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Escopeta (Shotgun)
87-3-9
W-L-D
Boxing
Middleweight
Height: 5ft 11,5in
(182cm)
Stance:
Orthodox
AUG. 7, 1942
ARGENTINA
Carlos Roque Monzón (7 August 1942 – 8 January 1995), nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun in Spanish), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for 7 years. He successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters and is widely regarded as not only one of the best middleweights in history but also one of the greatest boxers of all time pound-for-pound. Known for his speed, punching power and relentless work rate, Monzon ended his career with a record of 87-3-9-1 with 59 knockouts, each one of his losses were early in his career and were avenged.
Won 87 (KOs 59) | Lost 3 (KOs 0)
Drawn 9 | Bouts 100 (No Contest 1)
Rounds 761 | Debut 1963-02-06
100 Win (87-3-9) (1) vs Rodrigo Valdéz
UD R15 | 30 Jul 1977
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
99 Win (86-3-9) (1) vs Rodrigo Valdéz
UD R15 | 26 Jun 1976
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles, Won WBC middleweight title
98 Win (85-3-9) (1) vs Gratien Tonna
KO R5 (15) | 13 Dec 1975
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles
97 Win (84-3-9) (1) vs Tony Licata
TKO R10 (15), 2:43 | 30 Jun 1975
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles
96 Win (83-3-9) (1) vs Tony Mundine
KO R7 (15), 1:20 | 5 Oct 1974
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles
95 Win (82-3-9) (1) vs José Nápoles
RTD R7 (15), 3:00 | 9 Feb 1974
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
94 Win (81-3-9) (1) vs Jean-Claude Bouttier
UD R15 | 29 Sep 1973
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
93 Win (80-3-9) (1) vs Emile Griffith
UD R15 | 2 Jun 1973
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
92 Win (79-3-9) (1) vs Roy Dale
KO R5 (10), 2:40 | 5 May 1973
91 Win (78-3-9) (1) vs Bennie Briscoe
UD R15 | 11 Nov 1972
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
90 Win (77-3-9) (1) vs Tom Bogs
TKO R5 (15), 2:30 | 19 Aug 1972
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
89 Win (76-3-9) (1) vs Jean-Claude Bouttier
TKO R13 (15), 3:00 | 17 Jun 1972
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
88 Win (75-3-9) (1) vs Denny Moyer
TKO R5 (15), 1:50 | 4 Mar 1972
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
87 Win (74-3-9) (1) vs Fraser Scott
TKO R3 (10), 0:01 | 4 Dec 1971
86 Win (73-3-9) (1) vs Emile Griffith
TKO R14 (15), 2:32 | 25 Sep 1971
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
85 Win (72-3-9) (1) vs Nino Benvenuti
TKO R3 (15), 1:05 | 8 May 1971
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
84 Win (71-3-9) (1) vs Roy Lee
KO R2 (10) | 6 Mar 1971
83 Win (70-3-9) (1) vs Domingo Guerrero
KO R2 (10) | 19 Feb 1971
82 Win (69-3-9) (1) vs Charley Austin
KO R2 (10), 2:09 | 19 Dec 1970
81 Win (68-3-9) (1) vs Nino Benvenuti
TKO R12 (15), 1:57 | 7 Nov 1970
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles
80 Win (67-3-9) (1) vs Santiago Rosa
KO R4 (10) | 19 Sep 1970
79 Win (66-3-9) (1) vs Eddie Pace
PTS R10 | 18 Jul 1970
78 Win (65-3-9) (1) vs Adolfo Jorge Cardozo
TKO R3 (10) | 18 Apr 1970
77 Win (64-3-9) (1) vs Juan Aguilar
RTD R9 (10) | 7 Mar 1970
76 Win (63-3-9) (1) vs Antonio Aguilar
KO R5 (12) | 11 Feb 1970
Retained Argentina (FAB) middleweight title
75 Win (62-3-9) (1) vs Carlos Estrada
KO R2 (10) | 12 Dec 1969
74 Win (61-3-9) (1) vs Manoel Severino
KO R6 (12) | 27 Sep 1969
Retained South American middleweight title
73 Win (60-3-9) (1) vs Emilio Ale Ali
TKO R7 (10) | 5 Sep 1969
72 Win (59-3-9) (1) vs Tom Bethea
PTS R10 | 9 Aug 1969
71 Win (58-3-9) (1) vs Harold Richardson
KO R3 (10) | 5 Jul 1969
70 Win (57-3-9) (1) vs Carlos Alberto Salinas
TKO R7 (10) | 6 Jun 1969
69 Draw (56-3-9) (1) vs Carlos Alberto Salinas
PTS R10 | 25 Apr 1969
68 Win (56-3-8) (1) vs Mario Taborda
KO R3 (10) | 14 Mar 1969
67 Win (55-3-8) (1) vs Ruben Orrico
KO R9 (12) | 10 Jan 1969
Retained South American middleweight title
66 Win (54-3-8) (1) vs Emilio Ale Ali
PTS R10 | 20 Dec 1968
65 Win (53-3-8) (1) vs Johnny Brooks
PTS R10 | 7 Dec 1968
64 Win (52-3-8) (1) vs Charley Austin
UD R10 | 23 Oct 1968
63 Win (51-3-8) (1) vs Doug Huntley
KO R4 (10) | 14 Aug 1968
62 Win (50-3-8) (1) vs Benito Sanchez
KO R4 (10) | 5 Jul 1968
61 Win (49-3-8) (1) vs Juan Aguilar
PTS R10 | 20 Jun 1968
60 Win (48-3-8) (1) vs Alberto Massi
PTS R10 | 17 May 1968
59 Draw (47-3-8) (1) vs Juan Aguilar
PTS R10 | 5 Apr 1968
58 Win (47-3-7) (1) vs Tito Marshall
PTS R10 | 18 Nov 1967
57 Win (46-3-7) (1) vs Ramon D Rocha
KO R7 (10) | 20 Oct 1967
56 Win (45-3-7) (1) vs Carlos Estrada
KO R7 (10) | 6 Oct 1967
55 Win (44-3-7) (1) vs Ramon D Rocha
PTS R10 | 8 Sep 1967
54 Win (43-3-7) (1) vs Tito Marshall
PTS R10 | 16 Aug 1967
53 Win (42-3-7) (1) vs Antonio Aguilar
KO R9 (10) | 29 Jul 1967
52 Win (41-3-7) (1) vs Jorge Fernandez
UD R12 | 10 Jun 1967
Won South American middleweight title
51 Draw (40-3-7) (1) vs Bennie Briscoe
PTS R2 | 6 May 1967
50 Win (40-3-6) (1) vs Benito Sanchez
TKO R3 (10) | 9 Apr 1967
49 Win (39-3-6) (1) vs Angel Alberto Coria
KO R6 (10) | 25 Mar 1967
48 Win (38-3-6) (1) vs Osvaldo Marino
KO R7 (10) | 9 Mar 1967
47 Win (37-3-6) (1) vs Alberto Massi
PTS R10 | 15 Feb 1967
46 Win (36-3-6) (1) vs Eudoro Robledo
KO R4 (10) | 27 Jan 1967
45 Win (35-3-6) (1) vs Carlos Alberto Salinas
KO R8 (10) | 13 Jan 1967
44 Win (34-3-6) (1) vs Marcelo Farias
KO R3 (10) | 23 Dec 1966
43 Win (33-3-6) (1) vs Alberto Massi
TKO R8 (10) | 2 Dec 1966
42 Win (32-3-6) (1) vs Luis Antonio Pereyra
TKO R2 (10) | 18 Nov 1966
41 Win (31-3-6) (1) vs Angel Alberto Coria
PTS R10 | 1 Nov 1966
40 Win (30-3-6) (1) vs Jorge Fernandez
UD R12 | 3 Sep 1966
Won Argentina (FAB) middleweight title
39 Win (29-3-6) (1) vs Benito Sanchez
KO R4 (10) | 8 Jul 1966
38 Draw (28-3-6) (1) vs Ubaldo Marcos Bustos
PTS R10 | 3 Jun 1966
37 Win (28-3-5) (1) vs Ismael Hamze
TKO R9 (10) | 29 Apr 1966
36 Win (27-3-5) (1) vs Norberto Juncos
KO R7 (10) | 17 Feb 1966
35 Win (26-3-5) (1) vs Ramon D Rocha
PTS R10 | 4 Feb 1966
34 Win (25-3-5) (1) vs Carlos Alberto Salinas
PTS R10 | 29 Dec 1965
33 Win (24-3-5) (1) vs Antonio Aguilar
PTS R10 | 8 Dec 1965
32 Win (23-3-5) (1) vs Celedonio Lima
KO R5 (10) | 17 Nov 1965
31 Win (22-3-5) (1) vs Gregorio Gomez
PTS R10 | 6 Oct 1965
30 Draw (21-3-5) (1) vs Manoel Severino
PTS R8 | 28 Aug 1965
29 Draw (21-3-4) (1) vs Manoel Severino
PTS R8 | 14 Aug 1965
28 Win (21-3-3) (1) vs Felipe Cambeiro
PTS R8 | 1 Aug 1965
27 Win (20-3-3) (1) vs Alberto Retondo
TKO R8 (10) | 14 Jul 1965
26 Win (19-3-3) (1) vs Anibal Cordoba
PTS R10 | 19 May 1965
25 Draw (18-3-3) (1) vs Emilio Ale Ali
PTS R10 | 9 Apr 1965
24 Win (18-3-2) (1) vs Andres Antonio Selpa
PTS R10 | 11 Mar 1965
23 Draw (17-3-2) (1) vs Andres Antonio Selpa
PTS R10 | 8 Jan 1965
22 Draw (17-3-1) (1) vs Celedonio Lima
PTS R10 | 18 Nov 1964
21 Win (17-3-0) (1) vs Francisco Gilabert
RTD R4 (10) | 28 Oct 1964
20 Loss (16-3-0) (1) vs Alberto Massi
UD R10 | 9 Oct 1964
19 Win (16-2-0) (1) vs Francisco Olea
KO R9 (10) | 25 Sep 1964
18 Win (15-2-0) (1) vs Americo Vacca
KO R3 (10) | 4 Sep 1964
17 Win (14-2-0) (1) vs Juan Carlos Diaz
KO R9 (10) | 14 Aug 1964
16 Win (13-2-0) (1) vs Walter Villa
KO R9 (10) | 24 Jul 1964
15 Win (12-2-0) (1) vs Roberto Eduardo Carabajal
PTS R10 | 10 Jul 1964
14 Loss (11-2-0) (1) vs Felipe Cambeiro
PTS R8 | 28 Jun 1964
13 Win (11-1-0) (1) vs Angel Alberto Coria
PTS R8 | 13 Jun 1964
12 Win (10-1-0) (1) vs Roberto Eduardo Carabajal
KO R8 (8) | 17 Jan 1964
11 Win (9-1-0) (1) vs Rene Sosa
KO R6 (8) | 6 Dec 1963
10 Win (8-1-0) (1) vs Benito Sanchez
KO R8 (10) | 18 Oct 1963
9 Loss (7-1-0) (1) vs Antonio Aguilar
PTS R10 | 28 Aug 1963
8 Win (7-0-0) (1) vs Lisandro Guzmán
KO R3 (8) | 9 Aug 1963
7 Win (6-0-0) (1) vs Andres Cejas
KO R4 (6) | 17 Jul 1963
6 Win (5-0-0) (1) vs Jose N Rodriguez
KO R5 (6) | 31 May 1963
5 Win (4-0-0) (1) vs Raul Elio Rivas
KO R5 (10) | 3 May 1963
4 Win (3-0-0) (1) vs Mario Suarez
TKO R8 (10) | 12 Apr 1963
3 Win (2-0-0) (1) vs Albino Veron
TKO R2 (6) | 9 Apr 1963
2 NC (1-0-0) (1) vs Albino Veron
N/D R1 (6) | 13 Mar 1963
1 Win (1-0-0) vs Ramón Montenegro
KO R2 (6) | 6 Feb 1963
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, he was chosen by The Ring magazine in 2002 as the 11th greatest fighter of the last 80 years and voted him as the best middleweight title holder of the last 50 years in 2011. As of January 2018, Monzón holds the 2nd longest unified championship reign in middleweight history at 9 consecutive defenses. Monzón spent several years in prison for killing his wife Alicia throwing her out of a balcony, he admitted that he hit every single woman he had dated.
Argentinians adored Monzon throughout his career. His glamorous and violent life was avidly followed both by the media and Argentine people. He was, however, accused many times of domestic violence by his two wives and many mistresses, and of beating paparazzi. Charged with killing his wife Alicia Muñiz in 1988, the former champion was sentenced to 11 years in jail. He died in a January 1995 car crash during a weekend furlough.