Archive for January, 2009
« Previous EntriesSTAN “KITTEN” HAYWARD
Friday, January 30th, 2009Stan ” Kitten ” Hayward was just one of the many tough welterweights and middleweights that came out of Philadelphia in the 1960’s and 70’s. He battled the best his hometown had to offer and several other world contenders too.
Hayward began his pro career in 1959. He won sixteen of his first eighteen matches. In [...]
CLEVELAND WILLIAMS
Thursday, January 29th, 2009 When Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams passed away a few years back, it
ended the final chapter of a story about three gifted heavyweights from the
50’s and 60’s. Williams joined Eddie Machen and Zora Folley to form a trio
of hard luck boxers who met tragic deaths after a career of frustration.
Machen lost a decision to [...]
” I PITY THE POOR FOOL”: Bob Foster -vs – Vincente Rondon
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Bob Foster won the light heavyweight championship of the world on May 24th, 1968. He would dominate the division until 1974. Only once during that time did Bob lose possession of his title. Well in reality it was taken from him. The World Boxing Association in their divine wisdom stripped Bob of his title recognition. [...]
BOOK REVIEW : “REELIN’ IN THE YEARS” by Theodore “Ted” Sares
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Mr. Ted Sares…The “Bull” as we know him has done it again. On the heels of his first boxing literary classic, “Boxing Is My Sanctuary”, out comes his new work “Reelin’ In The Years”.
In this book Ted takes us through the different eras. He paints a vivid picture of our world during those times. [...]
FORMER CLEVELAND BOXER JEFF STOUDEMIRE PASSES AWAY
Saturday, January 24th, 2009I just learned that on December 5th past Jeff Stoudemire passed away from kidney failure. He was 51 years old. Jeff was one of the most celebrated amateur boxers to ever come out of the area. He was trained by the highly respected Clint Martin.Jeff won the 1978 National Golden Gloves welterweight title. In 1979 [...]
MIKE ROSSMAN
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 Mike Rossman; A Forgotten Champion.
The date is August 1, 1975. At the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two of the top middleweight prospects are meeting in a rematch of a May 19th bout in Binghampton, N.Y. On that occasion Mike Nixon, the brother-in-law of Jerry [...]
MANCINI VS ARROYO
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009MANCINI VS ARROYO
Author’s Note;
Since this article was first published in 1997, Harry and Ray have put any animosity behind them.
“Why We Missed The Battle Of Youngstown”
Let us make believe that it is 1984 again and the management of Ray Mancini decided NOT to defend his W.B.A. lightweight title against Livingstone Bramble. Instead they [...]
MARCH 8, 1971…THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
Saturday, January 17th, 2009There are certain dates that will stick with you as long as you live. Your birthday, the birthdays of family members, anniversaries, the day that you got your divorce ( s ), etc…Happy and important days that mark milestones in your life.
One such date I’ll always remember is March 8, 1971. The ” Battle [...]
SHOZO SAIJO
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Today with so many governing bodies and organizations around it has become very hard to take someones claim of ” world champion ” seriously. I mean there is the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBA and God knows how many more will pop up in the future. Split titles are not anything new to boxing but [...]
ALFREDO ESCALERA
Thursday, January 15th, 2009A Champion Forgotten !
By Jim Amato
He turned professional in 1970, fighting in the clubs of New England, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. In his eighth pro contest he was trading shots with a fella named Edwin Viruet. He suffered his first pro defeat that night. No shame in that. Nor would there be [...]