Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesTONY ALONGI
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Tony Alongi was among the better heavyweights of the 1960’s that time has forgotten. Alongi amassed 46 fights from 1959 to 1967 . Tony won nine straight fights in his maiden year of 1959. He followed that by winning twelve more in 1960. In 1961 he stepped up the quality of his [...]
“THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH” ; ANDY GANIGAN
Saturday, November 29th, 2008Although he was one of the most dangerous lightweights of his era. Andrew Ganigan of Hawaii was not blessed with the best of chins. His live by the sword, die by the sword style of fighting made him a crowd pleasing favorite. In most cases Andy got to his opponent first thus allowing him to [...]
A FIGHT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ; FOREMAN – QUARRY.
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Superfights.. It is a very over used term these days. Some of the PPV “superfights” of today would have been nice Saturday afternoon feature bouts on ABC’s Wide World Of Sports in my day.
There were several bouts from the late 1960’s to the early 1980’s I wish would [...]
BEFORE PACQUIAO THERE WAS VILLAFLOR
Friday, November 28th, 2008BEN VILLAFLOR
He was a buzzsaw southpaw out of the Philippines who made his mark in the early seventies. He was a boy wonder who could punch like hell. That power would make him a two time world champion. He was born in November of 1952 and turned pro in 1966. Do the math…He won his [...]
WHAT IF ? NINO -vs- VITO…
Monday, November 24th, 2008 What would have happened if two of the best Italian born middleweight
champions would have squared of against each other ?
Nino Benvenuti, 5″11″ from Trieste against Vito Antuofermo, 5′ 71/2″
from Bari. The slick boxing Nino and the rugged, brawling Vito. The perfect
boxer -vs- slugger match [...]
THE BEST OF BENITEZ ; NO HOPE FOR “MO”
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008I was always a fan of Wilfred Benitez. I mean anyone who could win a world title at the age of seventeen has to be considered “special.” To win titles in three different weight classes, (140,147+154) by the age of twenty two means he was much more then just special. He was just down right [...]
WHY BOBBY CHACON WAS ” BAD TO THE BONE “.
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Arturo Gatti was probably the warrior of this era. Some of his battles, win or lose are becoming legendary. Rewind now back to early 1970’s to the mid 80’s. There was a boxer, a champion who was Gatti before there was a Gatti. If anyone recalls Bobby ” Schoolboy ” Chacon they have [...]
CURTIS COKES
Monday, November 17th, 2008 CURTIS COKES
He may have been one of the best pound for pound boxers of the 1960’s but he was over shadowed by the antics of one Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali. He may have been the best fighter in the welterweight division during the decade but he never had a chance to prove [...]
JOSE “CHEGUI” TORRES
Thursday, November 13th, 2008Jose “Chegui” Torres
By Jim Amato
There was a time in the mid 60’s that revolved around who would be Muhammad Ali’s next opponent. The former Cassius Clay was chewing up and spitting out challengers with alarming ease. His hold on the heavyweight title was reaching the point of fan boredom. Few could see [...]
WHEN DICK TIGER TAMED THE 60’s
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008WHEN DICK TIGER TAMED THE 60’s
by Jim Amato
He was born Richard Ihetu in his native Nigeria in 1929. He died forty two years later in Nigeria. In between he established himself as one of the best pound for pound fighters of the 1960’s. He was known to the boxing world as Dick Tiger. It was [...]