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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.

~Alexis Arguello

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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.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: Beast Because Beings Competition Feel Go Hold Human Human Beings Natural Once Out Process Punches Ring Takes Us You

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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.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: About Come Dedicate Fight Hard How How Much Individual Lot Much Outcome Really Up Where Will Working You

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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.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: Appreciated Believe Fight Fighting Fights First First World Had Really Till Title Well Whom World You

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I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: About After Fights Fought He Me Myself Nice Out Punched Rounds Stopped Streak Think Until Winning I Think

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I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will be fighting and then will go on to the Central American Games and I'm sure at least one will win a gold medal.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: American At Least One Best Central Fighting Games Go Gold Gold Medal Gym July Kids Least Made Medal Nicaragua Sure Then Through Will Win Year

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I have no regrets because I did everything by the book.

~Alexis Arguello

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I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because I'm a big believer in that how you train is how you will fight at least when it came to me that's how it worked.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: Also Because Believer Big Big Believer Came Fight Get Go Good Gym Had Hours How Least Me Morning Opponents Partners Run Sparring Train Up Will Worked You

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I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that.

~Alexis Arguello

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I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.

~Alexis Arguello

Topics: Able Beautiful Beautiful Thing Believe Capability Couple Fly Hit Like More Mosquito Precision See Sharp Short Shots Thing You I Believe

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Biography

Nationality: Nicaraguan

Type: Athlete

Born: April 19th, 1952

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