Houston Golden Gloves Open division fight videos

[ringsidemike]

You can view all of the open division fights from the Houston Golden Gloves on Google Video or follow these links:

Wed:
http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

Thur:
http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson


Finals are Saturday.

[Dennis]

Thanks for the info. I watched one of the bouts. Keep posting them.

[ringsidemike]

My pleasure, glad you enjoy them.

I just uploaded the boxing debut of Raul Marquez Jr.

Fri:
http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

[ARamos3]

My pleasure, glad you enjoy them.

I just uploaded the boxing debut of Raul Marquez Jr.

Fri:
http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

Hey Mike, did you record the novice 178 weight class? The boxers name is Fernando Vasquez. He was training here in San antonio with me but started going to college near Houston and is now boxing out of another gym. He called me pretty excited saying he had won all three of his bouts despite boxing at 178. He used to fight at 139.

[ringsidemike]

Yeah man, I got that one, Vasquez beat Rodriguez from Savannah in the final of the All Comers division. Tight fight, good action. I got about 3/4 of the bout recorded. I'll output it and upload it in the next few days. E-mail me if you want a DVD.

Also, there's a pic of him here:
http://BS.com/espanol.htm

[ARamos3]

Yeah man, I got that one, Vasquez beat Rodriguez from Savannah in the final of the All Comers division. Tight fight, good action. I got about 3/4 of the bout recorded. I'll output it and upload it in the next few days. E-mail me if you want a DVD.

Also, there's a pic of him here:
http://BS.com/espanol.htm

thanks Mike! I can't wait to see how he fought 40 pounds heavier than his fighting weight!!

[ringsidemike]

http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

or

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 0553&hl=en

[Unit]

wow so jesus got beat?

Interesting

Crawford's gonna take the nationals this year

[Dennis]

Sometimes boxers toughest bouts aren't even at the national tournaments. Jesus Mendez is a good boxer, but lost to another good boxer. It just so happens that it was at the preliminaries at the Houston Golden Gloves and not the National Golden Gloves which he won last year.

[ringsidemike]

For DVD copies of the fights:

http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

[Dennis]

Hylon Williams looked impressive in defeating another good boxer in Manuel De La Cruz. Hylon will do fairly well in his first year in the open class. He does use the lead left uppercut a little too much and may get caught with a right hand. He does have a nice left uppercut he just needs to be careful as he sometimes dips his left shoulder right before he throws it. An experienced opponent will catch on to that signal and be waiting to counter. I look forward to seeing how Hylon does at the National tournaments this year.

Clarence Tillman lost his bout. He looked to be too heavy and got tired. He obviously has power, but needs to work on his conditioning. He wants to try to make the Olympic trials so he needs to work hard.

[Dennis]

It is also interesting to note that De La Cruz defeated Williams last summer at the National Junior Olympics. 7 months made a big difference as Williams clearly won this time.

[ringsidemike]

It is also interesting to note that De La Cruz defeated Williams last summer at the National Junior Olympics. 7 months made a big difference as Williams clearly won this time.

I was told that when Hylon Jr. lost that fight, he'd just flown in from Germany and fought within 24 hrs of landing and was just flat. Also, his trainer/father was coach for De La Cruz's team, so didnt work either corner for the bout.

[ringsidemike]

Eric Fowler only had 12 bouts going into the tournament, and both victories were big upsets over much more experienced guys, earning him fighter of the tournament.

Joshua Garza had 3 very tough bouts en route to repeating as 3 time champ. Each bout he improved as the opening bout was very close and one of best bouts of tournament. I believe he'll get alot of attention on the national scene.

[Dennis]

Eric Fowler only had 12 bouts going into the tournament, and both victories were big upsets over much more experienced guys, earning him fighter of the tournament.

Joshua Garza had 3 very tough bouts en route to repeating as 3 time champ. Each bout he improved as the opening bout was very close and one of best bouts of tournament. I believe he'll get alot of attention on the national scene.

That is impressive for Fowler to do so well with such little experience. Joshua Garza has been on the national scene for several years. He won the National PAL in 2004 (165#) and was the runner-up at the 2006 National PAL (178#). Watching his bouts, I wondered whether he could move back down to 165. He is going to have some trouble with some of the taller 178# boxers. Has he fought Alfonso Lopez before? Will they likely face each other in the Texas GG tournament?

[ringsidemike]

Alfonso Lopez is also in the Gulf region and didnt compete in the GG. In the Senior Gulf regional, Cornelius White defeated him in the semifinal round before losing again to Garza in the final. Garza defeated Lopez when they met last year.

Other Seniors results:
Mendez defeated Fowler
GG Champs Lane, Henry, Garza, Baker all won.
Clarence Tillman won, as did Gerardo TinTin Ibarra.
By walkover: Leija, Manriquez, & Williams.

[Dennis]

RingsideMike - Thanks for the info.

[ringsidemike]

No problem Dennis.

I'm posting the 6 championship fights from Sunday on google video.
Can find them here:
http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cg ... r=chaisson

or search google video for "2007 Gulf Regional Senior Championships"

Note: I didnt get Clarence's fight as he fought Saturday night.

[ringsidemike]

Alphonso Lopez is turning pro on the Evander Holyfield card in Corpus Christi.

He has the same manager who is guiding or guided the early careers of Felix Cora, Chris Henry, David Rodriguez, Austin Trout and Eugene Hill.

[Dennis]

The manager, Bob Spagnola, has managed many other boxers too. He has helped Joe Mesi during his career as well. How do you think Alfonso Lopez will do as a pro?

[Dennis]

I was surprised to read that Hector Ramos lost a split decision in the San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves to a 17 year old boxer. Hector lost a very close bout to Karl Dargan in the Pan Am box-offs and has tons of experience. Maybe this Cantu kid is for real. Perhaps, Hector stayed out all night again. Maybe someone can fill us in on this bout.

[ringsidemike]

The manager, Bob Spagnola, has managed many other boxers too. He has helped Joe Mesi during his career as well. How do you think Alfonso Lopez will do as a pro?

I talked with Bob recently about Alphonso. Alphonso has alot of family in Corpus and that's why he's debuting on that card. He's a little older, like 26, very mature, intelligent, goal-oriented and has a good support group in family, trainer, etc. to make the transition to the pros go well.

Also, TX state GG tourn is next Wed-Sat. in Ft. Worth.

[ARamos3]

I was surprised to read that Hector Ramos lost a split decision in the San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves to a 17 year old boxer. Hector lost a very close bout to Karl Dargan in the Pan Am box-offs and has tons of experience. Maybe this Cantu kid is for real. Perhaps, Hector stayed out all night again. Maybe someone can fill us in on this bout.

It's pretty difficult to win a decision in your hometown when 3 out of the 5 judges have their chidren training at the opponents gym. It was a good fight but it was obvious Hector scored the win. Cantu was on the verge of being DQ'd for holding and slapping. He had two warning and still won the decision. There's no other way of explaining this. I complained right before the bout and let the tournament director/cheif of officials know that the judges were obviously going to be biased, but they said they couldn't do anything about it. The two judges that awarded Hector the fight had him winning by 15+ points, the other cards were decided by 2 or 3. Cantu is a decent "fighter" but nothing special, he fights and has a good chin. IF he makes it to the nationals which i seriously doubted he's not going to survive.

Hector wasn't the only boxer to get a bad call. This whole tournament has been pretty wacky. They claim they're limited on officials so they have no choice but to use what they have. I suggested we go to 3 judges and only allow one of "their guys" to judge, but they couldn't do it.

Ann Wolfe complained about the exact same thing. Her boxer had the other guy (also from the same gym as the judges) almost out on his feet but still won the decision.

I've never been the type to go around getting my nose rull of poop to gain some edge on the score cards but I'm sure if I had done that maybe things would have been different, MAYBE NOT. I NEVER did this as a boxer and I'm surely not going to do it as a trainer. So while other trainers have no problem going home with a face full of poop, I do.

I have to go through the same situation tonight. My 125 pounder is matched up against a guy from the same gym in the finals. So we'll see what happens. As Tony Ayala told me yesterday, "you have to knock these guys out in order to get a draw"

You can read SOME of the facts about what happend here.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stor ... a2fcd.html

[Dennis]

As Tony Ayala told me yesterday, "you have to knock these guys out in order to get a draw"

That is a classic quote. I love it.

So you don't want to be a brown-noser Art. I understand completely. I also understand about biased officials. It happens all the time. Thanks for the info.

[Dennis]

Here is a link to the results of the Finals for the San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/boxi ... b2591.html