Ismael Laguna, beautiful balance and footwork.
Saad Muhammad in his prime was one tough sob, one of my favorites. In his prime you could never count him out. The 2nd fight with Yaqui Lopez was...
Boxing was huge in LA in the glory days of the Olympic during the 60's and 70's. Don Chargin, was the matchmaker for boxing promoter Aileen Eaton....
One of the great fight venues was LA's Olympic Auditorium. I, cannot begin to list all the great fights, and wrestling events held there. The...
That I was unaware of. Thanks for passing that information along Scartissue.
Kabakoff, was a good and loyal mananager. He basically scouted the barrios of Mexican cities looking for talent. He saw Pimentel in Mexicali and...
So "Little Poison" never did win the title at Bantamweight. He fought Ruben Olivares in 1971. Pimentel, though the number 1 contender was 31 years...
Top 5 in my book. A 2 handed puncher, who also was a smooth boxer. He beat the best of the era's middleweights, not just beating them, but...
Gave everyone a tough day at the office. Longtime contender in the division.
Local PNW fighter and champion Greg Haugen, who Whitaker handily defeated to capture his first title, and who later faced many of the best...
These sparring session stories on the forum remind me of the stories of Mike Tyson getting his a$$ kicked in prison fights by the great Raheem Oaks.
I believe it was over a $200 debt, if I remember correctly. He sure gave Pryor a scare in the fight they had.
Well if Foreman respected Quarry's talents in the ring, Jerry Quarry, also thought very highly of Foreman. Listening to the old tv broadcast...
Oh my, the little creepy man is angry.
The Bowe team members were charged with assault. Rock Newman/Spencer promotions was fined $250k by the NY State Athletic Commission for...
