August 3, 1965 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Tale of the Tape Jose Napoles Rating.........#1 Lightweight Age............25 years, 4 months...
May 23, 1965 Odds-Makers have posted Sonny Liston as a '9-5' Betting-Favorite in Las Vegas, which has stirred up the pot a bit, which will bring...
Cassius Clay, 'I'm an Original' No, not really. [IMG] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PNsLB7gyiw&feature=player_embedded
Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles would have steam-rolled 'Sweet Pea' at any weight. Sweet Pea was on par with Eddie Perkins, and Jose floored Eddie,...
May 24, 1965 Amidts rumors that a group of Black Muslims have invaded Lewiston, Maine - to take out either fighter have been reported. Both...
Steve Reid, Newspaperman in Maine, I'm betting on Sonny. In the first bout, he underestimated the kid, and tried to carry him a few rounds to...
May 24, 1965 'Mighty Mouth Has A Plan' The Champion - Cassius Clay stated that he has a 'secret plot', that will be a bigger surprise than in...
May 24, 1965 The general consensus is that Sonny Liston should be able to stop the Champion - Cassius Clay by Round 10. The Champion has not...
If anybody thinks Carlos Ortiz wanted to fight Jose 'Mantequilla' Napoles,,,,, That would be a totally insane statement. Carlos Ortiz held...
Jerry Quarry was completely in another world. Earlier, he had just witnessed his brother Mike nearly get decapitated by Bob Foster. Jerry had...
Cuco Conde, gave up on trying to get Jose Napoles a shot at the Lightweight Championship, and moved the goal to the 140 lb. Light-Welterweight...
No, But if he went down to Light-Heavyweight and won that Title, he would have regained some of the lost respect from the public. Lets not...
Lord Tywin,,,,, All excellent points,,,, But Floyd was already a very wealthy man in 1963,,,,,,,,,,,he was 'loaded'.
I would tend to agree with 'The Cobra' As impressive as one could be over Ernie Terrell. On paper, Ernie should have been in this bout, and...
Jose Napoles March 25, 1965.......TKO 2.........#8 Lightweight - Giordano Campari...77-12-4 The 30 year-old Italian Lightweight - Campari was...
