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Rick Farris wrote:

dagosd2000 wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson

A classic.

Rog, you even captured the essence of the sweat!! Great job!

Randy

bennie wrote:

You can't see my collie in the first shot, so here's another.

Nice looking pair of dogs, Bennie. I love these personal photos.

Randy

dagosd2000 wrote:My wife,my two daughters,and Adam and Amanda left today for Jiquilpan for two weeks. I'm going to be mess :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIGD_kvn3Wg

No Hay Novedad

Los Cadetes de Linares


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKNEZxN_i8M

Dos Coronas de Mi Madre

Los Cadetes de Linares

Rog, I feel your pain. Take a little time for yourself and relax a bit. Visit this site on Spain: http://www.spainontheroadagain.com/

Randy

bennie wrote:

War veterans about to start their D-day rememberance parade.

Bennie, Nothing like a good parade, especially when remembering our heroes.

Randy

dagosd2000 wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson

Damn, Rog, you exceeded yourself with this one.

Scartissue

Rick Farris wrote:Today's Desperate Housewives "Lunch Break Main Event" will feature . . .

A double-header: Tony Baltazar vs. Chucho DeLaCruz / Tony Baltazar vs. Ron Johnson

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Next week:

Ramos vs. Ramos
Lopez vs. Chacon
Duarte vs. Davila II
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

After this, they'll never appreciate boxing of today.


-Rick Farris

Rick, if more fans or even casual fans can see the difference it might cause the powers that be in boxing to start raising the bar.

Randy

Randyman wrote:

bennie wrote:

War veterans about to start their D-day rememberance parade.

Bennie, Nothing like a good parade, especially when remembering our heroes.

Randy

Harry Patch dies at 111; last British army veteran of World War I

Patch did not speak about the war for more than 80 years before opening up about the horrors of the conflict.

Associated Press
July 26, 2009

Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the trenches of World War I, was a reluctant soldier who became a powerful eyewitness to the horror of war and a symbol of a lost generation.

Patch, who died Saturday at 111, was wounded in 1917 at the third battle of Ypres near the Belgian village of Passchendaele, which he remembered as "mud, mud and more mud mixed together with blood."

"Anyone who tells you that in the trenches they weren't scared, he's a damned liar. You were scared all the time," Patch was quoted as saying in the book, "The Last Fighting Tommy," written with historian Richard van Emden.

The Fletcher House care home in Wells, southwest England, said Patch "quietly slipped away" on Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the whole country would mourn "the passing of a great man."


"The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten. We say today with still greater force, 'We will remember them,' " Brown said.

"We will never forget the bravery and enormous sacrifice of his generation," said Queen Elizabeth II.

Britain's Ministry of Defense called Patch the last British military survivor of the 1914-18 war, although British-born Claude Choules of Australia, 108, is believed to have served in the Royal Navy during the conflict.

Patch was one of the last living links to "the war to end all wars," which killed about 20 million people in years of fighting between the Allied Powers -- which included Britain, France and the United States -- and Germany and its allies.

No French or German veterans of the war are still alive. The last known U.S. veteran is Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va., 108, who drove ambulances in France for the U.S. Army.

Born in southwest England in 1898, Patch was a teenage apprentice plumber when he was called up for military service in 1916.

After training he was sent to the trenches as a machine gunner.

Patch was part of the third battle of Ypres in Belgium, an offensive that began July 31, 1917. It was not until Nov. 6, 1917, that British and Canadian forces had progressed five miles to capture what was left of the village of Passchendaele. The cost was 325,000 Allied casualties and 260,000 German.

Patch's war had ended Sept. 22, when he was seriously wounded by shrapnel, which killed three other members of his machine gun team.

"My reaction was terrible," he said. "It was losing a part of my life."

His most vivid memory of the war was of encountering a comrade whose torso had been ripped open by shrapnel. "Shoot me," Patch recalled the soldier pleading. The man died before Patch could draw his revolver.

"I was with him for the last 60 seconds of his life. He gasped one word: 'Mother.' That one word has run through my brain for 88 years. I will never forget it."

When he was wounded, Patch said, he was told that the medics had run out of anesthetic, but he agreed to go ahead with surgery to remove shrapnel from his stomach.

"Four people caught hold of me, one each leg, one each arm, and the doctor got busy," he recalled. "I'd asked him how long he'd be and he'd said, 'two minutes,' and in those two minutes I could have damned well killed him."

After the war ended in 1918, Patch returned to work as a plumber, got married and raised a family. He didn't start talking about his war experiences until the 21st century. He outlived three wives and both of his sons.

During World War II, Patch volunteered for the fire service and helped in rescue and firefighting after German bombing raids.

At 101, he received the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. Last year, Poet Laureate Andrew Motion wrote a poem about him, "The Five Acts of Harry Patch."

Last November he and two fellow veterans, former airman Henry Allingham and former sailor Bill Stone, attended remembrance ceremonies in London to mark the 90th anniversary of the war's end. Stone died in January. Allingham, who became the world's oldest man, died July 18 at 113.

At a remembrance ceremony in 2007, Patch said he felt "humbled that I should be representing an entire generation."

"Today is not for me. It is for the countless millions who did not come home with their lives intact. They are the heroes," he said. "It is also important we remember those who lost their lives on both sides."

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:Another Blast from the Past . . .

Frank, turning back the clock forty-one years to the '68 Jr. Golden Gloves finals, held at the Teamsters Gym.
As you know, I fought that night in the open division, as did Frankie Jr., Albert Davila, Kevin Morgan, etc.

I believe Frankir Jr. was fighting at about 55-60 lbs that night, and a quick review of an old program lists his opponent as Danny Aguilera.
I remember Danny Aguilera from Stanton A.C. and a comment made the night before we all fought in '68.

The finals were held on a Friday night, as always. As you know, the night before we had live boxing from the Olympic on TV.
Aileen would usually do something to publicize the Junior event, as they did two years earlier with Tony shadow boxing on TV.
On this night, they interview Jake Horn. I'm sure you saw the interview. Jake pumped up the event, and told of how amazing some of the Pee-wees were.
I distinctly recall him saying, "I've got this one kid, Danny Aguilera, who boxes like a little pro, he feints, jabs, hooks, etc.

On the next night, Jake's "little Danny" was matched with your "little Frankie." That wasn't a good thing for Jake's kid.
I know Frankie won, but do you remember the match? Remember Danny Aguilera???


-Rick Farris

Rick, I remember Danny Aguilera real well, he and Frankie fought 3-4 times with Frankie winning each time, I don't really remember Jake Horn's interview, but I'm sure it happen.

Frank . . . I forgot that Javiar Muniz and Rudy Robles also fought that night. And Porky vs. Fernando Gil.
You remember Gil's coach, Felix Villarreal. You told me that Porky was now a mail carrier. Fernando is or was LAPD Hollenbeck Div.

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:Another Blast from the Past . . .

Frank, turning back the clock forty-one years to the '68 Jr. Golden Gloves finals, held at the Teamsters Gym.
As you know, I fought that night in the open division, as did Frankie Jr., Albert Davila, Kevin Morgan, etc.

I believe Frankir Jr. was fighting at about 55-60 lbs that night, and a quick review of an old program lists his opponent as Danny Aguilera.
I remember Danny Aguilera from Stanton A.C. and a comment made the night before we all fought in '68.

The finals were held on a Friday night, as always. As you know, the night before we had live boxing from the Olympic on TV.
Aileen would usually do something to publicize the Junior event, as they did two years earlier with Tony shadow boxing on TV.
On this night, they interview Jake Horn. I'm sure you saw the interview. Jake pumped up the event, and told of how amazing some of the Pee-wees were.
I distinctly recall him saying, "I've got this one kid, Danny Aguilera, who boxes like a little pro, he feints, jabs, hooks, etc.

On the next night, Jake's "little Danny" was matched with your "little Frankie." That wasn't a good thing for Jake's kid.
I know Frankie won, but do you remember the match? Remember Danny Aguilera???


-Rick Farris

Rick, I remember Danny Aguilera real well, he and Frankie fought 3-4 times with Frankie winning each time, I don't really remember Jake Horn's interview, but I'm sure it happen.

Frank . . . I forgot that Javiar Muniz and Rudy Robles also fought that night. And Porky vs. Fernando Gil

Rick, lot of the guys that fought that hot August nite of 1968, turned pro, some became champions, other good main eventer, a good class.

Guys, this is a photo of my aunt Delia. It was sent to me by my cousin, her son, Hugh Rowlett. Up until I got this photo I had no idea what my aunt looked like. I had never met her or seen a photo of her. She lived in Tennessee. Up until a year and a half ago, I had no idea that I had a cousin Hugh.

As some of you might know, I have been tracing or attempting to trace the family tree. Through my family website I have connected with so many relatives, most connected by our great great great grandparents, some a lot closer. There is no way to describe the satisfaction this photo gives me.

This photo was taken in Las Cruces, New Mexico approx. 1947

Randy DD

Rick, lot of the guys that fought that hot August nite of 1968, turned pro, some became champions, other good main eventer, a good class.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

And we still remember

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:

bennie wrote:

War veterans about to start their D-day rememberance parade.

Bennie, Nothing like a good parade, especially when remembering our heroes.

Randy

Harry Patch dies at 111; last British army veteran of World War I

Patch did not speak about the war for more than 80 years before opening up about the horrors of the conflict.

Associated Press
July 26, 2009

Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the trenches of World War I, was a reluctant soldier who became a powerful eyewitness to the horror of war and a symbol of a lost generation.

Patch, who died Saturday at 111, was wounded in 1917 at the third battle of Ypres near the Belgian village of Passchendaele, which he remembered as "mud, mud and more mud mixed together with blood."

"Anyone who tells you that in the trenches they weren't scared, he's a damned liar. You were scared all the time," Patch was quoted as saying in the book, "The Last Fighting Tommy," written with historian Richard van Emden.

The Fletcher House care home in Wells, southwest England, said Patch "quietly slipped away" on Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the whole country would mourn "the passing of a great man."


"The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten. We say today with still greater force, 'We will remember them,' " Brown said.

"We will never forget the bravery and enormous sacrifice of his generation," said Queen Elizabeth II.

Britain's Ministry of Defense called Patch the last British military survivor of the 1914-18 war, although British-born Claude Choules of Australia, 108, is believed to have served in the Royal Navy during the conflict.

Patch was one of the last living links to "the war to end all wars," which killed about 20 million people in years of fighting between the Allied Powers -- which included Britain, France and the United States -- and Germany and its allies.

No French or German veterans of the war are still alive. The last known U.S. veteran is Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va., 108, who drove ambulances in France for the U.S. Army.

Born in southwest England in 1898, Patch was a teenage apprentice plumber when he was called up for military service in 1916.

After training he was sent to the trenches as a machine gunner.

Patch was part of the third battle of Ypres in Belgium, an offensive that began July 31, 1917. It was not until Nov. 6, 1917, that British and Canadian forces had progressed five miles to capture what was left of the village of Passchendaele. The cost was 325,000 Allied casualties and 260,000 German.

Patch's war had ended Sept. 22, when he was seriously wounded by shrapnel, which killed three other members of his machine gun team.

"My reaction was terrible," he said. "It was losing a part of my life."

His most vivid memory of the war was of encountering a comrade whose torso had been ripped open by shrapnel. "Shoot me," Patch recalled the soldier pleading. The man died before Patch could draw his revolver.

"I was with him for the last 60 seconds of his life. He gasped one word: 'Mother.' That one word has run through my brain for 88 years. I will never forget it."

When he was wounded, Patch said, he was told that the medics had run out of anesthetic, but he agreed to go ahead with surgery to remove shrapnel from his stomach.

"Four people caught hold of me, one each leg, one each arm, and the doctor got busy," he recalled. "I'd asked him how long he'd be and he'd said, 'two minutes,' and in those two minutes I could have damned well killed him."

After the war ended in 1918, Patch returned to work as a plumber, got married and raised a family. He didn't start talking about his war experiences until the 21st century. He outlived three wives and both of his sons.

During World War II, Patch volunteered for the fire service and helped in rescue and firefighting after German bombing raids.

At 101, he received the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. Last year, Poet Laureate Andrew Motion wrote a poem about him, "The Five Acts of Harry Patch."

Last November he and two fellow veterans, former airman Henry Allingham and former sailor Bill Stone, attended remembrance ceremonies in London to mark the 90th anniversary of the war's end. Stone died in January. Allingham, who became the world's oldest man, died July 18 at 113.

At a remembrance ceremony in 2007, Patch said he felt "humbled that I should be representing an entire generation."

"Today is not for me. It is for the countless millions who did not come home with their lives intact. They are the heroes," he said. "It is also important we remember those who lost their lives on both sides."

Rest in peace Mr. Patch

Rick Farris wrote:Rick, lot of the guys that fought that hot August nite of 1968, turned pro, some became champions, other good main eventer, a good class.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

And we still remember

And those of us that don't personally remember, are learning! Thanks

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:Another Blast from the Past . . .

Frank, turning back the clock forty-one years to the '68 Jr. Golden Gloves finals, held at the Teamsters Gym.
As you know, I fought that night in the open division, as did Frankie Jr., Albert Davila, Kevin Morgan, etc.

I believe Frankir Jr. was fighting at about 55-60 lbs that night, and a quick review of an old program lists his opponent as Danny Aguilera.
I remember Danny Aguilera from Stanton A.C. and a comment made the night before we all fought in '68.

The finals were held on a Friday night, as always. As you know, the night before we had live boxing from the Olympic on TV.
Aileen would usually do something to publicize the Junior event, as they did two years earlier with Tony shadow boxing on TV.
On this night, they interview Jake Horn. I'm sure you saw the interview. Jake pumped up the event, and told of how amazing some of the Pee-wees were.
I distinctly recall him saying, "I've got this one kid, Danny Aguilera, who boxes like a little pro, he feints, jabs, hooks, etc.

On the next night, Jake's "little Danny" was matched with your "little Frankie." That wasn't a good thing for Jake's kid.
I know Frankie won, but do you remember the match? Remember Danny Aguilera???


-Rick Farris

Rick, I remember Danny Aguilera real well, he and Frankie fought 3-4 times with Frankie winning each time, I don't really remember Jake Horn's interview, but I'm sure it happen.

Frank . . . I forgot that Javiar Muniz and Rudy Robles also fought that night. And Porky vs. Fernando Gil.
You remember Gil's coach, Felix Villarreal. You told me that Porky was now a mail carrier. Fernando is or was LAPD Hollenbeck Div.

Frank, I see Tony Cerda on the roster. Is that the same Tony Cerda that became a trainer? Tony Cerda trained Ed Hernandez' son, Ed Jr, when he was fighting in the police Olympics.

Randy

Randyman wrote:Frank, I see Tony Cerda on the roster. Is that the same Tony Cerda that became a trainer? Tony Cerda trained Ed Hernandez' son, Ed Jr, when he was fighting in the police Olympics.

Randy

That Tony Cerda on the 1968 Jr. GGs roster was Tony Cerda Jr. Btw, Tony Cerda Sr. is been inducted into the CBHOF this year...

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:Frank, I see Tony Cerda on the roster. Is that the same Tony Cerda that became a trainer? Tony Cerda trained Ed Hernandez' son, Ed Jr, when he was fighting in the police Olympics.

Randy

That Tony Cerda on the 1968 Jr. GGs roster was Tony Cerda Jr. Btw, Tony Cerda Sr. is been inducted into the CBHOF this year...

I should have realized the time frame and age. Glad to hear he's being inducted.

Randy

Tony Cerda Jr. fought some good fighters

Tony Cerda

birth date 1957-12-17
division light middleweight
nationality United States
residence Pomona, California, United States
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
won 18 (KO 10) + lost 7 (KO 4) + drawn 4 = 29
rounds boxed 189 : KO% 34.48

1986-07-19 Mark Kaylor 30-3-0
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L TKO 6 10x3

1986-03-19 Fred Hutchings 29-3-0
Stockton, California, United States L TKO 7

1985-11-17 164 Rosendo Ruvalcaba 161 4-6-0
Coachella Valley High School, Thermal, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: Vince Delgado ~
Ruvalcaba down in 1st and 5th

1985-05-24 159½ David Braxton 157 34-1-0
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:27 | referee: James Molinell ~

1984-12-15 160½ Jerry Holly 159½ 16-11-0
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W UD 10 10

1984-11-30 162 Amando Guzman 158½ 0-0-0
Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: James Jen-Kin ~

1984-09-22 Sumbu Kalambay 31-1-1
Chapiteau de Fontvielle, Monte Carlo, Monaco L PTS 8 8

1983-11-22 161 Mark Kaylor 161¾ 24-0-0
Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W DQ 9 10x3
~ referee: Harry Gibbs ~

1983-05-18 Wilfred Benitez 44-2-1
Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1983-02-25 161 James Waire 160 17-12-2
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10
~ judge: Dalby Shirley 96-94 | judge: Chuck Minker 94-95 | judge: Duane Ford 95-95 ~

1982-12-22 160 Alex Ramos 159 15-1-0
Stateline, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-09-23 JJ Cottrell 23-13-4
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1982-07-29 JJ Cottrell 23-13-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-05-06 162 James Waire 162 17-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6

1982-02-24 James Waire 16-10-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1981-12-16 Russell Pope 12-1-2
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-10-14 158 Michael Carrere 156 10-0-0
Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L TKO 4 6

1981-08-12 James Waire 15-7-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-07-01 158 Billy Minnex 156 7-0-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 10

1981-04-30 160 Randy Holmes 156 2-1-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 6

1980-11-29 Jose Guerrero 0-2-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 5

1980-10-23 Mike Hutchinson 5-1-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 1

1980-01-17 160 Larry Meyers 161 1-8-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1979-11-15 John Steve 2-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-10-25 Gambino Rivera 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3

1979-09-20 Danny Adams 4-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-07-19 155 Mike Rundell 150 8-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-06-14 Jorge Fernandez 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-05-24 Rodney Harvey 2-6-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2

kikibalt wrote:Tony Cerda Jr. fought some good fighters

Tony Cerda

birth date 1957-12-17
division light middleweight
nationality United States
residence Pomona, California, United States
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
won 18 (KO 10) + lost 7 (KO 4) + drawn 4 = 29
rounds boxed 189 : KO% 34.48

1986-07-19 Mark Kaylor 30-3-0
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L TKO 6 10x3

1986-03-19 Fred Hutchings 29-3-0
Stockton, California, United States L TKO 7

1985-11-17 164 Rosendo Ruvalcaba 161 4-6-0
Coachella Valley High School, Thermal, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: Vince Delgado ~
Ruvalcaba down in 1st and 5th

1985-05-24 159½ David Braxton 157 34-1-0
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:27 | referee: James Molinell ~

1984-12-15 160½ Jerry Holly 159½ 16-11-0
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W UD 10 10

1984-11-30 162 Amando Guzman 158½ 0-0-0
Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: James Jen-Kin ~

1984-09-22 Sumbu Kalambay 31-1-1
Chapiteau de Fontvielle, Monte Carlo, Monaco L PTS 8 8

1983-11-22 161 Mark Kaylor 161¾ 24-0-0
Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W DQ 9 10x3
~ referee: Harry Gibbs ~

1983-05-18 Wilfred Benitez 44-2-1
Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1983-02-25 161 James Waire 160 17-12-2
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10
~ judge: Dalby Shirley 96-94 | judge: Chuck Minker 94-95 | judge: Duane Ford 95-95 ~

1982-12-22 160 Alex Ramos 159 15-1-0
Stateline, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-09-23 JJ Cottrell 23-13-4
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1982-07-29 JJ Cottrell 23-13-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-05-06 162 James Waire 162 17-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6

1982-02-24 James Waire 16-10-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1981-12-16 Russell Pope 12-1-2
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-10-14 158 Michael Carrere 156 10-0-0
Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L TKO 4 6

1981-08-12 James Waire 15-7-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-07-01 158 Billy Minnex 156 7-0-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 10

1981-04-30 160 Randy Holmes 156 2-1-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 6

1980-11-29 Jose Guerrero 0-2-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 5

1980-10-23 Mike Hutchinson 5-1-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 1

1980-01-17 160 Larry Meyers 161 1-8-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1979-11-15 John Steve 2-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-10-25 Gambino Rivera 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3

1979-09-20 Danny Adams 4-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-07-19 155 Mike Rundell 150 8-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-06-14 Jorge Fernandez 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-05-24 Rodney Harvey 2-6-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2

Frank . . . I didn't know that Tony Cerda Jr. fought Sambu Kalambay and Wilfredo Benitez in the pros.
You're right, the class of '68 was a good one. The year before had Mike Quarry, Pete Vital, etc.
I wouldn't mind taking that "time machine" trip back a few years to when Johnny Forbes was prepping Teran, Cadilli & company for the Jr. GG's.

How'd the kids look back then?


-Rick Farris

kikibalt wrote:Tony Cerda Jr. fought some good fighters

Tony Cerda

birth date 1957-12-17
division light middleweight
nationality United States
residence Pomona, California, United States
height 6′ 0″ / 183cm
won 18 (KO 10) + lost 7 (KO 4) + drawn 4 = 29
rounds boxed 189 : KO% 34.48

1986-07-19 Mark Kaylor 30-3-0
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom L TKO 6 10x3

1986-03-19 Fred Hutchings 29-3-0
Stockton, California, United States L TKO 7

1985-11-17 164 Rosendo Ruvalcaba 161 4-6-0
Coachella Valley High School, Thermal, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: Vince Delgado ~
Ruvalcaba down in 1st and 5th

1985-05-24 159½ David Braxton 157 34-1-0
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L TKO 4 10
~ time: 2:27 | referee: James Molinell ~

1984-12-15 160½ Jerry Holly 159½ 16-11-0
Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States W UD 10 10

1984-11-30 162 Amando Guzman 158½ 0-0-0
Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States W TKO 5 10
~ referee: James Jen-Kin ~

1984-09-22 Sumbu Kalambay 31-1-1
Chapiteau de Fontvielle, Monte Carlo, Monaco L PTS 8 8

1983-11-22 161 Mark Kaylor 161¾ 24-0-0
Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom W DQ 9 10x3
~ referee: Harry Gibbs ~

1983-05-18 Wilfred Benitez 44-2-1
Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1983-02-25 161 James Waire 160 17-12-2
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10
~ judge: Dalby Shirley 96-94 | judge: Chuck Minker 94-95 | judge: Duane Ford 95-95 ~

1982-12-22 160 Alex Ramos 159 15-1-0
Stateline, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-09-23 JJ Cottrell 23-13-4
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1982-07-29 JJ Cottrell 23-13-3
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States D PTS 10 10

1982-05-06 162 James Waire 162 17-10-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States D PTS 6 6

1982-02-24 James Waire 16-10-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States L PTS 10 10

1981-12-16 Russell Pope 12-1-2
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-10-14 158 Michael Carrere 156 10-0-0
Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States L TKO 4 6

1981-08-12 James Waire 15-7-1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W PTS 10 10

1981-07-01 158 Billy Minnex 156 7-0-0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 10

1981-04-30 160 Randy Holmes 156 2-1-0
Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 4 6

1980-11-29 Jose Guerrero 0-2-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 5

1980-10-23 Mike Hutchinson 5-1-0
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W KO 1

1980-01-17 160 Larry Meyers 161 1-8-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W UD 6 6

1979-11-15 John Steve 2-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-10-25 Gambino Rivera 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 3

1979-09-20 Danny Adams 4-1-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-07-19 155 Mike Rundell 150 8-1-1
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 4

1979-06-14 Jorge Fernandez 0-0-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W PTS 6 6

1979-05-24 Rodney Harvey 2-6-0
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States W KO 2

Some good good names there Frank, most notably Kalambay and Benitez. I'm surprised that I missed those. I never saw any of Cerda's fights or maybe I just forgot. Thanks for posting his record.

Randy

Randy

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:Frank, I see Tony Cerda on the roster. Is that the same Tony Cerda that became a trainer? Tony Cerda trained Ed Hernandez' son, Ed Jr, when he was fighting in the police Olympics.

Randy

That Tony Cerda on the 1968 Jr. GGs roster was Tony Cerda Jr. Btw, Tony Cerda Sr. is been inducted into the CBHOF this year...

Tony Cerda . . .

I'm happy Tony Cerda is going into the CBHOF. I remember him with his hot Sacred Heart Boxing Club in Pomona.
Cerda had the Davila brothers, the Sandoval brothers, some good boxers who made it to the top of amateur and professional boxing.
He brought one kid from the juniors to a World Championship. Two world bantam champs came from his amateur club.
Tony Cerda's face was a familar one during my childhood. Same as Frank.


-Rick Farris

kikibalt wrote:Photo courtesy of Rick Farris



Ernie Terrell
2007 WBHOF Banquet

You can still see where Ali thumbed Ernie in the eye.

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:Frank, I see Tony Cerda on the roster. Is that the same Tony Cerda that became a trainer? Tony Cerda trained Ed Hernandez' son, Ed Jr, when he was fighting in the police Olympics.

Randy

That Tony Cerda on the 1968 Jr. GGs roster was Tony Cerda Jr. Btw, Tony Cerda Sr. is been inducted into the CBHOF this year...

Tony Cerda . . .

I'm happy Tony Cerda is going into the CBHOF. I remember him with his hot Sacred Heart Boxing Club in Pomona.
Cerda had the Davila brothers, the Sandoval brothers, some good boxers who made it to the top of amateur and professional boxing.
He brought one kid from the juniors to a World Championship. Two world bantam champs came from his amateur club.
Tony Cerda's face was a familar one during my childhood. Same as Frank.


-Rick Farris

Tony Cerda Jnr fought over here a couple of times, including one where Mark Kaylor sparked him after the bell. He was a gutsy kid.

Randyman wrote:

bennie wrote:

War veterans about to start their D-day rememberance parade.

Bennie, Nothing like a good parade, especially when remembering our heroes.

Randy

They were already starting to move (there was a huge crowd behind me) when I cheekily asked for a shot of the sceptre on a crappy little disposable camera. You know, they all stopped and waited without a murmur. Proud to be British time.

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:

bennie wrote:

War veterans about to start their D-day rememberance parade.

Bennie, Nothing like a good parade, especially when remembering our heroes.

Randy

Harry Patch dies at 111; last British army veteran of World War I

Patch did not speak about the war for more than 80 years before opening up about the horrors of the conflict.

Associated Press
July 26, 2009

Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the trenches of World War I, was a reluctant soldier who became a powerful eyewitness to the horror of war and a symbol of a lost generation.

Patch, who died Saturday at 111, was wounded in 1917 at the third battle of Ypres near the Belgian village of Passchendaele, which he remembered as "mud, mud and more mud mixed together with blood."

"Anyone who tells you that in the trenches they weren't scared, he's a damned liar. You were scared all the time," Patch was quoted as saying in the book, "The Last Fighting Tommy," written with historian Richard van Emden.

The Fletcher House care home in Wells, southwest England, said Patch "quietly slipped away" on Saturday morning.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the whole country would mourn "the passing of a great man."


"The noblest of all the generations has left us, but they will never be forgotten. We say today with still greater force, 'We will remember them,' " Brown said.

"We will never forget the bravery and enormous sacrifice of his generation," said Queen Elizabeth II.

Britain's Ministry of Defense called Patch the last British military survivor of the 1914-18 war, although British-born Claude Choules of Australia, 108, is believed to have served in the Royal Navy during the conflict.

Patch was one of the last living links to "the war to end all wars," which killed about 20 million people in years of fighting between the Allied Powers -- which included Britain, France and the United States -- and Germany and its allies.

No French or German veterans of the war are still alive. The last known U.S. veteran is Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va., 108, who drove ambulances in France for the U.S. Army.

Born in southwest England in 1898, Patch was a teenage apprentice plumber when he was called up for military service in 1916.

After training he was sent to the trenches as a machine gunner.

Patch was part of the third battle of Ypres in Belgium, an offensive that began July 31, 1917. It was not until Nov. 6, 1917, that British and Canadian forces had progressed five miles to capture what was left of the village of Passchendaele. The cost was 325,000 Allied casualties and 260,000 German.

Patch's war had ended Sept. 22, when he was seriously wounded by shrapnel, which killed three other members of his machine gun team.

"My reaction was terrible," he said. "It was losing a part of my life."

His most vivid memory of the war was of encountering a comrade whose torso had been ripped open by shrapnel. "Shoot me," Patch recalled the soldier pleading. The man died before Patch could draw his revolver.

"I was with him for the last 60 seconds of his life. He gasped one word: 'Mother.' That one word has run through my brain for 88 years. I will never forget it."

When he was wounded, Patch said, he was told that the medics had run out of anesthetic, but he agreed to go ahead with surgery to remove shrapnel from his stomach.

"Four people caught hold of me, one each leg, one each arm, and the doctor got busy," he recalled. "I'd asked him how long he'd be and he'd said, 'two minutes,' and in those two minutes I could have damned well killed him."

After the war ended in 1918, Patch returned to work as a plumber, got married and raised a family. He didn't start talking about his war experiences until the 21st century. He outlived three wives and both of his sons.

During World War II, Patch volunteered for the fire service and helped in rescue and firefighting after German bombing raids.

At 101, he received the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. Last year, Poet Laureate Andrew Motion wrote a poem about him, "The Five Acts of Harry Patch."

Last November he and two fellow veterans, former airman Henry Allingham and former sailor Bill Stone, attended remembrance ceremonies in London to mark the 90th anniversary of the war's end. Stone died in January. Allingham, who became the world's oldest man, died July 18 at 113.

At a remembrance ceremony in 2007, Patch said he felt "humbled that I should be representing an entire generation."

"Today is not for me. It is for the countless millions who did not come home with their lives intact. They are the heroes," he said. "It is also important we remember those who lost their lives on both sides."

Fantastic story. The Great War was truly horrendous and we were lucky to have the Anzacs and the Irish on our side, just as we were lucky to have the Americans a few decades later.

We have the same Del Mar types over here, Rog. They are often tagged 'Nimbys'. (Not in my backyard.)