Guide to the "Classic American West Coast Boxing" Thread

[Big Bad John]

I hope I can help. This is the original thread. For newbies, just try looking at the pictures. See a name, check it out on Boxrec.

• Kikibalt is the father of Tony "The Tiger" Baltazar
• Rick Farris is another frequent contributor to this thread.
• Both of them have contributed invaluable articles and photographs.
• Barry is one of my favorite posters who has contributed to this thread a bit, as well.
• If you have a comment, feel free to post it. As you might know, I'm a HUGE fan of California boxing and a huge blowhard, one of the worst trolls this forum has ever seen and will ever see, but I'm in awe of this topic, and it's part of the reason I've been on my best behavior since returning. Rick and Kikibalt are very approachable and their omnipresence in the topic is fascinating and commendable.
• There is a California Boxing Hall of Fame. You can contact it at 10516 Addison St.; North Hollywood CA USA 91601; Telephone: 818-761-4887
• Page 12 has some good stuff. The next few pages are among my favorites.
• While Granberry is usually seen as an annoying troll, his contributions to this thread have been noteworthy and meaningful, if not uncontroversial.
• Dagosd200 and Scartissue are two of the best contributors of the thread.

So, how do you approach it? While the thread can be seen as a simple conversation between half a dozen or so posters, ALL boxing fans can learn something from it. You can really pick a page at random and enjoy what's going on. Try it.