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Ever since I can remember my dad's told me he was good friends with one of Mexicos greatest fighters ever. I remember him telling me this growing up but everytime I asked who he said one day I'll tell you.
As the years passed here and there I'd ask him as I rolled my eyes. So when are you gonna tell me about your great boxer friend. All he would say was don't worry when the time is right I'll tell you.
I remember one day asking my uncles who was my dads friend? My uncles said we don't know? I was like yeah! right if he was friends with my dad he was friends with you guys. They laughed it off.
Also their was times where I wanted to guess but as I got older it just felt like it was his thing and I didn't want to ruin it for him. So I pretty muched stopped asking and or trying to guess.
Now flash forward to 2008 about 3 days ago, and my dad calls me and tells me hey! stop by the house I'm ready to tell you about my boxing friend. I said I'll be there around 6:00 and tell lady (which what I call my mom)
I get to their house and sit on the kitchen table my moms cooking dinner and my dads got a white sheet of paper 5x7 turned upside down so it looks like a picture of some sort. As we talked, he told me remember how I always used to tell you I was good friends with a great Mexican boxer?
As I smiled I said yes, pops (which is what I call him) I remember.
I also remember you never wanting to tell me who he was.
He said well let me explain why I didn't tell you at that time. He said because I couldn't prove to you that he was my friend. I said prove?
Pops I was 10, you could have told me you were roomates with Ali and I would have believed you. He laughed and said, no I know you better you would have wanted some proof. I said you do know me well. ;D
He then tells me, it's not that I didn't want to tell you it's that I couldn't remember where I had put the picture away. I spent hours looking for this picture as the years went bye but I could never find it. At one point I thought I lost it and said great, how the hell Am I gonna tell him now with no picture.
I couldn't help it but laugh and said come on pops trust me I said even if you didn't have a picture now I'd believe you.
He says but I do, so now you've got no choice.... ;D He said I know your going to recognize him right away he said. You've often mentioned his name in talks with me and your uncles. I sware when he handed the pic. to me and I turned it over I fell off my chair...
I yelled out loud, OH! Shit! you were friends with _________________.
No fucken! way! Oh! shit! I could not believe my eyes.
My pops was there standing next to him in a picture.
(Not that anyones interested or anything but I'll post some of the stories he talked to me about him)
So now here's what I want to do. I'm gonna post the picture of my pops with his friend and I want to see if anyone recognize's him. (My pops is the one with the bowe tie. ;)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...eMick/Pops.jpg
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is that arguello? the mustache is like gomez'.:cool:am not really good at pictures.
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Well to be honest all you Mexicans look the same to me but he seems to have something of the Arguello look about him :thinking2:
It's nice to see your pops was a huge boxing fan as well. I'm just a bit disappointed he wasn't also wearing shades in the pic ;D
Great story though, looking forward to learning who it was :)
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Wasn't arguella from nicaragua?
When was the pic taken, hard to judge age.
I dont know...Saldivar? :D
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That be Carlos Palamino ;D
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Great Fighter underated, watched Him train for a week impressed the Hell outa me. Plus I thought his coach was good forget his name Jack M**** Longshoreman never gave his job up, someone remind Me. ;D
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nice story mate post the other 1s up will be intresting
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Gonna go with Carlos Zarate.
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brucelee
is that arguello? the mustache is like gomez'.:cool:am not really good at pictures.
Alexis is from Nicaragua not Mexico.
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Bilbo
Well to be honest all you Mexicans look the same to me but he seems to have something of the Arguello look about him :thinking2:
It's nice to see your pops was a huge boxing fan as well. I'm just a bit disappointed he wasn't also wearing shades in the pic ;D
Great story though, looking forward to learning who it was :)
Alexis is from Nicaragua not Mexico...
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Munkymagic
Wasn't arguella from nicaragua?
When was the pic taken, hard to judge age.
I dont know...Saldivar? :D
Good guess with Saldivar but no, that's not Vicente...
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Memphis
That be Carlos Palamino ;D
Nope it's not Palomino...
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DaxxKahn
good story Mick....
Thanks Daxx...
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Scrap
Great Fighter underated, watched Him train for a week impressed the Hell outa me. Plus I thought his coach was good forget his name Jack M**** Longshoreman never gave his job up, someone remind Me. ;D
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leggy
nice story mate post the other 1s up will be intresting
Thanks leggy...
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killersheep
Gonna go with Carlos Zarate.
Good guess but no, it's not Zarate...
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Im thinking Miguel Canto.
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ICB
Im thinking Miguel Canto.
Good guess but no, it's not Canto...
Miguel had more of an oval head with longer straight hair.
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Well whoever it is it's a cool thread Mick. Your pops sounds like a kool kat:cool:
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Its not ringing a bell at the moment i thought of all the Mexican boxers in the Hall Of Fame, i been thinking of Chuco Castillo, Ruben Olivares, etc but none of them have his features totally lost on this one at the moment, hope someone gets it soon because this is hard.
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Mick this is a total wild card but Armando Muniz ?
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ICB
Mick this is a total wild card but Armando Muniz ?
Nope, way off.
Armando Muniz is in my sig. below Jorge Arce and above "Nacho" Beristain. ;)
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CutMeMick
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ICB
Mick this is a total wild card but Armando Muniz ?
Nope, way off.
Armando Muniz is in my sig. below Jorge Arce and above "Nacho" Beristain. ;)
Had a look at your favorite fighters list and i noticed "Ruben" i know your obviously implying Ruben Olivares, but another mexican boxer popped into my head Ruben Castillo ?
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ICB
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CutMeMick
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ICB
Mick this is a total wild card but Armando Muniz ?
Nope, way off.
Armando Muniz is in my sig. below Jorge Arce and above "Nacho" Beristain. ;)
Had a look at your favorite fighters list and i noticed "Ruben" i know your obviously implying Ruben Olivares, but another mexican boxer popped into my head Ruben Castillo ?
Nope not Ruben... I thought you saw Ruben Castillo fight vs. Salvador Sanchez?
The guy in the pic. looks nothing like Ruben Castillo.
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Kind of looks like an old Alfonso Zamora
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Kid Azteca{Luis Paramo}? I have no idea:p Jose Beccera? Lol
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That's Awesome! I'll be honest and say I haven't the slightest clue. I can't wait to find out and read up on him historically and view the stories you post.
Good Stuff, Mick!:cool:
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Violent Demise
Kind of looks like an old Alfonso Zamora
Good guess but no it's not Zamora...
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LEGION
Kid Azteca{Luis Paramo}? I have no idea:p Jose Beccera? Lol
No that's not Kid, Kid never rocked the mustache like that...
No it's not Becerra.
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Here's a hint.
In 1990, my dad tells me. Guess what happened? I said I don't know.
He said my my boxing friend past away a few days ago. I remember seeing the look on his face he was down about it. I said why? He said he just fought for a belt about 2 weeks ago and lost by TKO. He wasn't actually KO'd but his skin has been vunerable to cuts in his career.
He was driving in his car and crashed. My dad said there's something about car crashes and youg great boxers dieing in them. He was only 28 at the time of his death.
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I know one thing about this thread; there sure are alot of great Mexican fighters;D
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LEGION
I know one thing about this thread; there sure are alot of great Mexican fighters;D
Well to be fair and narrow it more.
He's def. an ATG vastly underrated and hardly talked about.
His best era was the 80's and he fought below Featherweight.
Alcohol & Marijuana got the best of him but even with that his record/career is top level for a small guy.
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Alright last hint.
I've often said that by the time Christian Mijares finishes his career he'll take his rightful place next to him as one of Mexicos ATG from that division. ;)
(That one should do it)
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POB Bastard beat me by 30 sec.
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frasd
POB Bastard beat me by 30 sec.
LOL, you got 11k in rep as a consulation prize;)
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PRIDE OF BOSTON
Gilberto Roman
We've got a winner.
That is the late (RIP) great Gilberto Roman.
Gilberto Roman
The pic. was taken in Mexicali, Baja California in 1987. After he returned from France when he beat Antoine Montero the pic. was taken at friends wedding where both my pops and Gilberto were part of the wedding ceremonies. My pops said I was there and I met him but I don't remember it. After seeing the picture I somewhat remember the wedding but nothing about meeting the great Gilberto Roman.
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I'm a little shocked VD didn't get that. I've actually seen him fight before... I think it was against Rojas
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frasd
POB Bastard beat me by 30 sec.
Actually according to time of the posts he beat you by a full 2 minutes... ;D
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:appl: to POB.
I really suck:bawling:
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Amazing... Great fighter... Sadly I remember virtually nothing about him...
Great story, Mick. Well done!
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Nah! thank you guys for the talk. :)
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Mick, do you remeber the Rojas fight? I believe that Roman got robbed of a KD in the closing minutes(ruled a slip) and almost had him out of there...
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CutMeMick
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frasd
POB Bastard beat me by 30 sec.
Actually according to time of the posts he beat you by a full 2 minutes... ;D
30 seconds - 2 minutes either way it wasn't good enough.
Actually that's what my wife said last night.
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PRIDE OF BOSTON
Mick, do you remeber the Rojas fight? I believe that Roman got robbed of a KD in the closing minutes(ruled a slip) and almost had him out of there...
Yeah it was KD and the ref. ruled it a slip. Gilberto boxed well that night and
Around that time is when Gilberto got more into Marijuana.
I believe he tested positive for the rematch fight and was fined a hefty amount for that.
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CutMeMick
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frasd
POB Bastard beat me by 30 sec.
Actually according to time of the posts he beat you by a full 2 minutes... ;D
30 seconds - 2 minutes either way it wasn't good enough.
Actually that's what my wife said last night.
:lol:
