DOG ASIDE: This 1983 Lightweight Bout between Rockin Robin Blake from Levelland, TX verses Korean J. C. Kim was fought on May 26, 1983 at The Showboat Casino in Las Vegas…..as Blake was an up and coming lightweight with an 18 – 0 record coming into this fight….who would eventually fight IBF lightweight champion Jimmie…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: As you will find often throughout the boxing section of Imasportsphile…..which pretty much covers the golden age of boxing from 1964 to 1995….there are many fights between many great fighters who have long since been forgotten….cuz history in the year 2017 only covers the many legendary boxers of this era….but the truth remains…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: This is 1984 WBC Lightweight Championship fight was between a super great boxer of the golden age of boxing in Champ Edwin Rosario….and a great boxer of the golden age….who both are being forgotten in this fast paced world of 2017….simply because there were so many boxing legends in almost every weight division…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: This is a great lightweight boxing match between Gato Gonzales vs. Andy Ganigan….a fight that features two boxers who were voted to The Ring Magazine’s 100 hardest punchers list…..and these two guys were lightweights….for this fight is well worth the watch. Rodolfo González was born December 16, 1945 in Guadalajara, Jalisco was a Mexican boxer…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: On March 28, 1987, future super featherweight and light welterrweight champion Roger Mayweather fought against future boxing legend and IBC, The Ring, WBC, Linear, WBA lightweight champion and WBA junior welterweight and WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker for the NABF lightweight title….at a time when both boxers were undefeated…..when Mayweather was knocked down…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: On March 16, 1980, Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor entered the ring against Julio Valdez of Puerto Rico with a 22 – 0 record….as he made short order of Valdez with a 4th round TKO victory….as the 4th round highlights seen in this video herewith showed why many boxing affectionardos at the time felt…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Rick “Rocky” Lockridge (born January 30, 1959) is an American former professional boxer….who is known for handing world champion super featherweight champion Roger Mayweather his first defeat….which was a first-round knockout in just 98 seconds….earning him the WBA and Lineal super featherweight titles. Rocky later won the IBF super featherweight title from Barry Michael.…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001….and currently works as a boxing trainer. He is a four-weight world champion….having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight….as well as the undisputed lightweight title and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles.…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Jose Luis Ramirez is a retired Mexican boxer….who was a two time World Lightweight Champion….compiling a professional record of 102 wins and 9 losses with 82 knockouts….who was a native of Huatabampo, Sonora and a resident of Culiacán, Ramírez made his professional debut on March 25, 1973 at the age of 15….who climbed slowly…
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