Johnny Montantes, alias ''Jumpin' Johnny'', (June 10, 1969 – September 28, 1997) was a

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from

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Personal life

Montantes was from

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. He named his son "Marciano" in honor of

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Professional career

Montantes' career began in 1990 with a win against Norberto Riviera followed by a loss to Jose Vilarino. There was initially no hint of the success to come. However, following the loss to Vilarino, Montantes put together a string of 22 straight wins against ever-improving competition. His last two fights were losses to well-known fighters

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James Crayton James Edward Crayton, alias ''Too Sweet'', is an American former professional boxer. Personal life Crayton is a native and a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Professional career Early career Crayton's made his professional debut on April 7, of 199 ...

. His final record was 28 wins (22 by

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) and 4 losses.

Death

On the night of September 26, 1997, Montantes was fighting James Crayton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knocked out violently in the fifth round, Montantes suffered a brain injury and never regained consciousness. Doctors removed him from life support two days later.

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