Comments Thread For: Philippines Marks The 29th Anniversary of Elorde's Death

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Our nation and people who often need to be reminded about the heroes of our time who have passed away, will mark the 29th death anniversary of unquestionably the finest gentlemen who ever laced a pair of gloves and became a world champion from the Philippines – Gabriel “Flash” Elorde.

To us he will always be remembered as a beloved friend whose humility and soft-spoken manner were a tribute to a fighter who reigned as world junior lightweight champion for almost seven-and-a-half years and always fought the best in his weight division when multiple world organizations and numerous titles eroded the true worth of a championship belt.
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[Hougigo]

RIP champ, one of the greats

[Street]

Never heard of him. And why diss Mayweather? Also, nice article but there is no mention to his pro record.

[PunchyPotorff]

Never heard of him. And why diss Mayweather? Also, nice article but there is no mention to his pro record.

I think the writer is just bringing out the fact that Floydie talks about the shoulder roll like he invented it. The writer was just mentioning that Elorde did it with great success, as did several back in the 40s-60s. I don't think he was being disrespectful to Floydie.

Flash had something like a 90-30 record and fought from about 1950 to 1970. Dad got me started watching him in the 60s. He was in alotta tough fights.