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
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Ruben Olivares
Las Glorias del Gran Puas
“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.” — George Best
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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
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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
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Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo
The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight
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Happy Birthday To “The Rock”
Today is the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and we will always pay tribute to the one and only
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Bantamweights
A while back we published our list of the greatest middleweights of all time and when we did we promised
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July 7, 1985: Chavez vs Mayweather
It’s 1985 and everyone south of the border already knows who the next great Mexican boxer will be. The only
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Top 12 All-Time Greatest Mexican Boxers
A while back your preferred independent combat sports website had a special week on Mexican pugilists called “Mexican Style” and
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Top 12 Greatest All-Mexican Fights
The expectations were high this past Saturday when Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez answered the bell in Las Vegas and
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Feb. 2, 1980: Sanchez vs Lopez I
Danny “Little Red” Lopez had won the WBC version of the featherweight crown in 1976 and no one begrudged him
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Who Is The Greatest Mexican Boxer?
Michael Carbert: Several years ago I wrote up a Top 12 Greatest All-Time Mexican Boxers list and to my delight,
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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
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Top Men: Greatest Mexican Boxers
Fight fans are avidly looking forward to this Saturday night as we have what should be an amazing all-action, all-Mexico
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Welcome to Mexican Style
Juan Manuel Marquez turns 42-years-old today and we’ve decided it’s time to say ‘Happy Birthday’ and pay homage to the
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