“Whatever preconceived notions you have about a fighter or fight, you really never know when you’re about to see something great.”—Poster named The True Guru (Boxing Asylum) No football game in football-crazy Columbus had ever been more exciting than this ESPN2 Friday Night classic On February 2, 2001, I watched a televised fight at the Celeste Center in the unlikely … [Read more...]
Former Light Heavyweight Champ, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Dies in Hit and Run Accident
Former WBO light heavyweight world champ and the first Mexican to capture a world title at 175 lb, Julio Cesar Gonzalez, died Saturday night, victim of a hit-and-run drunk driver while riding his tuck in his native Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico. He was medically treated by the local hospital and everything was supposed to be cover by the truck accident claims done by … [Read more...]