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Alexis Arguello

2009-07-02T06:05:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-11T21:10:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-07T04:05:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-31T07:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-11-24T11:56:00.001-08:00

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

2008-11-24T11:54:00.000-08:00

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Not only will you find boxing information,and manage to keep your weight down. You will also learn the impportance of nutrition and how to maintain a level of strengh and endurance, but you need to have a lot of dedication and of course some very intense training.
If your looking for gym around your area we will help you with the information or if you want to build your own boxing gym at home we will give you some tips on what equipmen suit you the best.
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Gamboa

2008-07-18T20:35:00.000-07:00

Tonight I saw an incredible mix of power and boxing skill. The 2004 gold medallist Cuban with more than 200 hundreds fight in the amateur and in his 11 pro fight display power and foot work not noticeable in a long time. Timing was the key in his win. Gamboa show that his ability and his experience can take him to the higher level in boxing, and if continuing with this pace , he can become a Champ by the end of the year. Take a look to this guy, and that what everyone should begin to do, stop protecting your fighter and take them to the next step without taking baby step or protecting them, once in a real fight they don't known how to react to pressured,or to the next level of competition. I believe with so many venues to become champ we are making Boxing more weak compared to other sport. Remember back in the day Boxing used to be the KING of the sport and is time to bring Boxing to the highest pedestal in sport. We need more fighter, promoter and matchmaker who will take a risk and put good shows.

The Corner

2008-07-18T01:47:00.000-07:00

In boxing nothing is more important than a good corner, in training they do thier job by working hard their fighter, after training day, a trainer still working. Day or night, Monday or Sunday they think, analized, and put together a plan for their fighter.
In some cases the trainer go the extra mile, in other cases they are more that trainer, they become father figures, uncle, friends and more, but as a trainer we need to know our boxer and known they limitations, to avoid any further damage to them.
When ever a fighter is in trouble as a trainer, we need to asked how they feel, but the judgement and the decision come from a strong trainer the one respect his fighter,. I rather have my fighter to loose a fight and come back another day than have to caried a guilt. Its time for the commission to put some kind of training or clases to be abe to identify when a fighter is in problems.
Trainers need to do thier job and protect our fighter.

TexasSlugfest#4

2008-07-18T01:20:00.000-07:00

Tonite was a good nite in Fort Worth, TX. The Promoter Wayne Harrison put an excellent show, by putting together all upcoming fighter from this area in Texas.....
In the first fight Joey Doommoodie put a show since round one by using his jab and combination mixing it all up and down. In round two was more of the same , but by round three Doomoodie excell with the jab and hook with right hand that put his opponent in bad shape, by doing that and with the continues attack , he finish the bout., ending a two consecutives draw fight, this time he took care of business.
In the second fight of the night Bryant Butler draw with Ross the Boss, The fight was entreteintment with both fighter taking advantage of the other one, but still after the annaouncement of the decision the crowd beging to boo the decision, for many of the expert the fight should go to the favor of Bryant Butler, a rematch is in the future.... Another fight was Chaps Huggins which did work hard tonite to get a win.... and the show close with Anthony Smith who at time was looking sharp and other time way too tire..... but won the fight.....
Good Job to Wayne Harrisson Promotion hope to see you soon.... In attencdance tonite was Vanessa Juares, Paulie Ayala, Felix "Falu" Quinones

Nutrition In Boxing

2008-06-04T00:57:00.000-07:00

For the past few weeks, I been around boxing again, and one question that have open my eyes has being nutrition.
While in the past, I used to work with overweight person and have achieved almost excellent on dropping them to their desired weight.
Now its different, I am trying to bring fit boxer to a weight class. Fighter blow (weight) between fights, and coming back to make weight sometimes is grueling, hard, and very painful. For a fighter the goal is loose weight and stay strong, Boxing is a sport that demands energy from our body system.
Boxing Requires a high-level of strength endurance to always attain trowing powerful combination punches, jabs, speed, flexibility and agility. and on top of that work road, which translate to speed work (Short Sprint and Long Sprint) and endurance (3 to 10 Miles running) depend on how many rounds a boxer is fighting could be 4, 6 or 12 round.
By saying that a nice high-carbohydrate diet to maintain stamina, refill lost glycogen stores. Mixed with a percent of Fat, and the other percent coming from Protein
Eating healthy is the key to a healthy and fit boxer. Some of the stuff that a fighter should be and shouldn't be eating like;
DON'T
Junk food,Try to avoid water-like substances such as sodas, juice or lemonade. Although these may contain water and some carbohydrates, they also contain a greater amount of the wrong type of carbohydrate which can eventually lead to decreased performance. Avoid high-fructose corn syrup and excessive table sugar, even when trying to gain weight. These include candy, juices, desserts, baked goods, etc
DO;
Drink plenty of water, sport drink like Accelerade, G2HO, Endurox, Getoreade. Choose healthy fat sources such as nuts, avocadoes and fish. Grill, Steam turkey, chicken, eggs(WHITE), fish ,lean cuts of beef, tofu, low fat cottage cheese.Fiber grains, vegetables, fruits, and cereals. Low Residue Foods
Low-fiber cereal (corn flakes, rice bubbles),White bread,Jam, honey,Juice, low-fat,milk, sports drink,Tinned fruit,Jelly,Clear soup (e.g. chicken broth),White pasta
White rice,Tomato based pasta sauce,Liquid meal (Meal Replacement Shake.

By all these saying a fighter is a endurance ATHLETES, and need plenty of food derive of energy.

Gomez Vs Zarate

2008-05-09T06:34:00.000-07:00

This fight is what we call now rarity, because its hard to find tow champion undefeated go toe to toe like this fighters did back in 1978 in Puerto Rico

R1-3

R4-7
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In this Corner

2008-05-06T23:49:00.000-07:00
In this Corner. Is a tribute those who made the sacrifice.
The decision wasn't easy, but we all made with no obligation. Everything begin by raising your right hand, follow by some procedure, then you been ship out to your first assignment, Basic Training once there is no turning back. This is were you begin a journey forever. You learned the most important tool "Team Work" were you learn the importance of being part of a elite group, were you will obey someone, were someone will take care of you no matter what is the cause. They will carrying you, pushing you through some obstacle, they will take you step by step till you learn, prepared you to teach other, you will play games, do physical training over and over till you execute as a team. You will learn the meaning of being a Warrior, a true hero, no the one in the movies, cartoon etc.. being a hero is: taking care of your soldier, your unit, your family your community and help others around the world to come together as a team and fight for freedom. And is freedom what we all want, but don't come easy, some will fall prior to get to the battle, some will suffer emotionally, some will bleed, other will surrender their life for our country, our families and for a better world without any complaint. and for those soldiers, I take my hat to you, because you are like I used to said everyday while in uniform and now I said even loud it you are "Proud Americans"

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De La Hoya vs Forbes cont.

2008-05-03T10:36:00.000-07:00
La misma pregunta de nuevo. Valdra la pena ver De LA Hoya vs Forbes?

Eso todo depende;

Si miramos que va hacer por HBO= vale la pena,

Que podemos ver que no hayamos visto de DeLa Hoya

Lo mas importante habra sorpresa esta noche en Los Angeles?

Buenos si miramos por que la prensa no le haprestado mucha attencion ala atracion numero uno del boxeo (De LA Hoya)
Pienso que es simple, el oponente es Forbes tremendo boxeador, pero muchos nolo conocen y algunos solo lo conocen por ser miembro del programa "The Contender". Mas para otros expertos del boxeo es un 130 libras inflado, sin pagada , pero mucho corazon. Aunque sigue siendo un peleador y por ese significado hay que tener cuidado.... como solia decir el gran Primo tiene dos manos .

Predicion... Round 1 De La Hoya sale trabajando de tras de su jab y Forbes moviendose de lada a lado ,,,, y seguira pero la verdad es que De La Hoya es muy fuertey su pegada es demasiado, para el fogoso Forbes.. De la Hoya por desicion*****Forbes nunca ha positado la lona***
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Fight of the Week

2008-05-01T13:13:00.000-07:00
This week ,the biggest fight is De La Hoya vs Forbes at LA Home Depot Center, even that boxing critics think isn't. It been more than eight years since De La Hoya last visit to the area.
We all known that Forbes isn't at the level of De La Hoya, but still he has a champion mentality (IBF 2000-2002) and lost his title unable to make the weight requirement.
Comming back to the fight its is important that De LA Hoya win this fight and move on to fight Mayweather in September.
And yet the biggest news in this figth, is the Mayweather's last name. At first Forbes trainer was Roger's, Floyds Uncle, but Floyd didn't like the ideas saying that he could loose allot of money, well in the other corner Floyd Sr. is in charge.. After trhee week under Roger training Forbes have Jeff as a new trainer,,,what a mess... Anyway the expert has choose De La hoya to win the fight, but Forbes could spoiled the action in September, if that happen Who's to blame?
Just in
Today at the weight in both fighter weight at 150 lbs without any pbroblems

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