Salvador Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez August 21, 1981 720p 60FPS HD US CCTV Video Spanish Commentary

This is a repost of a fight which I have never been happy with the job I did making it. I basically fixed what annoyed me about the original. SANCHEZ RETAINS HIS TITLE BY STOPPING GOMEZ IN 8TH By Michael Katz LAS VEGAS, Nev., Aug. 21— Wilfredo Gomez, who almost lost the battle of the bulge this morning, was routed in the “Battle of the Little Giants“ tonight when Salvador Sanchez of Mexico stopped the previously undefeated Puerto Rican at 2:09 of the eighth round of their long-awaited World Boxing Council featherweight title fight. Referee Carlos Padilla stopped the fight after Gomez, with his right cheekbone broken, both eyes closed and his nose bleeding, bravely got up from his second knockdown in this confrontation of champions. Sanchez, cool and calm as always in defending his title, almost scored a first-round knockout in a wild fight that more than lived up to expectations. He had Gomez down in the opening 30 seconds with a stunning left hook-right cross combination thrown with his back to the ropes. S
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