Carlos Monzon Named His 5 Favorite Boxing Champions of All Time

Carlos Monzon Named His 5 Favorite Boxing Champions of All Time Carlos Monzon rose from crushing poverty in San Javier, Argentina, to become the most dominant middleweight champion in boxing history — 14 consecutive title defenses, unbeaten for seven years, a record that still stands. But behind the undefeated reign was a fighter who studied greatness obsessively. These are the five champions Monzon himself named as the greatest he ever witnessed. Emile Griffith, who survived 15 rounds after already being stopped by him. Jose Napoles, the technically flawless welterweight who earned Angelo Dundee's highest praise. Roberto Duran, the Panamanian mirror of everything Monzon was. Muhammad Ali, who owned the heavyweight division the same way Monzon owned the middleweight throne. And at number one — the fighter Monzon spent his entire career measuring himself against. The name he reached for when he wanted to find something truly worth chasing. Sugar Ray Robinson. Always Robinson.