Good fighters I saw on b/w tv in the 60's

[Andyland]

Some of the fighters I remember from years past who were good but not great they were staples on the Friday night fights


Following are some names I remember seeing fight way back when

All were good or better but not great.

Perhaps someone else has something to add about them


Chico Vejar
Vince Martinez
Virgil Akins
Rory Calhoun
Yama Bahama
Holly Mims
Henry Hank
Yama Bahama
Don Jordan
Bud Smith
Paolo Rosi
Alex Miteff
Bud Smith
Don Jordan
Alex Miteff
Paolo Rosi

[Ray Corso]

The fighter with the most TV appearances then was Gaspar Ortega, he might still hold that record!!!
Smith, Mims and Vejar are a few of my favorites, I got to meet Chico back in the day and Gaspar was a friend of my families! Knew him when I was 12yrs old and some 20 years later he handled a few of my fighters then 15 years after that became the head trainer at one of the gyms I started in Hamden Ct.

Unfortunetly the TV shows started to effect the live gates and in time the live shows suffered from boxing being over exposed on TV! It became harder and harder to develop a young fighter as the local shows became fewer and that problem is very much the reason that boxing has fallen off the local level scenes! It hurts the sport more than any other reason. Ray