R.I.P. Rocky Lockridge

[Chuck1052]

It has been reported that Rocky Lockridge, a former world super featherweight champion, passed away after coming down with a stroke at the age of 60. While having problems with drugs during the last two decades, Lockridge became homeless and had a stroke resulting in him using a cane to walk. He apparently had his life turned around when his sons arranged for him to make a memorable appearance on the A&E show, Intervention.

- Chuck Johnston

[dagosd2000]

It has been reported that Rocky Lockridge, a former world super featherweight champion, passed away after coming down with a stroke at the age of 60. While having problems with drugs during the last two decades, Lockridge became homeless and had a stroke resulting in him using a cane to walk. He apparently had his life turned around when his sons arranged for him to make a memorable appearance on the A&E show, Intervention.

- Chuck Johnston

Thanks for the info Chuck.

[Ambling Alp II]

Sad to hear. R.I.P. Champ

[chrisjs1985]

R.I.P champ.

[MasterG]

I was just going to pop this up in the British section.

RIP champ.

[Seamus]

RIP. Top fighter always brought it.

[APerno]

Stopped only once in 53 fights, was one of those fighters whose best performances may have come in his loses: MD to Chavez, MD to Gomez. With two tough loses to Pedroza and big wins over Boza-Edwards and Roger Mayweather. ALWAYS EXCITING TO WATCH! Truly hope he found peace.



If anyone can find a better presentation please post!

[elmersalsa]

There are also reports that the great and former WBA World Featherweight Champion, Eusebio Pedroza is in the hospital fighting for his life in Panama City, Panama. He is suffering and dying of cancer.

By the way, RIP Rocky Lockridge! You was a good champ. Hard to beat and tough.

[Esquire]

I didn't know about this. RIP, Rocky.

He was a close call for me as a Hall of Famer. I thought he beat Pedroza in their first fight and thought he deserved the decision against Gomez. Had he been awarded even one of those decisions he would have been enshrined in the HOF.

Even so, I was hoping he would eventually get the call, preferably while he was alive to see it.

He may get in one day, but sadly, it would be posthumously if it ever happens.

He was one of my favorites.

[scorpio83]

RIP former WBA and IBF Super Featherweight Champion

[bennie]

I can never understand why successful fighters jeapordise their careers by indulging in drugs. Lockridge seemingly had it all but, much like his stablemate and fellow Tacoma man Johnny Bumphus, he threw some of it away.

[Tuan_Jim]

I had no idea that guy screaming on Intervention was Rocky Lockridge!

Why they get into drugs I will never know.

[gilgamesh]

Stopped only once in 53 fights, was one of those fighters whose best performances may have come in his loses: MD to Chavez, MD to Gomez. With two tough loses to Pedroza and big wins over Boza-Edwards and Roger Mayweather. ALWAYS EXCITING TO WATCH! Truly hope he found peace.



If anyone can find a better presentation please post!

Yeah I have the Gomez fight on a DVD somewhere around here. I feel Rocky won it. Gomez did very well down the stretch in the bout, but Lockridge already had it won before Gomez started to build steam IMO. Or at least should've.

[Ambling Alp II]

He certainly should have go the decision against Gomez. He would be in the HOF if he did.

[APerno]

Stopped only once in 53 fights, was one of those fighters whose best performances may have come in his loses: MD to Chavez, MD to Gomez. With two tough loses to Pedroza and big wins over Boza-Edwards and Roger Mayweather. ALWAYS EXCITING TO WATCH! Truly hope he found peace.



If anyone can find a better presentation please post!

Yeah I have the Gomez fight on a DVD somewhere around here. I feel Rocky won it. Gomez did very well down the stretch in the bout, but Lockridge already had it won before Gomez started to build steam IMO. Or at least should've.

Down the stretch can be a bitch - they say (who knows for sure) judges sometimes don't want to give all the early rounds to one fighter, even if he deserves them, because they fear it will make them look bad if the other fighter begins to dominate later on; it's the late rounds that the fans remember, so they (the judges) go looking for early rounds which are close enough to give to the other guy so that the fight stays close, making it likely that it's the later rounds that creates the decision.

Maybe there is some truth in that, maybe not, but with that stated: you get the possibility that Lockridge should have won say seven of the first eight rounds, but we discover that the judges found cause enough to score it 5-3 instead of the 7-1 it should have been, and then as Gomez begins his "late rounds" run the judges are less concern about keeping the fight close and are willing to give Gomez all the rounds he does deserve and he pulls off a MD he probably didn't deserve.

Maybe!

I wish there was a site that gives us the round by round scoring for at least the big fights; I know The Ring Record Book use to do that but only for title fights from that year's edition. which means you have to have access to each year's reprint. I know of no other source that does that. I would like to see the scoring of the early rounds you are referring to.

[gilgamesh]

Yeah. I always hate it that official judges often judge that way too. If a guy wins the round, he wins the round. It don't matter if it's been 6 or 7 in a row. It's up to the other fighter to take a round through his own ability, not up to you as the judge to just find one to give him.

[Ambling Alp II]

What I noticed is that it took a long time for them to collect the scorecards and announce the decision. When that happens, it looks suspicious.

[BroughtonRulesRefuge]

- Thought Gomez won, but of course boxing never was a transparent sport as far as dubious nonsensical rules only enforced when the suits need to cash in their bets.

Rocky aptly named was always great value in a fight. Ring's Doogie has the Tony Tiger Lopez fight up where he's mullered by the Cali golden boy til the dialogue changes late rds. He catches Lopez with a long right on the temple that floors the kid as hard as I've ever seen, the first time in his career. Fight atmosphere explodes.

Was fight of the year after a methodical start, a fantastic tribute to both fighters.

https://www.ringtv.com/554304-dougies-m ... ncio-espn/

[Onetimeonly]

He was blatantly robbed against Gomez.

[chrisjs1985]

I love Gomez, but that was an egregious decision. One of the worst in championship fights IMO.

[Onetimeonly]

I love Gomez, but that was an egregious decision. One of the worst in championship fights IMO.

I think this thread might be the only place I've seen anyone think it was close.

[Nile4000]

Damned good fighter! RIP Rocky. Sorry to hear about Eusebio as well.