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
When I was in top shape I'd go to the ring and show my conditioning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind.
Then that switch comes on, live or die, something like the best will win; it's hard to explain but it's like are you willing to go for it.
I'm doing it, I took responsibility in my country and I've done it with my bare hands.
When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen.
Actually punching is a mistake; a heavy hitter will cut you with one shot.