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Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:
Willie Pep vs Chalky Wright.II
29 September 1944, Madison Square Garden

I love Willie Pep, although I never had a chance to see him live. He was amazing. The closest thing I saw in L.A. was little Albert Davila. I really can't compare the two, but "Tweedy" was a thing of beauty to watch perform, even in the Jr. Golden Gloves, where he gave boxing lessons to those who stepped inside the ropes with him. Frank, I know you were responsible for matching Davila with most of his amateur opposition in L.A. Any special memories?

-Ricardo

kikibalt wrote:
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl "Bobo" Olson
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, Ca.

kikibalt wrote:
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Paul Pender
Boston, 23 January 1960

kikibalt wrote:

Jerry Quarry vs Jimmy Ellis

kikibalt wrote:
Ezzard Charles vs Lee Oma
12 November 1951

dagosd2000 wrote:¨Now he doesn´t come home at night. ¨
Jibaro´s wife was breast feeding the baby with a blanket draped over her front.
¨Can´t you talk to hi^m?*¨
I remember when he was dating her. She was shy and pretty and fell for him hard. Her father was training him and also was on the managing end.
¨I´ll try,but what has your father said? ¨
¨He´s dying over this. He´s like a son to him. ¨
On the way up Jibaro was in the gym everyday. His wife announced that she was pregnant and everything seemed bright ahead . Jibaro won the title at the Auditorium in Tijuana and became the toast of the town. A good looking kid. Tall and dark. Full head of hair and a smile and personality that was irresistable. But almost immediately you could feel something going on. He celebrated all night and let his wife and father in law go back home without him. I looked at Jibaro´s wifw. She had gained weight from having the baby and the stress of it all was on her face. There was nothing romantic about the situation. It was gone.
¨You know,¨I said,¨He only listens to people that give him the wrong advice.¨
¨If he would only come home. I know if he sees the baby things will get better.¨
The baby was finished eating and was asleep. She wrapped the baby in the blanket and was rocking him slowly.
¨My brother wants to kill him. I´m worried.¨
¨Don´t believe that. Your brother wouldn´t want to leave his nephew without a father.¨
¨He told me that he would make a better father.¨
¨I´ll talk to Jibaro when he comes to the gym. I promise.¨
¨After he won the title we have less money than before.¨
Jibaro´s wife began to cry. Her mother came into the room and took the baby fom the mother´s arms.
¨Con permiso,¨she said. She took the baby,who was asleep into the living room.
^I thought after winning the championship we would have no more worries.¨
Jibaro´s wife stopped crying. It was like she couldn´t cry anymore.
¨It often happens that way,^
¨What way do you mean?¨she asked wiping her face.
¨You can have what seems like everything and have nothing at all.¨
¨I don´t understand still,^she said. She got up and started to walk to the living room.
¨Well,¨I said,¨If he comes to the gym I´ll try to talk to him tomorrow.
¨

kikibalt wrote:
Tony DeMarco vs Carmen Basilio
World Welterweight Championship
War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York
10 June 1955

kikibalt wrote:
Mando and Sylvia Ramos
I shot this picture on April 12, 08, at the father and son luncheon.

kikibalt wrote:
Sugar Ray Robinson, New Middleweight Champion, Leaving Stadium after Defeating Carmen Basilio
Chicago...1958

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Jerry Quarry vs Jimmy Ellis

As the boxing world knows, Jerrry Quarry had some great wins, but also some losses that didn't make sense. This was one of them, and Jerry's manager Johnny Flores was never more upset than after Jerry embarrassed himself against an opponet he was favored to beat, and should have. Jerry would have never, under any cuircumstances, beaten Ali or Frazier, however, Ellis was made to order for him. This was the final of an eight-man heavyweight elimination to find a successor to Muhammed Ali for the WBA Heavyweight title (after Ali was stripped of the title). In the eliminations, Quarry had decsioned Floyd Patterson, upset Thad Spencer with a KO win, and finally matched with Ali's former sparring partner for the title. He was 23-years-old, stubbornly decided to attempt out boxing a guy by fighting his opponents fight, and then after the losing decision was announced, grabbed the mike from the ring announcer and announced to the world, "I'm retiring from boxing!" I have always been a fan of Jerry's, but I also know the flip side of the best white heavyweight to step into a ring since Rocky Marciano. Jerry always found a way to lose the important fights. Jerry's problem wasn't his punching power, boxing ability, ruggedness or popularity . . . it was his head. Jerry Quarry was a "head case".

R.I.P Jerry, you gave your fans a lot of good times, and a lot of headaches too.

-Rick

bennie wrote:

kikibalt wrote:
Ezzard Charles vs Lee Oma
12 November 1951

Ezzard doing a spot of fast-bowling.
The Cincinnati Cobra is one of the greats, in my opinion (at boxing ).

bennie wrote:

dagosd2000 wrote:¨Now he doesn´t come home at night. ¨
Jibaro´s wife was breast feeding the baby with a blanket draped over her front.
¨Can´t you talk to hi^m?*¨
I remember when he was dating her. She was shy and pretty and fell for him hard. Her father was training him and also was on the managing end.
¨I´ll try,but what has your father said? ¨
¨He´s dying over this. He´s like a son to him. ¨
On the way up Jibaro was in the gym everyday. His wife announced that she was pregnant and everything seemed bright ahead . Jibaro won the title at the Auditorium in Tijuana and became the toast of the town. A good looking kid. Tall and dark. Full head of hair and a smile and personality that was irresistable. But almost immediately you could feel something going on. He celebrated all night and let his wife and father in law go back home without him. I looked at Jibaro´s wifw. She had gained weight from having the baby and the stress of it all was on her face. There was nothing romantic about the situation. It was gone.
¨You know,¨I said,¨He only listens to people that give him the wrong advice.¨
¨If he would only come home. I know if he sees the baby things will get better.¨
The baby was finished eating and was asleep. She wrapped the baby in the blanket and was rocking him slowly.
¨My brother wants to kill him. I´m worried.¨
¨Don´t believe that. Your brother wouldn´t want to leave his nephew without a father.¨
¨He told me that he would make a better father.¨
¨I´ll talk to Jibaro when he comes to the gym. I promise.¨
¨After he won the title we have less money than before.¨
Jibaro´s wife began to cry. Her mother came into the room and took the baby fom the mother´s arms.
¨Con permiso,¨she said. She took the baby,who was asleep into the living room.
^I thought after winning the championship we would have no more worries.¨
Jibaro´s wife stopped crying. It was like she couldn´t cry anymore.
¨It often happens that way,^
¨What way do you mean?¨she asked wiping her face.
¨You can have what seems like everything and have nothing at all.¨
¨I don´t understand still,^she said. She got up and started to walk to the living room.
¨Well,¨I said,¨If he comes to the gym I´ll try to talk to him tomorrow.
¨

Raul Perez made a few so-so defences of his world bantamweight title, then gave a shocking display against Greg "The Flea" Richardson and lost the belt.
This explains why.
Perez moved up in weight but was never the same.

kikibalt wrote:
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl "Bobo" Olson
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, Ca.

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

kikibalt wrote:
Willie Pep vs Chalky Wright.II
29 September 1944, Madison Square Garden

I love Willie Pep, although I never had a chance to see him live. He was amazing. The closest thing I saw in L.A. was little Albert Davila. I really can't compare the two, but "Tweedy" was a thing of beauty to watch perform, even in the Jr. Golden Gloves, where he gave boxing lessons to those who stepped inside the ropes with him. Frank, I know you were responsible for matching Davila with most of his amateur opposition in L.A. Any special memories?

-Ricardo

Rick, I'll get back to you on this, right now my son James and I are going to watch Ramos vs Ramos.

dagosd2000 wrote:Frank
I saw that fight live. I´ve posted this before,but I might rank this fight( Ramos vs. Ramos) as the best example of pure boxing skills I´ve ever seen. Mando was fast and sharp that night. What do you think of this fight?

dagosd2000 wrote:Pug
My father also told me the syndicate asked Ray Robinson to carry Charlie Fusari in their title match in Jersey City. I looked at the tape of that fight a few times. It did look like Robinson could take him out whenever he wanted,but it went 15.

kikibalt wrote:
Mando and Sylvia Ramos
I shot this picture on April 12, 08, at the father and son luncheon.