Browsing Tag Bobby Chacon

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  Dec. 11, 1982: Chacon vs Limon IV

  They called him “The Schoolboy,” because he had once attended university, a rare thing among professional prizefighters. But make no mistake, despite the nickname and the ever-present boyish ...

  On December 11, 2017 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon

  Bobby Chacon had been an overnight sensation in California, a hugely popular young fighter attracting big crowds to the Inglewood Forum and the Olympic Auditorium. But as quickly ...

  On November 16, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers

  A ‘catcher’ is a boxer who is always willing to test his opponent’s power and absorb several punches in order to land just one or two of his ...

  On July 10, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Remembering Bobby Chacon

  Sometimes the price of glory is steep and painful. In the case of Bobby Chacon, it would appear, at least to those who have never known what it ...

  On September 7, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Chocolatito Reigns Supreme

  There’s a new kid at the top of the charts. Floyd Mayweather has, at least for now, retired, and Chocolatito, the little Nicaraguan boxing maestro, was this week ...

  On September 20, 2015 / By Daniel Attias
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  Magomed Abdusalamov: Boxing Must Do More

  Former heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov has returned to hospital for treatment of serious blood and bone infections which, according to doctors, are potentially life-threatening. This is just the ...

  On January 11, 2015 / By Michael Carbert