Alexis Arguello

Just two week ago my brother gave me the good news I was waiting for years. He bought me the classic fight Between Arguello vs Escalera 1979, since acquired the fight I have watched it around 20 times and my goal was to have it signed by Arguello, but unfortunately that wont happen.
First time I saw Alexis "EL Flaco Explosivo" Arguello was with my Uncle in Puerto Rico. The fight was in 1980 vs Rafael "Bazooka" Limon was a good fight, but I notice that Arguelo was different, the way he behave after the win, was calm, hug his opponent, and kissing his opponent, most of the others fighter used to jump, scream, running around the ring in celebration, that caught my attention. Another factor of why Arguello was one of the best in his era, his power punch(one punch) he could be behind on the fight and turn around just with one punch, also his combination of four five sometimes eight punches in combination was brilliant not like now were fighter only use jab, right and hook. Outside the ring he encounter some situation but who doesn't. Overall Arguello was an example of how to defeat adversity and follow any kind of dream. R.I.P

Latest Boxing news

Mayweather and Marquez Off!
The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training.


Cotto beat Clottey!!
WBO welterweight world champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over Joshua Clottey (35-2, 21 KOs) to keep his world title on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto dropped Clottey with a jab at the end of the first round, but suffered a bad cut over the left eye from an accidental head butt in round three. Cotto’s face was a bloody mask in the fourth, but he still outworked Clottey in the fourth round. Clottey landed some good rights in the fifth, but suffered an injury to his left knee when pushed off by Cotto. Cotto had a big round six punishing Clottey in the corner. Clottey turned the tables in rounds seven and eight as Cotto had difficulty seeing the right hand. The rest of the fight was close as Cotto boxed from the outside. Scores were 115-112, 116-111 for Cotto, 114-113 for Clottey.


Calderon end in a draw
WBO mini flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KOs) and challenger Rodel Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KOs) fought to a six round technical draw. The fight was stopped due to a cut from an accidental headbutt in the sixth round. Judges scored the fight 58-56 Calderon, 58-56 Mayol, 57-57. Earlier, an accidental clash of heads in round four opened up a cut on Calderon’s forehead. Two more headbutts in the fifth worsened the cut. In the sixth round the cut reopened from either a punch or another butt (unclear) and doctors advised to stop the fight at 1:50 in the sixth round. Under WBO rules the fight goes to the scorecards

Adams is back!!!
Former WBA super bantamweight champion Clarence “Bones” Adams (44-6-4, 20 KOs) turned the clock back last night at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, looking as good as he did when he defeated Nestor Garza for the WBA title nine years ago. Staging a comeback, the 35-year-old former champion, who’s fought but four times in the last three years, scored an eighth round TKO of former world title challenger Alex “Ali” Baba

Carribean Encounter -Encuentro Carribeno

On Friday June 26, Henry Rivalta and Cuqui's Boxing Production presents the “Caribbean Encounter -Encuentro Carribeno”, a nice packed local show at Deauville Beach Resort in Miami, Florida.The event feature fighters from Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, USA and Puerto Rico. Distinguish this event from other shows of its kind. A number of ex-Olympic, Jr. Olympic are going to take their parts in the evening, making it a real "Carribean Encounter -Encuentro Carribeno". In the main event, is a tough, young Super bantamweight named Jonathan(Polvo)Oquendo from Puerto Rico, who will try to prove he is the next big thing in the weight class, faces experienced veteran fighter from Colombia Felix (Colosito)Flores for eight round. Also, Stalin Lopez coming off from a one punch Ko victory over Angino Perez ,Henry Fuentes from Cuba, Ex-Olympian Victor Bisbal, Jorge Melendez, Emanuel Gonzalez, Javier Garcia and Eric Cruz from Puerto Rico. Eric Cruz is coming off from an Spectacular KO victory over Max Rivera, also Geraldo Cesar Prieto from Mexico, Jose Roque Nicaragua and Dyah Davis from Miami, USA. Ticket available at WES SIDE GYM, CHIRINO LOCKSMITH and TOP LEVEL GYM.

Booking Agent

In the sport of boxing everybody relate to the fighters, Referee, Announcers, Doctors, The Ring Girls, Matchmaker, and of course The Promoter.

Well is another nucleus behind close door, is like they said in the ARMY a Private, someone who do all the dirty job, without mind it, and always put 100% effort on it. Why? because he knows the compensation in the future will be good.

Booking Agent
are between a matchmaker and fighters, most of the time the fighters, or managers pay their fees between 5 to 10 percent.

They spend most of the day on the phone, computer, gyms looking for fighters, and contacts to improve their network, plus getting corrected by the matchmaker but at the same time motivate the fighters and always let them knows the importance of staying in the gym , you never know when one of those last minutes fights change the fighters world.

Everyone knows that they are an important keys in the business, by allowing the Matchmakers organized other matches or an upcoming show. A good B.A target fighters, check the fighters record, made the call, print a Fight Fax and after collecting all data then presented to the matchmaker.

However it is sad how some Managers and Trainers treat them. Once the show is over or their fighters loose is over for the Booking agent, some Managers denied that it was a verbal agreement, others out of the blue have amnesia or others change their phone numbers, and the most common used by them is I DON'T NEED A BOOKING AGENT, I been in the business for long time.

One thing they don't realize it is Booking Agent become Matchmakers once they master and perfect their abilities of using the boxing network, some goes to work for big promoters or others stay as freelance. Remember what comes around goes around.

For those managers and trainers From Cathedral City to Oregon (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) don't make a fool of your self and take care of your Booking Agents(PAY WHAT YOU OWED) because they will take care of you.

Ulises "Uly" Espinosa

Yesterday afternoon , I sat down with Ulises "Uly" Espinosa after a sparring session in the inaguration of PAL in Altamesa Fort Worth, Texas.
We discuss his pass, and future in boxing and what he want to accomplish.

Ulises "Uly" Espinosa Resume

o 2 National Jr. Olimpic
o 2 Nationals
o 1 Silver Glove
o 5 Texas Games TAAF

Interview with Ulises "Uly" Espinosa
NFB" How old are you?
UE Just Turn 21 on April

NFB When You started boxing?
UE At age 5

NFB How many fight you did as an Amateur?
UE 75 fights with 67 wins and 8 losses

NFB What is your proudest moment as a figther?
UE Winning both the JR. Olimpic and the Nationals Silver Glove

NFB Who is your Idol and what is your favorite fight of all time?
UE My Idol and inspiration in boxing was Julio Cesar Chavez.
once I saw him
fighting, I said to my self I want to be a champ.
I think is Chavez Taylor 1

NFB What are your goals?
UE Become a World Champion, and be a Great as my Idol.

NFB Anything you want to ad.
UE Ever since I was 5 years old, I had one goal in life...
be a Champion and be like J.C Chavez. I had lots of bums on the
road, but never did let go of
my dreams and is time to beging the road, I belive in my abilities,
my family and I'll be a Champ.

Boxing History

Boxing It’s one of the oldest of all contact sport and has been dated back to the latest 1000 BC.
Boxing were practiced in placed like Africa, Rome, Egypt, Iraq, and by the Greek. In the beginning boxer then used to be call “PUGILIST and was no rules, matches weren’t by round or by time limit, no weight class and the only way to win or finish the boxing match was by Knock out(KO) or by death.
In the middle of the 1700’s a heavyweight champion named Jack Broughton wrote the first rules in boxing history, by doing it, Jack was protecting other fighter from injuries and death After the 1800’s more modification to the sport of boxing were made;
• The Ring was 24 square foot with ropes.
• No head butt.
• No low blow or below the belt.
• Three minutes round with one minute rest.
• When a fighter was down, had 30 second to rise.
• Introduce of glove with padding.
Following all these new rules in the 1900 a dentist from Europe invented the mouthpiece, and was first used in a professional fight ten years later by a welterweight fighter.
By the middle of the 1970 trying to improve and made the sport safer, some boxing organization made changes to the following;
• The title fights from 15 rounds to 12 rounds.
• The non-title fights from 12 rounds to 10 rounds.
Even with all these changes tragedy has been difficult to evade. Since 1900’s according with the Manuel Velazquez Report more than 1465 fighter have died; during a fight, after the fight, in training including amateur, professional and woman.
Still this number are lower in percentage compared with others sport.
Woman and Boxing History
In the 1970 woman begin to be serious about the sport, but wasn’t till the 1980’s when a huge boxing fitness movement attract woman to the sport, by 1993 the USA Boxing sanction the first woman match, After years of lawsuit against the organization and after that other countries follow.
As today woman boxing attract boxer fans as men fighter do. One of the pioneers of woman boxing was a West Virginia fighter named Christy” The Coalminer's Daughter “Martin, On the night of March 1996 fighting on the undercard of Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno, she stole the show with a great performance blood dripping and punches flying all over the ring.
Since then other woman fighter has made their name with the help of their father, like Laila Ali and Jackie Fraizer.
Cited references
• http://www.britannica.com
• http://www.wikipedia.org

Boxing history

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