Forgotten Fighters

Excellent shouts , well remember thinking that Obed would reign for a long , long time, had all the tools, looked in great shape whenever I saw a pic of him in the early to mid 70s, dito Mad Dog, also not a lot write ups or info on Jimmy Hier, what a tough and resilient fighter he was, always gave his all, still see him now after all these years, pale complexion, a shock of reddish long hair, dour unafraid and always up for brawl, such fond memories, the 70s was my time. keep well buddy.

 

Nestor Garza. Guy was in 2 brutal fights, worth watching.

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Totally enjoyed both of these fights. Garza had an entertaining style.

 

Yes his style was fan friendly, I'm surprised no one really mentions him a lot.

The guy that beat Garza and took his title Clarence Adams is also another forgotten fighter as well. The boxing lesson he gave to Garza was a great performance, very skilled operator who also lost to Ayala narrowly and arguably won. He also held his own against Orlando Canizales when he was only 18 years old. Bones Adams had some really nice skills.

 

Mike, I was so immersed in Heair's career at the time. His greatest win may have been his downfall. Had his nose broken in his great win over Chango Carmona and then it was re-broken by Rodolfo Gonzalez in a sparring match. He had such an active schedule that I really don't think he ever had a chance to let things heal and I do believe it effected his career. He eventually had an operation on the nose but only took off 4 months for it and was called ring rusty in the Rudy Barro bout after that 4 month layoff. Can you imagine that today? Being called ring rusty after only 4 months? Today they would say, 'Why are you fighting so soon?'

 

1.Jack Bodell, he was kayoed twice by Jerry Quarry. 2. Andy Kendall and Frank De Paula 3. Roger Menetray, was beat up over 15 rounds by Jose Mantequilla Napoles. 4.Ruben Navarro, he used to headline Boxing From The Forum in 1972 and 1973 from the Felt Forum on Friday nights on NBC. 5. Ben Lefty Ben Villaflor, former WBC Junior Lightweight Champion.

 

Angel Robinson Garcia.
Traveled everywhere and has fought the likes of ATGs such as Napoles, Duran, Buchanan, Benitez, Laguna, etc. He's fought 200+ times and had 80+ losses and only stopped 3 times on cuts.

 

Off topic but I realised the other day that between September 1993 and January 1994, Julio Cesar Chavez fought 4 times - draw with Whitaker, a non-title fight, a defense against Andy Holligan and then defeat by Frankie Randall. Even by 90s standards, fighting once a month was unusual and he was the biggest fighter in the game at the time.

Chavez was the last big fighter who I thought fought the right amount each year - averaging between 5 and 6 fights each year even after being a long reigning champion.

 

I saw him fight at the Olympic Auditorium many many years ago.

 

The Ruelas Brothers. Rafael and Gabriel.

Jorge Paez should be mentioned as well.

 

I have said it before and I'll say it again, Jose Medel. Look at him on film, look at his achivements, read Eder Jofre's and Fighting Harada's interview and you'll know why

 

I do remember Chango Carmona, he defeated champion Mando Ramos in 1972.

 

Toluco Lopez
Lou Nova
Chillin' Charley Riley
Alfredo Urbina
Hector Thompson
Halimi Gutierrez
Eddie 'Bossman' Jones
Frankie Crawford
Gil Turner
Rory Calhoun

Man, I could go on.

 

Imamu Mayfield,
Adolfo Washington,
Ricky Mellito,
Rick Frazier,
Crawford Ashley

 

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