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\"CARLOSCarlos Monzon<\/span> a d\u00e9tenu le titre mondial de boxe dans la cat\u00e9gorie des poids moyens durant sept ann\u00e9es fut l’idole de tout le peuple argentin \u00e0 l’instar de Fangio<\/a> ou Maradona<\/a>, il est rest\u00e9 invaincu en championnat du monde gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un style peu orthodoxe, mais efficace. Boxeur d’instinct et sauvage, Monzon a malheureusement fait \u00e9galement la une lorsqu’il a d\u00e9fenestr\u00e9 son ex-femme. Emprisonn\u00e9, il se tue dans un accident de la route alors que sa lib\u00e9ration \u00e9tait prononc\u00e9e. <\/p>\n

Un regard noir plant\u00e9 sur un corps longiligne. Deux bras interminables et des jambes presque fr\u00eales. Cette silhouette n’\u00e9tait pas impressionnante. Carlos Monzon a n\u00e9anmoins \u00e9t\u00e9 un remarquable champion du monde des poids moyens entre 1970 et 1977. Sept ans d’un r\u00e8gne sans partage, presque insolant tant son style, parfois contest\u00e9, n’avait rien de sensationnel.<\/p>\n

N\u00e9 le 7 ao\u00fbt 1942 dans un bidonville sans eau ni \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 de Santa Fe, il entre dans une salle de boxe pour fuir \u00e0 cet univers qu’il commentait lui-m\u00eame comme un "capharna\u00fcm de t\u00f4les et de planches gondol\u00e9es et crev\u00e9es".<\/p>\n

Monzon, issu d’une famille pauvre de douze fr\u00e8res et soeurs, commence \u00e0 travailler, encore enfant, comme vendeur de journaux. Tour \u00e0 tour marchand de quatre saisons, cireur de chaussures, ma\u00e7on ou livreur de lait, le jeune Argentin d\u00e9cide de disputer, \u00e0 dix-sept ans, son premier combat, qui lui rapporte… 50 pesos.<\/p>\n

Il entame ainsi une s\u00e9rie de 101 victoires, dont 61 par K-O, pour 9 nuls et 3 d\u00e9faites. <\/p>\n

C’est en 1963, \u00e0 l’\u00e2ge de 20 ans, que Carlos Monzon passe professionnel. Il devient champion d’ Argentine en septembre 1966 et d\u00e9plore trois d\u00e9faites. Les seules de sa carri\u00e8re que le champion qualifiera plus tard de vols. Sa trajectoire est ascendante.<\/p>\n

Champion d’Am\u00e9rique du Sud en juin 1967, le boxeur doit franchir les fronti\u00e8res de son pays pour tenter de d\u00e9crocher le titre supr\u00eame.<\/p>\n

Le 7 novembre 1970, devant 20 000 spectateurs italiens qui chantent l’hymne national sous le regard noir du challenger, il est accueilli sur le ring par des jets de tomates. Son orgueil est mis \u00e0 vif et c’est Benvenuti qui va le payer. A la douzi\u00e8me reprise, il an\u00e9anti son adversaire d’une droite concluant, ainsi, un long travail de sape.<\/p>\n

A son retour en Argentine<\/a>, Carlos Monzon est f\u00eat\u00e9 par 200 000 personnes \u00e0 Santa Fe. "El Macho", surnom n\u00e9 de sa hargne au combat, est champion du monde. Il devient un star adul\u00e9e en additionnant les d\u00e9fenses victorieuses: Benvenuti est envoy\u00e9 \u00e0 la retraite en trois rounds lors de la revanche, Griffith encaisse vingt-trois coups dans la 14e reprise, et Moyer s’incline dans la 5e.<\/p>\n

La route du Monzon passe alors par Paris o\u00f9 l’attend un homme \u00e9galement estim\u00e9 dans son pays. Jean-Claude Bouttier porte sur ses \u00e9paules les espoirs d’un titre mondial des moyens parti avec le grand Marcel Cerdan.<\/p>\n

Le 17 juin 1972 au stade olympique de Colombes, ils sont 25 000 \u00e0 croire au sacre du Mayennais coach\u00e9 par Jean Bretonnel. L’entra\u00eeneur ne renvoie par son boxeur au charbon \u00e0 l’appel de 13e round. Bless\u00e9 \u00e0 l’\u0153il par deux coups de pouce, Bouttier devra encore patienter. Entre-temps, Monzon a d\u00e9roul\u00e9 devant Bogs (arr\u00eat de l’arbitre 5e) et franchit l’obstacle Briscoe non sans avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 durement secou\u00e9 dans la 9e reprise. Et Griffith a fort courageusement tenu la distance en vain.<\/p>\n

Alain Delon, autant ami de Bouttier que passionn\u00e9 par Monzon, organise quinze mois plus tard la revanche sur le central de Roland-Garros. Surpris par la volont\u00e9 du Fran\u00e7ais, Monzon joue avec les cordes pour esquiver. Men\u00e9 au deux tiers du combat, le champion r\u00e9agi avec fiert\u00e9 pour s’imposer aux points et prolonger la longue attente des Fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n

Quelques mois plus tard sous le chapiteau de la D\u00e9fense, Monzon punit en sept rounds Napoles pour ses paroles d\u00e9plac\u00e9es, mais est destitu\u00e9 par la WBC pour avoir refus\u00e9 le contr\u00f4le anti-dopage. Mundine, Licata et Gratien Tonna subissent \u00e0 leur tour la dure loi du champion. D\u00e8s lors, Monzon n’esp\u00e8re plus que r\u00e9unifi\u00e9 le titre. Rodrigo Valdez, le d\u00e9sormais champion WBC, abandonne sa ceinture aux points \u00e0 Monaco en juin 1976 et \u00e9choue, encore selon le verdict des juge, lors de la revanche, toujours dans la Principaut\u00e9. Ce jour-l\u00e0, Monzon va au tapis. La seule et unique fois de sa carri\u00e8re. Car il annonce sa retraite un mois plus tard et reste \u00e0 ce jour l’un des rares champions partis avec le titre.<\/p>\n

Il veut imposer sa belle gueule sur les toiles de cin\u00e9ma, mais ne tourne que dans deux films. En revanche, il fait la une dans la presse \u00e0 scandale. Auteur d’une agression sur un photographe, il \u00e9chappe \u00e0 la prison en appel. Mais le 14 f\u00e9vrier 1988, son ex-femme Alicia Munoz, danseuse de cabaret, est retrouv\u00e9e morte sous le balcon de l’ex-boxeur, victime lui de multiples fractures. Triste Saint-Valentin ! Monzon est reconnu coupable et condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 onze ans d’emprisonnement.<\/p>\n

Le 8 janvier 1995, il rentre au p\u00e9nitencier de Las Flores apr\u00e8s avoir pass\u00e9 un week-end de permission, son vehicule part en tonneau. L’Argentin meurt sur le coup ainsi que son ami Geronimo Moturam. Carlos Monzon projetait de r\u00e9aliser, \u00e0 sa sortie de prison, un film consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 sa vie. Celle d’un champion aux 89 victoires et 15 championnats du monde victorieux. <\/p>\n

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