The reactions after the disappearance of the great champion. The president of Coni, Malagò: “Nino, timeless icon”
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Many reactions as soon as the news of the death of Nino Benvenuti, 87 -year -old timeless champion of the boxing, not only Italian, has spread. So the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò: “You entered the Olympus and you dominated the ring becoming a timeless icon. You conquered the world, winning the games of Rome ’60s and then the world championship titles, giving boxing and all Italian sport an example of pride. Hi Nino. Your deeds, your smile, your class will remain an extraordinary brand brand. legend, a myth forever “.
olive
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Many Italian boxers moved. “It was the greatest Italian boxer, my lighthouse, the one who inspired me in fighting his own way: touching and going out – says Patrizio Oliva -. He was the first who saw me fight as a boy in Turin and said this boy resembles me and can be my heir” Lord, with him the boxing lived years of great respect thanks to Nino Benvenuti.
Damiani
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The memory of Francesco Damiani, Olympic silver in Los Angeles ’84: “That of Benvenuti is a serious loss, I am very sorry: he leaves a great emptiness in the boxing. He was a great person, as a child I always looked at him and the first memories that I have of boxing are the dating of Nino that I saw with my father. He was a hero of the 60s, the idol of a generation. Boostee.
Cammarelle
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“Nino Benvenuti was a great champion, a great point of reference for all the Italian athletes who began to dream of the Olympics. I understood me,” said former boxer Roberto Cammarelle, a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing games. “I have a great memory of him, especially Olympic and in the case that of Beijing, where I won, because we were together for a while, then he commented on my victory in Rai and So I have a very good memory of the post career.
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