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pero no encuentro video.
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el negro fue heavy. un dub ante lamatta es mas que un poco dificil.
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Claro que si, Lamotta tenia una quijada fuerte tambien. Encontre un articulo bueno de Basora...Originally posted by baya View Post
Y un periodico viejo...
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"He hits harder with either hand than any man in the ring today." Brix said. "When he hits them right they remain unconscious for a half an hour or more. And he throws those punches absolutely straight -- no swings or telegraphs."
Diablo!
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Karma Verdoza! Thanks for the articles!Originally posted by SnakeVen0m View PostClaro que si, Lamotta tenia una quijada fuerte tambien. Encontre un articulo bueno de Basora...
Y un periodico viejo...
Me gusto esto...
"He hits harder with either hand than any man in the ring today." Brix said. "When he hits them right they remain unconscious for a half an hour or more. And he throws those punches absolutely straight -- no swings or telegraphs."
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Well written and fun to read article!
Wow!Then, on May 14, 1945, Basora fought to a 10-round draw with the greatest prizefighter to ever walk the earth. Sugar Ray Robinson, a 7 to 1 favorite, entered the ring with only a loss to Jake LaMotta tarnishing his 54-1 record. Basora and Robinson met at Convention Hall in Philadelphia in front of over 14,600 spectators. Robinson built up an early lead against Basora with his flashy combinations, but began to wilt from a body attack that had him sagging in the fifth round. Basora pressured Robinson throughout the fight, used head movement and feints to avoid blows, and surprised the crowd with his boxing skills. The fight was up for grabs going into the final round. “A spirited 10th round rally by Robinson failed to pull the bout out of the fire,” reported the newswires. “He caught Basora with sharp lefts and rights and gained the round which save him from a defeat.” An unpopular draw was announced.
Incredible!The truth of the matter is that Basora, a hard punching pressure fighter with a long jab, was ducked by some of the best boxers of his era. (An exception, of course, is Jake LaMotta, whose grim willingness to fight nearly anyone at any time bordered on pathological.) Dozens of legends have been spun around the often specious claim of being “ducked,” but in this case, some “proof,” albeit circumstantial, actually exists. Natural matchups with the likes of Rocky Graziano, Steve Belloise, and Ernie Vigh never materialized, and one contender, The Cocoa Kid, flat out refused to appear for his match with Basora. In addition, Sugar Ray Robinson pulled out of three scheduled matches with Basora before their first fight, and waited five more years to offer him a rematch despite the fact that nearly 15,000 fans attended their first match in Philadelphia. (Incredibly, Sugar Ray even delayed the second fight in 1950. He was fined $1,000 by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission for his vanishing act.) A rematch in Madison Square Garden would have been a natural. Imagine the angles: two New Yorkers headlining, one, Basora, with a dedicated Puerto Rican following; the other, streaking Sugar Ray Robinson, facing only the second man he was unable to subdue in 56 fights.Comment
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dat ni99a right there!
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he puts it on trinidad and cotto.Comment
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Originally posted by baya View Post
I havent heard any Puertorican talk about him til now, any other info on him????Comment
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