Alexis Arguello
Alexis Arguello
Alexis Argüello, also known by the ring name El Flaco Explosivo, was a Nicaraguan professional boxer and politician. As a boxer he was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title as well as the WBC super featherweight and lightweight titles. He has regularly been cited as one of the greatest fighters of his era, having never lost any of his world titles in the ring, instead relinquishing them each time in pursuit of titles in higher weight...
NationalityNicaraguan
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth19 April 1952
CityManagua, Nicaragua
CountryNicaragua
See, I respect boxing because it has given me so much and that's why I will never allow anyone to mistreat the sport of boxing if I can help it.
Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave.
I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.
I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out.
Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money.
I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you the strength to do the right thing and behave the right way and overcome the mind.
It was a natural process, because when we go to the ring we are human beings, but once you feel the punches and the competition that's when the beast comes out and takes hold of us.
Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.
It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come.
Man I have to say this honestly each and every fight was great for me because for me to be able to perform as I did I had to go to work.
If you can believe this, I didn't fight for my first world title fight till I had 58 fights, so I really appreciated what I was fighting for and for whom as well.
When I was in top shape I'd go to the ring and show my conditioning.
Yes, across the board, these gentlemen understand they have the power to make a difference and even educate people to injustices that are occurring in their worlds.
I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I'm a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that's how it worked.