Boxing - Official Appreciation Thread

[beakdoctor]

I used to love watching Carbajal...."Little Hands Of Stone".....a true living legend.

In his prime I remember watching his fight with the thai champ Kittakasem on ABC on a saturday afternoon.carbajal won that fight by k.o. Even though it was something of a blowout it was a very exciting fight. Carbajal was just a hair faster, stronger and more accurate.

I also remember watching his come from behind knockout of Chiquita Gonzalez. I think that one may have been on Pay Per View.

But his most memorable fight was his very last fight. He fought a very young Jorge Arce. And Arce beat the crap out of Carbajal for 10 and a half rounds. Then Carbajal starched Arce in the 11th. I don't think Carbajal won a single round but  he changed that whole fight with one punch. He won the wbo title and retired...  Arce was an absolute animal who went on to win a few championships.

On a sadder note. I just found out that Michael's brother, Danny, who trained Mike and was always in Mikes corner, swindled Mike out of most of the money he won in the ring.

[wes]

In his prime I remember watching his fight with the thai champ Kittakasem on ABC on a saturday afternoon.carbajal won that fight by k.o. Even though it was something of a blowout it was a very exciting fight. Carbajal was just a hair faster, stronger and more accurate.

I also remember watching his come from behind knockout of Chiquita Gonzalez. I think that one may have been on Pay Per View.

But his most memorable fight was his very last fight. He fought a very young Jorge Arce. And Arce beat the crap out of Carbajal for 10 and a half rounds. Then Carbajal starched Arce in the 11th. I don't think Carbajal won a single round but  he changed that whole fight with one punch. He won the wbo title and retired...  Arce was an absolute animal who went on to win a few championships.

On a sadder note. I just found out that Michael's brother, Danny, who trained Mike and was always in Mikes corner, swindled Mike out of most of the money he won in the ring.

I remember seeing both the Gonzalez and Arce fight.....real wars.

Nice of Danny to be a prick like that....it`s bad when you are supposed to be close to your brother/trainer and he ends up screwing you.

[Cook]

Back in the spring of 82 I hurt my hand at work and had to have some surgery to reattach part of a finger. I had to go to a hand specialist here in Dallas every week for a couple of months.One day signing in I saw the name over mine was Salvador Sánchez and I asked the girl if that was the boxer.She said yeah he flies in from Mexico almost every week to see the doc.She asks me “is he a big deal?” I said yeah he is real good I think he’s going to be one of the greats.After saying he was kind of small she told you will probably see him since he’s there a lot.Sadly he was killed in a wreck shortly after that and I never got to meet him or even see him there.

[wes]

Back in the spring of 82 I hurt my hand at work and had to have some surgery to reattach part of a finger. I had to go to a hand specialist here in Dallas every week for a couple of months.One day signing in I saw the name over mine was Salvador Sánchez and I asked the girl if that was the boxer.She said yeah he flies in from Mexico almost every week to see the doc.She asks me “is he a big deal?” I said yeah he is real good I think he’s going to be one of the greats.After saying he was kind of small she told you will probably see him since he’s there a lot.Sadly he was killed in a wreck shortly after that and I never got to meet him or even see him there.

Wow, cool story Cook.... but a really sad ending.

[AbrahamG]

I was 9 when Sanchez passed. I was already a die hard. I was devastated. Boxing history was altered forever the day he passed.

[Palumboism]

Interesting to see how Rocky Marciano "the Italian stallion" trained.  I'm sure this training was inspiration for the movie Rocky.

The heaviest Marciano ever weighed in for a fight was 192 1/2 lbs.

[oldtimer1]

Hagler Hearns.

Most exciting contest in combat sports ever.

I have to agree. All power shots and no running. One of the best fights of all time. Another great one is Foreman vs Lyle who just got out of prison. Brutal amount of knock downs. I think Lyle said I'm going to win or die. Shocked he didn't die.

[Dokey111]

Interesting to see how Rocky Marciano "the Italian stallion" trained.  I'm sure this training was inspiration for the movie Rocky.

The heaviest Marciano ever weighed in for a fight was 192 1/2 lbs.

You couldn't beat the guy.  You just couldn't. And then you get beat.

[Palumboism]

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