This content is protected Former #1 Jr lightweight contender Frankie Baltazar, former bantamweight challenger Frankie Duarte and former middleweight Orlando De La Fuentes. Mando Ramos services...2008
This content is protected Poncho Valasquez, Don Chargin and Frankie Baltazar Circa 1969....Sunday's public work-outs at the Olympic
This content is protected Tony Baltazar, Art Frias & John Montes Don Chargin in the background, Aileen Eaton picture on the wall
[FONT="]Tony Baltazar vs John Montes [/FONT] [FONT="] A cross town rivalry between Tony Baltazar and John Montes had been building up in the late '70's. Both had being getting some good amateur wins, so it was just a matter of time that they fought. On our part we were ready to fight Montes at any time. John Montes came into the junior boxing program scene in the early '70's, whereas Tony started in '64 and by the mid- '70's (1976) had already won a National Junior Olympic title. We felt that Tony was too experience for John at that point. At the time they fought, Felix Villareal, was the amateur matchmaker at the Olympic Auditorium. Felix called me on a Monday and said that the Montes's wanted to fight Tony on Thursday night, I said okay. Felix then said that it had to be at '32, again I said okay, Tony can make '32 if thats what they want I told Felix. Thursday morning, Tony and Frankie and I went to the weight-in. Frankie was with us because he was fighting the main-event against Shig Fukuyama that night. Both Frankie and Tony made weight easy. That night before the fights started I run into my Uncle Florentino, my dad's brother, at the Olympic. He was with a group of Montes fans. He told me that Tony better win as he was betting every one of his friends that were backing Montes. Tony ended the fight with a beautiful left hook in under-30 seconds of the first round. Frankie, in a great fight and a good win for him stopped Fukuyama in the fourth round.[/FONT]
This content is protected Joe Kirkwood Jr. of Studio City, the movie Joe Palooka, gives advice to young Martin Ojeda, who boxes in the Golden Glove tournament tonight at the Hollywood Legion Stadium.... February 13, 1959.