RIP Frankie The Surgeon Randall
Another in a long line of give all warriors who seemed to burn at both ends career wise has heard his final 10 count this day. Truly hits home. He'll be remembered as the overlooked and underrated battler who did what so many thought impossible at the time..handing a ring legend JC Chavez his first official trip to the canvas and first official defeat. Just a beautiful fight. But Randall had long proven to be a tried and true hard fast boxer-puncher with brutal rivalries v the likes of Primo Ramos, Edwin Rosario, Freddie Pendleton among others and went in a 18-1 underdog but clearly had set a boxer-puncher game plan with Chavez. Randall had some real tough luck in and out of the ring, some of the latter his own doing in last years of a dwindling career. He flukishly lost and then regained the title with a trilogy v Juan M Coggi from Argentina in between. He and Chavez had the immediate rematch and to this day I will always believe he was on his way to another more convincing victory before a grand Vegas screw job. He and Chavez battered one another with tremendous body work and it was Randall growing stronger and visibly rocking Chavez before a sudden clash of heads in the 8th round saw Chavez cut and Randall deducted a point..for an 'accidental' headbutt and that was the difference in Chavez reclaiming the belt by tech decision. There would be no needed immediate rematch this time though. Chavez would go another 10 long years before squaring off with Randall who by that time had been in hard battles on and off with substances and riding a severe losing streak at the tail end of career. It all caught up very badly with him in his last years suffering pugilistic dementia and Parkinson’s and residing in a nursing home until his death. Guys like Frankie tend to go by the wayside when fans talk top stars or all time greats etc. We get stuck on "names" and lose stories. But make no mistake he was a helluva fighter through and through. No frills, no ego or phony diva flash just a plain spoken man with a Southern drawl who earned his place and earned respect. Rest easy Champion and thank you for the memories.
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You're right about how easy it is to forget about fighters. RIP.
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Oh I remember Frankie Randall handing JCC his first ever loss. Understandably (or maybe not), JCC was anything but gracious and conceding after the loss. I guess you gotta be in those same 89-0 shoes to fully understand.
R.I.P., Frankie.
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Who would have thought that a man iced by Primo Ramos , would go on to be the first to beat JCC.
Brilliant fighter R.I.P Champ.
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Just watched the highlights of that fight - had forgotten how great a battle it was.
This was at the peak of my years as a fan of the sport where I knew all the champs at all weights and I was stunned when Chavez lost and remember telling mates at university who just looked at me blankly having no idea who JCC was at all. Oh to have been on this forum then - ok small issue is we would've needed this thing called the internet....
RIP Frankie, gone way too soon
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Frankie Randall gave Chavez hell, brilliant boxer in those fights and very humble considering they tried everything to steal the fights from him.
RIP Champ and thanks for the memories.
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Solid boxer. @Spicoli reminded me he was more than the guy who 1st beat JCC. He handled his business well.
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Thats a top notch find on career progression and footage! Well put together. Had no idea of circumstances surrounding Fuentes fight and basically court ordered in plea deal. It’s really understated how blatantly screwed over in broad daylight Randall was with Jcc rematch and Coggi I. Thanks for the vid.
