Classic American West Coast Boxing

[bennie]

Jack Boddell
British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion

vs

Jerry Quarry

Jerry Quarry knocked out the British Champion in 67 seconds of the first round. An even quicker knockout of a British Champion by an American since World War II when Nino Valdes knocked out Joe Ersskin in 89 seconds.

Jack had no chance, and the promoters knew it - look at that undercard!
Pure magic.

[bennie]

You know, in 1983, a few years after he had retired, I saw Dave Proud walking down Regent Steet, impeccably dressed and going about his business. He looked for all the world like everyone else in 'the city', except for that face.
That face told its own story.

[kikibalt]

Frankie Campos, who fought out of the Teamsters Gym in L.A.

[kikibalt]

Billy Conn

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Paul Gonzales (R) vs Alonzo Strongbow

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Billy Sexton vs Earl Ward

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MUSLIM GREETING-Elijah Muhammad, left, of Black Muslim sect,
shakes hands with heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay at
Black Muslim rally attended by 5,000 members in Olympic Auditorium.

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View of boxing match at Wilmington Arena with huge crowd surrounding ring in
Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1925

[enrique]

Roger, you asked aboutr Ciro Morasen.

Ciro was a fabulous, very slick boxer who was world rated in spite of the fact that he fought mostly in Cuba. Cuban old timers consider him on the same level with Gavilan, Napoles or Luis Manuel Rodriguez, even though Ciro never fought for a title.

Sportswriters refered to him as a one armed fighter because he had fragile hands and won many a bout using only a very fast, accurate jab.

In the sixties, after pro boxing was abolished in Cuba, Ciro became a political prisoner in Castro's concentration camps for a few years. Later he could not adapt to communism and comited suicide in his native city of Santiago.

[bennie]

Paul Gonzales (R) vs Alonzo Strongbow

NICE. Gonzalez didn't win that gold medal for nothing.

[bennie]

Joe Rivers -AKA- Jose Ybarra

What is this all about?

[bennie]

Hogan "Kid" Bassey, Eddie Ndukwu and Anthony Adeh 2 July 1970 Commonweealth
Games Scotland, Former Featherweight Champion of the World, Hogan Bassey,
coach of the Nigerian boxing teanm shown with two of his proteges in Scotland
preparing for the Games.

Bassey proved to be an exceptional amateur coach after his pro career ended somewhat disappointingly (twice retiring against Davey Moore, in the days when champs were not supposed to lose in their corners). Twice married, with eight children, Bassey died in 1998.
Ndukwu, incidentally, later went in with Wilfredo Gomez as a pro.

[kikibalt]

Joe Rivers -AKA- Jose Ybarra

What is this all about?

You don't know Joe Rivers?

[bennie]

Of course I know Joe Rivers. Why is he sitting in the dock?

[kikibalt]

Mexican Joe Rivers's boxing record

Alias Indian/Jose Ybarra
Country USA
Global Id 9580
Hometown Vernon, CA
Birthplace Los Angeles, CA
Division Lightweight
Born 1891-03-19
Reach 69½ inchescm
Height 169cm


Career Record © http://www.boxrec.com

Date Opponent Location Result
1924-07-30 Young McGovern San Fernando, USA NC NC 0
1924-06-11 Jimmy Brown San Fernando, USA W KO 3
1924-05-29 Eddie Sylvester El Rio, USA NC NC 0
1924-03-12 Lonny Parsons Centralia, USA D PTS 0
1923-04-05 Joe Skinner Freeport, USA L PTS 6
1923-04-03 Pete McCarthy Albuquerque, USA W KO 3
1922-06-27 Bobby Harper Portland, USA L KO 8
1921-10-06 Mike O'Leary San Bernardino, USA D PTS 4
1921-04-20 Harvey Bright Woodhaven, USA L TKO 5
1921-03-17 Andy Biddell Honolulu, USA W PTS 10
1920-12-14 Phil Salvadore Vernon, USA L PTS 4
1920-09-17 Kid Mexico Bakersfield, USA L PTS 4
1920-01-12 Kid Booker Taft, USA D PTS 4
1919-11-07 Gene Delmont Phoenix, USA D PTS 10
1919-10-29 Harry Casey Seattle, USA W PTS 6
1919-10-22 Alex Trambitas Portland, USA L PTS 10
1918-09-02 Joe Miller Emeryville, USA D PTS 4
1918-08-16 Willie Robinson San Francisco, USA W PTS 4
1918-08-09 Joe White San Francisco, USA L PTS 4
1918-07-19 Johnny McCarthy San Francisco, USA L PTS 4
1918-07-09 Johnny McCarthy Oakland, USA D PTS 4
1918-07-05 Tillie Kid Herman San Francisco, USA L PTS 4
1918-07-04 Joe Benjamin Turlock, USA D PTS 4
1918-05-31 Tillie Kid Herman San Francisco, USA L PTS 4
1918-03-22 Chief Abernathy San Diego, USA L PTS 4
1917-12-21 Joe Benjamin Portland, USA W KO 1
1917-11-04 Bobby Waugh Silver City, USA L DQ 13
1917-10-06 Johnny McCarthy Reno, USA L PTS 10
1917-08-31 Willie Hoppe San Francisco, USA D PTS 4
1917-08-24 Johnny McCarthy San Francisco, USA L PTS 4
1917-08-15 Willie Hoppe Emeryville, USA D PTS 4
1917-07-11 Oakland Frankie Burns Emeryville, USA W PTS 4
1917-06-21 Lee Morrissey Pocatello, USA W PTS 12
1917-06-07 Al Young Ogden, USA W DQ 5
1917-04-24 Johnny Harvey New York City, USA L KO 7
1917-03-23 Westside Jimmy Duffy New York City, USA L NWS 10
1917-03-19 Johnny O'Leary Columbus, USA W KO 11
1917-02-19 Frankie Murphy Columbus, USA W KO 2
1916-12-08 Richie Mitchell Milwaukee, USA L NWS 10
1916-11-20 Joe Thomas New Orleans, USA W KO 3
1916-10-09 Joe Sherman Cincinnati, USA W DQ 3
1916-09-04 Johnny Griffiths Canton, USA L NWS 12
1916-04-21 Louis Rees Venice, USA W PTS 4
1916-01-24 Richie Mitchell Cincinnati, USA D NWS 10
1916-01-01 Kid Moran New Orleans, USA D PTS 10
1915-11-25 Lee Morrissey Saint Anthony, USA W KO 5
1915-11-08 Johnny Dundee Milwaukee, USA L NWS 10
1915-08-16 Stanley Yoakum Denver, USA W PTS 15
1915-07-23 Johnny Dundee Brooklyn, USA L NWS 10
1915-07-06 Gilbert Gallant Boston, USA D PTS 12
1915-06-15 Johnny Harvey New York City, USA W NWS 10
1915-05-12 Harvey Thorpe Kansas City, USA W PTS 10
1915-04-22 Oakland Frankie Burns Kansas City, USA W PTS 10
1915-04-09 Oakland Frankie Burns Kansas City, USA D NWS 10
1915-01-18 Frankie Callahan Memphis, USA L KO 2
1914-12-08 Johnny Dundee Los Angeles, USA L PTS 20
1914-10-12 Frankie Russell Memphis, USA W PTS 8
1914-10-04 Joe Mandot New Orleans, USA L PTS 20
1914-09-07 Willie Beecher Vernon, USA W PTS 20
1914-08-11 Leach Cross Vernon, USA L PTS 20
1914-07-04 Matty McCue Vernon, USA W KO 2
1914-03-17 Freddie Welsh Vernon, USA L PTS 20
1914-01-23 Ad Wolgast Milwaukee, USA D NWS 10
1913-11-27 Leach Cross Vernon, USA W PTS 20
1913-10-28 Frankie Russell New Orleans, USA W NWS 10
1913-07-04 Willie Ritchie San Francisco, USA L KO 11
1913-04-08 Leach Cross New York City, USA W NWS 10
1913-02-22 Knockout Brown Vernon, USA W KO 10
1913-01-14 Leach Cross New York City, USA D NWS 10
1912-11-28 Joe Mandot Vernon, USA W PTS 20
1912-09-02 Joe Mandot Vernon, USA L PTS 20
1912-07-04 Ad Wolgast Vernon, USA L KO 13
1912-03-16 Jack White Vernon, USA W KO 12
1912-01-01 Frankie Conley Vernon, USA W KO 11
1911-11-18 Frankie Conley Vernon, USA D PTS 20
1911-10-28 George Kirkwood Vernon, USA W KO 8
1911-09-04 Johnny Kilbane Vernon, USA L KO 16
1911-07-04 Joe Coster Vernon, USA W KO 13
1911-06-10 Tommy Dixon Vernon, USA W DQ 16
1911-05-19 George Kirkwood San Francisco, USA D PTS 4
1911-05-06 Johnny Kilbane Vernon, USA W PTS 20
1911-02-22 Jimmy Reagan Vernon, USA W KO 13
1911-01-14 Danny Webster Vernon, USA W KO 13
1911-01-02 Billy Willie Cappelli Vernon, USA W KO 6
1910-11-24 Frankie Sullivan Vernon, USA W KO 9
1910-06-07 Martin Leahy Los Angeles, USA W KO 3
1910-05-27 Martin Leahy Los Angeles, USA W KO 3
1910-05-13 Red Watson San Diego, USA W KO 11
1910-04-14 Red Watson Vernon, USA W PTS 10
1910-03-28 Billy Willie Cappelli Los Angeles, USA W NWS 10

Record to Date
Won 42 (KOs 20) Lost 29 Drawn 17 Total 90

[kikibalt]

Of course I know Joe Rivers. Why is he sitting in the dock?

Hell, I don't know why he was in court.....

[bennie]

Joe doesn't look too peturbed, whatever the reason.

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Enrique Bolanos vs John Thomas

[kikibalt]

Joe doesn't look too peturbed, whatever the reason.

He looked happy to be there...

[bennie]

Jack Boddell
British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion

vs

Jerry Quarry

Jerry Quarry knocked out the British Champion in 67 seconds of the first round. An even quicker knockout of a British Champion by an American since World War II when Nino Valdes knocked out Joe Ersskin in 89 seconds.

Jack had no chance, and the promoters knew it - look at that undercard!
Pure magic.

It is hard to believe Quarry is still only 26 in November 1971, given all his wars.

[kikibalt]

Joe Louis vs Jack Roper boxing match with surrounding crowd at Wrigley Field,
Los Angeles, Calif, 1939

[bennie]

Look at the ref in those shots. Good distance. Today, the refs are way too close to the fighters. Some of them actually make me swear at the TV, they are so close.

[kikibalt]

Look at the ref in those shots. Good distance. Today, the refs are way too close to the fighters. Some of them actually make me swear at the TV, they are so close.

You're right Bennie, I always say "A good referee, is one that you don't see"

[bennie]

Look at the ref in those shots. Good distance. Today, the refs are way too close to the fighters. Some of them actually make me swear at the TV, they are so close.

You're right Bennie, I always say "A good referee, is one that you don't see"

You know, Frankie, I can't even watch Hagler-Hearns because of Steele.

[kikibalt]

Look at the ref in those shots. Good distance. Today, the refs are way too close to the fighters. Some of them actually make me swear at the TV, they are so close.

You're right Bennie, I always say "A good referee, is one that you don't see"

You know, Frankie, I can't even watch Hagler-Hearns because of Steele.

I'm off to take my wife to see her doctor, Talk to you later, Bennie.....