In the 1970s the featherweight wars were montly in Los Angeles. I have seen many of these fights and would have loved to have seen them live. Mexican and Chicano fighters were on fire in LA at the time and they had great fights every month or so.
The fighters were a whos who of 1970s featherweights. Danny Lopez, Clemente Sanchez, Kuniaki Shibata, Rafael Herrara, Bobby Chacon, Jose Legra, Chucho Castillo, Ruben Olivares and Alexis Arguello to name a few and an abundance of Mexican prospects. These fighters were matched every was possible and put on some great fights. The fans were wild and would throw bottles if a non mexican got the nod over a Mexican. The atmosphere was hostile but electric.
Below is the best I have seen but will share more when I watch more old tapes.
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For the US championship and the newly created 'City title', this was the fight everyone was waiting on. Two years in the making, the two combatants do not let the packed house down as they go at it hammer and thong. Controlling the action in mid-ring and utilizing the newly acquired body shots painfully learned in the Olivares fight, Chacon only falters in two rounds with Lopez pinning him against the ropes and letting loose with his full arsenal. Chacon weathers the attack and finally cuts loose at the beginning of the 9th finishing Lopez off at :48 seconds of the round. Could it get any better?
The fighters were a whos who of 1970s featherweights. Danny Lopez, Clemente Sanchez, Kuniaki Shibata, Rafael Herrara, Bobby Chacon, Jose Legra, Chucho Castillo, Ruben Olivares and Alexis Arguello to name a few and an abundance of Mexican prospects. These fighters were matched every was possible and put on some great fights. The fans were wild and would throw bottles if a non mexican got the nod over a Mexican. The atmosphere was hostile but electric.
Below is the best I have seen but will share more when I watch more old tapes.
vs
For the US championship and the newly created 'City title', this was the fight everyone was waiting on. Two years in the making, the two combatants do not let the packed house down as they go at it hammer and thong. Controlling the action in mid-ring and utilizing the newly acquired body shots painfully learned in the Olivares fight, Chacon only falters in two rounds with Lopez pinning him against the ropes and letting loose with his full arsenal. Chacon weathers the attack and finally cuts loose at the beginning of the 9th finishing Lopez off at :48 seconds of the round. Could it get any better?
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