Browsing Tag Bobby Chacon

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  Boxiana 1

  Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon

  Boxing is not an old man’s sport and over the decades there have been plenty of what we might call “passing-the-torch” fights, when age gives way to younger ...

  On January 14, 2021 / By Joshua Isard
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  Boxiana 2

  Dec. 12, 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, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight City Reviews 2

  Las Glorias del Gran Puas

  “I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” — George Best The Northern Ireland footballer’s famous quip is less ...

  On November 20, 2020 / By Rafael García
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  Boxiana 0

  Nov. 16, 1979: Arguello vs Chacon

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

  On November 16, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Top Twelve 0

  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Catchers

  On this day way back in 1922, the man they would come to call “The Bronx Bull” was born. Jake LaMotta would go on to not only become ...

  On July 10, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Features 1

  Eighty Fights From The 80’s (Part One)

  The 1980s were a monumental decade in politics, pop music and, of course, in boxing. Indeed, the eighties stand out for the sheer volume of exciting battles, not ...

  On May 12, 2020 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Features 3

  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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  Columns 1

  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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  Columns 0

  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