Classic West Coast Boxing. Most of the time when I'm ready to post something,I'm confident in my abilities. I'm sure everybody will want to read what I've put out there. Funny,after I post something,I don't go back and read it because my post reaction to my posts is always a feeling of disappointme...

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http://i57.tinypic.com/2q8osxx.jpg Vitello's E Spot http://i61.tinypic.com/34ih16s.jpg West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame Founder and President Rick Farris http://i59.tinypic.com/swsuhh.jpg Maria & Roger Esty, Dan Hanley, me and Jeri. Over the years all of you have become dear friends! It was good ...

Inaugural West Coast Hall of Fame Banquet and inductions Vitello's E Spot, Studio City, California April 26, 2015 By any standard, Sunday night's Inaugural West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame inductions at Vitello's E Spot in Studio City, California, was a resounding success. The theme of the event was “...

Butterflies and Canaries I got a call from my trainer Mel Epstein telling me that the Main Street Gym would be closed for a couple of days and that I would be working out at Jake Shugrue's Seaside gym in Long Beach. I picked up Mel at mid morning and we headed to the gym. This was the first time I m...

dagosd2000 wrote:

Roberto Clemente

Merry Christmas to my friends on CAWCB!! All the best to the best!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends on CAWCB!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you here on CAWCB. I am thankful for you friendship! Eat your fill and enjoy your time with your family! God Bless you!

My Father, Green Chile and Duran vs Leonard II Thirty three years ago today my father came to our home on Newlin Avenue in Whittier for the last time. I remember the date well because this was the day of the Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard rematch. The fight was taking place at the Superdome in...

dagosd2000 wrote:

Billie Holiday

Shooting Out The Porch Light The night of March 21st,1928 Diamond Joe Esposito,my grandfather, was walking home from a meeting of the Chicago Hod Carriers Union. Dimey headed up the union. His young wife Carmela was waiting for him on the stoop of their house. Sitting beside her was her nine year o...

My Father, Green Chile and Duran vs Leonard II Thirty three years ago today my father came to our home on Newlin Avenue in Whittier for the last time. I remember the date well because this was the day of the Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard rematch. The fight was taking place at the Superdome in...

Tech question: Is the "count" in Boxing = to ten seconds? OR...The Referee Counting to 10. Which could take anywhere between 8 to 13 seconds in most cases. And. Has a referee's count every been thrown out in favor of some mook holding a watch? I would think whether it's an actual 10 secon...

The Death Of Superman When I was a little kid I was hooked on Superman. The comic book and especially the TV program. I bought the first two series on DVD and watch them once in awhile. One of the sidelights about the program that interest me is looking at the old stucco buildings in Los Angeles.I ...

http://i40.tinypic.com/6itkr7.jpg Roberto Duran: Redemption and Legacy Something I learned years ago, both as an old adage and as a life experience is that “To err is human”, and perhaps the best example of this is Roberto Duran's second fight with Sugar Ray Leonard, when he uttered the now infamou...

Sorry to change the subject but my brother and I were discussing something the other day, and I imagine I might get some good info on this from folks who visit this thread. Forgive if it's been answered before. 1.) How did the animosity between Bobby Chacon and Bazooka Limon begin? Was it just medi...

http://i40.tinypic.com/6itkr7.jpg Roberto Duran: Redemption and Legacy Something I learned years ago, both as an old adage and as a life experience is that “To err is human”, and perhaps the best example of this is Roberto Duran's second fight with Sugar Ray Leonard, when he uttered the now infamou...

I Want To Be A Macho Man "Abuelito ,I like the painting you did of the man with the orange face,"said my granddaughter. Amanda had come into my bedroom. I was lying on my bed watching the baseball playoff game on television. "I painted that yesterday,"I said. "Who is he?&qu...

Chuck1052 wrote:I thought that Roberto Duran's peak years were when he was a lightweight. Afterwards, he had some great moments, but it wasn't the same for him.

- Chuck Johnston

I could not agree more Chuck!

dagosd2000 wrote:

Roberto Duran

Rog, Joe Frazier once compared Duran's eyes to a crazed Charles Manson. You captured it!

http://i42.tinypic.com/rhoffb.jpg Jack Johnson At Auction There's a slew of programs on television where people bring in their junk that's been lying around the garage or in the attic and bring them to places to get appraised or to sell. We've all seen Pawn Stars and I have to hand it to that famil...

http://i40.tinypic.com/6itkr7.jpg Roberto Duran: Redemption and Legacy Something I learned years ago, both as an old adage and as a life experience is that “To err is human”, and perhaps the best example of this is Roberto Duran's second fight with Sugar Ray Leonard, when he uttered the now infamou...

Boxeo Mexicano Took a drive up to Santa Monica this morning to watch the premier of Alan Swyder's documentary "El Boxeo." Rick Farris comped me and Maria with guest passes. At these boxing events in LA. I see the usual cast of ex fighters: Armando Muniz,"Gato" Gonzalez,Bobby Cha...

Rick and I.