Bobby Chacon: 1. 95. The Ring. Bobby Chacon (L) goes toe to toe with ring rival Rafael . Their fourth match, won by Chacon, was THE RING's Fight of the Year for 1. Two- division champion and 2. International Boxing Hall of Fame enshrinee Bobby Chacon, whose dramatic late- career heroics resulted in back- to- back Fights of the Year against Rafael “Bazooka” Limon and Cornelius Boza- Edwards, died Wednesday morning at age 6. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Chacon fell and struck his head in a Hemet care facility and died of his injuries. During his 1. 6- year career Chacon compiled a 5. Limon (twice), Boza- Edwards, Danny Lopez, Ruben Olivares (in the third of their three fights), Chucho Castillo, Alfredo Marcano, Freddie Roach and Arturo Frias. In the years following his retirement in 1. The first video clip (L) of the 1st Cavalry Division, is a film of the amphibious beachhead landing at Pohangdong, Korea. An animated map of South Korea depicts.In October 1953, the Table of Organization for the 1st Cavalry Division Band was downsized from the authorized ninety-six to forty-eight troopers. Chacon’s health and quality of life spiraled downward. Ravaged by the effects of dementia pugilistica, Chacon returned to the substance abuse that marked his earlier life and was so financially strapped that , according to a 2. HBO’s Real Sports, he lived in a flop house and collected recyclable cans to help make ends meet. Despite his difficulties, Chacon, though clearly compromised physically, continued to smile his megawatt smile and, at least in public, exude his typical captivating charm. While Chacon’s post- boxing life was filled with tragedy — which included the gang- related slaying of his 1. Bobby Jr. According to the Boxrec Encyclopedia, an investigation into Chacon’s use of narcotics initially denied him an amateur license but once he secured access to the ring his natural fighting skills enabled him to win Diamond Belts in 1. National Golden Gloves during both years. Bangor Mayors all photos are watermarked and may not be used for profit, please feel free to share but link back to this site or credit lennonwylie - thank you. Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati; United States of America - Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland premieres. Custer Survivors in Little Bighorn Folklore Compiled By Michael L. Before the smoke could clear at the Little Bighorn a great number of men. Astrology: Robin Williams, born July 21, 1951 in Chicago (IL), Horoscope, astrological portrait, dominant planets, birth data, heights, and interactive chart. Directed by Michael Gordon. With Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders, Sam Jaffe. A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the. Because the 2. 0- year- old turned pro while attending California State University in Northridge, Chacon was nicknamed “Schoolboy” by veteran publicist Bill Caplan. His dazzling smile and magnetic charm attracted female fans while his breathtaking skill made believers of the men. Chacon won his first 1. Tury “The Fury” Pineda and former bantamweight champion Castillo. The latter fight earned Chacon a showdown with another former bantamweight king in the 7. Olivares, who had lost two fights to Rafael Herrera but was coming off a two- round destruction of Art Hafey. This fight for the North American Boxing Federation featherweight title drew a raucous crowd of 1. Forum in Inglewood and in the first two rounds Chacon appeared up to the task. But Olivares’ legendary power turned the fight starting in round three and he dominated the action for the remainder of the contest. A knockdown early in the ninth led to a such a pummeling that Chacon’s manager, Joe Ponce, asked referee Dick Young to stop the fight between rounds nine and 1. The loss had no bearing on Chacon’s star power and after scoring four straight knockout wins Chacon was paired with another rising star in the 2. Danny “Little Red” Lopez, who came into the fight with a spectacular 2. This time Chacon was ready for the big stage and thanks to right hands that landed with unerring accuracy Chacon built a commanding lead on the scorecards before ending matters with several more rights early in round nine. The Lopez triumph earned the third- rated Chacon a crack at the vacant WBC featherweight title against former 1. Alfredo Marcano. The WBC stripped Eder Jofre after Jofre’s management team failed to reach an agreement to fight Marcano, a skilled 5. The taller Chacon, a 1. A right uppercut- left hook- right uppercut combination floored Marcano in the ninth and though the Venezuelan arose at nine, referee Ray Solis stopped the contest at the 2: 1. Less than three months shy of his 2. Chacon had the world at his feet. He was young, handsome, successful and at the pinnacle of his chosen profession. He followed the Marcano triumph with a two- round knockout over Jesus Estrada in March 1. Olivares, the only man to have beaten him to this point. For reasons only known to Chacon, he fully indulged in the party life and allowed his weight to get wildly out of control. As the fight neared Chacon desperately tried to drop a minimum of 1. The good news was that Chacon made the weight but the bad news was that he badly overdid it. A skeletal Chacon scaled a full pound- and- a- half under the featherweight limit while a fit and motivated Olivares weighed a healthy 1. The 1. 8,7. 70 fans that poured into the Forum generated a California- record $4. Rockabye Ruben” uncorked an overhand right followed by a vicious left uppercut- right cross that floored Chacon in round two. The listless Chacon slowly arose at seven but a follow- up flurry on the ropes scored a second knockdown. Again up at seven, Chacon tried to fight back but Olivares fearlessly bombed away until referee Larry Rozadilla pulled away the rampaging “Puas” at the 2: 2. Just like that, Chacon was a former champion — and a battered one at that. This was the starting point for what would become a seven- year quest to regain what he lost that night against Olivares. He not only thirsted for another championship belt, he also wanted to regain his sense of self- respect. The road he traveled was pock- marked with challenges. Two fights after losing to Olivares, Chacon lost a shocking 1. Mexicali to an unheralded 2. Rafael “Bazooka” Limon, a wild- swinging brawler who loved to pound opponents’ ribcages and, whenever possible, bend the rules to their breaking point. Neither man knew it at the time, but their paths would cross again. Less than three months later Chacon stumbled again, this time by split decision to the 1. Arturo Leon, who used that victory to justify a title shot against WBC super featherweight titlist Alexis Arguello three fights later. Leon took Arguello the 1. Four victories later Chacon and Limon met for the second time, this time at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. An accidental butt ripped open a fight- ending gash over Limon’s right eye in round seven and because Chacon was leading on all scorecards the fight was declared a technical draw. Seven months after the Limon rematch, Chacon earned his first crack at redemption against Arguello, who, since turning away Leon, had stopped Limon on cuts and scored an action- packed 1. KO over Alfredo Escalera, the man from whom Arguello won the WBC 1. Chacon acquitted himself well in the early rounds and even stunned the Nicaraguan in round four with a pair of looping rights. But “The Explosive Thin Man” rebounded in round six by hammering Chacon about the ring and opening a two- inch long cut near the corner of the challenger’s right eye. Still, entering the seventh, Chacon clung to a one- point lead on two scorecards. But it was not to be. Arguello hurt Chacon with a big left hand that prompted the challenger to take a voluntary knockdown. Chacon got up and lasted the rest of the round, but between rounds the ringside physician examined the cut and deemed it too dangerous to continue. Less than four months later Limon re- entered Chacon’s life and the rugged Mexican made that life a living hell for those 4. Forum ring. Limon’s blows opened cuts over both eyes and registered a seventh- round knockdown and at fight’s end his face was unmarked. But while Chacon looked every bit the loser, two of the judges, referee John Thomas and jurist Frank Rustich, overruled Marty Denkin and declared Chacon the winner. The outrage was such that Limon, not Chacon, was given a crack at Arguello’s vacated belt against Venezuelan Idelfonso Bethelmy in December 1. TKO in round 1. 5. Meanwhile, Chacon soldiered on. Following KO wins of Roberto Garcia and Leon Smith, Chacon’s third title shot was at hand. This time the opponent was Cornelius Boza- Edwards, a British- based Ugandan southpaw who dethroned Limon two months earlier. Just like his previous title shot against Arguello Chacon performed well in the early rounds but Boza- Edwards’ youth and strength gradually emptied the challenger’s gas tank to the point that he couldn’t come out for the 1. While Chacon was down narrowly on Lou Tabat’s scorecard (1. Duane Ford, 1. 27- 1. Joe Swessel). By this point Chacon’s quest appeared a quixotic one, especially to onetime childhood sweetheart and now- wife Valerie. Her reasoning appeared sound: Her husband of nearly 1. She worried about Bobby’s long- term health and, starting with the third Limon fight, she begged him to stop boxing. This was ironic given that Valerie was the one who convinced Bobby to start boxing in the first place. But Bobby, convinced he wasn’t through yet, continued to fight on. Valerie, now desperate, attempted to kill herself with an overdose of sleeping pills early in 1. Valerie’s mother found her in time and recovered after having her stomach pumped. Chacon, who was training for a Feb. Renan Marota, wasn’t told of the suicide attempt. After Chacon disposed of Marota in eight rounds he signed to fight Salvador Ugalde in Sacramento on March 1. The day before the fight, Valerie picked up a gun and killed herself. The mother of three children, aged 1. The promoter offered Chacon the chance to cancel the fight but the fighter, though racked with grief and guilt, chose to fight on.“It was the only way I could keep my mind together,” Chacon told the New York Times. He dropped Ugalde with a right hand in round two and scored a second knockdown in the third with another right before the fight was stopped later in the round. The purse: $6,0. 00.“I wanted to end it early,” Chacon said. I’ve got to keep on fighting, to go through with my career. Boxing, I’m going to treat like another marriage.”Chacon returned to the ring May 4 and scored an eighth round knockout of Rosendo Ramirez and he followed with a revenge 1. Leon, his third and fourth consecutive fights staged in Sacramento. The combination of his heart- wrenching story and his recent ring success garnered him a fourth opportunity to successfully complete his quest for redemption. To achieve that goal, he’ll have to go through a familiar nemesis.
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