The ESB British Forum Encyclopedia

This will have to be verified. The lengths some people will go to try and claim these prizes.

Its sad in a way watching GazOC slowly lower his standards of posting in a desperate attempt to try and claim the elusive funniest poster of the year even with PK M.I.A. Gaz really doesnt stand a chance :-(

 

Sad *******...

In other news I think Wallet3KBattery should get noob of the year.

 

Wallet3kBattery is a no mark

 

At least I'm fitting in a bit better after the lobotomy.....;O)

 

Keep telling yourself that

 

A no mark with the best name on ESB.

 

Hey, what was wrong with 'Iron Chinned' his post on Ike Williams was Flea-esque ;-) :deal

 

Cheers Lord Wallet:good

I am not an alias (although Dr Mo is obviously not my real name) I found the site whilst doing a search. I was unemployed between Jan & March hence the fair few posts early on & less since then.

I had never posted on here before then & only looked on ESBs main page for the headlines.

BTW I think someone should do a Sir Henry Cooper post on here :deal

 

This thread is brilliant.

 

I had no idea that was you at first, when I saw that you had complemented my piece on Burley I thought you were just some very friendly new guy.:yep

 

that video is fascinating:good , and ur write up:thumbsup

 

Right, before I can do Danny Lopez I need to upload his FOTY with Mike Ayala. Expect the upload later today, and the Encyclopedia entry to follow :good

 

And Monzon has already been done Scuba Steve, shame that woulda' been fun :good

 

Israel ''El Magnifico'' Vasquez

Birth date 1977-12-25
Division featherweight
Stance orthodox
Height 5′ 4½″ / 164cm
Reach 66½″ / 169cm
Alias Magnifico, Izzy
Country Mexico
Residence Huntington Park, California, United States
Birth place Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birth name Israel Vazquez Castaneda

An unforgettable christmas present came for boxing fans in 1977 as extremely proud Mexican warrior Israel ''El Magnifico'' Vasquez was born. Izzy had a flawless amateur career which saw his record stand at 57-0(57) before he made his professional debut in Mexico City in 1995 where he won a 1st round TKO against Eduardo Rosas. His knockout winning streak continued until his 10th professional fight where, under controversial circumstances, was stopped in the 1st round against ''Home Town'' fighter Ulises Flores. Izzy was pinned on the ropes and Flores let flow a combination, most of which were blocked but in true British style the referee jumped in and stopped the fight. Not one to complain to much Izzy got back down to business 6 weeks later and continued to work his way up the ladder.
Just three fights later he stepped up against Mexican hotshot and the undefeated 20-0(15) Oscar Larios. The outcome was BRUTAL.:deal

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRPBQlo_QS0[/ame]


His next test was in his 21st fight where he fought for the vacant WBO NABO 122 title. Izzy would lose this fight on a close split decision and i haven't seen the fight so i can't comment on it. 13 fights later and the rematch with Oscar Larios, this time things wouldn't go so smoothly for ''El Magnifico'' as he was stopped in a war in the 12th and final round of their interim WBC super bantamweight title.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJR49i7dp7Q[/ame]

It wasn't all heartbreak for Izzy as just 3 fights later he fought for the vacant IBF Super bantamweight title against brave but over matched Jose Luis Valbuena where Izzy recorded a 12th round TKO. He fought 3 defences of the IBF strap before vacating and and Challenging Oscar Larios for the Rubber match and the WBC belt. Abit of a dissapointing ending (well, not for me:yep) as a cut forced the referee to stop the fight in the 3rd round. It was before this fight Future Hall of Fame Coach Freddie Roach hailed Vasquez as ''The greatest champion i've ever worked with. Nobody ever comes to the gym with a better attitude, nobody works harder or more honestly, i've never met a nicer boxer.'' Flattering praise from Roach.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ZOgtrVugo&feature=related[/ame]

A defence against Ivan Hernandez 6 months later, who had earlier taking Montiel 7 rounds and was later to take quality Japanese southpaw Toshiaki Nishioka only 3 rounds and rising Puerto Rican and son of a legend Wilfredo Vazquez Jr 11 rounds. It took Izzy 4 rounds to dispatch ''Choko''. A good win but better was still to come.

Showing True Mexican grit and heart, being soundly beaten, outboxed and suffering 2 knockdowns against Jhonny Gonzalez, who had just moved up from 118.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQWlKIAk1Qw[/ame]

Pretty much all boxing fans know the story from here as one of the most EPIC trilogies in boxing history were to take place as IBF 118 Champion Rafael Marquez were to put everything on the line for three quality fights, one after the other. The ended when Damage to Izzy's nose stopped him from being able to breathe and pulled out of the fight. This was also to be the last fight Vasquez was trained by Freddie Roach.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69q-eRYDnAI&feature=related[/ame]

5 months later came the re-match. The new man in his corner is quality Mexican Trainer Rudy Perez who is better known as the trainer of modern day legend Marco Antonio Barrera through his many glory years. The tactics were different, the result was different and war was even better.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZihnpaSJHKU&feature=related[/ame]

March 1st 2008
So, after 2 great, great fights and just when u fought things couldn't get any better, BOOM. The 3rd fight in the series takes place and even tho Izzy continue's to fight, it kinda ends his career. i'm not going to write much about these fights coz 1) most of you would have seen them and 2) if you haven't then, words can't do them justice, enjoy the video's.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Di2j1z9xw&feature=related[/ame]

19 months out of the ring and after a well deserved break from the ring, Vasquez came back to fight Angel Antonio Priolo in what was a warm up for a 4th fight with Rafael Marquez which has so far proven and hopefully to be Israel's last fight.
There have been talks and rumours and ''El Magnifico'' making a comeback but hopefully they just that. He has nothing left to prove. He currently lives with his Girlfriend, who owns a Hairdresses in Huntington Park, California. He spends alot of time working with helping keeping kids off the streets in East LA with various youth projects.

You gotta Love Izzy:deal

 

Quality LP. :good