jo jo guerra
the judge who voted 118-110, jo jo guerra, was from monterrey, mexico. as a young man he went to chicago for work, and in his spare time, he went to a boxing gym. one day his idol, sugar ray robinson, came into the gym. robinson was preparing for a fight and needed a sparring partner - specifically he needed someone smaller and faster. guerra was chosen to spar with the legendary champion. he could hardly breathe he was so excited. guerra sparred two rounds with the Sugar Man, and never forgot it. He told the story every chance he got, as he grew older and became a boxing judge. Thus, when he was asked to judge the Leonard-Hagler fight, he was honored, because the new Sugar Ray reminded him of his idol.
When Guerra scored it 118-110 for Leonard, he was honoring his idol.
Olympian Found Unconscious
Bantamweight Gary Russell Jr. will miss the Olympics after collapsing while trying to make weight, leaving the American boxing team without one of its top medal hopes.
The two-time national champion was found unconscious and severely dehydrated early Friday morning, U.S. coach Dan Campbell said. Russell's roommate, light flyweight Luis Yanez, alerted the American coaches shortly after Russell returned from a run in a final effort to reach his 119-pound weight limit. Medical personnel at the athletes' village rehydrated Russell. The 20-year-old boxer wasn't hospitalized and rested Friday, unable to participate with his teammates in the pre-Olympic weigh-in.
Russell, Jr. won bronze as a 17-year-old bantamweight (54kg/119 lbs) at the 2005 World Championships and reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 World Championships. Russell will need surgery on his right shoulder after the Games.
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I scored the fight for Leonard 116-112 at the time.
But every time I've watched it since, as referee Richard Steele says, "it gets closer."
I call bullshit. I go to at least 6-7 other forums and this guy is a member at ALL OF THEM. He makes the same exact threads on all of them, word for word. After I just googled him, he made this exact thread on like 20 forums. It's not but a marketing ploy. Nobody has that much time on their hands.
it's nothing more than introducing a worthy topic to a worthy audience. threads about leonard and hagler are common. a book about the two fighters ought to be of interest.
Hagler looked like Hooded Death when he entered for Leonard.
Edwin Starr's "War" was the music.
Hagler's face was hidden deep in his hooded robe. Scary. Leonard didn't look.
i read of a similar agreement in Clay Moyle's book about Sam Langford.
Langford was fighting Jack Blackburn in 1905 - Blackburn had dysentery - neither one wanted to lose the payday - so they danced for four rounds - until the referee declared 'no contest'.
That one was the funniest of all time.
Also this one was hilarious:
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46662&highlight=Lacy+DiegoFuego
DiegoFuego at his best!
Margarito could beat everyone at 154 and everyone but Pavlik at 160
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214902