Randy Shields vs Pete Ranzany
Randy Shields vs Pete Ranzany
In a dullish dreary b grade showdown,I'd say that ranzany gets the nod in an uneventfull 12 rd borefest. :)
Yeah.I hadnt looked thouroughly at they're fight logs when i made this "my bad"joe kurtz wrote:Wait a minute?
Why the conjecture? They fought. TWICE!
The first bout ended in a 3 round tech.draw after a clash of heads & the rematch was won by Ranzany via 11th round TKO ( cuts I believe ).
thread.I actually had looked at both of they're bout logs,but didnt look at neither one's enough to see that they HAD ALLREADY FOUGHT.
With Ranzany's,i moved on to Sugar Rays,and with Shields's,I moved on to Cuevas's bout log.
When i found out very shortly later that they had allready fought twice,I figured that they'd just automatically close off the thread.
Once again.I ever so humbly acknowledge....."My Bad".......
Oh, no need to apologize.
Actually it brought back to mind how fun & yet frustrating it was to follow west coast area fighters through THE RING & other magazines, because they were rarely featured on TV. Not unless there was a title online. And even THAT was no guarantee.
While just about all of Carlos Palomino's title fights were shown on weekend afternoons ( & even one as a part of a prime time special ), Pipino Cuevas's fights were hit or miss.
We got to see him against the likes of Billy Backus & Harold Weston, but one of his most highly anticipated defenses against hometown hero "Pistol" Pete Ranzany was no where to be found on the national airwaves!
I remember thinking for sure that Ranzany was going to take the title, especially coming off of his big win over his SoCal rival Shields, but instead was shocked to find out that Cuevas belted him out in two short rounds! Only to have Shields then turn around a bit later & extend the murderous punching champ the full 15 rounds in a close one in Chicago.
ANOTHER one that was perplexingly not televised.
But, one could always count on THE RING to give a detailed description of the bouts ... THREE MONTHS LATER!
Such was the life of a fight fan back in the day.
Actually it brought back to mind how fun & yet frustrating it was to follow west coast area fighters through THE RING & other magazines, because they were rarely featured on TV. Not unless there was a title online. And even THAT was no guarantee.
While just about all of Carlos Palomino's title fights were shown on weekend afternoons ( & even one as a part of a prime time special ), Pipino Cuevas's fights were hit or miss.
We got to see him against the likes of Billy Backus & Harold Weston, but one of his most highly anticipated defenses against hometown hero "Pistol" Pete Ranzany was no where to be found on the national airwaves!
I remember thinking for sure that Ranzany was going to take the title, especially coming off of his big win over his SoCal rival Shields, but instead was shocked to find out that Cuevas belted him out in two short rounds! Only to have Shields then turn around a bit later & extend the murderous punching champ the full 15 rounds in a close one in Chicago.
ANOTHER one that was perplexingly not televised.
But, one could always count on THE RING to give a detailed description of the bouts ... THREE MONTHS LATER!
Such was the life of a fight fan back in the day.
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But wouldn't you say that it was better back then? More often than not, ABC,CBS, or NBC would have have a fight either Saturday or Sunday. Occasionally, there was even a doubleheader in Primetime (usually on a Friday).
The fights were competitive (not like the setups on ESPN) and either title fights (when there were only 2 governing bodies) or fights between two contenders.
Best of all, (expect for the rare Closed Circuit) these fights were free!
I agree that it was baffling that Ring Magazine was always so far behind with their stories and of course there was no internet.
However, newspapers gave the fights much more coverage than they do now as well. Magazines like Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, and Sport Magazine used to give boxing a lot of coverage as well.
The fights were competitive (not like the setups on ESPN) and either title fights (when there were only 2 governing bodies) or fights between two contenders.
Best of all, (expect for the rare Closed Circuit) these fights were free!
I agree that it was baffling that Ring Magazine was always so far behind with their stories and of course there was no internet.
However, newspapers gave the fights much more coverage than they do now as well. Magazines like Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, and Sport Magazine used to give boxing a lot of coverage as well.
