Archive for November, 2009

HOWARD DAVIS JR.

Friday, November 27th, 2009

In many of my past articles I have touched on boxers who came so close to winning a world title but just fell short. Talented fighters who I have no doubt in today’s four title per weight division format would have garnered a piece of the pie. The extremely gifted Howard Davis Jr. would be [...]

WHO DOES ARTHUR ABRAHAM REMIND ME OF ?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

I just watched the replay of Arthur Abraham – Jermain Taylor. I must say that I was quite impressed with Abraham. I kept thinking that he reminded me of someone. A fighter from the past. That burst of offense. That ability to take punishment. That power and most of all that bull like strength. Then [...]

FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ PASSES AWAY

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 22, 2009) Chicago based bantamweight Francisco Rodriguez passed away on Sunday night, two days after his bout with against Philadelphia’s Teon Kennedy at the Blue Horizon.
The 25 year old Rodriguez collapsed after being stopped in the tenth round and was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital where emergency brain surgery was performed.
Said promoter [...]

BERNARDO “BOMBER” MERCADO

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

As the talent rich 1970’s heavyweight picture faded into the 1980’s, Larry Holmes emerged as the dominant boxer. Still there were some very capable contenders. Among them was a 6′4″ brute from Columbia, South America named Bernardo Mercado.
Mercado was born on January 16, 1952. He was a fine amateur who won the 1975 Central America [...]

MIGUEL ESPINO ; GOOD CALL BY “TEAM PAVLIK”…

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik was forced to make a decision. Fight or lose his title…Despite his well documented medical problems he was forced to confront this situation. In boxing’s bullshit politics it became a do or die call for Team Pavlik. Despite all the problems Kelly has endured they have made the decision to fight.
The [...]

BURYING THE “DEMON”

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

For a boxer who had crossed gloves with the likes of Sam Langford, Joe
Gans. Philadelphia, Jack O’Brien, Mysterious Billy Smith, Kid Lavigne,
George Gardner, Dixie Kid, Rube Ferns, Tommy West, Dan Creedon, Honey
Mellody and Joe Choynski, His was not a fitting end. Joe Walcott was born on
March 13, 1873, in Barbados, British West Indies. On [...]

LEO PODGORSKI PASSES AWAY

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Former 1973 Chicago Golden Gloves 112 pound champion Leo Podgorski passed away Thursday morning from a heart attack. He was rushed to the Resurrection hospital in Chicago but was deceased on arrival. Leo was Chicago Park District 126 pound champion in 1975. His best wins were over Luis Aguilar and Brian Doherty. Leo trained amateurs [...]

AMOS ” BIG TRAIN ” LINCOLN

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

He was born in 1936 and he embarked on a professional boxing career in 1954. He won twenty five of his first twenty nine fights on his way to establishing himself as a top prospect by 1962. The imposing 6′ 2″ Amos Lincoln was nicknamed ” Big Train ” and he looked like he was [...]

Why The Post Title Patterson Was Better…

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Poor Floyd Patterson. Everyone loves him but not everyone respects him as a fighter or champion. You rarely here his name tossed about when the topic of all time great heavyweights is brought up. What a shame !
Who is to blame for the heartbreaking oversight ? People tend to [...]

ALI AND THE “ACORN”

Friday, November 6th, 2009

It was to be the last time the incomparable Muhammad Ali would ever successfully defend the heavyweight championship. It would be held in boxing’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. It would also feature Ohio’s most popular heavyweight of the last quarter century, Earnie Shavers.
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