By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

On May 3, 2016 a friend to many, former actor, and professional boxer, Abel Fernandez, passed away at the age of 85 다운로드.

Abel played Native American Federal Agent William Youngfellow on the hit TV series, “The Untouchables” (1959-1963). The show’s star was Robert Stack, who played Eliot Ness 일러스트 벡터 다운로드.

Abel was born in East Los Angeles on July 14, 1930, and attended Belmont High School. At the young age of 16 he enlisted in the United States Army, where he became a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division 용용공주 다운로드. While serving in the military, he won the Asiatic Forces middleweight championship.

After his discharge in 1950, Abel won the Los Angeles Times Golden Gloves Tournament and was runner-up at the National Golden Gloves in Chicago 삼국군영전4 다운로드. He later boxed professionally in the light heavyweight division from April 1950 to March 1953.

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By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

My friend, everybody’s friend, Bill Connell ‘aka’ the Hot Dog Man, age 61,  passed away on February 5, 2016 다운로드.

A New Jersey native, he moved to Carpinteria, California, in 1992 and opened up his “All American Surf Dog” hot dog cart stand just off the 101 freeway at the Bailard Avenue exit 포토샵 cs4 무료 다운로드. He served hundreds on a daily basis and always with a smile and an open heart.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

I consider my first meeting with Ken Norton to be the night of July 2, 1970 다운로드.  My late wife (girlfriend at the time) Constance and I went to the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles to see Ken Norton fight an unknown fighter from Caracas, Venezuela by the name of Jose Luis Garcia 다운로드. In what I call (to this day) one of the biggest upsets I have seen in any arena, Garcia knocked out the previously unbeaten Norton (16-0 / 15 by KO) in eight rounds 장기 무료 다운로드.

Ken Norton passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the age of 70 셜록 시즌1 1080p 다운로드.  He is always remembered by boxing fans for his three fights with Muhammad Ali.

In that trilogy, he beat Ali in 1973 (breaking Ali’s jaw as well) in their San Diego bout by a split 12 round-decison 다운로드. Later that same year, he lost to Ali in Los Angeles by a split 12 round-decision.  In their final bout at Yankee Stadium in 1976, many, including myself, thought he beat Ali.  He lost the bout and his bid to gain the heavyweight championship by a close, but unanimous 15 round-decision 현대 산스 폰트 다운로드.

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By David Martinez   Boxing Historian

This week the boxing world lost a great champion 멸치 앱. Carmen Basilio passed away on November 7, 2012. He was 85 years old.

Basilio, who was known as the Upstate Onion Farmer because his Italian immigrant father worked in the onion fields near Syracuse, wanted to be a fighter since his younger days 다운로드.

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By David Martinez / Boxing Historian

This week the world lost a true icon and giant in the sport of boxing 다운로드. Emanuel Steward passed away on October 25, 2012. Steward died after undergoing surgery for diverticulitis; he was 68 years old.

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