January 3, 1969 Luis Santampiro 'The Last of the Great Cubans' Sitting in the Arena Coliseo in Mexico City on a late Sunday Afternoon -...
September 2012 Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles (Age 72) [IMG]
Sunday - December 22, 1968 Arena Coliseo - Federal Distrct -Mexico City Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles - 57-4-0 (37 KO's) - #1 WBA...
Rocky Marciano at 49-0-0, Will never be achieved again.
Thanks Red, Can you imagine - Nicolino Locche, Jose Napoles, Bruno Arcari and Rodrigo Valdez in a 'Carousel Tournament' at 140 lbs. in early 1969.
December 1968 (WBA Light-Welterweight Rankings) *** Nicolino Locche #1 - Jose Napoles #2 - Pedro Adigue #3 - Bruno Arcari #4 - Jose...
Monday Night - November 4, 1968 The Forum - Inglewood, California Attendance; 10,857 Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles (144 lbs.) stopped (TKO 5)...
'Jose Napoles To Return To the Forum' Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles, the #2 WBA Light- Welterweight will come back to Inglewood on Monday, November...
Mr. Beer, I Love Carlos Ortiz, but lets be honest...... As per California Fight Promoter - Mr. George Parnassus - 'There is not enough money...
August 21, 1968 El Paso Herald 'Napoles Heads Boxing Card' One of the first American Newspaper articles on Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles....
Monday Night - July 15, 1968 Downtown Arena 'Bull Ring' - Tijuana, Baja California Attendance; 4700 Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles is putting a...
Jose 'Pipino' Cuevas was an 'Underdog' when faced #1 Miguel Angel Campanino. Davey Moore over Charlie Weir in South Africa.
Not to be forgotten, Gregorio 'Goyo' Peralta had exactly '1-bout' in 14-months prior to his bout with George Foreman. What was on the line....
February 26, 1962 Billy Stephan, the 27 year-old 'Power-Pack' Heavyweight from St. Louis, Missouri is ready for Cassius Clay. Billy, who just...
Stevie G. Larry Holmes didn't want the bout with Marvis Frazier, but Papa Frazier pushed for it. Not Larry's fault, too much 'money' to turn down.
