On Pipino, Up through 1/25/75, at age 17 his record was 12-5-0 (11 KO's) and his ledger was listed with complete nobodies. Pretty much a...
Duran II,,,,,,,,NAH,,,,,,,he was only leading 4-3 on the Scorecards. And versus an unmotivated Roberto Duran. 1) Hearns I 2) Benetiz 3) Davey...
I will say this, Angel Espada was better than any fighter Ray Leonard fought up to winning the Title versus Wilfred Benetiz. Clearly better than;...
La-California. Nice pick-up there on the "ESPADAS". And like you said, Angel had many good wins over Top 15 guys. And at age 28, he was in his...
Easy Big Fella,,,,,,,,,Larry had a pulled bicep muscle when facing Kenny. But I do agree,,,,,,,,George Foreman, Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier a...
Don't forget the movies, the restaraunt he bought, the apartment buildings, cars, the travelling, the hamburger restaraunt, the high-priced...
Look at the overall, Angel Espada was at the time, a good fighter. If, Benetiz fought Cervantes in a rematch, (in Columbia), you would be able...
LA-California, Thanks, for the follow up. Though both fighters were 'teenage sensations', in my opinion, I thought that Pipino Cuevas'...
The behind-the-scene gear-turners for the Ali vs Liston II fight up in Maine. The closed-cirucit televsion deal, the Las Vegas connection into...
February 1966 'OPINION MAKERS NIX SPECIAL OFFERS TO ATHLETES" Dick Gregory; 'With the white man's impression of the Muslims (which Ali is an...
The 1976 Olympics. I believe Ray Leonard stated that those fights at 139 lbs. were tougher than any of his Professional Bouts. And his...
A little bit of an account of this fight is in Earnie Shavers book, 'Welcome To The Big Time' It was definitely the 3rd Round. The big right...
Rocky Jim,,,,,,,,,,you're quite truculent....:good
klompton.. Please read my post correctly. Before he fought for the Title versus Antonio Cervantes he was 'carefully guided', and somewhat...
I like your avatar.,,,,,,,Good choice. I saw the Yardbirds in August 1966, in Westport, Connecticut With Jeff Beck and Jimmy...
