Thank You Ezzard- Your post was passed on to me by a Dear friend. Thank You for your kind words, Charlie Norkus Jr. The Ezzard Charles-Charley Norkus fight (on youtube) was the biggest fight of my dads career- ranking wise. My father was in place for a title shot versus Rocky Marciano after defeatin...

A simple lunch with some boxing friends . . . Today I'll meet a few of my boxing friends for an informal lunch and chat session at Vitello's Italian Restaurant in Studio City. World champs Gabe & Rafael Ruelas, Hall of Fame trainers/boxers Joe Goossen, Rudy Hernandez, former bantam contender Fr...

Respect...Not Even A Little Bit The Mobsters who got their fingers into the world of prize fighting looked at fighters as just somebodies to make a buck on.If the guy they bet on won,everything was jake. It was never anything personal. It didn't matter if they were fond of a certain fighter(which w...

Thanks for the great information about your family, Charley. Hope that things are going well for you and your loved ones. - Chuck Johnston Rose and I are doing well Thank You and of course, I hope you are too. One of the nicest moments of the HOF event was meeting and getting a picture with you ! A...

While looking at the U.S. Census records, I found that one Charles Norkus, 11-years-old, was living with his widowed mother, Clara, and three sisters in a rented home located at 8760 254th Street in Queens, New York. It appears that his mother was not employed during 1939, but his 19-year-old siste...

Same with Ike Williams-former Champ. My father never discussed any dealings with anyone and it played constantly on my mind. I asked several times about how the "system" worked. He gave 2 things only and I think I was lucky to get that. Item 1: A line he said to me after I asked a few time...

http://i44.tinypic.com/kdk2ms.jpg Lane Field. San Diego. I believe the ball park was torn down in 1959. The home of the minor league Padres and the venue for many big fights,especially involving Archie Moore. Great aerial view. I think my dad would have liked that idea. He fought in many outdoor pa...

In the articles covering the lead-up to the fight (my father had the forethought to bring home the dailies from the cities he fought in), the articles were all pro Powell as you can tell. After the first fight, some of the writers made sure Powell's broken hand was the lead cause of the loss. Maybe...

In the articles covering the lead-up to the fight (my father had the forethought to bring home the dailies from the cities he fought in), the articles were all pro Powell as you can tell. After the first fight, some of the writers made sure Powell's broken hand was the lead cause of the loss. Maybe ...

http://i40.tinypic.com/j797ki.jpg Archie Moore Great painting-love the color choice Though fight was on National TV- Steve Lott informed me a copy does not exist or sits in a private collection somewhere unknown. http://i42.tinypic.com/zn91sk.jpg Norkus vs Moore, San Francisco http://i44.tinypic.co...

In case you never saw Norkus vs. Powell 1 Oct 6th, 1954 San Francisco Aud. here it is, I posted several other Norkus fights on youtube. http://youtu.be/HA7-TgX-FSc http://i39.tinypic.com/29nyvyt.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/20a3ub5.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/hwzdpx.jpg Thank You Dan Hanley for the fol...

El Gallo wrote:

dagosd2000 wrote:

Jerry Quarry

One of my favorite fighters. One of my favorite Roger Esty paintings.

Fine work

http://on.aol.com/video/1906-san-franci ... d%3D424916

A little on the San Francisco Eartquake history.

Thanks Rick-That was a report I gave in front to members of Ring 8 VBA in NYC last Nov.. I later had to correct it by saying George Benton and Carlos Ortiz was NOT in the film, as I got it confused with the other film project that you had been working on with those Greats. It is also before I met Ed...

Back in the 40's and 50's and who knows if its still going on, trilogy fights are a big tip off to shenanigans. Before a title fight was booked in some cases, "the boys" would invite the possible contender out for lunch or dinner and say to him, "This is how we are going to work it&qu...

Gil Clancy handled Argentinian Light-Heavyweight - Jorge Ahumada. He also worked with Jerry Quarry prior to his bout with Earnie Shavers. He managed Harold Weston Jr. from 'Day One'. Gil was a 'hired gun' for many fighters before a big bout. Gil Clancy and Emile Griffith http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W...

Gil was a prominant force in the corners of many fighters, but I think I know why you are asking. Gil will be best known with being teamed with Howie Albert in training Emile Griffith. He also had time with Jerry Quarry when I first met him training Jerry for Frazier and Alexander in New York. Gil c...

Thank You very much It was a Wonderful Event and trip to Los Angeles.My family and I was very honored to see my father go into the CA Boxing HOF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pGTjSvn1dE

Here is youtube video of me accepting my father's posthumosly Honor of Induction into the California Boxing HOF in Los Angeles, CA last year-Oct 2012.

Carlos Ortiz today. 2012 New York State Boxing HOF Induction.

http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/life/2007/06/29champ_med.jpg He is a fighter in his mind but not the fighter he thinks he is.... Tommy Harrsion who pretends he's Satterfield? Here's a pic of my father knocking down Harrison in Providence, RI. At the time, Harrison was a sparring partner for...

Happy Thanksgiving! - Chuck Johnston Happy Thanksgiving! Chuck, I just saw a Charles Johnston from Los Angeles interviewed about sports on a 2013 HBO documentary called Sport in America: Our Defining Stories . Was that you? Chuck, are you related to J.J. Johnston from California ? Back in the early...

A real fighter from 9/11! One of the greatest moments I have had during my involvement with the Boxing Hall of Fame, was the induction of the late heavyweight contender, Charlie Norkus. Mr. Norkus passed away a few years back, however, his son, Charlie Jr. was on hand to accept his father's inducti...

The fighter next to me is former Argentinian heavyweight contender Alex Miteff. Photo from 2012. I figured, it was probably one of your dad's old opponents - which is why I went with LaStarza (I also had Danny Nardico in mind). I would never have guessed, it was Miteff! I know it was a hard one bec...

The fighter next to me is former Argentinian heavyweight contender Alex Miteff. Photo from 2012.