Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesTHE TOP TEN DOMINANT RULERS SINCE 1965
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008THE TOP TEN DOMINANT RULERS SINCE 1965
Greatness, like beauty is really in the eye of the beholder. Since 1965 I’ve followed the careers of so many wonderful fighters. Over the past couple of decades it has become increasingly more difficult to judge a fighters true worth. With so many titles and weight classes involved sometimes [...]
SOME THOUGHTS ON DE LA HOYA -VS- PACQUAIO
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008I just watched Pacquaio – David Diaz again. Here are some thoughts… Pac looked great. He really busted Diaz up and then put over the finisher in round nine. Now reality…Diaz is as game a fighter as I’ve ever seen. He was simply over matched. Yes I know David had the title but nobody [...]
JEAN CLAUDE BOUTTIER ; If It Wasn’t For Monzon…
Monday, July 28th, 2008To me Jean Claude Bouttier was one of the best fighters of a great era who never won a world title. He joins Pierre Fourrie, Yaqui Lopez, Bennie Briscoe, Hedgemon Lewis, Ernie ” Red ” Lopez and Ray Lampkin who were boxers fighting in the wrong place at the wrong time. Even some boxers [...]
IF I WAS ANTONIO MARGARITO…WHAT WOULD I DO ?
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Well Antonio Margarito is on top of the boxing world. He has earned it. Let him take a little time off to savor the flavor. Eventually though he is going to climb through those ropes again. Who should his opponent be ? Who should Margarito go after and who should he avoid ?
Well first [...]
MARGARITO STOPS COTTO IN THE 11th ROUND OF A CLASSIC !
Saturday, July 26th, 2008MARGARITO STOPS COTTO IN THE 11th ROUND OF A CLASSIC !
WHAT A FIGHT ! Miguel Cotto outboxed a plodding Antonio Margarito early but Margarito got stronger as the fight wore on and finally battered Cotto into submission at 2:05 of round eleven. This was a classic that lived up to and even surpassed expectations.
Margarito [...]
BEAU JACK : A TRUE ALL TIME GREAT
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 The name Sidney Walker would not be very familiar to most fight fans. Mention the name Beau Jack and you would get a much different reaction. They are one and the same. Beau Jack was one of the most exciting fighters of the 1940’s and early 50’s.
Sidney Walker was born on April 1, 1921 [...]
Respecting ” Mister ” Snipes
Friday, July 25th, 2008Respecting ” Mister ” Snipes
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He came within an eyelash of upsetting the great Larry Holmes and winning the heavyweight championship of the world. For the better part of the 1980’s he was ranked in the top ten. By the time his career ended he had crossed gloves with no less then eight men who at [...]
HOW GOOD WAS VITALI KLITSCHKO ?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008NOTE : With Vitali Klitschko on his way out of retirement to fight Sam Peter, below is what I felt about Vitali’s career.
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He had walked away from the most prestigious prize in all of sports. I
was shocked but Vitali Klitschko is his own man and for whatever reasons he
had, the decision was made.
How good was [...]
RUBEN OLIVARES-VS-CARLOS ZARATE
Thursday, July 24th, 2008RUBEN OLIVARES-VS-CARLOS ZARATE
What if…Two of the greatest bantamweights from Mexico would have
clashed in their prime ? Let’s start with Olivares fresh off his second
victory over the ever rugged Chucho Castillo. That avenged his only career
defeat up to that time in his illustrious career. He also reclaimed the
bantamweight title that he had originally won by stopping [...]
BOOK REVIEW : MUHAMMAD ALI ; My View From The Corner by Ferdie Pacheco
Sunday, July 20th, 2008I had just finished Angelo Dundee’s new book, ” My View From The Corner “. It was a very enjoyable book and as expected much was written about the great Ali. Since I am in the long process of unpacking after a recent move, I happened to stumble upon Dr. Ferdie Pacheco’s book on Ali. [...]
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