Since 1997 in the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada
Franco Floyd Fontanero, Promoter Mr Don King
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Photos by Franco Floyd Fontanero
See You At The Fights
Site by Franco Floyd and Rose Fontanero
In memory of Jimmy Garcia Born 1971 - 10 -12
Died May 19, 1995 age 23
Died May 19, 1995 age 23
In memory of the great Mr. Eddie Futch
In Memory of Chico Corrales
In memory of Referee Mr. Mitch Halpern
In memory of Referee Mr. Toby Gibson
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Photo of World Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance by Franco Floyd Fontanero was featured in the Arizona Daily Sun
Photo of Laila Ali by Franco Floyd Fontanero was featured in the magazine Powerhouse
Franco Floyd Fontanero in the movie, Undisputed
Rose Fontanero in the movie, Undisputed
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"The difference between a Champion and a contender is that a Champion will get up one more time."
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
You play baseball, you play football- but you don't play boxing.
Evander Holyfield in wax.
" Sometimes fighters make trainers," Iron Mike Tyson.
1952-09-23 : Rocky Marciano 184½lbs beat Jersey Joe Walcott 196½lbs by KO in round 13 of 15
Location: Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Referee: Charlie Daggert 4-7
Judge: Pete Tomasco 5-7
Judge: Zach Clayton 4-8
World Heavyweight Title
Marciano was knocked down for the first time in career, for a count of four in round one. He was behind on points going into round thirteen when a terrific right to the jaw put Walcott down and out.
Fight was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
Location: Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Referee: Charlie Daggert 4-7
Judge: Pete Tomasco 5-7
Judge: Zach Clayton 4-8
World Heavyweight Title
Marciano was knocked down for the first time in career, for a count of four in round one. He was behind on points going into round thirteen when a terrific right to the jaw put Walcott down and out.
Fight was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
Archie Moore
Alias Old Mongoose
Birth name Archibald Lee Wright
Birth place Benoit, Mississippi
Birth date 1916-12-13 Death date 1998-12-9
Won 185 (KO 131 ) Lost 23 (KO 7) drawn 11
1958-12-10 VS Yvon Durelle World light Heavyweight title
Moore down 3 times in the first, once in the forth, gets up puts Durelle down four times to win. Win KO 11
Alias Old Mongoose
Birth name Archibald Lee Wright
Birth place Benoit, Mississippi
Birth date 1916-12-13 Death date 1998-12-9
Won 185 (KO 131 ) Lost 23 (KO 7) drawn 11
1958-12-10 VS Yvon Durelle World light Heavyweight title
Moore down 3 times in the first, once in the forth, gets up puts Durelle down four times to win. Win KO 11
Friday July 2, 2010 Review - Journal CARSON CITY -- To Assemblyman Harvey Munford, it is a matter of fairness.
Nevada gains millions of dollars off boxers at the top of their careers, so it is only fair that the state come up with a plan to at least cover their medical expenses when they are retired and destitute, he said.
Nevada gains millions of dollars off boxers at the top of their careers, so it is only fair that the state come up with a plan to at least cover their medical expenses when they are retired and destitute, he said.
Jersey Joe Walcott, Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of 37.
Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975) was a professional boxer and former world heavyweight champion. He holds wins over numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. Charles retired with a record of 93 wins, 25 losses and 1 draw.
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996, Roger Mayweather turned his attention away from his boxing career and focused more on being Mayweather Jr.'s trainer. Roger trained Mayweather Jr. until early 1998, when Floyd Mayweather Sr. was released from prison and became Mayweather Jr.'s trainer. However, soon after Mayweather Jr. defeated Gregorio Vargas on March 18, 2000, Mayweather Jr. fired Mayweather Sr. as his trainer and brought Roger back.
Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006 in Waco, North Carolina) was a 2-time world heavyweight boxing champion. At 21, Patterson was then the youngest man to win the world heavyweight championship and, later, the first to regain it. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by knockout. He won gold for the United States at the 1952 Olympic Games as an amateur middleweight.
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, known as Smokin' Joe born January 12, 1944), is an Olympic (1964) and World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, active from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s.
Frazier was a popular champion, most famous for his fights against Muhammad Ali, with him winning one, and Ali two.
Frazier was a popular champion, most famous for his fights against Muhammad Ali, with him winning one, and Ali two.
Salvador Sanchez - Alias: Chava- Born 1959-01-26 Died 1982 -08-12 (Age 23) Hometown Tianguistenco, Mexico .Salvador Sanchez ,A fighter who possessed speed, power, and excellent counter-punching skills.
Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight Championship in 1980 by stopping Danny Lopez in thirteen rounds, becoming the first Mexican since Ruben Olivares to win a world featherweight title. He made nine successful title defenses.
In his highest profile fight, Sanchez stopped the undefeated WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Wilfredo Gomez in eight rounds in 1981. Gomez, who was 32-0-1 (32 KOs), was a 2-1 betting favorite.
Sanchez won the WBC Featherweight Championship in 1980 by stopping Danny Lopez in thirteen rounds, becoming the first Mexican since Ruben Olivares to win a world featherweight title. He made nine successful title defenses.
In his highest profile fight, Sanchez stopped the undefeated WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Wilfredo Gomez in eight rounds in 1981. Gomez, who was 32-0-1 (32 KOs), was a 2-1 betting favorite.
Nothing to write about
July 15, 2010
Should you be wondering why it is lately I have written nothing concerning boxing- it is simply because there is nothing in boxing to write about. Boxing these days is much like the old saying, one foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel.
When once, our cameras, hot to the touch from taking photo after photo, are now packed in our camera bags untouched. I recall when many writers in boxing would write saying that Iron Mike Tyson should not be allowed to fight. Now I’m betting that quietly, they all wished he was back, back to the days of when boxing filled the arenas with exciting bouts. For months now nothing in boxing worth the strike of the pen. The last contest that was somewhat worth something was on May 1, 2010 when Floyd Mayweather Jr. (after just about finding himself on the deck) defeated Shane Mosley ten rounds to two. Back when boxing was King, not only were the fighters a household name, so were others that were affiliated with the sport and now even that is a thing of the past. Sometime back I had someone tell me he was surprised to see how well known Referee Mr. Richard Steel was, when all he had been was a boxing referee. Because in his thinking , a referee was not such an important position to hold. With that in mind, while at the Mayweather vs Mosley bout, I asked those around me if anyone knew who the referee was back in 1990 when Julio Cesar Chavez- in the last seconds of the bout- defeated Meldrick Taylor. To my surprise some correctly named Richard Steele.” Who is the Referee in the bout you are now viewing?” I asked. To my disappointment no one knew.
Gee, I almost forgot to mention the flop of a bout, ( some called it a disgrace) held at Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas on April 10, 2010. It was said tickets were being giving away free of charge in order to fill all the empty seats. Only maybe 3000 were in attendance to view what some described as an over weight Frans Botha and a under trained Evander Holyfield match. One has to wonder how much money was lost it that big mistake of a bout. Some now claim we no longer have bouts in Las Vegas as often as we once did because of lack of funds, Plus maybe also the lack of interest on the side of the once fans that now fill cage fighting events. And so boxing these days, no mun, no fun.
We are however, waiting for the contest that will set some fire to boxing! Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao! Just today it was said that Mayweather, Jr. wasn’t really afraid of Manny but was afraid of losing to Manny, isn’t that the same? Mayweather, Jr. won’t sign they said. They showed and waved a rubber chicken on TV and said that Mayweather, Jr. was a chicken, a chicken, a chicken. I have forever favored Mayweather, Jr. and still would give him the fine edge over Manny, but the one thing that I have always noticed of Mayweather, Jr. is his lack of being a finisher. When he gets his opponent in trouble he seems to slack back instead of going for the kill, and that may be where Manny is capable of defeating Mayweather, Jr. Why didn’t Mayweather, Jr. put away Juan Manuel Marquez when he had already put him down and had him in trouble ? ??
Franco Floyd Fontanero
Will I see you at the fights?
July 15, 2010
Should you be wondering why it is lately I have written nothing concerning boxing- it is simply because there is nothing in boxing to write about. Boxing these days is much like the old saying, one foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel.
When once, our cameras, hot to the touch from taking photo after photo, are now packed in our camera bags untouched. I recall when many writers in boxing would write saying that Iron Mike Tyson should not be allowed to fight. Now I’m betting that quietly, they all wished he was back, back to the days of when boxing filled the arenas with exciting bouts. For months now nothing in boxing worth the strike of the pen. The last contest that was somewhat worth something was on May 1, 2010 when Floyd Mayweather Jr. (after just about finding himself on the deck) defeated Shane Mosley ten rounds to two. Back when boxing was King, not only were the fighters a household name, so were others that were affiliated with the sport and now even that is a thing of the past. Sometime back I had someone tell me he was surprised to see how well known Referee Mr. Richard Steel was, when all he had been was a boxing referee. Because in his thinking , a referee was not such an important position to hold. With that in mind, while at the Mayweather vs Mosley bout, I asked those around me if anyone knew who the referee was back in 1990 when Julio Cesar Chavez- in the last seconds of the bout- defeated Meldrick Taylor. To my surprise some correctly named Richard Steele.” Who is the Referee in the bout you are now viewing?” I asked. To my disappointment no one knew.
Gee, I almost forgot to mention the flop of a bout, ( some called it a disgrace) held at Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas on April 10, 2010. It was said tickets were being giving away free of charge in order to fill all the empty seats. Only maybe 3000 were in attendance to view what some described as an over weight Frans Botha and a under trained Evander Holyfield match. One has to wonder how much money was lost it that big mistake of a bout. Some now claim we no longer have bouts in Las Vegas as often as we once did because of lack of funds, Plus maybe also the lack of interest on the side of the once fans that now fill cage fighting events. And so boxing these days, no mun, no fun.
We are however, waiting for the contest that will set some fire to boxing! Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao! Just today it was said that Mayweather, Jr. wasn’t really afraid of Manny but was afraid of losing to Manny, isn’t that the same? Mayweather, Jr. won’t sign they said. They showed and waved a rubber chicken on TV and said that Mayweather, Jr. was a chicken, a chicken, a chicken. I have forever favored Mayweather, Jr. and still would give him the fine edge over Manny, but the one thing that I have always noticed of Mayweather, Jr. is his lack of being a finisher. When he gets his opponent in trouble he seems to slack back instead of going for the kill, and that may be where Manny is capable of defeating Mayweather, Jr. Why didn’t Mayweather, Jr. put away Juan Manuel Marquez when he had already put him down and had him in trouble ? ??
Franco Floyd Fontanero
Will I see you at the fights?
NEXT . . My Photos of world hoop dancing Champion Nakotah LaRance.photos which I took at the beautiful Buffalo Thunder Casino in Pojoaque, N.M.
To see LaRance perform is not only electrifying, it is heart touching and powerful. I would like to thank the Arizona Daily Sun for publishing one of my Nakotah LaRance photos for their article on him. Franco Floyd Fontanero
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PRESENTS FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
At The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Juan Alcolea (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Daniel Reece (Las Vegas, NV.)
Jr. Featherweight Bout
Brian Battease (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Alexis Santiago (Phoenix, AZ.)
Featherweight Bout
Crystal Hoy (Las Vegas NV.) vs. Mandy LaPointe (Las Vegas, NV.)
Featherweight Bout
Rocco Santamauro (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Manuel Delgado (Los Angeles, California)
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Henry Namauu (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. TBA
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FROM THE BOXING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
PRESENTS FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
At The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
In The CROWN Theater and Night Club
Doors open 6pm / First bout 7pm.
Fight Ticket entitles you to Post Fight Party in The Crown Night Club
"Al Bernstein (The Official Host of Crown Boxing) will be Ringside"
Noche De Boxeo Caliente
Light Welterweight Bout
Juan Alcolea (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Daniel Reece (Las Vegas, NV.)
Jr. Featherweight Bout
Brian Battease (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Alexis Santiago (Phoenix, AZ.)
Featherweight Bout
Crystal Hoy (Las Vegas NV.) vs. Mandy LaPointe (Las Vegas, NV.)
Featherweight Bout
Rocco Santamauro (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. Manuel Delgado (Los Angeles, California)
INTERMISSION
Main Event Bout (Cruiserweight)
Henry Namauu (Las Vegas, NV.) vs. TBA
(Card subject to Change)
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In the CROWN THEATER AND NIGHT CLUB!
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Crown Boxing
Crown Boxing looks forward into the future and not back!
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Crown Boxing
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Calendar of Events
Updated 08/25/10
Aug
2-7 Kansas City, MO Ringside World Tournament Dave Lubs 877 426-9464 www.ringside.com
6 Portland, OR University Boxing Smoker Rudy Aguero 503 572-8758
14 Tumwater, WA Nisqually Tribal Commuinty Ctr Lydell Spry spry.lydell@comcast.net
21 Tacoma, WA August Heat Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
tom.mustin@comcast.net
28 Seattle, WA Crowning Glory Tony Rago 206 293-3742
Sept
4 Portland, OR Boxing at the Blitz Stan Dunn 503 957-6063
knottstboxing@yahoo.com
7 TBA Women’s World Championships www.usaboxing.org
11 Nisqually, WA Olympia PAL Club Show Lydel Spry lydel.spry@comcast.net
11 Boise, ID Vista Smoker Zach Lopez 208 484-8989
11 Spokane, WA Officials Clinic Daryl Van Note 509 939-0781
18 Spokane, WA Jabs and Jubilee Ray Kerwick 509 868-9232
18 Seattle, WA Best of the West – Seattle Center Juan Garcia 206 992-1276
18 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly
Oct
2 Yakima, WA Fall Brawl Bennie Cooley 509 985-7980
Bcool31@hotmail.com
2-9 San Antonio, TX National PAL Championships
9 Tacoma, WA Officials & Coaches Clinic Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
9 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly
23 Seattle, WA McKracken Fight Nite VI Tony Rago 206 293-3742
Nov
6 Tacoma, WA The Stan Nacarrato - Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
November to Remember tom.mustin@comcast.net
13 Fort Hall, ID All Female Bouts Raiburn Buckskin
20 Beaverton, OR Beaverton PAL Smoker Jaime Huey 503 519-6365
Or Charlie Rios Charlie_rios@yahoo.com
20 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly
Inland Northwest Boxing Association
Calendar of Events
Updated 08/25/10
Aug
2-7 Kansas City, MO Ringside World Tournament Dave Lubs 877 426-9464 www.ringside.com
6 Portland, OR University Boxing Smoker Rudy Aguero 503 572-8758
14 Tumwater, WA Nisqually Tribal Commuinty Ctr Lydell Spry spry.lydell@comcast.net
21 Tacoma, WA August Heat Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
tom.mustin@comcast.net
28 Seattle, WA Crowning Glory Tony Rago 206 293-3742
Sept
4 Portland, OR Boxing at the Blitz Stan Dunn 503 957-6063
knottstboxing@yahoo.com
7 TBA Women’s World Championships www.usaboxing.org
11 Nisqually, WA Olympia PAL Club Show Lydel Spry lydel.spry@comcast.net
11 Boise, ID Vista Smoker Zach Lopez 208 484-8989
11 Spokane, WA Officials Clinic Daryl Van Note 509 939-0781
18 Spokane, WA Jabs and Jubilee Ray Kerwick 509 868-9232
18 Seattle, WA Best of the West – Seattle Center Juan Garcia 206 992-1276
18 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly
Oct
2 Yakima, WA Fall Brawl Bennie Cooley 509 985-7980
Bcool31@hotmail.com
2-9 San Antonio, TX National PAL Championships
9 Tacoma, WA Officials & Coaches Clinic Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
9 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly
23 Seattle, WA McKracken Fight Nite VI Tony Rago 206 293-3742
Nov
6 Tacoma, WA The Stan Nacarrato - Tom Mustin 253 222-2669
November to Remember tom.mustin@comcast.net
13 Fort Hall, ID All Female Bouts Raiburn Buckskin
20 Beaverton, OR Beaverton PAL Smoker Jaime Huey 503 519-6365
Or Charlie Rios Charlie_rios@yahoo.com
20 Pocatello, ID Gate City Club Show Pat Rowly