Classic American West Coast Boxing

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[Cholo]

Thanks Frank, Carlos Palomino was always welcome over here, class guy as was Jackie McCoy...

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Thanks Frank, Carlos Palomino was always welcome over here, class guy as was Jackie McCoy...

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Roberto Duran v Carlos Palomnio

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Willie Pep v Gil Cadilli

Check out Cadilli's thumb to Pep's eye

[Cholo]

Roberto Duran v Carlos Palomnio

Roberto Duran was something special, made Carlos look like a novice that night at the Garden, "El Cholo" what a fighter...

[Cholo]

Willie Pep v Gil Cadilli

Check out Cadilli's thumb to Pep's eye

Cadilli knew all the tricks, Frank.

[Rick Farris]

2012 California Boxing Hall of Fame Banquet of Champions - October 20th!
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This year filmmaker Ron Howard, brother Clint & dad Rance, will beguests of the CBHOF.
Ron Howard directed "The Cinderella Man" awhile back.

The Howard's grew up around the corner from my grandmother's house in Burbank, and they were boxing fans back in the early 70's when Don Fraser promoted at the Valley Music Theatre. All were fans of Windmill White back in the day.

However, the main event that evening will include the induction of Sergio Martinez, Tony Lopez, Jim Lampley, Lucia Rijker and many more.


The event wil be completely sold out before October 1st.
The Collector's Souvenir Journal will be more than dobule last year's version, 50 pages.
More photos, more history, more sponsorship!
Also, checkout the California Boxing Hall of Fame Page on Facebook!
We are building an on-line museum and his California history site.


-Rick Farris
CBHOF Vice Pres.

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Mike Nino Gonzalez v Roberto Duran

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Battling Torres and Carlos Ortiz

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Jimmy Carter v Cisco Andarde

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Enrique Bolanos, Fabela Chavez and Chalky Wright

[raylawpc]

Wow, blast from the past! I saw him before he "ascended" to the championship in L.A. Olympic Auditorium? Both times I think....winning fights both....first opponent was "El Cid?" can't quite remember...and a fella with a last name Monzon or Manzan.....damn...I'll have to look it up lol.

BUT!!!! He followed up those wins by traveling to Tokyo where he flat out KO'd Wachimi.....(I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know quite well, but it's a rush of memories lol.

Hey....this ALWAYS bothered me.....seems he KO'd Wachimi....then lost a close one....was it controversial? I never saw a video of the second fight. The thing that bothered me...was I don't think there was ever a rubber match. Why the hell not?

It takes two to tango . . . Albarado retired after the loss. I don't remember why. He launched a comeback five years later.

Speaking of blast from the past.....I suspect you and I may have both had our respective butts in the seats of a certain famous venue in late June of 1975. I was performing a three week gig at the Ritz Carlton in Manhattan......and had MONDAY night off....and the planets must have been aligned because I managed a ticket (from a lawyer friend of mine) to see a legendary fighter, who had never fought before, (nor would he ever again) in front of an American audience. As I look back, all I can figure is that I should have played the lottery...(not sure any existed though) because the odds of landing that ticket were astronomical....can't remember for sure, but I'm guessing it had to be sold out....and I didn't pay a penny for it.

I believe you have referred to that fight here on the forum.

Any guesses as to the fight I am speaking of? Were you there?

I never saw a fight at Madison Square Garden and I never saw Monzon fight live, in-person. So, no, I wasn't there.

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http://www.cemeteryguide.com/gotw-sanders.html



Ed Sanders

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Unbeaten young heavyweight contender Cassius Clay, showed up at City Hall to invite Mayor Sam Yorty to his bout with Argentina's Alejandro Lavorante at the Sports Area. Clay and Lavorante head the 20th annual City of Hope "Fight for Lives" boxing card. Photo dated: July 25, 1962.

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"Lavorante will fall in five," proclaimed 20-year old Cassius Clay, nicknamed "The Mouth," before his fight with Alejandro Lavorante at the L.A. Sports Area. That night, Clay knocked out the Argentine heavyweight with a left hook in the...fifth round. Later that year, Lavorante fought John Riggins at the Olympic Auditorium. Knocked out in the sixth round, he slipped into a coma and died. Photo dated: July 20, 1962

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Frank: Do you think Palomino would have defeated Shane Mosley and De La Hoya?

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Roberto Duran vs Alvaro Rojas

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Joe Frazier vs Jerry Quarry

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"At home I'm a nice guy,
but I don't want the world to know.
Humble people don't get very far."

-Muhammad Ali

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My hero when I was a kid in the '40s

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I remember Pete well from when he was fighting in the southland

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The Tommy Harrison (of Los Angeles) -Charley Norkus fight.

Charley was scheduled to fight Roland LaStarza in the Providence,RI Auditorium on Oct 20,1952. When Roland pulled out with cuts he suffered in the previous fight with Rocky Jones, Tommy Harrison, a 177 lb heavy and chief sparmate for Rocky Marciano's fights with Harry "Kid" Matthews & Jersey Joe Walcott was substituted into the Main Event. 10 Rds.
Rocky Marciano was on hand to referee one of the Pre-lims, Willie Wilson vs. Jeff Dyer.
Wilson got the SD after 8 Rds with Rocky being the tie breaker.
Rocky was also scheduled to work in Harrison's corner that night, but Rocky changed his mind after being worked out during his reffing duties. It was his first appearance in the Providence area after his winning the Heavy title. The crowd of 1,340 was under what was expected after announcing Rocky would be at the card.
When the Harrison -Norkus fight started Harrison took an early lead by beating Norkus to the punches. Norkus took the 3rd round & 5th rd, but the other 3 rds were working to be in Harrisons favor.
In the eighth Rd my father said he peppered Harrison with left hooks and felt he swiped the 8th rd. My father said, between Rds, Ghee Laico-mgr,said to him that your in Rhode Island and that you will probably need a KO to get the dec.. My father responded in the 9th Rd with solid lefts and then a right cross that dropped Harrison. Tommy Harrison rose up on the count of nine and Norkus went on the attack again. Harrison fought back gamely and countered with some shots of his own. The crowd was now on its feet and expecting big things in the 10th. The two men gave them their money worths. Harrison threw the more punches than Norkus but all accounts had Norkus's punches carrying more of the "sting". It ended with both on their feet and the crowd going wild over the last two power Rds.
Both fighters were evenly matched going into the ring, but Harrison's early Rds won over the scorecard and got the Split Decision. Ref Sharky Buonanno saw it Norkus, Judges Ed Jansen and Dick Cotter gave Harrison the 6-4 edge.
Some of the info above came from the "The Providence Journal" newspaper.

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Joe Kirkwood Jr. of Studio City, the movie Joe Palooka, gives advice to young Martin Ojeda, who boxes in the Golden Glove tournament tonight at the Hollywood Legion Stadium. Photo dated: February 13, 1959.