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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010JIMMY ELLIS ; A Champion Unsung
Author’s note; Upon hearing of Jimmy’s next great battle against Pugilistic Dementia, I would like to re-release this article about him.
JIMMY ELLIS
By Jim Amato
It’s too bad that the cruiserweight division was not around in the 60’s and 70’s. Many fine boxers scaled under 190 pounds and [...]
LEOTIS MADE THEM NOTICE
Thursday, February 18th, 2010LEOTIS MADE THEM NOTICE
It was December of 1969 and Charles “Sonny” Liston, the former world’s heavyweight champion was making a serious run toward another title shot. After his two humiliating losses to Clay-Ali, Sonny was considered washed up. When he began his comeback against weak opposition it drew little attention. With Ali forced [...]
JOSE LUIS GARCIA; He Knocked Out Norton !
Saturday, February 6th, 2010JOSE LUIS GARCIA; He Knocked Out Norton !
There may have never been a more talent rich period in the heavyweight division then from 1968 to 1978. With Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) on the sidelines due to his draft case, other big [...]
“IRISH” FRANKIE CRAWFORD
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009He was a world class featherweight in the late 1960’s and early 70’s. He twice fought for a piece of the world title. He was from my hometown of Cleveland. His name was Frankie Crawford.
Frankie grew up in the East 65th, St.Clair area of Cleveland. Tough area then. Tough area now. Crawford grew up learning [...]
AARON ” SUPERMAN ” DAVIS
Thursday, May 14th, 2009He may be one of the most overlooked champions of the 1990’s. He had style and skill. He won 49 of 55 bouts and a piece of the welterweight title. He knocked out 31 but he himself was never stopped. His name was Aaron Davis and they called him ” Superman “.
Davis was born in [...]
DID DUANE BOBICK GET A FAIR SHAKE ?
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009The heavyweight division of the late 60’s and early 70’s was one of the most talent laden and competetive of all time. It gave us Ali and Frazier. Foreman, Norton, Shavers, Quarry, Lyle, Patterson and Ellis. The list is almost endless. Bonavena, Middleton, “Blue” Lewis, Mac Foster, Buster Mathis, Chuvalo, Thad Spencer, Leotis Martin…
In the [...]
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. [...]
Mike Rossman; A Forgotten Champion.
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The 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 and Mike Quarry beat Mike Rossman. The loss that night [...]
Chicago Fire Spinners
Friday, July 18th, 2008I you’re looking for a great way to spend a hot summer night in Chicago there is nothing better to do then watch the Fire Spinners. Here is a link to the evenings photograph
WHAT IF ? NINO -vs- VITO…
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 What would have happened if two of the best Italian born middleweight
champions would have squared of against each other ?
Nino Benvenuti, 5″11″ from Trieste against Vito Antuofermo, 5′ 71/2″
from Bari. The slick boxing Nino and the rugged, brawling Vito. The perfect
boxer -vs- slugger match [...]