This article aims to remind the welterweight stylist, Raul Carabantes, fighter born in Valdivia, Chile.
talking boxing main characteristics were the left and right leg speed. As reflected by the chroniclers was Chilean champion, South American and was once considered the best welterweight in Latin America by the magazine The Ring. "
EARLY
Raúl Carabantes in boxing began almost by necessity. In his teens working as a jockey at the Hippodrome de Valdivia and was doing quite well. However, it was growing and not physical allowed to continue as a jockey. Then he thought that boxing could be their salvation.
amateur As appeared in the National Amateur Championship in Chile in 1932, majoring featherweight champion.
quickly escalated as income at the national level, in an era where bright Fernandito, Osvaldo Sanchez and Domingo Osorio. The beams of his career were his straight left and agile legs. Physically always cared for and prepared meticulously. It was a big puncher, but he scored many knockouts in his career.
PEACE WITH BABY LIMA
He fought with the Cuban Baby Peace in Lima, Peru. Remember that fight "only met him in the ring and see him, I was afraid," was the top Cuban boxer with an impressive physique. Carabantes overcame the fear and won a battle in which his principal weapon was the use of straight left. AGAINST
Fernandito
fought three times with the extraordinary Fernandito, considered by many as the best boxer Chilean history.
The first of those fights Carabantes began fighting brilliantly, was wearing his good technique and good preparation, but that was short lived. In the second round Fernandito cut him with a terrible left hook to the liver. Thereafter he devoted himself to walk obtaining an easy victory.
Fernandito In the rematch underestimated Carabantes, who surprised the fans with his display. The result was a tie.
The third fight occurred at the end of their careers and was a triumph for Fernandito again. Notes
Mr. Huife that first defeat was decisive Fernadito Carabantes. At that time Carabantes Raul was in the top of his boxing ability. Never was better than that night and the loss snapped an internal spring in his mind. After that night Carabantes stopped their progress. With his left foot and leg was enough to win "and that he wanted more? A Fernandito could not ever win, so it was not worth worrying too much. SIMON
WAR AND TURN TO THE NORTH OF THE CONTINENT.
With Chilean War Simon also made memorable battle, in which he won and tied, to which thousands of fans.
fought in Peru, Panama, Cuba and the United States. In Havana debuted beating Bobby Britton, only to lose twice with Cuban idol Joe Legon.
In July 1941, debuted in the United States losing points with Steve Belloise. Patsy won by KO Pasqualli and presented at Madison Square Garden before Hollman Williams. Lost on points the valdiviano, who despite the grueling punishment remained standing until the end. Later
went to Pittsburgh where he defeated George Silvassy, \u200b\u200bJoe Bocarino, Ossie Harris and Otto Blackwell.
was then engaged in a fight with Fritzie Zivic, a former world champion, in Pittsburgh. That night he was in his corner Routier Parra, Chilean naturalized American who fought twice fly title.
In that battle reminded Carabantes "And Zivic was canchero and knew all the tricks of boxing. I was mad at his tricks until Routier Parra envaselinó me the big toe and said: "Stick to him and stick your finger in the eye, you see." But even so, I win ... "
His manager received a proposal to fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, and took him to Philadelphia to see the colossal medium.
-Robinson is the greatest thing I've seen in my entire life. I was over there away from the opponent and suddenly I saw it hitting with two hands. With incredible speed, with a technique and a tremendous punch. My manager asked me and I do not understand you answered yes, yes, yes. He believed that he agreed to fight with Sugar Ray and arranged the fight.
Our Valdiviano just knew that all was ready it started to Panama. The reason for this breach of contract seems understandable from a factual point of view: "If I grab Robinson still be hitting me ...."
In Panama beat Rene Sanchez, Young Shadow and Kid Azteca, Mexican idol.
Don Renato González tells us that at some point during their stay in America, The Ring magazine named him the best welterweight fighter Latin America. BACK
On his return to Chile defeated the local figure of those years, Humberto Buccione Iquique. With the mobility of legs, with his left left always "paying" the brave Iquique, winning every round. According to the account given by Mr. Renato Gonzalez M. Huife "the triumph of Carabantes was" no muss. " He was active until 1949.
SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION
said Don Renato Gonzalez in his book "Boxing in Chile," which won the South American welterweight title in 1937, winning Argentina's Santiago Manuel Martínez. He gave the rematch in Buenos Aires and came to win. Add "your style, so at odds with what there (Buenos Aires) is believed to be the outgoing condition of Chileans do not like it and had to return."
According Carabantes boxrec.com fought Carlos Martinez on an unspecified date in 1937 and 1936 and does not mention whether the dispute took place South American welterweight title. It is noted that in Santiago and Buenos Aires won tied.
Clearly we have a disagreement, we track in newspapers and records of the time for clarity in this regard. The absence of specialist sports press between 1931 and 1942 much more difficult the work from the Chilean side.
LIVED WITH JOY THE ADVENTURE OF BOXING
was a boxer happy, optimistic, confident and good-natured. Simple and cordial man of great professional responsibility, the care and training as all fighters should. A sentence portrays him: "They say that fighters get silly with the punches and I do not think so because before I was boxing a lot more foolish than now. Imagine when I came to Santiago was not above the line of cars because they thought I was going to make electricity. "Without certainly lived happily boxing adventure.
