Archive for December, 2008
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Ralph Citro…
By Jim Amato
Ralph Citro’s contributions to boxing have been numerous and he received
recognition for his efforts a few years ago when he was inducted into the
International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. It was a fitting
tribute to a boxing pioneer to receive this much deserved recognition before
his passing.
Ralph earned a reputation as a [...]
CLEVELAND’S BOBBY HAYMAN
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008One of the better boxers to come out of Cleveland, Ohio in the 1970’s was welterweight Bobby Hayman. He lost eight of thirty fights but almost all his losses were to contenders.
Hayman turned pro in 1969 and in his second fight he lost a six rounder to future title challenger Johnny Gant. He then lost [...]
YOUNGSTOWN’S L.C. MORGAN : ” Have Gloves, Will Travel “
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008From his professional debut in 1954 until his final bout in 1969,
Youngstown, Ohio’s L.C. Morgan would fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. It is
boxers like Morgan that keep the game alive. He was not good enough to be a
champion or a top contender but he was tough enough and talented enough to
test anyone who thought they could [...]
HAROLD “THE SHADOW” KNIGHT
Saturday, December 27th, 2008He was a classy boxer/puncher from New Jersey who appeared destined for greatness. Harold “the Shadow” Knight took a glossy 19-0 record into the ring in an attempt to win a world title. It would be his only chance…
Harold became a professional fighter in 1983 at the age of nineteen. It would not take him [...]
WHY WE NEED THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION
Saturday, December 27th, 2008WHY WE NEED THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION
The cruiser weight divsion brings up some interesting scenarios. First of all I DETEST all these weight divisions. When I first started following boxing, there were the original eight standard weight divisions. Then eventually, the 140 and 130 pound weight classes were accepted. Now it has become [...]
RANDY NEUMANN
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An overlooked heavyweight in the talent rich 1970’s was New Jersey’s Randy Neumann. Born on July 21, 1948 Randy joined the punch for pay ranks in 1969. He reeled off eleven straight wins but in 1971 he was stopped in two by Jimmy Harris. Randy came right back to decision Harris in a return bout. [...]
JOE ALEXANDER ; NO “REGULAR JOE”.
Monday, December 22nd, 2008He had less then twenty professional fights but for anyone who followed the heavyweight division in the 1970’s, they will not forget Joe Alexander. In twelve victories he scored ten knockouts. This guy could bang !
This New Yorker turned pro in 1968. He was short for a heavyweight at 5′9″. In his second bout [...]
” BAD ” BENNIE BRISCOE
Sunday, December 21st, 2008There are certain boxers from my past that in retrospect would be champions today. One such boxer was tough enough to be nicknamed ” Bad “. He was Bennie Briscoe from Philadelphia and brother you better bet he was just that, ” Bad “. He was probably the most feared middleweight of his era and [...]
ALMOST CHAMPIONS…
Saturday, December 20th, 2008The 1970’s spawned such great and dominant champions such as Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Bobby Foster, Monzon, Napoles, Cervantes, Duran, Olivares, Arguello and Zarate. In review of their fine accomplishments and the feats of some other fine champions of that era, several very capable boxers fell short of their dreams of becomining a champion. Let’s [...]
WHY ALEXIS ARGUELLO WAS THE GREATEST 130 POUNDER EVER…
Friday, December 19th, 2008On November 18, 1921 Johnny Dundee won on a fifth round disqualification over George ” KO ” Chaney to become the first recognized champion of the junior lightweight division.He would lose and then regain the title in a pair of 1923 fifteen rounders against Jack Bernstein. Dundee would lose the title for good in [...]
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