Author Archive: ERIC ARMIT
Punchers from the Past: Jesus “Little Poison” Pimentel
Jesus “Little Poison” Pimentel Born (one of twins)17 February 1940 Sayula, Mexico No real success as an amateur Record: 82 fights, 75 wins, 7 losses 67 wins by KO/TKO giving him an 89.33 % of wins inside the distance. Turned […]
The Past Week in Action 10 October 2023
The Past Week in Action 10 October 2023 Highlights: -Brothers Yudai and Ginjiro Shigeoka both win versions of sanctioning body minimum titles on the same promotion with Yudai outpointing Petchmanee CP Freshmart for the WBC version and Ginjiro stopping […]
Punchers from the Past: George Leslie (Bunny) Grant
George Leslie (Bunny) Grant Born Jamaica 29 September 1940 Died 1 November 2018 Turned Pro: 12 July 1958 at the age of 17 Record: 72 fights, 52 wins (14), 15 losses 5 draws Boxed from featherweight up to super welterweight […]
The Past Week in Action 3 October 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: – Saul Alvarez retains […]
Punchers from the Past: Gratien Tonna
GRATIEN TONNA Born Tunis, Tunisia 18 January 1949 Record 57 fights, 46 wins (37 by KO/TKO), 11 losses As an amateur he was French Junior champion, French military champion, world military champion and French national champion. Career: -Turned professional in […]
The Past Week in Action
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Plant City, FL. USA: Super […]
Punchers from the Past: Jose (Joe) Medel
JOSE (JOE) MEDEL Born 19 March 1938 Mexico City Died 31 January 2001 Record: 108 fights, 69 wins (44 by KO/TKO) 31 losses, 8 draws First professional fight: 0n this seventeenth birthday 19 March 1955 (lost on a third round […]
Punchers from the Past: Tom Bogs
TOM BOGS Born 21 November 1944 Copenhagen Denmark Record 87 fights 77 wins (25 by KO/TKO), 8 losses ( 2 by KO/TKO) 2 draws He comes from a family of athletes. His father Poul Bogs was Danish shot-put champion from […]
The Past Week in Action 11 September 2023
Miss any of this week’s action in the sport? Get caught up with “The Past Week in Action” by Eric Armit; with a review of all major cards in the boxing for the past week. Highlights: -Yves Ngabu halts champion […]
Punchers from the Past: Godfrey Stevens Gonzalez
GODFREY STEVENS GONZALEZ Born 27 June 1938 Santiago, Chile Died 20 August 2022 Canberra, Australia Record: 82 fights, 69 wins (21 by KO/TKO), 10 losses 3 draws First professional fight: 26 February 1960 Stevens father was English (resulting in Stevens […]
