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By Tom Donelson (Boxing Writers Assc.) On Cinco de Mayo, Mexican upcoming star Saul Canelo Alvarez faced Shane Mosley, the old veteran. The first round was a feeling around round as Mosley managed to get off punches a little quicker while Alvarez waited nearly half of the round to throw his first punch.
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In the fifty years I have been connected to boxing, I have been blessed to have met some wonderful people in the sport and Eddie Perkins is one of those wonderful people. Eddie passed away on the evening of May 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by family; he was 75. I had the esteemed honor to be chosen to be Eddie's presenter when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame on October 14, 2006.
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer During the 60′s and the early 1970′s the state of California produced several world class heavyweights. Talented and capable boxers like Eddie Machen, Jerry Quarry, Henry Clark, Thad Spencer, Bill McMurray, Mac Foster and Kenny Norton. The city of Wilmington was represented by a rough and tough custumer [...]
Joe Frazier and legendary trainer Eddie Futch < photo courtesy Eva Futch > By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer What happens when the unstoppable force meets the unmovable object? Let me rephrase that. What would have happened if Joe Frazier and Ron Lyle would have hooked up in the mid-1970′s? It is too bad [...]
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer There are certain boxers from my past that in retrospect would be champions today. One such boxer was tough enough to be nicknamed ” Bad “. He was Bennie Briscoe from Philadelphia and brother you better bet he was just that, ” Bad “. He was probably the most feared [...]
Doug Jones and Ernie Terrell (June 1966) photo courtesy – Jim Carlin By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer What do you say about a fighter who was good enough to challenge for world title recognition in two different weight classes? What do you say about a fighter who holds knockout victories over former world [...]
Bobby Chacon & David Martinez photo taken June 2006 by Linda Dempsey Young By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer Arturo Gatti was probably the warrior of this era. Some of his battles, win or lose are becoming legendary. Rewind now back to early 1970′s to the mid 80′s. There was a boxer, a champion [...]
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer DREAM FIGHTS … you hear and read about them all the time. How would Ali have done against Dempsey, Louis or Marciano? How would Roy Jones Jr. have fared against Bobby Foster? Could Bernard Hopkins hold his own with Marvelous Marvin Hagler? Interesting scenarios and I’m sure we [...]
Jerry Quarry and David Martinez (May, 1991) By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer June 23, 1969 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Joe Frazier met the popular Irish fighter, Jerry Quarry, for the New York State recognized heavyweight title. Back in the day, the New York State Boxing Commission wielded quite a bit of [...]
Kid Chocolate photo courtesy David Martinez private collection By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer He was born Eligio Sardinias Montalbo on January 6, 1910 in Cerro, Havana, Cuba. He launched his professional boxing career in 1927 and would participate in over 150 bouts in a career that ended in 1938. He was nicknamed the [...]
David Martinez & Howard Smith By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer When a fighter earns the nickname “Kayo”, it’s safe to assume he’s a pretty dangerous guy. Howard Smith met and defeated some top tier heavyweights in the 1970′s. Yes he could bang with the best of them. Howard turned professional in 1971 and suffered [...]
CLEVELAND WILLIAMS (Oct 1997) photo courtesy David Martinez private collection By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer When Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams passed away a few years back, it ended the final chapter of a story about three gifted heavyweights from the 50′s and 60′s. Williams joined Eddie Machen and Zora Folley [...]