Archive for March, 2009
« Previous EntriesBIG EARNIE ; THAT MAN COULD SWING !
Monday, March 30th, 2009Possibly the best heavyweight to ever come out of the state of Ohio was Earnie “The Acorn” Shavers. Born on August 31, 1945 in Alabama, his real name is Earnie Dee Shaver. He attended school in Warren, Ohio and made a name for himself as a football player. Earnie was just a great all around [...]
UNBEATEN JOHN DUDDY TO FACE BILLY LYELL ON APRIL 24th.
Saturday, March 28th, 2009“Irish” John Duddy will put his undefeated record on the line April 24th in Newark, New Jersey. Duddy (26-0) with 17 KO’s will face rugged Billy Lyell. Although Lyell (18-7) is billed out of Youngstown he is from Niles, Ohio. The home of the late former middleweight contender of years gone by, Sonny Horne. Lyell [...]
BOXING’S “BIG MAC” ; MAC ARTHUR FOSTER
Friday, March 27th, 2009Long before Mark McGwire was launching tape measure home runs in Oakland and acquiring the nickname “Big Mac”, West Coast sports fans used to cheer the feats of another “Big Mac”. MacArthur Foster a heavyweight boxer from Fresno, California won his first 24 professional bouts all by knockout. Six came in the first round, four [...]
1972…It Was Quite A Year !
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009For me the year 1972 marked some very important milestones. Especially the magic month of June.In the first three weeks of that month I became a candidate for the draft by turning eighteen. I graduated from High School and on the 17th I took on my first bride. I enjoyed that afternoon watching Carlos Monzon [...]
OSCAR ” SHOTGUN ” ALBARADO
Saturday, March 21st, 2009He was a hard banger and a crowd pleaser who battled some of the best welterweights of his era. Eventually he would move up to 154 pounds and win a world title in that division. He thrilled crowds in his home state of Texas and would also become a popular draw on the West Coast. [...]
MARTY MONROE : A FORGOTTEN CONTENDER
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Back in the late 1970’s and early 80’s there was a pretty good
heavyweight out on the West Coast. His name was Marty Monroe.
Marty was from Los Angeles and he turned pro in 1974. In 1976 he beat
another up and coming heavyweight named Randy Mack. In 1977 he defeated
tough Joe Gholston. In 1978 he defeated Leroy [...]
BOOK REVIEW : “THE LION AND THE EAGLE”
Saturday, March 14th, 2009BOOK REVIEW ;
“THE LION AND THE EAGLE”
Author: Iain Manson
The history of boxing. I love it. From the bare knuckle days to the present. It is all inner twined. The past, the now and the future. In my opinion to understand today, it’s good to know about yesterday. How did we get [...]
GEORGE “SCRAP IRON” JOHNSON
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He only won 21 of 51 professional contests in a career that spanned seventeen years. He still became one of the most recognizable heavyweight ” journeymen ” of his era. His record although dotted with losses looks like a who’s who of the heavyweight division during the 1960’s and 70’s. He battled three world champions [...]
Clevelands Pablo Ramos Is Not Forgotten
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 The city of Cleveland produced a world class light heavyweight in the late 1970’s and 80’s. Pablo “Paul” Ramos was a ranked contender and met some of the division’s best.
Paul was a celebrated amateur who once defeated future world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes. Paul turned pro in 1976. In 1977, competing in his [...]
Kuniaki Shibata : He Made Saldivar Surrender
Monday, March 9th, 2009Japan has provided boxing with many fine champions and contenders over the years. Probably the most famous being the wonderful Fighting Harada. Among those fine fighters representing Japan one has been grossly overlooked. He won three titles in two weight divisions. This was back when boxers had only the W.B.A and [...]
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