Nino Benvenuti(1938-2025)
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Nino Benvenuti had movie-star good looks and a punch that could knock a
man cold. The former 1960 Olympic Champion was also a 3-time world
boxing champion. Undefeated in his first 62 fights, Nino captured the
imagination of not only boxing fans, but the general public. Lanky, but
lethal punching, he defended his world middleweight title 4 times. In
90 professional fights, he won 82, 35 by knockout. A love of the
night-life, brittle hands, and too many fights added up to spell an
early ending to his popular and colorful career. He lost his last three
fights, including two knockout defeats to Carlos Monzon. It was said he
was in training for a comeback a few years later, but he never returned
to the ring.
