Arguello as the # 1 Jr. Lightweight of all time in its all time divisional ratings in 1996, and among the 20 best fighters of the last 80 years in 2002, and among the 20 best punchers of all time in 2003. Many experts consider Arguello among the top 5 greatest featherweights and the top 10 lightweights of all time, and he probably deserves recognition as the greatest Jr. Lightweight Champion ever.
