~ CutMeMick visits the 'World Boxing Hall of Fame 2007'(lots of pictures & Vid.)

What's going on fellas it's your bwoy CutMeMick coming to you from Los Angeles, CA.


Well as some of you may know today is the 28th Annual World Boxing Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. I will not be able to attend the ceremony tonight. However I was able to make it out there to the memorabilia trading show. Where to start?

I'll start off by saying WOW! what a treat it was to be able to shake hands and meet and talk to some of these great guys who were all friendly and very good to talk to. I walked around the rooom and there was about 17 stands where people were selling some great stuff there. I'm not big on buying things I rather have them signed myself. So for the most part I had my own things with me that I wanted to get signed.

This years inductees were:

Ricardo 'Finito' Lopez
Alvaro 'Yaqui' Lopez
Larry 'Easton Assasin' Holmes
Gerald McClellan
Efren 'Alacran' Torres

Unfortunately at the singning the present ones were 'Finito' Lopez & 'Yaqui' Lopez. I belive the others will arrive at the time of ceremony with the exception of Gerald McClellan.
It was great to be able to share a couple of words with these guys and definetly one of the highlights for me as a fan.

I'll just starts posting pictures and take it from there.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 8)

I'll start off with my personal favorite part of the whole thing.

This stand that was put there in memory of Diego 'Chico' Corrales.
On display were his shoes, lots of his robes, gloves, trunks and his IBA Belt among other things.
His wife was great and very friendly and all the people there did a great job for DIego.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgy1Rj3CPSk

Heres another video I took early in the day. What I did is I walked down a line and named every person that was there.

Just in case you can't hear me here they are in order:

Mando Ramos
Jeff Chandler
George Benton
Ernie Terrell
Bobby Chacon
Gaspar Ortega
Joe Cortez (Watch for the famous line) ;)
Bobby Watts (More known for being the 1st to defeat Hagler)
Lou Filipo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEOHuvsVQuA

:coolclick:, good stuff mate, loved the Cortez quip :P

Did little Alden go, I'll coolclick you for a week if you got a shot with him :laugh:

I'll start off with some pictures of the program

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

:coolclick:, good stuff mate, loved the Cortez quip :P

Did little Alden go, I'll coolclick you for a week if you got a shot with him :laugh:

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CC#1262 bilbs... Sorry! man I've let you down I didn't get a pic. with the kid. But it wasn't all my fault, I don't think he went to this particualr part of the event. :(

Right as you walk in heres the 1st thing you see.

Great frames IMO, pretty expensive also but if you got the money I guess it's worth it.
Great designs, very well done and the way it's all put together looks great.

Heres some great pictures of Diego Corrales shoes, IBA Belt and his robes.

I was able to touch his shoes and his robes, as I said all the Family & Friends that were there on behalf of 'Chico' are great people.
I shared with them my story on how I ended up ringside at Corrales vs. JLC I in their memorable fight. They couldn't believe me, one of the guys there was real cool. I told 'em that it was just ment to be for me to have been there that night and that I will forever remember Corrales.

Sounds like you're living the dream right there mate, a real fan's day, even if it is the boxers themselves getting inducted. CC.

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Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Sounds like you're living the dream right there mate, a real fan's day, even if it is the boxers themselves getting inducted. CC.

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CC#693 superheavy.
Thanks man, and belive me man I probably won't sleep well for about a week.

Also thanks for the Rd. by Rd. as always. :)

I had a chance to meet a man by the name of Allen S. Rosenfeld who is the author of the book Charley Burley.
Very interesting man, he said he lived with Charley for about 6 years. and he talked good about the guy. He said Charley was a very good fighter and askesd him 'Was Charley as good as people say?" His answer was "Yes, on his best day he could beat anyone he was that good at his best".
It was a good talk and I learned a lot from Allen about Charley.

Alright I'm gonna shift gears here and get into some boxers pictures and autographs.

Heres a fight poster I had put away.

The poster is of Carlos Palomino vs. Armando Muniz II from 1978 for the WBC Welterweight title. Palomino was working on his 7th defense of the title and had previously beaten Muniz in a back and forth battle where both fighters hit the canvas. This time around Palomino was able to win more deceisevly. I already had the Palomino signature but just couldn't get the Muniz one until today.

Heres a closer shot of the Carlos Palomino sig.

CC Mick. Thank for sharing your experience, some of the stories you heard must have been great. As for Charley Burley, he was a excellent fighter in an era of great fighters and he is often overlooked. He beat a lot of very good fighters like Zivic and Cocoa Kid and lost to a young Ezzard Chares, but in his prime I think he would have beaten Charles. Nice to see the display for Chico too, must have been tough for his family but Im sure theyre warriors too.

That's it? I want to see more :(
Great Job. CC 1989.
I enjoyed the video tour. Thank you for taking the time to shoot this and share it with the less fortunate.
;)
And thanks for the photos too.
;)

Heres a closer shot of the Armando Muniz sig.

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Originally Posted by Danny_G

That's it? I want to see more :(
Great Job. CC 1989.
I enjoyed the video tour. Thank you for taking the time to shoot this and share it with the less fortunate.
;)
And thanks for the photos too.
;)

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Nope, I got lot's more...

Sorry I'm taking long... I drove to pick up stix to grab something to eat before the fight starts. ;)

but Im ready now.
CC has been returned. ;)

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Originally Posted by BoomBoom

CC Mick. Thank for sharing your experience, some of the stories you heard must have been great. As for Charley Burley, he was a excellent fighter in an era of great fighters and he is often overlooked. He beat a lot of very good fighters like Zivic and Cocoa Kid and lost to a young Ezzard Chares, but in his prime I think he would have beaten Charles. Nice to see the display for Chico too, must have been tough for his family but Im sure theyre warriors too.

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Thanks BoomBoom CC has been returned.

Yes the stories were great.

:coolclick: Good stuff CuteMick..

Hope you have fun...make sure you stay outta the men's room stalls with the video camera...now I know, I know that you're gonna be tempted...but we here at saddo's would hate for any...ahem...inappropriate or lewd acts...as someone such as yourself might lable them...well...we'd hate for a representative of the company to...ahem...well...get into any...errrrrrrrmmmmm...trouble...

ALRIGHT LOOK GOTDAMMIT!!! NO BLOWING ANY RETIRED BOXERS FOR ANY MORE PHOTO'S OF YOU IN THOSE FUCKIN SHADES!!!

There...I said it.

That being said...enjoy yourself...in your own special way. ;D Heh heh heh.

The 1st picture is Me and Armando Muniz.
I had some time to ask him about his 2 fights against 'Mantequilla' Napoles. He had some very interestiing things to say.
I won't post them here cause IMO the comments he made were on a personal level and not to be posted on the net.
I'll respect that.


The 2nd picture is Me and Rodolfo Gonzalez.

Vert talkative man who had lot's to say about his fight with Antonio Cervantes. I asked him to please talk to me about his fights with Chango Carmona & Guts Ishimatsu. Wow! I told him that just the other night I was watchig his fights with Guts it made him smile.

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Originally Posted by wacko3205

:coolclick: Good stuff CuteMick..

Hope you have fun...make sure you stay outta the men's room stalls with the video camera...now I know, I know that you're gonna be tempted...but we here at saddo's would hate for any...ahem...inappropriate or lewd acts...as someone such as yourself might lable them...well...we'd hate for a representative of the company to...ahem...well...get into any...errrrrrrrmmmmm...trouble...

ALRIGHT LOOK GOTDAMMIT!!! NO BLOWING ANY RETIRED BOXERS FOR ANY MORE PHOTO'S OF YOU IN THOSE FUCKIN SHADES!!!

There...I said it.

That being said...enjoy yourself...in your own special way. ;D Heh heh heh.

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:lolhaha: Oh! you mean a la Senator Larry Craig??? ;D

CC has been returned.

:bananasex: BOM-CHICA-BOM-BOM. :bananasex:

I would strongly recommend EVERYONE to comeback and look thru this thread carefully I got some GREAT stuff coming up now.

The 1st picture is of Me & Ernie Terrell... How you like me now?
Great man and easy to talk to I had some time to ask him a little about his fight with Ali & Foster.

The 2nd picture is of Me & Mike Weaver.
Funny as hell man, had me laughing the whole time.

1st picture is of Me & Alvaro 'Yaqui' Lopez... Wow! man It was great to hear a few minutes of talk straight from his mouth about his fights with Saad & Spinks and De Leon.

2nd picture is Lopez signing my program.

I owe you another in 24 for the Weaver pic. So did you talk to Weaver about boxing or, as I suspect rather discuss your favourite styles of shades? :P

Heres a shot of the program sig. of 'Yaqui' Lopez.

The 2nd picture is of Marvin Johnson it was hard for me to try and get around to take picture with him since there was a handful of people standing around him.

haha and Lopez as well! It;s funny seeing them wearing shades with you almost turns it into parody. ;D

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

I owe you another in 24 for the Weaver pic. So did you talk to Weaver about boxing or, as I suspect rather discuss your favourite styles of shades? :P

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Weaver was funny as hell man he was cracking jokes with Terrell.
Had me pissing my pants.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

haha and Lopez as well! It;s funny seeing them wearing shades with you almost turns it into parody. ;D

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Oh! fuck off Bilbo. :(

;) ;D

1st picture Mike Weaver messing around with Bobby Chacon and Ernie Terrell.

2n picture is a group picture of Terrell, Weaver, Chacon, Lopez & Jeff Chandler.

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

The 2nd picture is Me and Rodolfo Gonzalez.

Vert talkative man who had lot's to say about his fight with Antonio Cervantes. I asked him to please talk to me about his fights with Chango Carmona & Guts Ishimatsu. Wow! I told him that just the other night I was watchig his fights with Guts it made him smile.

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Sorry to drag the tone of this thread down a little, but is Rodolfo Gonzalez the long lost father of Will Ferrell? Or is it just me that sees it....

Shit! >:mad I just realized I didn' take a picture with Joe Cortez >:mad Fuck!!!


Well heres a picture of Me & Ref. Tony Weeks.

2nd picture is trainer George Benton.

1st picture is Mando Ramos one of the best fighters Los Angeles has ever produced. Unified Lightweight champion of the late 60's.

2nd picture is Greg Haugen & Bobby Watts, Watts was really friendly and had some good words. Greg wasn't real attentative per say but I hold nothing against him he still took the time with me.

Heres a picture of Me & Wayne 'Pocket Rocket' McCullogh....
Really cool guy all smiles and very friendly I told him I applaud him for his effort in his fight against Rabanales and against Zaragoza & Erik.


2nd picture is an autograph by Greg Haugen. He took the time to sign the program for me and I appreciate that.

1st picture is of Me and IMO the 2nd greatest Lightweight ever Carlos Ortiz. He is also IMO in the top 5 fighters of PR.
A true gentleman he was and very good short talk we had about his fights with Ismael, Flash & Sugar.

2nd picture is an autographed glove.

1st picture is of Me & Tony 'The Tiger' Lopez...
Easy to talk to and was very talkative he even asked me how do you want me to sign the glove, I said just do your thing and sign it however you want he was really? I said yeah! just sign it. Asked to just tell me something about his fights with Lockridge, Molina & Paez he was all talk man. Good guy.

2nd picture is an autographed glove.

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Heres a picture of Me & Wayne 'Pocket Rocket' McCullogh....
Really cool guy all smiles and very friendly I told him I applaud him for his effort in his fight against Rabanales and against Zaragoza & Erik.

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Did you ask McCullogh what the fuck he was thinking when he signed up to fight Kiki Martinez? :o :o :o :o

I hope you did the honourable thing and tried to get him to reconsider, he's going to an absolute beatdown. :'(

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Originally Posted by Bilbo

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Heres a picture of Me & Wayne 'Pocket Rocket' McCullogh....
Really cool guy all smiles and very friendly I told him I applaud him for his effort in his fight against Rabanales and against Zaragoza & Erik.

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Did you ask McCullogh what the fuck he was thinking when he signed up to fight Kiki Martinez? :o :o :o :o

I hope you did the honourable thing and tried to get him to reconsider, he's going to an absolute beatdown. :'(

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Bilbs I'll be real honest with you and the rest of the Saddo people.
The thought of talking to him about that crossed my mind but I chose not to. Cause I probably would have asked him:
"Why?" :(
Wouldn't wanna piss him off. :)

Alright ladies & mostly gentlemen here is was the HIGHLIGHT of the day for me.

As if that wasn't enough..... ;D

1st picture is Me & IMO the Greatest Minimumweight, P4P one of the most skilled fighters ever to step into the ring. His skills exceed beyond believe. His stance IMO is as perfect as it can be hands high and ready to go. He is mostly known for his skill but trust me hes was also a KO artist. With some of the most devastating KOs you will see.

He was undefeated as an amateur and a profesional.

He is none other then.


































Ricardo 'Finito' Lopez


2nd picture is an autographed glove.