Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
It's March 1970, and nearly half a decade since last wearing the crown, one of Panama's finest boxers staves off the young bull and chops it up to win it back, as the hard-living and even harder fighting Mando Ramos is stopped on terrible cuts around both his eyes in the 2nd defence of his WBC & WBA titles.
What is most surprising here then is the high pace in which Laguna is willing to keep, or perhaps had to with his legs not allowing him to stay out of range as he could at his best. Still an experienced and nuanced ring navigator, Laguna's superior handspeed, jab and shot selection allowed him to keep up with the young champion, whose output of consistently powerful shots to head and body never waned as the blood poured freely.
It's March 1970, and nearly half a decade since last wearing the crown, one of Panama's finest boxers staves off the young bull and chops it up to win it back, as the hard-living and even harder fighting Mando Ramos is stopped on terrible cuts around both his eyes in the 2nd defence of his WBC & WBA titles.
What is most surprising here then is the high pace in which Laguna is willing to keep, or perhaps had to with his legs not allowing him to stay out of range as he could at his best. Still an experienced and nuanced ring navigator, Laguna's superior handspeed, jab and shot selection allowed him to keep up with the young champion, whose output of consistently powerful shots to head and body never waned as the blood poured freely.
