Carlos Monzón

Argentine boxer (1942-1995)

  • Fame54.8
  • Momentum0.7
  • Wikipedia15.3K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1942–1995, aged 53Argentina
  • Wikipedia
    23 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1942–1995
    Aged 53
  • Known for
    The Last Round
    1976
Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

Carlos Roque Monzón, nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun), was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years, and successfully defended his title 14 times against 11 different fighters. The Ring magazine and Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1972. As of May 2026, Monzón is ranked by BoxRec as the seventh greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.

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  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Sugar Ray Robinson Award
  • The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
  • WBC World Middleweight Champion
  • WBA World Middleweight Champion
  • The Ring World Middleweight Champion
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Stable
54.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum0.7
Historical20.0
Now attention4.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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