Browsing Tag Ruben Olivares
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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 “Brockton Blockbuster,” regardless of the fact his famous ...
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The Top Twelve 4
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 to follow-up with additional rankings for all of ...
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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 problem is pretty much no one north of ...
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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 part of it was a spirited debate regarding ...
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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 with good reason. Few countries can match Mexico ...
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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 the title. This was because Lopez, contrary to ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 and the Olympic Auditorium. But as quickly as ...
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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 division was dominated by Mexicans, with “El Púas” ...
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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, it inspired some consternation. I’ve wanted to revisit ...
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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 ...
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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 showdown between two blood-and-guts warriors, Orlando Salido and ...
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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 man some call “The Aztec Warrior.” While he ...
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