Bobby Chacon & David Martinez
photo taken June 2006
By Jim Amato / Senior Boxing Writer
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Bobby was born in 1951 and he turned professional in 1972. He became an instant sensation winning his first 19 fights 레스토랑 게임. He fought fifteen times in 1972 alone! The streak continued into 1973. Along the way he defeated world title challengers Tury ” The Fury ” Pineda and Frankie Crawford 다운로드. He also stopped former champion Jesus ” Chucho ” Castillo. Only fourteen months into his pro career Bobby was matched with the great Ruben Olivares 미스터 선샤인 5화 다운로드. ” Rockabye ” Ruben took the ” Schoolboy ” to school that night halting Bobby in the ninth round.
To Chacon’s credit he bounced right back with four straight wins and into a showdown with hard punching crosstown rival Danny ” Little Red ” Lopez 파라노말 액티비티 2 다운로드. Danny’s older brother Ernie had twice challenged the outstanding Jose Napoles for the welterweight title. Now little brother Danny appeared ready for stardom 다운로드. Chacon derailed the Lopez Express this night. Bobby boxed beautifully and stopped a dead game but beaten Lopez in round nine. Lopez would recover and end up having a nice run as featherweight champion 다운로드. Why isn’t he in the International Boxing Hall Of Fame? Continue reading Why Bobby Chacon was Bad to the Bone