Archive for December, 2008
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008One of the best boxers to come out of Ohio in the last twenty years is “Prince” Charles Williams of Mansfield, who held the IBF light-heavyweight title from October 29, 1987 to March 20, 1993.
Williams turned professional on June 27, 1978, dropping a four round decision to Henry Bunch. His career moved slowly over the [...]
Cleveland’s Chuck Wilburn : Talent And Tragedy
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008He was a good prospect out of Cleveland in the early 70’s. The fortunes of Chuck Wilburn looked bright when he turned pro in 1970. He lost his second fight to Mike Harris but he stopped Harris in a rematch. He then went up to New England and beat some tough veterans like Beau Jaynes [...]
JOHN “DINO” DENIS
Saturday, December 13th, 2008In the talent laden heavyweight era of the 1970’s…A few notable fighters have slipped through the cracks. One such fighter was Massachusetts native, John “Dino” Denis. He was as game as they come and he battled some of the best of his era.
Born in 1951, John turned professional in 1972. By 1976 he would run [...]
ERNIE TERRELL ; A GIANT IN THE SHADOW OF ALI
Saturday, December 13th, 2008Who was the second best heavyweight around during the first title reign of Muhammad Ali ? A strong argument could be made for Chicago’s Ernie Terrell. Why ? Because he earned it. He was even good enough to hold the WBA version of the heavyweight title but everyone knew who the ” real ” champ [...]
THE PRICE OF PAIN
Friday, December 12th, 2008In many sports a participant is subject to pain. It goes with the territory. The nature of the beast so to speak. To me there can no greater obvious damage to a participant then in boxing. If you are a boxer and happen to be matched with a superior opponent you must try to summon [...]
CLEVELAND MIDDLEWEIGHT JACKIE KEOUGH
Friday, December 12th, 2008When I attended my first meeting of the Ohio State Former Boxers And Associates organization in the early 1990’s I was first greeted by a neatly dressed gray haired man. He was not a big man but he had a rugged look to him. He was very friendly though. We shook hands and told me [...]
LET’S GET A MOVIE…
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Since this is the holiday season you may have some time off of work to relax and watch a few movies. There are several classic boxing movies that are available at your local video store to fill a void left by a lack of live boxing action.
I’m going to list some of my favorites [...]
ART “TAP” HARRIS
Saturday, December 6th, 2008One “Tap” Away from the Title
When most people think of great middleweights from Ohio during the 70’s they usually focus on one time title challenger and 1968 Olympic Gold Medal winner, Ronnie Harris. As good as Ronnie was he failed miserably in his only title shot against mediocre champion Hugo Corro. At least he [...]
CARL GRIFFITH
Thursday, December 4th, 2008OHIO’S BEST ; Carl Griffith
By Jim Amato
ESPN showcased many fine young boxers in the early 1990’s. One among them was Lorain, Ohio lightweight Carl ” Stuff ” Griffith. Carl turned professional in 1988 and won twelve of his first fifteen fights. In 1990 he stepped into contender status with a decision over former IBF [...]