A 'big fight' for Thad Spencer - Thursday Night - August 1, 1963 Riding high, after successful sparring sessions with Sonny Liston. The 20...
January 1981 None of the 'hangers on' wanted to hear nothing about any medical issue's concerning Muhammad Ali. The first group to take a...
Thad Spencer, was somehwhat of a 'mystery fighter'. By the end of 1962, he was at 14-1-0 (5 KO's). Then Thad moved down the 'west coast' to...
Sid Flaherty was Thad's 'first manager', and Willie Ketchum came on later. Following the 'loss' and return back to the Northwest, Thad reeled...
Under the management of Sid Flaherty, who also managed Northwest Heavyweight Eddie Machen, Thad 'Babe' Spencer reeled in '6' straight wins 6-0-0...
Thad 'Babe' Spencer, Quite possibly the 'best all-around athlete' of the 1960's Heavyweights. Based out of Portland, Oregon - but a regular in...
Angel 'Cholo' Espada was in complete 'survival mode' in the 1st-Round, and was scampering all over the ring. In Round 2, after backing Espada...
Perico 'Parakeet' Fernandez (KO 9) over 'Brazilian' Joao Henrique. 1975 WBC Light-Welterweight Championship. Challenger- Joao Henrique was...
In 1975 and early-1976, the young teenager was 'tossed' in the ring with some fairly good Welterweights. Saturday - January 25, 1975 (Mexico...
Thanks to Kiki The 'boxing pundits' said after the bout, that if Randy Shields had any power in his right hand (which was injured in the 3rd...
Before 'Pipino' won the WBA Welterweight Championship over Angel 'Cholo' Espada, he was a 'wild swinging' Mexican banger. Now, he was unknown in...
On January 29, 1979 On the Jose 'Pipino' Cuevas vs. Scott Clark (WBA Welterweight Championship) undercard. Randy took on 'Mexican' veteran...
Randy Shields, July 1979 The 23 1/2 year-old, California Welterweight, had posted a record of 33-5-1 (17 KO's) entering his Championship bout...
May 1, 1959 The judges scored the bout Unanimously for Amos Johnson. Quarter-Finals {April 28} Amos Johnson....(W Dec)....Mike Hamlet Cassius...
Scorecards; Referee - Luis Salbaran (Venezuela)....72-71 (4-3-8 in Rounds)...Pipino Cuevas Judge - Art Tremari (Illinois)...............73-67...
