BILLY FOX
A story about Billy Fox who is remembered for his fight with Jake LaMotta and
his title shot with Gus Lesnevich in 1948. But in the story as reported in
"Sports Illustrated", there is much more about Fox.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1071514/3/index.htm
Friday, February 24, 2012
It Happened in March, Boxing moments
MARCH MOMENTS IN BOXING: by Brian Zelley
Headlines: "Gus Gets Stronger As He Ages" (The RING)
1948: The year was 1948 and there were many great fights including
two in March when light-heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich
stopped Billy Fox in one round in a New York fight. Across the wild
Atlantic flyweight RINTY MONAGHAN stopped Jackie Patterson in 7.
But 1948 was not the only month to produce some excellent title fights.
In 1953 Bantamweight Jimmy Carruthers stopped Vic Toweel in a title
bout in Johannesburg and in 1954 lightweight Paddy DeMarco won a
decision over Jimmy Carter. Then there was 1956 and the welterweight
title fight that had Johnny Saxton win a 15 round decision over the
great Carmen Basilio. In the close of the Fifties, it would be the boxer
known as the "Springfield Rifle" Davey Moore who would win the
featherweight title from Hogan "Kid" Bassey.
MARCH MOMENTS IN THE SIXTIES:
It All Begins With the Filipino Flash
1960: The Filipino Flash arrives in great form when Flash Elorde
won the junior lightweight title from Harold Gomes. Referee
was former champion Barney Ross who stopped the fight in
round seven.
Beyond The Flash
After the flash, during the Sixties there were other title fights
that took place in the month of March. The year 1967 would
result in an important point in time for the one known as
"The Greatest" or the "Louisville Lip", it was Muhammad
Ali/Cassius Clay's last title fight before he was sent into some
sort of exile from boxing. It was March 22, 1967 that Ali
would defend the heavyweight title against the old veteran
Zora Folley. There was no expectation that Folley would win.
Zora Bell Folley was well past his prime, but the title shot
was well deserved for Folley's years of effort.
Back in 1965, it was another slice against Ali when
on March 5 th. Ernie Terrell would earn the WBA
heavyweight title with a victory over Eddie Machen
by a 15 round decision in Chicago. In March 1966,
Muhammad Ali would defend his share of the title
against the Canuck Clouter George Chuvalo which
also went the distance.
In 1963, one Luis Rodriguez would win the
welterweight tutle with a decision over Emile Griffith.
But, Emile would bounce back and regain the title
on June 8 th. in New York.
March 1968 - Nino Benvenuti defeats Emile Griffith
in a middleweight title fight. In the heavyweight arena
Joe Frazier defeats Buster Mathis for the New York
version of the heavyweight title left vacant by the
removal of Ali for his draft evasion issues. And in
the featherweight division, Raul Rojas wins a piece
of the title with a victory over Enrique Higgins in
California on March 28, 1968.
March 1969: Fred Little wins Jr. Middleweight title
with a victory over Stanley Haywood. In bantamweight
action, Australia's Lionel Rose faced England's
Alan Rudkin. The bout went distance in Melbourne
with Rose winning the decision.
THE MARCH MOMENTS IN THE SEVENTIES
ISMAEL LAGUNA would kick-off the Seventies with
his March 3, 1970 lightweight title bout with a stoppage
of then champion 21-year old MANDO RAMOS with
a gifted left jab that sliced and diced Mando until
referee LEE GROSSMAN to stop the fight and
save the young ex-champion for future action.
`BOB FOSTER would continue the parade of
March moments on March 2, 1971 when he
stopped HAL CARROLL in 4-rounds in
Scranton.
CAROLS MONZON, JOSE NAPOLES, ALFONSO FRAZER,
RAFAEL HERRERA and MASAO OHBA would make March
a merry month tor title fights in 1972. For Pacific Northwest
they would here that former Jr. middleweight champion DENNY MOYER
would knock middleweight champion Carlos Monzon out of the ring
in Rome, Italy, but Carlos would charge back to stop Denny. and the
smooth as butter Jose Napoles would defeat RALPH CHARLES at
Wembley on March 28, 1972
ANTONIO CERVANTES would win a 15-round decision in a
Junior Welterweight bout in San Juan on March 17. 1973.
GEORGE FOREMAN and ROBERTO DURAN score K0's
in March 1974 title fights. Foreman over KEN NORTON and
Duran over ESTEBAN DEJESUS. Also, Cervantes defended
his title, and BEN VILAFLOR earned a piece of the Juniior
lightweight title.
MARCH 1975 was a busy month for champions including
newly crowned heavyweight champion MUHAMMAD ALI
takes on the old trial horse CHUCK WEPNER who knocked
Ali down in the ninth round. Ali pulled off a win when the
referee Tony Perez stopped the bout with seconds to go.
Why Perez stopped the fight when Ali was not fighting
like a newly crowned champions is not known.
1976 to 1979: There would be more title fights with the
likes of John Conteh, Eddie Gazo, Pipino Cuevas,
Larry Holmes, Maurice Hope Danny Lopes and
Carlos Zarate. It would be the March 23 rd. bout
where heavyweight champion LARRY HOLMES
would stop OSVALDO OCASIO at Las Vegas in 7-rds.
Headlines: "Gus Gets Stronger As He Ages" (The RING)
1948: The year was 1948 and there were many great fights including
two in March when light-heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich
stopped Billy Fox in one round in a New York fight. Across the wild
Atlantic flyweight RINTY MONAGHAN stopped Jackie Patterson in 7.
But 1948 was not the only month to produce some excellent title fights.
In 1953 Bantamweight Jimmy Carruthers stopped Vic Toweel in a title
bout in Johannesburg and in 1954 lightweight Paddy DeMarco won a
decision over Jimmy Carter. Then there was 1956 and the welterweight
title fight that had Johnny Saxton win a 15 round decision over the
great Carmen Basilio. In the close of the Fifties, it would be the boxer
known as the "Springfield Rifle" Davey Moore who would win the
featherweight title from Hogan "Kid" Bassey.
MARCH MOMENTS IN THE SIXTIES:
It All Begins With the Filipino Flash
1960: The Filipino Flash arrives in great form when Flash Elorde
won the junior lightweight title from Harold Gomes. Referee
was former champion Barney Ross who stopped the fight in
round seven.
Beyond The Flash
After the flash, during the Sixties there were other title fights
that took place in the month of March. The year 1967 would
result in an important point in time for the one known as
"The Greatest" or the "Louisville Lip", it was Muhammad
Ali/Cassius Clay's last title fight before he was sent into some
sort of exile from boxing. It was March 22, 1967 that Ali
would defend the heavyweight title against the old veteran
Zora Folley. There was no expectation that Folley would win.
Zora Bell Folley was well past his prime, but the title shot
was well deserved for Folley's years of effort.
Back in 1965, it was another slice against Ali when
on March 5 th. Ernie Terrell would earn the WBA
heavyweight title with a victory over Eddie Machen
by a 15 round decision in Chicago. In March 1966,
Muhammad Ali would defend his share of the title
against the Canuck Clouter George Chuvalo which
also went the distance.
In 1963, one Luis Rodriguez would win the
welterweight tutle with a decision over Emile Griffith.
But, Emile would bounce back and regain the title
on June 8 th. in New York.
March 1968 - Nino Benvenuti defeats Emile Griffith
in a middleweight title fight. In the heavyweight arena
Joe Frazier defeats Buster Mathis for the New York
version of the heavyweight title left vacant by the
removal of Ali for his draft evasion issues. And in
the featherweight division, Raul Rojas wins a piece
of the title with a victory over Enrique Higgins in
California on March 28, 1968.
March 1969: Fred Little wins Jr. Middleweight title
with a victory over Stanley Haywood. In bantamweight
action, Australia's Lionel Rose faced England's
Alan Rudkin. The bout went distance in Melbourne
with Rose winning the decision.
THE MARCH MOMENTS IN THE SEVENTIES
ISMAEL LAGUNA would kick-off the Seventies with
his March 3, 1970 lightweight title bout with a stoppage
of then champion 21-year old MANDO RAMOS with
a gifted left jab that sliced and diced Mando until
referee LEE GROSSMAN to stop the fight and
save the young ex-champion for future action.
`BOB FOSTER would continue the parade of
March moments on March 2, 1971 when he
stopped HAL CARROLL in 4-rounds in
Scranton.
CAROLS MONZON, JOSE NAPOLES, ALFONSO FRAZER,
RAFAEL HERRERA and MASAO OHBA would make March
a merry month tor title fights in 1972. For Pacific Northwest
they would here that former Jr. middleweight champion DENNY MOYER
would knock middleweight champion Carlos Monzon out of the ring
in Rome, Italy, but Carlos would charge back to stop Denny. and the
smooth as butter Jose Napoles would defeat RALPH CHARLES at
Wembley on March 28, 1972
ANTONIO CERVANTES would win a 15-round decision in a
Junior Welterweight bout in San Juan on March 17. 1973.
GEORGE FOREMAN and ROBERTO DURAN score K0's
in March 1974 title fights. Foreman over KEN NORTON and
Duran over ESTEBAN DEJESUS. Also, Cervantes defended
his title, and BEN VILAFLOR earned a piece of the Juniior
lightweight title.
MARCH 1975 was a busy month for champions including
newly crowned heavyweight champion MUHAMMAD ALI
takes on the old trial horse CHUCK WEPNER who knocked
Ali down in the ninth round. Ali pulled off a win when the
referee Tony Perez stopped the bout with seconds to go.
Why Perez stopped the fight when Ali was not fighting
like a newly crowned champions is not known.
1976 to 1979: There would be more title fights with the
likes of John Conteh, Eddie Gazo, Pipino Cuevas,
Larry Holmes, Maurice Hope Danny Lopes and
Carlos Zarate. It would be the March 23 rd. bout
where heavyweight champion LARRY HOLMES
would stop OSVALDO OCASIO at Las Vegas in 7-rds.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
BEFORE MUHAMMAD ALI THERE WAS WILLIE PASTRANO
WILLIE PASTRANO, MASTER OF BOXING SKILL: by Brian Zelley
As I look back into the past, I remember 1972 and the time
heavyweight Dan Wright and I visited Muhammad Ali
in his penthouse suite at the Hotel Georgie in Vancouver.
After our knock on his door, Ali stepped-out into the hall
for some brief chit chat, and I remembered the story about
how the then Cassius Clay knocked on Pastrano's door.
I relayed the story to Ali, and a big smile appeared on his
face and he invited us in to his suite for more detailed
discussions.
Photo of Ali
signed by Ali in 1972
at the Hotel Georgie
in Vancouver from
Ali to Brian Zelley,
and boxer Dan Wright
also received a copy.
But it was the discussion
about a young boxer
by the name of
Cassius Clay
knocking on
the door of boxer
Willie Patrano
that would be the
symbolic door
opener where
Dan and I were
able to enter the world of MUHAMMAD ALI.
BACK TO WHY WILLIE WAS SO IMPORTANT:
Anyone who understands Muhammad Ali would
understand why Ali would smile and be thrilled
by any discusssion of Willie Pastrano.
In fact, every would be amateur of professional boxer should
understand Pastrano's focus on boxing skill. One such article
by Willie appeared in the November 1963 issue of the magazine
"Boxing & Wrestling" by Complete Sports Publications.
The article was titled: "I Don't Take Chances" - Willie Pastrano.
The article was written after Pastrano defeated the excellent
boxer HAROLD JOHNSON, for the light-heavyweight crown.
From the article, there are a number of thoughts by Willie
that is a must read for all persons that would like to be
long time boxers with boxing moves and top rated defensive
skills:
"In my book the smart fighter knows how to make his
opponent make mistakes. There are many ways to do this and
you don't learn them by letting him take target practice on
your chin." AND
"I have always felt every fighter should be a master of defense.
The smart fighter Never tries to prove how tough he is by
taking punches" - Willie Pastrano, light-heavyweight champ, 1963.
The Lessons We Learn:
i remember reading this article so many years ago during my
boxing days and always tried to improve on the defensive skills
thanks in part to the wise words of Willie Pastrano, I fighter who
was respected highly by the great Muhammad Ali.
Passing It Forward:
Boxer Danny O'Sullivan getting a lesson from Coach Brian Zelley - Seventies
As I look back into the past, I remember 1972 and the time
heavyweight Dan Wright and I visited Muhammad Ali
in his penthouse suite at the Hotel Georgie in Vancouver.
After our knock on his door, Ali stepped-out into the hall
for some brief chit chat, and I remembered the story about
how the then Cassius Clay knocked on Pastrano's door.
I relayed the story to Ali, and a big smile appeared on his
face and he invited us in to his suite for more detailed
discussions.
Photo of Ali
signed by Ali in 1972
at the Hotel Georgie
in Vancouver from
Ali to Brian Zelley,
and boxer Dan Wright
also received a copy.
But it was the discussion
about a young boxer
by the name of
Cassius Clay
knocking on
the door of boxer
Willie Patrano
that would be the
symbolic door
opener where
Dan and I were
able to enter the world of MUHAMMAD ALI.
BACK TO WHY WILLIE WAS SO IMPORTANT:
Anyone who understands Muhammad Ali would
understand why Ali would smile and be thrilled
by any discusssion of Willie Pastrano.
In fact, every would be amateur of professional boxer should
understand Pastrano's focus on boxing skill. One such article
by Willie appeared in the November 1963 issue of the magazine
"Boxing & Wrestling" by Complete Sports Publications.
The article was titled: "I Don't Take Chances" - Willie Pastrano.
The article was written after Pastrano defeated the excellent
boxer HAROLD JOHNSON, for the light-heavyweight crown.
From the article, there are a number of thoughts by Willie
that is a must read for all persons that would like to be
long time boxers with boxing moves and top rated defensive
skills:
"In my book the smart fighter knows how to make his
opponent make mistakes. There are many ways to do this and
you don't learn them by letting him take target practice on
your chin." AND
"I have always felt every fighter should be a master of defense.
The smart fighter Never tries to prove how tough he is by
taking punches" - Willie Pastrano, light-heavyweight champ, 1963.
The Lessons We Learn:
i remember reading this article so many years ago during my
boxing days and always tried to improve on the defensive skills
thanks in part to the wise words of Willie Pastrano, I fighter who
was respected highly by the great Muhammad Ali.
Passing It Forward:
Saturday, November 12, 2011
BOXING, It happened in DECEMBER
(Emile's last defense of the Welterweight Title)
One of the top December bouts of all time could be the 1958 bout
between ARCHIE MOORE and YVONE DURELLE. But,
some other title bouts in December 1958 include:
Welterweight DON JORDAN vs VIRGIL AKINS, and
Flyweight: PASCUAL PEREZ vs D. Ursua.
Then in 1959 there was GENE FULLMER vs SPIDER WEBB and
JOE BROWN vs DAVE CHARNLEY.
THE SIZZLING SIXTIES:
There would be many major bouts in the month of December.
One that should not have been made was the bout that saw
Middleweight champion GENE FULLMER destroy the
welterweight champ BENNY KID PARET. Paret in his next
title bout would end in tragedy with EMILE GRIFFITH.
Some other bouts featuring Emile Griffith would be
Jorge Fernandez in 1962 and Manuel Gonzalez in 1965
Some of the other bouts in the Sixties would be
Joey Giardello vs Dick Tiger in 1963 and Rubin Carter in 1964.
Then there was that light-heavyweight bout TIGER vs TORRES.
THE SEVENTIES;
1975: JOHN H. STRACEY wins welterweight title with an
unexpected stoppage of champion JOSE NAPOLES. But, a
loss by Napoles should not be unexpected as he had first lost
the title in 1970 to BILLY BACKUS.
THE THIRTIES:
1930: Featherweight championship and BAT BATTALINO
over KID CHOCOLATE, and in 1933 it was the flyweights
JACKIE BROWN over GINGER FORAN in Manchester.
Friday, November 11, 2011
BOXING, It happened in November 1900 - 1929 and beyond
GREAT or INTERESTING MOMENTS: By Brian Zelley
Group photos: includes the bottom left photo that appeared in the
newspaper the "Victorian" in November 1974 that focused on
the revival of boxing in Victoria, and November 2009 photo
with a parade of ex-boxers and coaches in attendance at the
Greater Victoria Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Introduction
Throughout the many decades of boxing history, there are
many interesting stories and events that took place in the
month of November in amateur and professional boxing.
1900 to 1909:
It was November 2, 1900 when world featherweight champion
TERRY MCGOVERN recorded his fifth title defense in 1900
with a victory over Joe Bernstein.
Fast forward to 1901, and heavyweight champion J.J. JEFFRIES
stopped Gus Ruhlin on November 15th., but for featherweight
Terry McGovern after two title victories in 1901, on November 28th.
he would be stopped by challenger YOUNG CORBETT. Also, in the
bantamweight division HARRY FORBES would stop Dsm Dougherty
in two rounds in St. Louis.
1903: BOB FITZSIMMONDS made history on November 25th. when
the former heavyweight and middleweight champion won his third
title by defeating George Gardner in 20 rounds to win the
light-heavyweight title and become the first evert boxer to win
titles in three weight classes. The next great one would be
Henry Armstrong.
1906 - Heavyweight Tommy Burns would defeat Jack O'Brien,
welterweight HONEY MELLODY would defeat Joe Walcott,
and featherweight champion ABE ATTELL would earn a
victory over challenger Bill DeCoursey. However, Mellody
would lose to one a former sparring partner FRANK MANTELL
on November 1, 2007.
1908: Standout and one of the all-time great fighters in boxing,
STANLEY KETCHELL in his sixth title fight of 1908, he
would regain the title that he had previously lost to Billy Papke.
Ketchell regained the title with an 11th round KO on
November 26th. in California.
1910 to 1919 THE ACTION CONTINUES:
The key bout in November 1910 was the very
active ABE ATTELL defeating Frankie Conley.
1912 LIGHTWEIGHT SHOCKER:
It was November 28 in California when
WILLIE RITCHIE would defeat the tough
AD WOLGAST for the lightweight title.
1915 and 19165: TED "Kid" LEWIS and JACK BRITTON
After winning the welterweight title from Jack Britton
in August, two of Ted's four title defenses in 1915 took
place in November including victories over
Milburn Saylor and Jimmy Duffy.
Jack would bounce back to regain the title
and in November 1916, Britton would
face Lewis again and then defeat one
Charley White in Boxton on November 21st.
THE ROARING TWENTIES 1920 to 1929:
1920: Lightweight Champion BENNY LEONARD
would stop Joe Welling in the 14th round.
1921: JOHNNY DUNDEE would defeat George
KO Chaney in a junior lightweight title fight and
in the bantamweight division JOHNNY BUFF
would defend against a young Jack Sharkey.
Fast forward to 1925, and the great HARRY GREB was
still winning when he defeated one Tony Marullo in
New Orleans by earning a 15-round decision.
And in 1926 the junior-lightweight champion TOD MORGAN
would beat Carl Duane by decision in New York. In 1927,
Canada's FRENCHY BELLANGER would earn the vacant
NBA Flyweight title with a victory over Frankie Genaro in
a bout staged in Toronto.
BEYOND 1929:
Remember when DICK TIGER stopped ROGER ROUSE
in a light-heavyweight title fight - November 17, 1967.
Remember when JIM WATT stopped SEAN O'GRADY
in a lightweight bout in Glasgow, November 1980.
NOVEMBER 18, 1960: Eder Jofre stops Eloy Sanchez
in a bantamweight bout at Los Angeles.
NOVEMBER 20, 1942:
Willie Pep defeats Chalky Wright for the Featherweight title.
Group photos: includes the bottom left photo that appeared in the
newspaper the "Victorian" in November 1974 that focused on
the revival of boxing in Victoria, and November 2009 photo
with a parade of ex-boxers and coaches in attendance at the
Greater Victoria Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Introduction
Throughout the many decades of boxing history, there are
many interesting stories and events that took place in the
month of November in amateur and professional boxing.
1900 to 1909:
It was November 2, 1900 when world featherweight champion
TERRY MCGOVERN recorded his fifth title defense in 1900
with a victory over Joe Bernstein.
Fast forward to 1901, and heavyweight champion J.J. JEFFRIES
stopped Gus Ruhlin on November 15th., but for featherweight
Terry McGovern after two title victories in 1901, on November 28th.
he would be stopped by challenger YOUNG CORBETT. Also, in the
bantamweight division HARRY FORBES would stop Dsm Dougherty
in two rounds in St. Louis.
1903: BOB FITZSIMMONDS made history on November 25th. when
the former heavyweight and middleweight champion won his third
title by defeating George Gardner in 20 rounds to win the
light-heavyweight title and become the first evert boxer to win
titles in three weight classes. The next great one would be
Henry Armstrong.
1906 - Heavyweight Tommy Burns would defeat Jack O'Brien,
welterweight HONEY MELLODY would defeat Joe Walcott,
and featherweight champion ABE ATTELL would earn a
victory over challenger Bill DeCoursey. However, Mellody
would lose to one a former sparring partner FRANK MANTELL
on November 1, 2007.
1908: Standout and one of the all-time great fighters in boxing,
STANLEY KETCHELL in his sixth title fight of 1908, he
would regain the title that he had previously lost to Billy Papke.
Ketchell regained the title with an 11th round KO on
November 26th. in California.
1910 to 1919 THE ACTION CONTINUES:
The key bout in November 1910 was the very
active ABE ATTELL defeating Frankie Conley.
1912 LIGHTWEIGHT SHOCKER:
It was November 28 in California when
WILLIE RITCHIE would defeat the tough
AD WOLGAST for the lightweight title.
1915 and 19165: TED "Kid" LEWIS and JACK BRITTON
After winning the welterweight title from Jack Britton
in August, two of Ted's four title defenses in 1915 took
place in November including victories over
Milburn Saylor and Jimmy Duffy.
Jack would bounce back to regain the title
and in November 1916, Britton would
face Lewis again and then defeat one
Charley White in Boxton on November 21st.
THE ROARING TWENTIES 1920 to 1929:
1920: Lightweight Champion BENNY LEONARD
would stop Joe Welling in the 14th round.
1921: JOHNNY DUNDEE would defeat George
KO Chaney in a junior lightweight title fight and
in the bantamweight division JOHNNY BUFF
would defend against a young Jack Sharkey.
Fast forward to 1925, and the great HARRY GREB was
still winning when he defeated one Tony Marullo in
New Orleans by earning a 15-round decision.
And in 1926 the junior-lightweight champion TOD MORGAN
would beat Carl Duane by decision in New York. In 1927,
Canada's FRENCHY BELLANGER would earn the vacant
NBA Flyweight title with a victory over Frankie Genaro in
a bout staged in Toronto.
BEYOND 1929:
Remember when DICK TIGER stopped ROGER ROUSE
in a light-heavyweight title fight - November 17, 1967.
Remember when JIM WATT stopped SEAN O'GRADY
in a lightweight bout in Glasgow, November 1980.
NOVEMBER 18, 1960: Eder Jofre stops Eloy Sanchez
in a bantamweight bout at Los Angeles.
NOVEMBER 20, 1942:
Willie Pep defeats Chalky Wright for the Featherweight title.
CANADIAN BOXING CHAMPIONS, flyweight to lightweight
THE STORY OF THE LIGHTER WEIGHTS: by brian zelley
Introduction
Looking back through the pages of Canadian boxing history,
one of the original greats would be GEORGE DIXON. But,
this story looks back at some of the flyweight to lightweight
Canadian boxing champions.
However, the sport of boxing has not been free of tragedy
in these weight divisions such as the case of lightweight
CLEVELAND DENNY and his fatal bout in 1980
with G. HART.
However, the sport of boxing has not been free of tragedy
in these weight divisions such as the case of lightweight
CLEVELAND DENNY and his fatal bout in 1980
with G. HART.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
CANADIAN WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS
CANADA's WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONS: By Brian Zelley
- A LOOK AT: Donato Paduano and Clyde Gray -
(Two outstanding Canadian welterweights that shaped the Seventies)
- A LOOK AT: Donato Paduano and Clyde Gray -
(Two outstanding Canadian welterweights that shaped the Seventies)
Going back to the Thirties, some names of interest are Sammy Luftspring
and Frankie Genovese. Fast forward to the Sixties and Seventies and
some names of interest include Joey Durelle, Donato Paduano, and
Clyde Gray. Other champions would follow in the Eighties and Nineties
such as Ricky Anderson and Donnie Poole.
But there have been many other names in the welterweight division
such as Gale Kerwin, Armand Savoie, Johnny Greco, and Gordon
Wallace.
DONATO PADUANO
Looking back to 1967, I remember
Donato Paduano as an amateur
boxer from Montreal that
participated in that great 1967
International Diamond Belt
Centennial Championships
held in Vancouver with the
great ROCKY MARCIANO
as the guest referee.
Fast forward to 1968 and PADUANO
would be a member of the Canadian
Olympic boxing team along with DICK FINDLAY and WALTER HENRY.
DONATO PAUDUANO would turn pro boxer in 1968 and quickly
move up the ranks under the management of ROGER LARIVEE.
In December 1969, Donato would win the Canadian Welterweight
title with a victory over JOEY DURELLE.
He would compete until 1980 and along the way he would face the
likes of Emile Griffith, Ken Buchanan, Clyde Gray, Fernand Marcotte,
and Marcel Cerdan Jr.
CLYDE GRAY
Looking back on the
life and times of Clyde,
I remember his best
from his appearance
in Vancouver in 1972
when he faced Houston
boxer Manny Gonzalez.
The bout was a semi-main event of the card of
MUHAMMAD ALI - GEORGE CHUVALO.
That important victory over the veteran
Manuel Gonzalez who had once defeated
the great EMILE GRIFFITH was an
important step towards the world title fight
with JOSE NAPOLES.
Clyde was managed by IRV UNGERMAN
who also managed George Chuvalo and
Stewart Gray. He was trained byTeddy McWhorter and Lee Black.
From 1968 to 1980, Clyde would face many Canadian boxers such as:
A. Sparks, Dave Hilton, Don Ross, Lawrence Hafey and Chris Clarke.
Also, many other top ranked fighters and champions such as:
Pete Ranzany, Pipino Cuevaz, Angel Espada, Bunny Grant,
Eddie Perkins, and Armando Muniz and the rest is history.
DONATO PADUANO
Donato Paduano as an amateur
boxer from Montreal that
participated in that great 1967
International Diamond Belt
Centennial Championships
held in Vancouver with the
great ROCKY MARCIANO
as the guest referee.
Fast forward to 1968 and PADUANO
would be a member of the Canadian
Olympic boxing team along with DICK FINDLAY and WALTER HENRY.
move up the ranks under the management of ROGER LARIVEE.
In December 1969, Donato would win the Canadian Welterweight
title with a victory over JOEY DURELLE.
He would compete until 1980 and along the way he would face the
likes of Emile Griffith, Ken Buchanan, Clyde Gray, Fernand Marcotte,
and Marcel Cerdan Jr.
CLYDE GRAY
life and times of Clyde,
I remember his best
from his appearance
in Vancouver in 1972
when he faced Houston
boxer Manny Gonzalez.
MUHAMMAD ALI - GEORGE CHUVALO.
That important victory over the veteran
Manuel Gonzalez who had once defeated
the great EMILE GRIFFITH was an
important step towards the world title fight
with JOSE NAPOLES.
Clyde was managed by IRV UNGERMAN
who also managed George Chuvalo and
Stewart Gray. He was trained byTeddy McWhorter and Lee Black.
From 1968 to 1980, Clyde would face many Canadian boxers such as:
A. Sparks, Dave Hilton, Don Ross, Lawrence Hafey and Chris Clarke.
Also, many other top ranked fighters and champions such as:
Pete Ranzany, Pipino Cuevaz, Angel Espada, Bunny Grant,
Eddie Perkins, and Armando Muniz and the rest is history.
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