The Olivares-Castillo Rivalry

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  1. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I ran across this article from Sports Illustrated dating back to 1970, a time that saw an unprecedented rivalry in the bantamweight division. I had read of the antipathy shown by both Olivares and Castillo toward each other in an old boxing magazine I have from that time, but this article expands on that quite a bit. It tells a little of the history of both men, which is nice. We have so little on Castillo as a person that I found it interesting.

    Anyway, have a read.........SI used to do a very nice job of boxing coverage.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083538/index.htm
     
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  2. Flea Man

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    Cheers Sal', big fan of both fighters.
     
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  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    This was a great trilogy. I came away with a great respect for Castillo actually.
     
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  4. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    Great article. I love this era of bantams. Ruben was obviously the cream of the crop but Castillo, Rose and Rudkin were all great fighters.
     
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  5. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thanks for posting!
     
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  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Indeed they were. I think my favorite from that era was actually Herrera, but there's so little on youtube.
     
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  7. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    Hes a very underrated fighter when it comes to this era. He beat Olivares and Castillo which is something not many others can say.
     
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  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Thanks for sharing.
     
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  9. Flea Man

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    Castillo beat Herrera too though. And has a win over Olivares.
     
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  10. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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    I wouldnt rate him higher than either but he deserves more of a mention than he gets.
     
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  11. Flea Man

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    I rate him higher than Herrera but not by much.
     
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  12. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I thought he won the second Herrera fight too.
     
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  13. Flea Man

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    Need to watch that again :good

    Happy New Year Al'!!!
     
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  14. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  15. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    cheers for that, interesting stuff, a real contrast in boxers
     
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