Browsing Tag Los Angeles

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  Boxiana 4

  April 23, 1977: Zarate vs Zamora

  In 1977, boxing’s two best bantamweights were both tremendous punchers, both undefeated, both champions, and both Mexican. A showdown was inevitable. It was a match everyone knew could ...

  On April 23, 2021 / By Eliott McCormick
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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. 14, 1951: Carter vs Aragon

  When boxing fans hear the moniker “The Golden Boy,” they of course think of Oscar De La Hoya, but some four decades before Oscar became one of the ...

  On November 14, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Boxiana 1

  Aug. 6, 1970: Ramos vs Ramos

  What became known as “The Night of the Ramos” happened fifty years ago today at the legendary Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles and for those who witnessed this ...

  On August 6, 2020 / By Rafael García
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  Boxiana 0

  June 17, 2000: De La Hoya vs Mosley I

  It was the summer of 2000. Still drunk on the optimism of the New Millennium, the world seemed a happier, less volatile place. The social media giants that ...

  On June 17, 2020 / By Matt O'Brien
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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