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Remembering Alexis Arguello (WBA - World Boxing Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
A legendary warrior who never ducked anyone, Arguello fought Royal Kobayashi (18-0) in 1975, Alfredo Escalera (40-7-2) in 1978 and 1979, Rafael Limon (43-9-2) and Bobby Chacon (42-4-1) in 1979, Cornelius Boza-Edwards (27-1) and Jose Luis Ramirez (67-2) in 1980, Jim Watt (38-7), Ray Mancini (20-0) and Roberto Elizondo (23-1) in 1981, and he had two ......

De Carolis Joins the Italian Boxing Fraternity (WBA - World Boxing Association)

Edit Public Technologies 11 Jan 2016
(Source ... Courtesy) ... The list of Italian-American fighters is as long as it is distinguished and includes such legendary tough guys as Rocky Marciano, Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, Carmen Basilio, Tony DeMarco, Willie Pep, Tony Galento, Lou Nova, Tami Mauriello, Charlie Fusari, Joey Maxim, Izzy Jannazzo, Frankie Genaro, Tony Canzoneri, Fidel La Barba, Battling Battalino, Lou Ambers, Roland La Starza, Ray Mancini, and Arturo Gatti....

Howard Davis Jnr: Olympic gold medallist who was arguably the best ever US amateur boxer

Edit The Independent 03 Jan 2016
Davis won the Val Barker trophy that summer in Montreal – an award for the finest boxer at the Olympics – and needed his friends Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael and Leon Spinks to persuade him not to leave the Olympic village when news of his mother’s death arrived ... “I just wanted to get away when I found out ... “I had my orders ... “I was depressed ... His critics were not as kind and David Wolf, the manager of potential opponent Ray Mancini, said....

Hector 'Macho' Camacho elected to Boxing Hall of Fame

Edit Herald Tribune 17 Dec 2015
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — In his heyday in the ring, there was nobody quite like Hector Camacho. Now, three years after his untimely death, the "Macho" man has reached the pinnacle of his sport ... "There has not been, nor will there be, another Hector 'Macho' Camacho in the history of the sport of boxing ... He became a three-division champ with a 12-round, split decision win over Ray Mancini for the WBO junior welterweight title in 1989 ... ....

The 2016 Boxing Hall of Fame class

Edit Tampa Bay Online 16 Dec 2015
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — A look at the nine people to be inducted in 2016 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum.. ___. MODERN CATEGORY.. HECTOR "MACHO" CAMACHO. Born May 24, 1962 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico ... ...became a three-division champ with a 12-round split decision win over Ray Mancini for the WBO junior welterweight title in 1989 ... holds wins over Roberto Duran (twice), Sugar Ray Leonard, Freddie Roach and Howard Davis Jr ... .....

The Daddy Diaries. Chapter 16. How Boxing Prepares You For Fatherhood.

Edit Huffington Post 30 Sep 2015
There are a few moments in life when our mettle as men is tested. Getting into a fist fight is one. Having a baby is another. You can prepare for either of these, but until you go through it, you never really know how you will respond ... Is the risk of brain damage worth a boost in confidence? ... a Korean boxer named Duk-Koo Kim died after a world championship match Ray Mancini and that manslaughter turned me against boxing ... military in WW2 ... ....

Box Fan Expo returns to Las Vegas this weekend

Edit The Examiner 09 Sep 2015
This year, the lineup is looking just as impressive with legends like Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Ray Mancini, Sergio Martinez and many more already confirmed to attend ... until 5 p.m ... With Floyd Mayweather Jr ... ....

Boxing Legend Ray Mancini -- Floyd Mayweather's Taking Easy Route ... Gotta Fight GGG to Be 'TBE'

Edit TMZ 22 Jul 2015
Boxing Legend Ray Mancini ... Boxing legend Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini says Floyd Mayweather never going to truly be "The Best Ever" ... Mancini -- a 2015 Hall of Fame inductee -- was ... TMZ Sports ,  Ray Mancini ,  Floyd Mayweather, Jr....

Riddick Bowe has come full circle

Edit The Examiner 24 Jun 2015
Heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe was recently inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame after a championship career that included 43 wins and only one loss, with 33 wins coming by way of knock out ... Bowe was inducted with, among others, Ray Mancini, referee Steve Smoger and long time boxing announcer, Jim Lampley. Smoger is one of only 11 referees in the Hall ... I am so happy ... I was about to leave boxing at that time ... ....

Bowe, Mancini head Boxing Hall of Fame's class of 2015

Edit Boston Herald 15 Jun 2015
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini had no such problem ... Mancini, the pride of Youngstown, Ohio, followed his father, Lenny, into boxing and turned pro in 1979 ... "This ain't bad for a kid from the south side of Youngstown, Ohio," Mancini said ... Mancini said he, too, dared to dream, mainly because of the impact of his parents ... Mancini also thanked his late brother — "He helped me become that guy ... Ray Mancini....

Boxing Hall of Fame induction 2015: Riddick Bowe, Ray Mancini, Jim Lampley enter shrine

Edit Syracuse 15 Jun 2015
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, introduced by his two sons, gave an emotional speech ... Bowe, Mancini and Lampley were among the 2015 class inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon in Canastota, N.Y ... ....

Boxing Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2015

Edit Newsday 15 Jun 2015
The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2015 - including Ray Mancini and Riddick Bowe - during its annual weekend celebration, June, 12-14, 2015, in Canastota, New York. (Credit. Newsday / Robert Cassidy, Mario Gonzalez). advertisement ... Comments ... ....

Jim Lampley humbled to be inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame

Edit LA Daily News 12 Jun 2015
That said, Lampley is excited to be getting inducted the same year as fighters Riddick Bowe, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Prince Naseem Hamed ... “I was not calling fights at the time of Ray Mancini’s arc, but I watched all those fights on network television and they helped to inform what I did later on....
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