Classic American West Coast Boxing

[kikibalt]

Have to get an EKG and some blood work done this morning...

[Cholo]

Have to get an EKG and some blood work done this morning...

Frank, I hope your feeling better buddy....

[CNorkusJr]

More than a dozen examples of L.A. boxing & boxers I grew up with . . .


Teenage Mando Ramos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTw3y2A_CoQ

The best two rounds of Jerry Quarry's career (my opinion). He was 23.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF05JMd9Hfk

And the great Ruben Olivares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOl5aoDEq6Y

"Little Red" & Bobby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkGWmL0sB0A

And we had a "Windmill".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCHR8nusCQE

And these two guys were just kids when we started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhHYnW2tVX8

This one time L.A. Jr. Golden Glover whips a Mayweather.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqejWQcMs8

There was no quit in a Quarry. Too bad for Mike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDQlKkzgkeE

"Homeboys" Carlos Palomino vs. Armando Muniz at the Olympic (Welterweight title).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3D-78faxE

Speaking of welters, Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez and Hedgeman Lewis fought three times!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqFCUtzP49s

Napoles comes to Los Angeles and takes over the welterweight division world wide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tccXjGHUimU

And the great Duran came to town and fought at the Sports Arena a couple times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjDZbHfjFw0

A Valley Boy fights for the welter title. Shields gets shaft in Chi Town.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0x-pzPt ... re=related


We had it going on.

Great Post

[Rick Farris]

One of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's fights for the Welterweight title . . .

Tommy Hearns vs. Randy Shields
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJPaDu6 ... re=related

[Rick Farris]

Another one of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's fights for the World Bantamweight title . . .

Bernardo Pinango vs. Frankie Duarte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0c570tlGDw

[Rick Farris]

Another one of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's defending the World Lightweight title . . .

Art Frias vs. Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0c570tlGDw

[Rick Farris]

To Frank Baltazar & the '73 L.A. Golden Gloves Team (Nat'l Champ- Roy Hollis) . . .

[Cholo]

One of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's fights for the Welterweight title . . .

Tommy Hearns vs. Randy Shields
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJPaDu6 ... re=related

Rick, Good fighter Shields, i remember him starring in a episode of Quincy, with Jack Klugman..

[Rick Farris]

One of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's fights for the Welterweight title . . .

Tommy Hearns vs. Randy Shields
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJPaDu6 ... re=related

Rick, Good fighter Shields, i remember him starring in a episode of Quincy, with Jack Klugman..

Quincy . . .

Yes, and ironically I worked as a lighting tech on that episode at Universal.
Believe it or not, that was the first time I actually talked with Randy Shields, when he was on the set. We never met thru boxing, he turned pro a few years after I did.
Occasionally I'd see Randy's father, Sonny, on a set. Sonny was a stunt man.

[Cholo]

One of Frank's '73 Golden Glover's fights for the Welterweight title . . .

Tommy Hearns vs. Randy Shields
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MJPaDu6 ... re=related

Rick, Good fighter Shields, i remember him starring in a episode of Quincy, with Jack Klugman..

Quincy . . .

Yes, and ironically I worked as a lighting tech on that episode at Universal.
Believe it or not, that was the first time I actually talked with Randy Shields, when he was on the set. We never met thru boxing, he turned pro a few years after I did.
Occasionally I'd see Randy's father, Sonny, on a set. Sonny was a stunt man.

Rick, Thanks for the info, talking about Quincy, Art Aragon starred in a episode, Art played a character called Maxie, did you work on that one?

[Cholo]

Art Aragon/Elmer Beltz, June 26 1953
"I'll Knock that bum out in two rounds or join the Foreign Legion," Art said.
Art bubbled like a fountain in his dressing-room after the go.
"Yah yah," he jabbered. "Now get me Carter, at my weight, not his. I can't make lightweight any more. I wan't that Carter more then anything else. I've got a score to settle with him. Then Davey. then Gavilan. I've got an even chance with the Kid. I feel good and i wan't to fight a lot. I gotta get more moola to bury in the backyard."
Asked if Referee Mushy Callahan should have stopped the bout as quickly as he did, Art shot back:
"They shoulda stopped this one when it was signed!"

[Rick Farris]

Rick, Good fighter Shields, i remember him starring in a episode of Quincy, with Jack Klugman..

Quincy . . .

Yes, and ironically I worked as a lighting tech on that episode at Universal.
Believe it or not, that was the first time I actually talked with Randy Shields, when he was on the set. We never met thru boxing, he turned pro a few years after I did.
Occasionally I'd see Randy's father, Sonny, on a set. Sonny was a stunt man.

Rick, Thanks for the info, talking about Quincy, Art Aragon starred in a episode, Art played a character called Maxie, did you work on that one?

No. But I worked with Art several times on Baretta in 1977-78.
He had a reoccuring role as an ex-pug who worked the newstand.
And Art was the Technical Advisor on a boxing TV movie we did at Universal in 1979, "The Contender" starring Mark Singer.
In one scene we filmed at the old San Bernardino Arena, the late Art Aragon Jr. (who was a studio grip) boxed LA lightweight Vic Abraham in the background.

[Cholo]

Rick, Thanks again for the info, much appreciated..

[kikibalt]

Genaro Hernandez has passed

Rudy Hernandez: My brother Genaro is no longer with us. He's moved on to his next destination, at 3:04 pm today

[Rick Farris]

Genaro Hernandez has passed

Rudy Hernandez: My brother Genaro is no longer with us. He's moved on to his next destination, at 3:04 pm today

May God rest his soul.

[kikibalt]

R.I.P. - Genaro Hernández

Genaro Hernández, a former super featherweight champion, died today after a
lengthy battle with cancer.

The Mexican-American, who turned 45 on May 10, debuted in 1984, and retired in
1998, after dropping a decision to Floyd Mayweather. His record stood at
38-2-1, with 17 KOs.

He beat Daniel Londas to capture the vacant WBA super featherweight crown in
1991. He held that title until 1994, when he vacated it to move up in weight. A
title shot against Oscar De La Hoya came up short in 1995, but Hernandez
triumphed over Azumah Nelson in 1997, and "Chicanito" took his WBC super
featherweight crown.

The Los Angeles-based fighter battled the invader in his body hard. He had
tumors on his shoulders, on his thigh, on his neck and three on his back.


Hernandez will be remembered as a classy pugilist, one who used both hands to
good effect, moved smartly, used his height wisely...all told, he was a well
rounded boxer who had superior command of all the basics, and then some.


Some recall that he could have taken the easy way out against Nelson in 1997.
Nelson dropped Hernandez after the seventh round ended, and Genaro could have
opted out of continuing, as Nelson would have been disqualified. Hernandez said
heck with that, I want to continue. He valued honor, and doing the right thing.


He showed his toughness going in to the fight with De La Hoya. Shane Mosley
broke his nose in sparring a week before the opportunity of a lifetime.
Hernandez didn't pull out of the fight,however, and Oscar targeted it, and
broke it into 22 pieces.

Hernandez was hit hard in the 2001 stock market crash, largely because he
invested in Enron, which went belly up because of fraud. He needed a hand up
battling the cancer, and got it. Promoter Bob Arum helped financed many of his
treatments, so part of the boxer's legacy will be showing, or reminding people,
that the spam fraternity isn't only populated by cads.

Condolences out to his wife Liliana, and children Amanda, and Steven.


Written by Michael Woods

[Rick Farris]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz - Septmeber 17th . . .

This should prove to be one of the greatest match ups in boxing history.

[Randyman]

R.I.P. - Genaro Hernández

Genaro Hernández, a former super featherweight champion, died today after a
lengthy battle with cancer.

The Mexican-American, who turned 45 on May 10, debuted in 1984, and retired in
1998, after dropping a decision to Floyd Mayweather. His record stood at
38-2-1, with 17 KOs.

He beat Daniel Londas to capture the vacant WBA super featherweight crown in
1991. He held that title until 1994, when he vacated it to move up in weight. A
title shot against Oscar De La Hoya came up short in 1995, but Hernandez
triumphed over Azumah Nelson in 1997, and "Chicanito" took his WBC super
featherweight crown.

The Los Angeles-based fighter battled the invader in his body hard. He had
tumors on his shoulders, on his thigh, on his neck and three on his back.


Hernandez will be remembered as a classy pugilist, one who used both hands to
good effect, moved smartly, used his height wisely...all told, he was a well
rounded boxer who had superior command of all the basics, and then some.


Some recall that he could have taken the easy way out against Nelson in 1997.
Nelson dropped Hernandez after the seventh round ended, and Genaro could have
opted out of continuing, as Nelson would have been disqualified. Hernandez said
heck with that, I want to continue. He valued honor, and doing the right thing.


He showed his toughness going in to the fight with De La Hoya. Shane Mosley
broke his nose in sparring a week before the opportunity of a lifetime.
Hernandez didn't pull out of the fight,however, and Oscar targeted it, and
broke it into 22 pieces.

Hernandez was hit hard in the 2001 stock market crash, largely because he
invested in Enron, which went belly up because of fraud. He needed a hand up
battling the cancer, and got it. Promoter Bob Arum helped financed many of his
treatments, so part of the boxer's legacy will be showing, or reminding people,
that the spam fraternity isn't only populated by cads.

Condolences out to his wife Liliana, and children Amanda, and Steven.


Written by Michael Woods

Man, that is horrible news. My heart goes out to his family. 45 is too young. Chicanito never had it easy. I remember a few years ago when we had a lot of rain and mudslides, his house was sliding down a hill. He was in the news as one of the victims but there was no mention of who he was. I don't think the news people knew who he was. He gets that squared away and then gets hit with cancer.

He would train sometime at the Brooklyn Street Gym in the early 1990's when I was taking my son Andrew. He always treated my son nice. He was a hard worker in the gym. A class act and one of boxing's good guys.

My condolences to the Hernandez family. R.I.P. Champ

[Chuck1052]

I hope that Genaro Hernandez's family and friends accept my condolences.

- Chuck Johnston

[kikibalt]

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/?p=9191#more-9191

Harold Weston, Jr. interview by Dan Hanley

[kikibalt]

Rudy Hernandez: My little brother has departed to his next journey. I wish him well and until we meet again. His services will be Monday at Resurrection Church, 3324 Opal st. L.A.Cal. cross st. 8th and Lorena. E.L.A, Ca....11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

[Rick Farris]

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/?p=9191#more-9191

Harold Weston, Jr. interview by Dan Hanley

[Rick Farris]

I'm working on something good.
More to be revealed . . .

[kikibalt]

I'm working on something good.
More to be revealed . . .

[Rick Farris]

I'm working on something good.
More to be revealed . . .

It might even motivate a GSBA lunch crowd beyond that of the usual suspects.