Diego "Chico" Corrales, one of the great ring-warriors of this generation died yesterday in a motorcycle accident. He was 29. In an era where the top fighters protect their undefeated records and pad their resume, he never ducked any opponent and left it all in the ring.
At a time when people lament the so-called sad state of boxing, and worry about where the next "superstar" will come from, true old-school fighters like Diego Corrales were few and far between.
Boxing and Horse Racing used to be the premier sports in this country because of the natural drama ingrained in both sports and the heroic nature of the participants.
Here is Round 10 of what is considered one of, if not the, greatest fight of all time. Back in 2005 vs. Jose Luis Castillo:
- Average Horse Player
- Blinkers Off Blog
- Bob Ike Picks
- BirdBirdBlog
- The Bug Boys
- CanGamble
- Curb My Enthusiasm
- Foolish Pleasure
- Hoof Care
- Into the Bit
- The Last Filly
- Left at the Gate
- MonmouthParkBlog
- Not to the Swift
- Pick-4 Central
- Post Parade
- PullingHair
- Railbird
- Striding Thoroughbreds
- Superfecta
- Thorough Blog
- Top of the Stretch
- Tote Board Brad
- Turf Luck
- Triple Crown Racing
- $2 window
- Warstone Farm
1 comment:
One of the great rounds in boxing history. I thought Weeks could have let it go on a second or two longer to see if Castillo brought his gloves back up.
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