Classic American West Coast Boxing

[dagosd2000]

Tacos El Gordo

[dagosd2000]

Making tacos al pastor

[Randyman]

Making tacos al pastor

Dammit Rog, I'm drooling all over my keyboard! :)

[kikibalt]

Hey Frank
What book are you reading?

A novel by Elizabeth Lowell

"Blue Smoke and Murder"

404 pages

[Rick Farris]

Recognize this guy?

Frank Sinatra look-alike and future pugilist Randy de la O!!

[bennie]

I followed Cuevas pretty close in the 70s. Palomino too. Carlos was a favorite of mine.Lil Red also of course.
Anyway, Cuevas developed quite a reputation as a devastating puncher after his fight with Harold Weston.
At least thats how it seemed .
He busted up Weston real bad. Busted his jaw etc.From that point on it seems the guy ws feared a bit.
Maybe it was a little overblown. I wish he would have fought Carlos. I think Carlos would have beat him.

Thanks Brian on the complement on Vince. Skoronski was one of the last of Lombardi's players to see him in the hospital. He was down to 120 pounds. Vince didn't want people to see him that way.

I remember when Pipino Cuevas emerged in the spotlight.He was just what the "aficianados" were looking for. A guy to step in to take Jose Napoles's place. A big puncher. A poker face ,quiet guy. Cuevas once got into an automobile accident(so they say) and his head hit the windshield going 50 miles per hour. He supposedly walked away from it unhurt. The Mexican fans thought he was indestructible. They wrote a song about him called"Pipino Es Mi Campeon." I had friend who lived across the border who asked me if he thought Cuevas could beat Ali.

The Hearns fight broke him. When someone who is perceived as being indestructible gets destroyed like that,it has an effect. Cuevas could have redeemed himself against Duran,but was destroyed again. I saw him fight his last fight in Tijuana against Lupe Aquino. By that time Pipino was doing his training in the cantinas. Lupe destroyed him in the 2nd round.

Lupe Aquino is being inducted into the CBHOF in June....

Tough guy. It took a boulder to finish his career. He was out running and there was a landslide and the boulder struck and half-killed him.

[scartissue]

Rick Farris is being inducted into the CBHOF....

From fighter to writer with trainer and WBHF boardmember and resident historian thrown in, is there any hat he hasn't worn? Congrats mi amigo.

Scartissue

[dagosd2000]

Hey Frank
What book are you reading?

A novel by Elizabeth Lowell

"Blue Smoke and Murder"

404 pages

Frank
At our age there's nothing like reading a book an a cold rainy day.

[dagosd2000]

Making tacos al pastor

Dammit Rog, I'm drooling all over my keyboard! :)

Randy
Notice the chunk of pineapple at the top. Sometimes they put an onion up there. The juice drips down onto the meat.

[kikibalt]

Making tacos al pastor

Dammit Rog, I'm drooling all over my keyboard! :)

Randy
Notice the chunk of pineapple at the top. Sometimes they put an onion up there. The juice drips down onto the meat.

Sorry guys, but I will not eat al pastor that is out in the open like that, because when Connie and I were living in San Diego and we would go to T.J I ate some 2-3 times and every time I got the runs, was it baause of the flys sitting on the meat?

[kikibalt]

Hey Frank
What book are you reading?

A novel by Elizabeth Lowell

"Blue Smoke and Murder"

404 pages

Frank
At our age there's nothing like reading a book an a cold rainy day.

Roger, I much rather read a book than watch tv...

[Chuck1052]

Congratulations in regards to being chosen to be inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame, Rick!

I still believe that Carlos Palomino would have beaten Pipino Cuevas.

- Chuck Johnston

[dagosd2000]

A novel by Elizabeth Lowell

"Blue Smoke and Murder"

404 pages

Frank
At our age there's nothing like reading a book an a cold rainy day.

Roger, I much rather read a book than watch tv...

Frank
I'm with you on that. Sometimes I feel like doing something else,but Maria smiles and tells me that I need to get my engine overhauled.

[dagosd2000]

Dammit Rog, I'm drooling all over my keyboard! :)

Randy
Notice the chunk of pineapple at the top. Sometimes they put an onion up there. The juice drips down onto the meat.

Sorry guys, but I will not eat al pastor that is out in the open like that, because when Connie and I were living in San Diego and we would go to T.J I ate some 2-3 times and every time I got the runs, was it baause of the flys sitting on the meat?

Frank
The flies add protein. The thing to do in TJ is to go up to one of those stands when it's really crowded. The guy is shoving tacos at everyone as fast as he can. Then when you're finished eating,he'll ask you how many you ate. If you ate 6,say 4. Everyone does that. Asi es Mexico

[kikibalt]

Going to have can manudo, Connie will doctor it up and it will taste GOOD!!

[bennie]

Recognize this guy?

Frank Sinatra look-alike and future pugilist Randy de la O!!

Randy and his family are all pretty. I wish I were pretty.

[bennie]

Rick Farris is being inducted into the CBHOF....

From fighter to writer with trainer and WBHF boardmember and resident historian thrown in, is there any hat he hasn't worn? Congrats mi amigo.

Scartissue

Rick is a great man.

[kikibalt]

Rick Farris is being inducted into the CBHOF....

From fighter to writer with trainer and WBHF boardmember and resident historian thrown in, is there any hat he hasn't worn? Congrats mi amigo.

Scartissue

Rick is a great man.

Thats why he is getting inducted....

[bennie]

From fighter to writer with trainer and WBHF boardmember and resident historian thrown in, is there any hat he hasn't worn? Congrats mi amigo.

Scartissue

Rick is a great man.

Thats why he is getting inducted....

You are a great man, too, Frank.

[dagosd2000]

Rocky Marciano

[kikibalt]

Rick is a great man.

Thats why he is getting inducted....

You are a great man, too, Frank.

Thank you Bennie....

[kikibalt]

Frank Sinatra look-alike and future pugilist Randy de la O!!

Randy and his family are all pretty. I wish I were pretty.

Two things missing...A cigarette on one hand and a drink in the other....

[dagosd2000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz-Ix2mxi88

The More I See You

June Christy

[Rick Farris]

Rick is a great man.

Thats why he is getting inducted....

You are a great man, too, Frank.

Frank is a great man! And thanks to everybody for such kind words.
If I'm OK with you guys, that means a lot to me.

[Rick Farris]

I lifted this from the CBZ's "History of California Boxing by Hap Navarro" thread.
Hap addresses our friend, Chuck Johnston, back in 2005 . . .
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Chuck Johnston:

You're a master at statistical input, which is, perhaps, the major true yardstick by which we can gauge the impact of the boxing game on the status of California as an economic force to compare with the rest of the nation.

Two reasons we had all of those fans attending the weekly shows in the state was the enormous interest in prizefighting by two factions-----the Mexican-American and the native Filipino imports.

To get an idea of the importance of the ethnic angle in relation to the fan bases, just scan a listing of the most active fighters of the times you mentioned. Chances are good that they either had Mexican or Filipino ties. For whatever reason, the Filipinos sought out other options to earn a living and their presence became relatively unknown by the mid-1950s. Because of the favorable
logistics, fighters from nearby Mexico continued to pour into the U.S., mainly through Texas and California borders, hence the box office boom of the 1960s and 1970s.

By the way, for those of you who may want to see what the old Mexican-American idol Bert Colima looked like at the age of 60 plus, you might try to catch him in John Huston's film "Fat City", which also features Art Aragon, Curtis Cokes and the ex-175 lb. California State Champion, Sixto Rodriguez. Bert is the only one who did not get a credit line in the cast.

regards

hap navarro