Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:33
Jacob, who beat Zaragoza and had two tough fights with Vazquez.
When has there been another title fight in Israel?Datsue wrote:Fabrice Benichou!
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Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:34
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:36
Damn straight.Rover wrote:When has there been another title fight in Israel?Datsue wrote:Fabrice Benichou!
& what was he? Roma? Corsican? French? Jewish? All of the above? I think I've seen all of those thing claimed, at some point...
Strong guy with a bazzing pony-tail, a cool somersault, heavy hands & a solid chin.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:37
Surprised Sanabria beat him.
Oh my, that reminds me of Lee!!
Oh my, that reminds me of Lee!!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:40
Does Smoke fit in? He had that war with Kelley in 96.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:44
I've created a monster. I'm going to be stuck watching Fabrice Benichou DVDs & downloading Louie (Luis?) Espinoza (Espinosa?) fights all night, now.
Also, did those last two fight? That would've been wicked-cool.
Phonetically, imagine the following sentence: "Espinosa lands a shot! Oh, but Louie counters! Big right hand from Luis! Huge left hook from Espinoza! Espinosa is out on his feet! It's all Espinoza now!" A fight made for radio, that one.
Please don't mention Derrick. Not unless it's in the sentence "Wasn't it great when Kevin Kelley knocked him the fvck out?"
Also, did those last two fight? That would've been wicked-cool.
Phonetically, imagine the following sentence: "Espinosa lands a shot! Oh, but Louie counters! Big right hand from Luis! Huge left hook from Espinoza! Espinosa is out on his feet! It's all Espinoza now!" A fight made for radio, that one.
Please don't mention Derrick. Not unless it's in the sentence "Wasn't it great when Kevin Kelley knocked him the fvck out?"
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:48
No, Espinoza never fought Espinosa.:)Datsue wrote:I've created a monster. I'm going to be stuck watching Fabrice Benichou DVDs & downloading Louie (Luis?) Espinoza (Espinosa?) fights all night, now.
Also, did those last two fight? That would've been wicked-cool.
Phonetically, imagine the following sentence: "Espinosa lands a shot! Oh, but Louie counters! Big right hand from Luis! Huge left hook from Espinoza! Espinosa is out on his feet! It's all Espinoza now!" A fight made for radio, that one.
Please don't mention Derrick. Not unless it's in the sentence "Wasn't it great when Kevin Kelley knocked him the fvck out?"
Gainer KTFO'd Medina. That Kelley fight was a classic on the undercard of the Jones/Lucas farce.
Hey, let's mention Robinson, Hamed's victim who came from nowhere to win a title and defend it several times.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:51
Rover wrote:No, Espinoza never fought Espinosa.:)Datsue wrote:I've created a monster. I'm going to be stuck watching Fabrice Benichou DVDs & downloading Louie (Luis?) Espinoza (Espinosa?) fights all night, now.
Also, did those last two fight? That would've been wicked-cool.
Phonetically, imagine the following sentence: "Espinosa lands a shot! Oh, but Louie counters! Big right hand from Luis! Huge left hook from Espinoza! Espinosa is out on his feet! It's all Espinoza now!" A fight made for radio, that one.
Please don't mention Derrick. Not unless it's in the sentence "Wasn't it great when Kevin Kelley knocked him the fvck out?"
Gainer KTFO'd Medina. That Kelley fight was a classic on the undercard of the Jones/Lucas farce.
Hey, let's mention Robinson, Hamed's victim who came from nowhere to win a title and defend it several times.
Shame. I'll see your Steve Robinson & raise you a Colin McMillan. & a Maurizio Stecca (but now I'm getting near the bottom of the barrel - he says, dissing an Olympic Gold medallist!)
Kelley went down more times than a ten-dollar whore. Great fighter. Used to love his screaming trainer as well, Phil... Borgia? Compassionate guy, knew his fighter.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 16:55
Yep; that was his trainer. Kelley was down less than Gainer, though. As awful as Kelley's eye was, he was even on one card and down by 1 and 2 on the others.
And you want Maurizio Stecca? I'll raise you a Bernardo Pinango!
And you want Maurizio Stecca? I'll raise you a Bernardo Pinango!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:01
Bloody Hell. Bernardo Pinango. That's a name to conjure with.Rover wrote:Yep; that was his trainer. Kelley was down less than Gainer, though. As awful as Kelley's eye was, he was even on one card and down by 1 and 2 on the others.
And you want Maurizio Stecca? I'll raise you a Bernardo Pinango!
Rudy Zavala.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:04
But he got annihilated when he got his shot.
But if we want to go that deep...Kiyoshi Hatanaka!
But if we want to go that deep...Kiyoshi Hatanaka!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:07
Rover wrote:But he got annihilated when he got his shot.
But if we want to go that deep...Kiyoshi Hatanaka!
Ever seen the Decima fight, mate? Truly one for the ages. I'll see if I can dig it out & upload it...
PS: His name always begged to be shouted out, in a Marlon Brando in Streetcar... stylee: "HATANA-KAAAAAAAA!"
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:09
Boy, if we included 118 in this thread...
Julio, Contreras, Rabanales, Cook, Johnson, Konadu, Chuvatana, G. Canizales, Del Valle, Kotey, Lora, Davila...
Julio, Contreras, Rabanales, Cook, Johnson, Konadu, Chuvatana, G. Canizales, Del Valle, Kotey, Lora, Davila...
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:10
Never seen it, and my Internet connection's not great.Datsue wrote:Rover wrote:But he got annihilated when he got his shot.
But if we want to go that deep...Kiyoshi Hatanaka!
Ever seen the Decima fight, mate? Truly one for the ages. I'll see if I can dig it out & upload it...
PS: His name always begged to be shouted out, in a Marlon Brando in Streetcar... stylee: "HATANA-KAAAAAAAA!"
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:12
YES!Rover wrote:Boy, if we included 118 in this thread...
Julio, Rabanales, Cook, Johnson, Konadu, Chuvatana, G. Canizales, Del Valle, Kotey, Lora, Davila...
YES!
& & & &... Duke McKenzie!
Er. On second thought...
I'm off to watch Decima vs Hatanaka now. I'm feeling old.
Hmm. Let me know when/if the Internet connection recovers & I'll PM you something.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 17:27
Almost forgot Eloy Rojas!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 18:27
I fought on the same card with a guy named Jackie Beard in Chicago in 1983.
I had high hopes for him. He was a decorated amateur and went on to win the NABF title I think.
Looks like he slid at the end but he was talented. That night he fought a kid named Victor Flores who in only like his seventh or eight fight hung in there and went ten with Beard. Real gutsy performance.
Beard was from Detroit back when MannySteward was running his Kronk program. Those guys were squared away.
I had high hopes for him. He was a decorated amateur and went on to win the NABF title I think.
Looks like he slid at the end but he was talented. That night he fought a kid named Victor Flores who in only like his seventh or eight fight hung in there and went ten with Beard. Real gutsy performance.
Beard was from Detroit back when MannySteward was running his Kronk program. Those guys were squared away.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 18:57
He got two shots at Mitchell. Not a bad career.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 07 Sep 2012, 15:22
Jesus Salud could really fight, I'm sure he was around that weight!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 07 Sep 2012, 15:44
Already accounted for here.palooka wrote:Jesus Salud could really fight, I'm sure he was around that weight!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 08 Sep 2012, 04:44
Zaragoza ended up fighting Acero- Sanchez twice didn't he?orbtastic wrote:I used to really enjoy watching McKinney and Jones because both were well schooled boxers with sharp jabs and heavy right hands. Both enjoyed a tear-up and both could be a touch fragile so you never really knew what to expect other than fireworks.
Two big names missing off the list there are Morales and MAB!
Acero-Sanchez was good too, slick and slippery but off most peoples' radars due to being less than fashionable. There was talk of Hamed facing him at 122 due to him being WBC champ and Hamed holding the international title (although I'd have to check exact times/dates). Another name they were linking him with was the Puerto Rican, Jiminez which could have been interesting. I think Alf Kotey was linked, briefly, but that may have been @ 118.
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 08 Sep 2012, 08:20
Good callRover wrote:Already accounted for here.palooka wrote:Jesus Salud could really fight, I'm sure he was around that weight!
Re: Late 80s/mid 90s: 122-126
Posted: 08 Sep 2012, 12:14
Yep. Got a BS draw the first time, which Zaragoza should've won, and took care of business in the rematch.Counter-puncher wrote:Zaragoza ended up fighting Acero- Sanchez twice didn't he?orbtastic wrote:I used to really enjoy watching McKinney and Jones because both were well schooled boxers with sharp jabs and heavy right hands. Both enjoyed a tear-up and both could be a touch fragile so you never really knew what to expect other than fireworks.
Two big names missing off the list there are Morales and MAB!
Acero-Sanchez was good too, slick and slippery but off most peoples' radars due to being less than fashionable. There was talk of Hamed facing him at 122 due to him being WBC champ and Hamed holding the international title (although I'd have to check exact times/dates). Another name they were linking him with was the Puerto Rican, Jiminez which could have been interesting. I think Alf Kotey was linked, briefly, but that may have been @ 118.