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Monday, August 18th, 2008 The professional career of Canton, Ohio’s Ronnie Harris is often overlooked.
A lot was expected of him and to many he failed to deliver. In retrospect
Ronnie may be one of the best middleweights the state of Ohio has ever
produced.
One of the first important wins in Ronnie’s career came in May of 1972 when
he outpointed Cleveland’s [...]
MARTY MONROE : A FORGOTTEN CONTENDER
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Back 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 [...]
MANNY WAS IN NEED OF OSCAR’S GREED
Saturday, August 16th, 2008 Years ago I worked with an older gentleman who always said, ” Don’t worry about it. It will all come out in wash ” Well after much haggling and reams of print written about a proposed Oscar De La Hoya – Manny Pacquaio fight, it has ” all come out in the wash. ”
Greedy [...]
NEW JERSEY MIDDLEWEIGHT MIKE TINLEY
Saturday, August 16th, 2008He was one of the best fighters to come out of New Jersey in the 1980’s. He was a viewer favorite during the popularity growth of ESPN boxing. Mike Tinley held his own with some of the best middleweights of the decade. Tinley turned professional in 1981 and quickly established himself as a prospect [...]
KELLY MAY KISS THE CANVAS BUT HE WILL KO HOPKINS
Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Ever since it was announced that Kelly Pavlik was going to meet Bernard Hopkins, I’ve felt that this would be a tough fight for Kelly. I still do. I’ve really thought about this fight. I’ve tried to break it down to its likely conclusion. Here goes…
Pavlik depends on pressure. He applies it from the [...]
ARCHIE MOORE
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008He was possibly the greatest light heavyweight of all time, The wily “Old Mongoose” Archie Moore. The man who scored 140 knockouts in a career that spanned from 1936 to 1963 never lost his crown in the ring. Although he unsuccessfully challenged twice for the heavyweight title, he did campaign successfully among [...]
Marvis Frazier – The Lost Son
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008The camera rolls and the highlight clip begins. It shows a young, undefeated but green Marvis Frazier dancing while taunting heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. In the blink of an eye Holmes unloads a right hand sucker shot that sends Marvis backward and into a sprawled position on the canvas. Marvis showing he is a [...]
JESUS ” CHUCHO ” CASTILLO ; A Forgotten Champion
Monday, August 11th, 2008 He lost his professional debut in 1962 but he would go on to later win
the bantamweight title and be a major force for several years. Jesus ”
Chucho ” Castillo rebounded from that initial loss to win fourteen straight.
As he moved up in competition he suffered an occasional loss but [...]
MOSLEY vs MAYORGA ; WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ?
Friday, August 8th, 2008I’m having a very difficult time getting all worked up about the upcoming Shane Mosley – Ricardo Mayorga bout. What’s all the fuss about ? Does anyone really think that Mayorga is going to step up in this one ? Talk about smoke and mirrors. Mayorga may be one of the most over hyped [...]
WHAT IF ? HEAVYWEIGHTS ; MICHAEL MOORER -vs- JAMES TONEY.
Thursday, August 7th, 2008WHAT IF ? HEAVYWEIGHTS ; MICHAEL MOORER -vs- JAMES TONEY.
This is a fight that would have made sense if it was put together. Each boxer has ties to the state of Michigan. It probably didn’t happen because by the time Toney became a heavyweight, Moorer’s star had diminished due to his one round kayo loss [...]