Classic American West Coast Boxing

[THEHAMMER321]

when he was fighting did he go by the name Rocky Lee Burke and did he fight out of Reno unlike Louie who fought out of New Mexico because I remember a Rocky Lee Burke fighting in the 1980s

[Randyman]

For My Pal Randy De La O. FOOD IN JIQUILPAN



Hot Cakes with homemade jam and honey. The honey is so thick it's like eating crystals of sweetness.



The churro guy. They deep fry them down there on a stick. Then role them in unrefined sugar. Again big crystals of sweetness.




Roasted garbanzo beans on the far left. Fresh roasted corn in the front.




Flan and gelatinas



OK Pal. This one is especially for you. Fresh grilled hamburgers. I'm tellin' ya' Randy these burgers were so big and tasted absolutely wonderfull. Best I've ever eaten. Rule of thumb:If you're eating it today,it was either walking around yesterday or they pulled it out of the ground. You don't see freezers down there. Everything is fresh.




Breakfast for me every morning. Chorreadas with butter and a hot cup of yerba buena tea

Rog, all your photos that you have posted have lifted my spirits. I am an unabashed food guy. I don't apologize for it. My end will come, directly or indirect, as a result of my love of food. The cholesteral or diabetes will get me or I will choke on an all meat Carne Asada buritto (with guacamole).

I love churros when they are freshly made but they get stale fast. Jeri and I are big on flan.

Thanks for postingthe photos.

Randy

[Randyman]

when he was fighting did he go by the name Rocky Lee Burke and did he fight out of Reno unlike Louie who fought out of New Mexico because I remember a Rocky Lee Burke fighting in the 1980s

Here is his record: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer
His real name is Sammy. His father was Sammy Burke who was an amateur fighter in New Mexico in the 1940's and early50's. His career ended when he was wounded in Korea.

Randy

[Randyman]

Rog, you nailed both of them!
Randy

[kikibalt]

He did Randy, he did, just like 3 D...

[kikibalt]

Doug Krikorian


With Frankie Baltazar


With Tony Baltazar

[THEHAMMER321]

Hi Kiki on page 14 so far hopefully by the end of this year i will read all but I will take my time and enjoy all the old fight photos like the Jose luis Garcia knocking out Ken Norton photo,well I got to get back to reading

[kikibalt]

Hi Kiki on page 14 so far hopefully by the end of this year i will read all but I will take my time and enjoy all the old fight photos like the Jose luis Garcia knocking out Ken Norton photo,well I got to get back to reading

Good reading Hammer...

[raylawpc]

Wait a minute, now. I know Dan Cuoco. He is a careful and meticulous researcher. While he may never have seen Lopez live, I am sure the research he did for the article was all Dan's. BTW, Dan never said Lopez was better than Olivares. An "old guy" told THE HAMMER that. I pulled Dan's article because I remembered it from a few years back, and THE HAMMER asked for more information in Lopez. Dan doesn't make any claims about Lopez prowess except to include him as one of the top Mexican bantams of the 1950s, which I think is arguably correct.

I'm not a great believe in research, writers like Dan Cuoco write what writers of years past wrote, Don Fraser told me that lot of writers that he knew back in the day were on the take, grease their palm and they'll give your fighter, win or lose good press, and I believe that to be true, nothing like seeing with your own eyes, because what you see you can believe.

Very true, Frank. And I stand by what I said regarding the IBRO boys. And for the record, I know who said what, and who wrote what in the post regarding Lopez. I know Dan, and I have enjoyed some of his work, but first hand experience? No.

As far as Toluco Lopez is concerned, I also didn't see him fight so I make no comment on how he would compare to others, however, I have read volumes on the man, and have spoken with many who knew him up close & personal. I know he was a helluva fighter, just short of the top tier bantams (most Mexican) from his era. Personally, I was stuck on Olivares for years as the best bantam ever. I had been his sparring partner and a fan of his from his early days in Mexico. I saw Olivares in all his L.A. appearances and have obscure footage from Mexico filmed long before he arrived in L.A. I can speak with authority on Olivares. I was there. That's why I wrote a story on Ruben Olivares, and not Toluco Lopez.

What did Dan write that was incorrect about Toluco Lopez?

[dagosd2000]

Some more morsels for Randy. Gelatina with kiwis,strawberries,guavas,papayas,and grapes



Homemade tamales and Atole made with fresh coconut.Our Christmas meal.



Tamarindo raspado with big chunks of tamarindo and sweetened with honey from the country.

[kikibalt]

"Atole"..I remember as a kid my Mama Lupe would make my sister Rachel and me some atole, has to be 60 years since I had any....

[kikibalt]

Rick Resnick with Trudi Latka

[dagosd2000]

Rick Resnick with Trudi Latka

Frank
I talked to Trudy Latka at a WBHOF lunch one afternoon. She told me her that her husband George was a middle school history teacher like me.She told me that he really loved his job. She seemed very interested that her husband and I shared the same occupation. A real nice gal.

[dagosd2000]

Painted eight portraits when I was in Mexico. This was my favorite.

[kikibalt]

Rick Resnick with Trudi Latka

Frank
I talked to Trudy Latka at a WBHOF lunch one afternoon. She told me her that her husband George was a middle school history teacher like me.She told me that he really loved his job. She seemed very interested that her husband and I shared the same occupation. A real nice gal.

Don Fraser is after her...

[dagosd2000]

I GUESS CHRISTMAS IS OVER

Went for my morning walk. Found this in the garbage down the street :

[dagosd2000]

Rick Resnick with Trudi Latka

Frank
I talked to Trudy Latka at a WBHOF lunch one afternoon. She told me her that her husband George was a middle school history teacher like me.She told me that he really loved his job. She seemed very interested that her husband and I shared the same occupation. A real nice gal.

Don Fraser is after her...

Can't help but like the guy

[dagosd2000]

WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING

You see thousands and thousands of these crosses along the sides of the roads in Mexico. The roads that twist and turn through the valleys and mountains. The crosses are put there by the families of victims that have died in car accidents.The families put a memorial on the spot where their loved one(s) died.

With my different moods I'm surprised that seeing this that I wouldn't drive along the roads in Mexico. However,it makes my drive kind of peacefull. I think of who the person or persons were. Their names are on the crosses and the date they died. This one has fresh flowers on it.

Since there are no lights on these lonely stretches,you can only see the crosses when the sun is shining.

[Rick Farris]

Rick Resnick with Trudi Latka

Frank
I talked to Trudy Latka at a WBHOF lunch one afternoon. She told me her that her husband George was a middle school history teacher like me.She told me that he really loved his job. She seemed very interested that her husband and I shared the same occupation. A real nice gal.

Don Fraser is after her...

Trudy told me she is available for the right man. However, it's a must that her partner be a good dancer, and not some old fart who just wants to sit around. She's a very young eighty years old, and a great lady!


-Rick Farris

[Rick Farris]

I'm not a great believe in research, writers like Dan Cuoco write what writers of years past wrote, Don Fraser told me that lot of writers that he knew back in the day were on the take, grease their palm and they'll give your fighter, win or lose good press, and I believe that to be true, nothing like seeing with your own eyes, because what you see you can believe.

Very true, Frank. And I stand by what I said regarding the IBRO boys. And for the record, I know who said what, and who wrote what in the post regarding Lopez. I know Dan, and I have enjoyed some of his work, but first hand experience? No.

As far as Toluco Lopez is concerned, I also didn't see him fight so I make no comment on how he would compare to others, however, I have read volumes on the man, and have spoken with many who knew him up close & personal. I know he was a helluva fighter, just short of the top tier bantams (most Mexican) from his era. Personally, I was stuck on Olivares for years as the best bantam ever. I had been his sparring partner and a fan of his from his early days in Mexico. I saw Olivares in all his L.A. appearances and have obscure footage from Mexico filmed long before he arrived in L.A. I can speak with authority on Olivares. I was there. That's why I wrote a story on Ruben Olivares, and not Toluco Lopez.

What did Dan write that was incorrect about Toluco Lopez?

You still on this?

[kikibalt]

Frank
I talked to Trudy Latka at a WBHOF lunch one afternoon. She told me her that her husband George was a middle school history teacher like me.She told me that he really loved his job. She seemed very interested that her husband and I shared the same occupation. A real nice gal.

Don Fraser is after her...

Trudy told me she is available for the right man. However, it's a must that her partner be a good dancer, and not some old fart who just wants to sit around. She's a very young eighty years old, and a great lady!


-Rick Farris

'You are not saying that Don Fraser is an old fart, are you?...

[THEHAMMER321]

Hi good morning everyone was just thinking about how nice it is to read about fighters from the past that are not Ali,Tyson,sugar ray leonard, Duran etc. no disrespect to them it is just that every one on this forum knows most of the stories regarding these fighters its nice to learn about other great fighters who never got the press BTW Kiki 940 pages to go lol.

[kikibalt]

Hi good morning everyone was just thinking about how nice it is to read about fighters from the past that are not Ali,Tyson,sugar ray leonard, Duran etc. no disrespect to them it is just that every one on this forum knows most of the stories regarding these fighters its nice to learn about other great fighters who never got the press BTW Kiki 940 pages to go lol.

LOL!

[raylawpc]

Very true, Frank. And I stand by what I said regarding the IBRO boys. And for the record, I know who said what, and who wrote what in the post regarding Lopez. I know Dan, and I have enjoyed some of his work, but first hand experience? No.

As far as Toluco Lopez is concerned, I also didn't see him fight so I make no comment on how he would compare to others, however, I have read volumes on the man, and have spoken with many who knew him up close & personal. I know he was a helluva fighter, just short of the top tier bantams (most Mexican) from his era. Personally, I was stuck on Olivares for years as the best bantam ever. I had been his sparring partner and a fan of his from his early days in Mexico. I saw Olivares in all his L.A. appearances and have obscure footage from Mexico filmed long before he arrived in L.A. I can speak with authority on Olivares. I was there. That's why I wrote a story on Ruben Olivares, and not Toluco Lopez.

What did Dan write that was incorrect about Toluco Lopez?

You still on this?

Why not?

[Rick Farris]

'You are not saying that Don Fraser is an old fart, are you?...
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Not me. I was quoting Trudie and she wasn't referring to Don Fraser, or anybody else in particular.
She told Mando Muniz and I that when she met George Latka, she asked if he'd be willing to take her dancing?
George was a good dancer (and was a good moving boxer) and that was important to Trudy.
After George's death, Trudy would pal around with Lou Filippo, but Lou liked to turn in early .

I'd like to see Trudy and Don get together, she is a very special lady and the same is true of Don.